r/indepthstories
ActiveInvestigative Journalism
Stories that are investigations or exposés of popular culture, current affairs, or world news. We were named the [Subreddit of the Day](https://www.reddit.com/r/subredditoftheday/comments/3qf9m3/october_27th_2015_rindepthstories_where/) for October 27, 2015. For the best in sports journalism, please check out [Indepth Sports](http://www.reddit.com/r/indepthsports) For articles about the intersection of data and the real world, please go to [Indepth Data](http://www.reddit.com/r/indepthdata) We also have a Twitter feed of all the links [here](http://www.twitter.com/redditindepth). Some other subreddits to check out: * [DepthHub](http://www.reddit.com/r/DepthHub) * [PoliticsPDFs](http://www.reddit.com/r/PoliticsPDFs)
Members
45,946
as of February 2025
Last post
today
September 28, 2026
Posts (30 days)
65
Created
2009
August 26, 2009
Total posts
25.6K
archived
Total comments
39.1K
archived
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r/indepthstories had 45,946 members as of February 2025, the most recent archive crawl of its subscriber count.
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