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British Army

Welcome to r/BritishArmy. This sub is primarily for those serving, Regular and Reserve, and those retired. Recruits and applicants are welcome, but please keep relevant posts to the stickied thread.

17k subscribers206 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. <1% by known bots)157 authors / mosince 2012

r/britisharmy has 17k members (+19% over the last 12 months). It gets about 206 posts a month from 157 people. Top topics: Military Fitness Testing, EMT Paramedic Career Path and Identifying Medals.

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Size and growth

How r/britisharmy has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+19%in 12 months · +3.4% in 3 months · +0.7% in 1 month
Oct 202617k
Growing17k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

+25%vs Sep 2025 · −0.5% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026206
BusierPeaked at 394 in Jan 2025
Sep 2026: incl. <1% by known botsData through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/britisharmy

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Military Fitness Testing0.2%
  2. EMT Paramedic Career Path0.2%
  3. Identifying Medals0.2%
  4. WW Family Photos & Uniforms0.2%
  5. British and German Soldiers in WWII0.2%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. Google
  2. WhatDoTheyKnow
  3. The Army Rumour Service

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