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25k subscribers300 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. ~11% by known bots)138 authors / mosince 2010

r/cnn has 25k members (+28% over the last 12 months). It gets about 300 posts a month from 138 people. Top topics: Celebrity Deaths, Sports Celebs and Returnees.

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Size and growth

How r/cnn has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+28%in 12 months · +3.9% in 3 months · +1.0% in 1 month
Oct 202624k
Growing24k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

+32%vs Sep 2025 · +4.3% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026300
BusierPeaked at 397 in Oct 2024
Sep 2026: incl. ~11% by known botsData through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/cnn

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Celebrity Deaths0.2%
  2. Sports Celebs0.2%
  3. Returnees0.2%
  4. Live Streams0.1%
  5. Benjamin Cult0.1%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

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