r/worldnews↗
World News
A place for major news from around the world, excluding US-internal news.
47.7M subscribers5,136 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. ~5% by known bots)1,511 authors / mosince 2008
r/worldnews has 47.7M members (+1.8% over the last 12 months). It gets about 5,136 posts a month from 1,511 people. Top topics: Ukraine-Russia Conflict, North Korea Missiles and Boko Haram Conflict.
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How r/worldnews has grown
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Topics and brands on r/worldnews
Top topics
Share of the subreddit's posts
- Ukraine-Russia Conflict0.2%
- North Korea Missiles0.2%
- Boko Haram Conflict0.1%
- North Korea Tensions<0.1%
- US-North Korea Relations<0.1%
Brands people mention
Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months
- Reddit Help
- Al Jazeera
- UNITED24 Media
- Українська правда
- The Jerusalem Post
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