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Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)

In December 2019, a novel coronavirus strain (SARS-CoV-2) emerged in the city of Wuhan, China. This subreddit seeks to monitor the spread of the disease COVID-19, declared a pandemic by the WHO. This subreddit is for high-quality posts and discussion. Please be civil and empathetic.

2.6M subscribers28 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. ~7% by known bots)15 authors / mosince 2013

r/Coronavirus has 2.6M members (+0.1% over the last 12 months). It gets about 28 posts a month from 15 people. Top topics: Covid Lockdown Updates, Coronavirus Cases and Deaths and Korea Coronavirus Update.

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Size and growth

How r/Coronavirus has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+0.1%in 12 months · +0.0% in 3 months · +0.0% in 1 month
Oct 20262.6M
Growing2.6M subscribers
Data since Apr 2020Live · through Oct 2026
r/Coronavirus

Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−54%vs Sep 2025 · +19% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 202628
QuieterPeaked at 5.6k in Jan 2022
Sep 2026: incl. ~7% by known botsData through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/Coronavirus

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Covid Lockdown Updates0.4%
  2. Coronavirus Cases and Deaths0.3%
  3. Korea Coronavirus Update0.3%
  4. Coronavirus Cases Tokyo0.3%
  5. China Coronavirus Cases0.2%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. CDC
  2. Nature
  3. JAMA Otolaryngology
  4. BostonGlobe
  5. CBC

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Posts and activity for Sep 2026. Members from Reddit's subscriber counts. Read from the same data the app runs on. Our research