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Doctor Who News

A subreddit dedicated to news and discussion about the TV show "Doctor Who" Historically Doctor Who has been "woke". It's always been a mirror reflecting the societal changes that are occurring. Hate has no place here.

19k subscribers44 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. ~2% by known bots)24 authors / mosince 2011

r/DoctorWhoNews has 19k members (+22% over the last 12 months). It gets about 44 posts a month from 24 people. Top topics: Doctor Who Series Updates, Doctor Who Eras and Doctor Who Female Lead.

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Size and growth

How r/DoctorWhoNews has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+22%in 12 months · +2.4% in 3 months · +0.7% in 1 month
Oct 202619k
Growing19k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−36%vs Sep 2025 · −49% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 202644
QuieterPeaked at 194 in May 2025
Sep 2026: incl. ~2% by known botsData through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/DoctorWhoNews

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Doctor Who Series Updates19%
  2. Doctor Who Eras7.6%
  3. Doctor Who Female Lead5.1%
  4. Doctor Who Showrunners4.2%
  5. Doctor Who Episodes & Series4.0%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. Radio Times
  2. CultBox
  3. Doctor Who TV
  4. Deadline
  5. Tardis

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