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Discussion about everything North Korea, one of the most controversial and unusual places on Earth: Join us to discuss its people, political and social issues, crises, controversies, power struggles, quirks, arts, diaspora and propaganda. Jokes and memes are not allowed.

91k subscribers156 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. ~1% by known bots)76 authors / mosince 2009

r/northkorea has 91k members (+20% over the last 12 months). It gets about 156 posts a month from 76 people. Top topics: North Korea, North Korea Propaganda and Kim Jong Un.

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Size and growth

How r/northkorea has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+20%in 12 months · +2.6% in 3 months · +0.7% in 1 month
Oct 202690k
Growing90k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−18%vs Sep 2025 · +1.8% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026156
QuieterPeaked at 249 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/northkorea

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. North Korea3.9%
  2. North Korea Propaganda3.2%
  3. Kim Jong Un3.1%
  4. North Korean Defectors2.6%
  5. North Korea Tech & Internet2.1%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. NK News - North Korea News
  2. Substack
  3. 조선일보
  4. 38 North
  5. UPI

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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