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World War 2

A place for historically-accurate content relating to the Second World War.

97k subscribers56 posts / mo in Sep 202635 authors / mosince 2009

r/WorldWar2 has 97k members (+5.5% over the last 12 months). It gets about 56 posts a month from 35 people. Top topics: WW2 Letters, World War II Infantry Battles and German-Soviet Tank Warfare.

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Size and growth

How r/WorldWar2 has grown

r/WorldWar2

Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+5.5%in 12 months · +1.0% in 3 months · +0.2% in 1 month
Oct 202697k
Growing97k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
r/WorldWar2

Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−73%vs Sep 2025 · −37% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 202656
QuieterPeaked at 829 in Mar 2022
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/WorldWar2

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. WW2 Letters1.8%
  2. World War II Infantry Battles1.3%
  3. German-Soviet Tank Warfare1.1%
  4. German POWs1.0%
  5. D-Day Normandy Beaches0.9%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. Find a Grave
  2. United States Navy
  3. Imperial War Museums
  4. IMDb
  5. Wikimedia

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