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r/worldnews

Event-drivenNews & politicsCreated Jan 25, 2008

International headlines and discussion of events around the world.

4.3Mweekly visitors · 28-day average, observed Oct 2, 2026
47.6Mmembers · observed Sep 30, 2026
115.4Kcontributions · week ending Sep 27, 2026
Since 2021membership records in the public showcase

Fixed weekly detail

Weekly activity in r/worldnews

Compare complete weeks of contributions and contributors across their displayed periods.

Weekly contributionsPublic posts plus comments, r/worldnews
latest 115.4Kweek ending Sep 27, 202652-week average 108.2K
44K88.5K132.9K177.4K221.9KSep 25Dec 25Mar 26Jun 26Sep 26Weekly contributionspeak 202.4K · Apr 12, 202644K132.9K221.9KSep 25Mar 26Sep 26peak 202.4K · Apr 12, 2026

Each point is a complete Monday–Sunday UTC total, dated by the Sunday it closed. Oct 5, 2025 – Sep 27, 2026.

Weekly contributorsUnique accounts contributing, r/worldnews
latest 42.7Kweek ending Aug 30, 202652-week average 38.2K
22K34.5K47K59.5K72.1KSep 25Dec 25Mar 26Jun 26Aug 26Weekly contributorspeak 66.6K · Jan 18, 202622K47K72.1KSep 25Mar 26Aug 26peak 66.6K · Jan 18, 2026

Each point is a complete Monday–Sunday UTC total, dated by the Sunday it closed. Sep 7, 2025 – Aug 30, 2026.

Event-drivenActivity pattern

Activity in r/worldnews is concentrated in bursts, with less consistent timing across years. That pattern points to event-driven activity, though it stops short of naming a cause.

Activity range
2.57×
Busiest four-week period relative to the quietest, after removing the trend. A ratio of 2.5× or more indicates concentrated activity.
Seasonal similarity
0.01
Similarity to the average weekly pattern of the previous three years, from −1 to 1. A score of 0.60 or higher supports a seasonal pattern.
Trend
Not shown
Trend figures are omitted for concentrated activity because their value depends heavily on where the busy period falls.

Reach and participation

Visitors and contributions

Compare audience reach with participation over the shared period. Visitor counts are smoothed over 28 days, so short bursts can appear later and less sharply.

Reach × participationWeekly visitors and weekly contributions, one timeline
Visitors · left scaleContributions · right scale
3.8M5.6M7.3M63.5K132.9K202.4KSep 25Dec 25Mar 26Jun 26Sep 26Weekly visitorsWeekly contributions3.8M5.6M7.3M63.5K132.9K202.4KSep 25Mar 26Sep 26

Historical comparison through Sep 27, 2026. Visitors are a 28-day average; contributions are complete Monday–Sunday UTC totals. The two lines use separate scales, so compare their timing and direction rather than their heights.

The long view

Membership over time

Monthly member counts for r/worldnews, from the first available month shown below.

Membership since 2021Members over time, r/worldnews
47.6M+63.7% since Aug 21
30.3M38.4M46.4MAug 21Dec 22Mar 24Jun 25Sep 26Members30.3M38.4M46.4MAug 21Mar 24Sep 26

Latest available reading in each month. The vertical axis follows the observed range and does not start at zero.

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