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r/Intelligence↗

A general purpose subreddit for news and discussions on everything related to intelligence and espionage

105k subscribers282 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. ~13% by known bots)139 authors / mosince 2009

r/Intelligence has 105k members (+17% over the last 12 months). It gets about 282 posts a month from 139 people. Top topics: Spy and Intelligence News, Chinese Espionage and Russian Espionage.

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How r/Intelligence has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+17%in 12 months · +3.0% in 3 months · +0.7% in 1 month
Oct 2026105k
Growing105k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

+31%vs Sep 2025 · −26% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026282
BusierPeaked at 520 in Apr 2026
Sep 2026: incl. ~13% by known botsData through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/Intelligence

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Spy and Intelligence News0.5%
  2. Chinese Espionage0.4%
  3. Russian Espionage0.3%
  4. Cybersecurity Politics & Policy0.3%
  5. Israel-Iran Spy Tensions0.3%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. Substack
  2. The Independent
  3. Medium
  4. SpyTalk
  5. CBS News

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