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Averages 13 posts/day, top 25% activity. Most active Wednesdays around 5 PM UTC. Mostly link posts (78%).

Posts / Day Average posts per day this month. Arrow is change vs the prior calendar month.
13 12%
Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post this month (upvotes minus downvotes). Arrow is change vs the prior month.
56 26%
Avg Comments Mean number of comments per post this month. Arrow is change vs the prior month when that month’s data is available.
6 52%
Activity Rank #11,100 by posts/day among 90,883 tracked SFW subreddits as of Sep 2026 (Top 25%). Arrow is spots gained or lost vs the prior month.
#11,100 1,105
Top 25%
Posts w/ Links The percentage of posts that link off-site. This counts true link posts plus text posts with a URL in the body. Image and video posts are not counted.
78%
Low-Reply Rate Share of posts with 0 or 1 comment. A single comment is often an automated mod reply rather than real community discussion.
61%

r/GlobalNews Traffic & Engagement

Volume and engagement over time

Posts/DayAvg Upvotes0102030050100150200Sep 1Sep 8Sep 15Sep 22Sep 29
Posts/Day Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post in this bucket.

Post Format

Top Post Type Link
Typical Title Length Medium (95 chars)
Peak Day Wednesday

Upvote Distribution

How upvoted posts perform Only posts with 2+ upvotes. The bands below show how those posts are spread by upvote count.

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43%
10–99
40%
100–999
16%
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1%
Posts that get upvoted Share of posts that received at least one upvote (2+ net upvotes). Most posts at 1 upvote are excluded. 73%
Median upvoted post Median upvotes among posts that received upvotes. Differs from Avg Upvotes in the snapshot, which includes every post. 15
Top post Highest upvote count on a single post this month. 2.1K

r/GlobalNews Most Active Times

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Most Active by Day

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Mon 8 AM
Tue 12 PM
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r/GlobalNews Flair Performance

Upvotes and volume by flair

Flair Posts Upvotes
Moderator Announcement14 (100.0%)4

Post Type Breakdown

Share by text, image, or link

77%link posts

r/GlobalNews Trending Keywords

Ranked by how often they appear

KeywordMentions ▼UpvotesComments
trump
47 (11.8%)
5414
israeli
43 (10.8%)
19914
says
34 (8.5%)
5814
gaza
33 (8.3%)
1096
war
32 (8.0%)
373
iran
32 (8.0%)
294
israel
27 (6.8%)
668
putin
19 (4.8%)
353
military
18 (4.5%)
264
russia
17 (4.3%)
154

r/GlobalNews Mentioned Domains

Most linked sites

Domain Links Upvotes
inews.co.uk4425
joe.co.uk2032
youtu.be1113
theguardian.com1112
reuters.com103
apnews.com846
ww3.press813
bbc.com717
tvpworld.com619
kyivindependent.com530

r/GlobalNews Top Posts

Highest-performing posts

Huge news! Von der Leyen just invited Canada and to become the first associate member of the EU. 🇪🇺 🫱🏻‍🫲🏼 🇨🇦

2.1K upvotes 116 comments image Sep 16

After hundreds of delegates walked out in protest during Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu’s address at the UN General Assembly on Thursday, a member of the Israeli delegation was captured taking notes of those who had abandoned their seats in the hall

1.7K upvotes 128 comments image Sep 25

Finally one decent guy.

1.3K upvotes 24 comments image Sep 30

77 delegations from all around the world walked out on Netanyahu as he took the stage at the UN in New York

882 upvotes 58 comments image Sep 24

By ICE to wrongfully detain this woman who knows her rights

650 upvotes 58 comments image Sep 23

Mark Carney says new associate membership with EU will allow for people to study, work and live on either side of the Atlantic Ocean

598 upvotes 39 comments image Sep 17

In the West Bank village of Sinjil, a young Palestinian boy courageously confronts an Israeli settler, supported by another child holding a stick. The footage captures the Palestinian child standing his ground against the intrusion, embodying resilience and defiance in defense of his land

589 upvotes 63 comments image Sep 20

Adidas is facing backlash and boycott calls after it featured a former Israeli soldier in their new campaign, promoting its single-shoe service for amputees. ⁣Israeli soldiers committed crimes against Palestinians, leaving Gaza with the world’s largest number of child amputees

518 upvotes 23 comments image Sep 7

UK, France and ten other countries sanction trade from Israeli settlements

438 upvotes 16 comments image Sep 8

President Trump says in U.N speech that the U.S is opposed to the International Criminal Court in Hague. Urges all nations to resign in solidarity with the USA

423 upvotes 140 comments image Sep 23

r/GlobalNews Audience Overlap

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r/GlobalNews FAQ

What's the best time to post on r/GlobalNews?

Based on posting volume, r/GlobalNews is most active on Wednesdays around 5 PM UTC. That window has the most community activity, but busier hours also mean more competition for attention.

How active is r/GlobalNews?

r/GlobalNews averages 13 posts per day and ranks in the top 25% for activity among tracked SFW subreddits.

How many upvotes do posts on r/GlobalNews get?

Posts on r/GlobalNews average about 56 upvotes this month (net score per post).

What kind of posts does r/GlobalNews get most?

On r/GlobalNews, most posts are link posts (78%)