About r/worldnews
In its own words:
A place for major news from around the world, excluding US-internal news.
The community was created on Jan 25, 2008, which makes it 18 years old. Since Oct 19, 2026, it has gained 17,649 subscribers (+0.04%). It sits just behind r/AskReddit (#3) and ahead of r/gaming (#5) in our ranking.
What sets r/worldnews apart
Its rhythm is strongly tied to time zones: the busiest hour (12:00 UTC) sees about 3.8× as many posts as the quietest (03:00 UTC).
Subscriber growth
Between Sep 19, 2026 and Oct 29, 2026, r/worldnews grew from 47,607,659 to 47,680,884 subscribers (+73.2K, +0.15%). That is about 1,831 new members per day. The chart uses our weekly snapshots (8 so far), so it gets longer every week.
Top posts on r/worldnews this week
The most upvoted posts of the past seven days, in the order Reddit ranks them (collected Oct 29, 2026).
- Lula Wins a Record Fourth Term in Brazil in a Surprise Comebacku/Pikamander2 · Oct 26 · link
- Brazil: Flavio Bolsonaro, who lost the presidential election, ordered to surrender his passportu/Beginning_Rush_5311 · Oct 26 · link
- Amid Starlink crisis, Finnish tech giants announce plan to help Ukraine build its own sovereign satellite systemu/pjw724 · Oct 23 · link
- Flavio Bolsonaro Reportedly Flees Brazil After Passport Revocationu/CrispyMiner · Oct 27 · link
- Norway Fires Back After Trump Calls It a “Shithouse” Countryu/T_Shurt · Oct 26 · link
- Musk says he was behind Starlink speed restriction in Ukraine | CBC Newsu/demolcd · Oct 24 · link
- Flavio Bolsonaro ‘leaves Brazil for US with family days after losing election’u/theindependentonline · Oct 27 · link
- Report: 'Iran advancing sophisticated plots to assassinate senior US officials'u/tmpgob · Oct 24 · link
- Bolsonaro effectively concedes in Brazil after Trump suggests he won’t helpu/Appropriate-Till9598 · Oct 26 · link
- 2,000 Missiles in 48 Hours for the Middle East, Just 24 in 90 Days for Ukraine, Zelenskyy Saysu/ArgentineBeauty · Oct 24 · link
All-time top posts
The highest-ranked posts in the history of r/worldnews, from 2016 to 2022, ranked by Reddit.
- An anti-gay Hungarian politician has resigned after being caught by police fleeing a 25-man orgy through a windowu/stem12345679 · Dec 1, 2020 · link
- Trump Impeached for Abuse of Poweru/MachoNachoTaco · Dec 19, 2019 · 200,332 points · 20,684 comments · link
- Vladimir Putin's black belt revoked by international taekwondo organizationu/bichonista · Feb 28, 2022 · 199,019 points · 6,969 comments · link
- Two weeks before his inauguration, Donald J. Trump was shown highly classified intelligence indicating that President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia had personally ordered complex cyberattacks to sway t…u/DoremusJessup · Jul 19, 2018 · 186,616 points · 18,771 comments · link
- Queen Elizabeth II has died, Buckingham Palace announcesu/pipsdontsqueak · Sep 8, 2022 · 188,321 points · 16,879 comments · link
- More than 150 senior Russian officials sign open letter condemning Putin's invasion of Ukraine as 'an unprecedented atrocity' and warn of 'catastrophic consequences' while urging citizens 'not to par…u/geiwne · Feb 24, 2022 · 177,590 points · 7,797 comments · link
- Rejecting US evacuation offer, Zelensky says I need anti-tank ammo, 'not a ride'Feb 26, 2022 · 171,178 points · 8,372 comments · link
- Anonymous leaks database of the Russian Ministry of Defenceu/o-Themis-o · Feb 25, 2022 · 165,018 points · 6,501 comments · link
- 2.6 terabyte leak of Panamanian shell company data reveals "how a global industry led by major banks, legal firms, and asset management companies secretly manages the estates of politicians, Fifa off…u/mister_geaux · Apr 3, 2016 · 11,850 points · 12,850 comments · link
- Kyiv: full consensus for disconnecting Russia from SWIFT has been achieved, the process has begunu/Sodoff_Baldrick_ · Feb 26, 2022 · 151,977 points · 6,979 comments · link
What r/worldnews talks about
Looking at the titles of 675 recent posts (Oct 21–Oct 28), the words that come up most are “ukraine”, “trump”, “russian”, “brazil” and “election”. Other frequent themes are russia, israel, iran, lula, starlink and war. Recurring phrases include “saudi arabia”, “israel election”, “middle east” and “exit polls”. By format, 98% are links, 1% are videos and 0% are images.
Popular post flairs: Russia/Ukraine (106), Israel/Palestine (49), Behind Soft Paywall (45), Not Appropriate Subreddit (37), Covered by other articles (22), Dynamic Paywall (22).
Activity and best time to post
r/worldnews gets about 160 new posts a day. The public archive holds 4,504,025 posts and 127,319,124 comments in total, about 28.3 comments per post. Last week the busiest day was Wednesday (170 posts) and the quietest was Saturday (118). Posting peaks around 12:00 UTC and is lowest around 03:00 UTC.
Rules of r/worldnews
The moderators of r/worldnews list 12 rules. In short:
- No US Internal News or Politics
- No Editorialized or Misleading Titles
- No Feature stories
- No Editorials, Opinion or Analysis Pieces
- No Articles In Languages Other Than English
- No Images, Videos or Audio Clips
- No Old News Articles (≥ 1 Week old)
- Your content might be removed if /r/worldnews is not the appropriate subreddit for the story.
- No Bigotry or Other Offensive Content
- No Personal Attacks On Other Users
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/worldnews and press “Join”. Read the community rules in the sidebar before you post: every subreddit is run by its own volunteer moderators.
Frequently asked questions
How many members does r/worldnews have?
r/worldnews has 47,680,884 subscribers (Oct 29, 2026), which makes it the #4 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 73,225 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Oct 29, 2026.
When was r/worldnews created?
r/worldnews was created on Jan 25, 2008, so it has been around for 18 years.
Is r/worldnews still active?
Yes. r/worldnews gets about 160 new posts a day (average of the last four weeks). Over its lifetime the archive counts 4,504,025 posts and 127,319,124 comments. In a sample of 675 recent posts we counted 374 different authors.
What is the best time to post in r/worldnews?
Based on post counts from Oct 21, 2026 to Oct 27, 2026, the busiest day was Wednesday and the quietest Saturday, and most posts arrive around 12:00 UTC, with the fewest around 03:00 UTC. More posts also means more competition, so a quieter hour can help a post get noticed.
What kind of posts are on r/worldnews?
The community describes itself as: “A place for major news from around the world, excluding US-internal news.” Recent post titles often mention ukraine, trump, russian, brazil and election. Most posts are links (98%).
Is r/worldnews SFW?
Yes. Reddit does not mark r/worldnews as an 18+ (NSFW) community, and its own rules forbid NSFW content. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.
What are the rules of r/worldnews?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/worldnews accepts link and media posts (no plain text posts). It has 12 posted rules, starting with: “No US Internal News or Politics”; “No Editorialized or Misleading Titles”; “No Feature stories”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
What subreddits are similar to r/worldnews?
Communities with similar topics include r/sports (22.1M), r/news (31.6M), r/europe (11.7M), r/streetwear (5.1M) and r/videos (26.9M).
Stats from public data (data updated Oct 29, 2026; activity, rules and archive totals via the Arctic Shift archive, Oct 29, 2026; top posts from Reddit’s public feeds). Point and comment counts are archive snapshots and can be lower than on Reddit today. SubMouse is an independent directory and is not affiliated with Reddit or the moderators of r/worldnews.