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Cold War

A place for discussion about the Cold War (ca. 1947–1991), its history and consequences on today's world.

40k subscribers44 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. ~2% by known bots)32 authors / mosince 2012

r/coldwar has 40k members (+76% over the last 12 months). It gets about 44 posts a month from 32 people. Top topics: Berlin Wall Era, Cuban Missile Crisis and Nazi Spy and Conspiracy theories.

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How r/coldwar has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+76%in 12 months · +9.8% in 3 months · +3.2% in 1 month
Oct 202640k
Growing40k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−12%vs Sep 2025 · +4.5% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 202644
QuieterPeaked at 91 in May 2022
Sep 2026: incl. ~2% by known botsData through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/coldwar

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Berlin Wall Era1.7%
  2. Cuban Missile Crisis1.6%
  3. Nazi Spy and Conspiracy theories1.2%
  4. Soviet Aircraft History0.9%
  5. Soviet Propaganda0.7%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. Substack
  2. Central Intelligence Agency
  3. Wikimedia
  4. Apple
  5. Aish

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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