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Wellington, New Zealand

Welcome to Wellington, New Zealand! Whether you're living here, moving here or are just curious, feel free to browse around and ask questions.

140k subscribers845 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. ~8% by known bots)601 authors / mosince 2010

r/Wellington has 140k members (+11% over the last 12 months). It gets about 845 posts a month from 601 people. Top topics: Housing Crisis, New Zealand Adventures and Local Elections and Mayors.

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Size and growth

How r/Wellington has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+11%in 12 months · +2.1% in 3 months · +0.6% in 1 month
Oct 2026139k
Growing139k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
r/Wellington

Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−7.8%vs Sep 2025 · −5.7% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026845
QuieterPeaked at 4.3k in Sep 2023
Sep 2026: incl. ~8% by known botsData through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/Wellington

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Housing Crisis0.4%
  2. New Zealand Adventures0.3%
  3. Local Elections and Mayors0.3%
  4. Flatmates and Accommodation0.2%
  5. Nightlife and Bars0.2%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. RNZ
  2. Stuff: Latest breaking news
  3. Meetup
  4. SEEK
  5. NZ Herald

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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