r/inthenews
r/inthenews is a News & Politics community on Reddit with 407,847 members, ranking #73 of 1,830 in News & Politics. /r/inthenews is the subreddit for opinion, analysis, and discussion of recent events.
How big is r/inthenews?
Created in 2010, r/inthenews has had over a decade to grow and is a large community by Reddit standards. Within News & Politics it ranks #73 of 1,830 communities we track — the top 4% of the category by subscriber count. That puts it about 283× the median News & Politics subreddit, which has 1,442 members. It is a work-safe community with no 18+ flag on Reddit.
For scale, the largest News & Politics community we track is r/worldnews with 47,479,601 members — roughly 116 times the size of r/inthenews. Reddit itself launched in 2005, so a subreddit created in 2010 sits in the early wave of community building on the platform. Subscriber counts indicate reach, not activity — a large community can be quiet, and a smaller one busy. Open r/inthenews on Reddit to see how often people actually post before deciding whether it is worth joining.
| Members | 407,847 |
|---|---|
| Category | News & Politics |
| Rank in category | #73 of 1,830 |
| Created | 2010 |
| Category median size | 1,442 members |
| Content rating | Work-safe (SFW) |
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