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r/news has 31,596,109 members and gets about 16.0 new posts a day. The best time to post is Thursday around 10am US Eastern.

Members
31.6M
Posts per day
16.0
Avg comments
410.6
Created
2008

From the subreddit: The place for news articles about current events in the United States and the rest of the world. Discuss it all here.

Best time to post on r/news

When this month's top 100 posts went up, weighted by score. Times are US Eastern.

  1. #1

    Thu 10am

  2. #2

    Fri 1pm

  3. #3

    Sun 5pm

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Who buys on r/news

The largest communities on Reddit by members. Huge reach, but rarely where buyers ask for help; useful for audience research and timing, not for leads.

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r/news has 31,596,109 members, read from Reddit on October 28, 2026.

Based on when this month's top posts went up, Thursday around 10am US Eastern. Check the heatmap for runner-up slots.

It gets about 16.0 new posts a day, and a new post averages 410.6 comments.

Read the subreddit rules first; most business subreddits remove promotional posts. What works is answering posts where someone asks for help, being genuinely useful, and disclosing when you mention your own product.

Watch for posts where someone asks for a recommendation, a quote, or an alternative to a tool. Leadhoot watches r/news for you, scores every new post 0–100 for buyer intent, and alerts you within a minute of the high scorers.

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