Live ranked Reddit World News headlines as structured JSON through one get_top_trends call. Pair the board with reddit, google search, google news, and youtube growth follow-ups.
Live data as of 2026-08-08
The Reddit World News API on Trends MCP returns today's ranked world-news listing as JSON from one get_top_trends call with type Reddit World News. From the August 8, 2026 scan (as_of_ts 2026-08-08T06:01:36 UTC), the feed returned 25 headlines at limit 25 and offset 0. Rank 3 covered Elon Musk refusing a Ukrainian Starlink request; rank 4 covered Japan warning the U.S. government over Nintendo and Pokemon memes; rank 14 covered Canada adding 75,000 jobs in July. A free tier covers 100 requests per month. This page shows the exact call, the live board sample, and growth follow-ups that separate Reddit heat from search and news demand. For the broader Reddit listing mix, see the Reddit Hot Posts API.
From the Trends MCP scan of August 8, 2026, the Reddit World News board returned these 15 ranked headlines (truncated for display):
| Rank | Headline (truncated) |
|---|---|
| 1 | r/WorldNews is looking for new moderators |
| 2 | Live Thread: Russian Invasion of Ukraine Day 1626, Part 1 |
| 3 | Elon Musk Refuses Ukrainian Request to Enable Starlink for Deep Strikes |
| 4 | Japan warns U.S. government to stop using Nintendo and Pokemon in memes |
| 5 | Ukraine strikes six Russian shadow fleet vessels and ten energy facilities |
| 6 | U.S. strikes $1.2bn deal to pay German firm to halt offshore wind projects |
| 7 | Ukrainian prankster infiltrated Russian defense officials video conference |
| 8 | Israel revoking entry permits for U.S. activists involved in West Bank |
| 9 | Russia Forms Spetsnaz Brigade from Ukrainian POWs |
| 10 | Russia attacks stadium in Odesa on eve of match |
| 11 | Bus driver kicked explosive drone out of air at German airport |
| 14 | Canada adds 75,000 new jobs in July, unemployment lowest in 2 years |
| 20 | Meta ramps up censorship of protest, political reels |
| 21 | Taipei says China traffic control order for Taiwan Strait is ridiculous |
| 25 | Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan sign defence agreement |
The board count was 25. Ukraine-related items held ranks 2, 3, 5, 7, 9, 10, 12, and 17. That concentration is why a World News pull alone is not a growth story; the next sections add period math on google search, google news, youtube, and the worldnews subreddit.
Two calls cover most Reddit World News research. get_top_trends with type Reddit World News returns the current ranked headlines. get_growth with source reddit and keyword worldnews (no r/ prefix) returns subscriber-index moves. Topic follow-ups use google search, google news, or youtube with a shortened phrase from the headline.
{
"type": "Reddit World News",
"limit": 25,
"offset": 0
}
Pagination uses offset. The August 8, 2026 pull used offset 0 and returned count 25. Raising limit above 25 is allowed up to the API max of 200 when a longer board is needed.
Canada jobs July was the clearest short-window climber tied to the board. On Google News, the keyword rose 104.55% over 7 days (recent value 45.0 on August 1, 2026 versus baseline 22.0) and 221.43% over 14 days (baseline 14.0), then fell 55.0% over 30 days versus a 100.0 baseline. Treat that series cautiously: the response marked data quality low because the underlying signal is over 90% zeros.
Starlink Ukraine told a cooling story on Google Search. The phrase fell 50.0% over 7 days, 60.0% over 14 days, 75.0% over 30 days, and 60.0% over 3 months, with recent value 2.0 on August 1, 2026 against baselines 4.0, 5.0, 8.0, and 5.0. A top-3 Reddit rank does not mean rising search demand.
Offshore wind sat mid-board at rank 6 while search cooled. Google Search recent value was 38.0 on August 1, 2026, down 25.49% over 7 days, 40.62% over 14 days, 34.48% over 30 days, and 42.42% over 3 months, with estimated recent volume 24,800 versus a 3-month baseline of 43,000.
Meta censorship (rank 20) fell hard on Google Search: -29.03% over 7 days, -40.54% over 14 days, -71.43% over 30 days, and -74.42% over 3 months (recent value 22.0 versus baselines 31.0, 37.0, 77.0, and 86.0). Taiwan Strait on YouTube was flat over 7 days at 15.0, up 7.14% over 14 days, then down 42.31% over 30 days and 6.25% over 3 months.
Pokemon Nintendo on Google Search held a recent value of 34.0 on August 1, 2026: -8.11% over 7 days, +3.03% over 14 days, and -10.53% over both 30 days and 3 months. The narrower phrase Nintendo Pokemon memes returned a recent index of only 5.0 with zero baselines and a low-quality warning, so quote the index, not the inflated percent.
Subreddit growth uses source reddit and the community name only. On August 6, 2026, worldnews showed recent_volume 1,665 versus 3,414 seven days earlier (volume_growth -51.23%), with normalized value falling from 99.3 to 23.2 (-76.64% over 7 days). Over 14 days the same recent_volume beat a 1,394 baseline (volume_growth +19.44%) and the index rose 103.51% from 11.4. Over 30 days volume fell 27.42% from 2,294 and the index fell 54.15% from 50.6. Presets beyond the available window (3M, 6M, 12M) returned date_out_of_range because this series only covered 2026-07-10 through 2026-08-06 (25 points).
Absolute subscriber snapshots keep a quiet board day from being misread as a community collapse when the 0-100 index swings hard.
News desks and social listening teams pull the board once or twice a day to spot foreign-policy and macro headlines before they migrate to Google News or X. Policy researchers watch clusters such as Ukraine ranks 2 through 12, then confirm with Google Search and YouTube growth before committing briefings. Trade and labor stories such as Canada jobs need the same cross-check: Reddit heat without rising news index is often a one-thread spike.
A practical loop: call Reddit World News at limit 25, keep 3 to 5 titles that match the beat, then run get_growth on google search and google news for each shortened keyword. The August 8, 2026 Canada jobs numbers show when the loop pays off; the Starlink Ukraine and Meta censorship numbers show when it stops a false alarm. For a wider social stack, start from the social media trends API overview or the social listening tools guide, then specialize with this board.
Reddit World News covers public r/worldnews rankings only. Comment volume, vote totals, and private communities are not in this feed. Rank 1 on August 8, 2026 was a moderator recruitment sticky, not a news story, so filter stickies before scoring uniqueness. Growth percentages on reddit can look extreme when the normalized index drops from near 100 to the low 20s even if thousands of subscribers remain; always read recent_volume beside growth.
Coverage is a daily scan stamped with as_of_ts, not a live websocket. Intraday reshuffles between scans are invisible. For breaking conversation shapes outside Reddit titles, pair this board with the Google News Top News API or X Twitter trending topics. Do not invent subreddit names from titles; World News items are topic strings for google search, google news, or youtube follow-ups unless you deliberately query worldnews on source reddit.
Sign up on the free tier, copy the API key, and call get_top_trends with type Reddit World News. Authentication is one bearer header on https://api.trendsmcp.ai. Free tier: 100 requests per month. Starter is $19 per month for 1,000 requests; Pro is $49 for 5,000; Business is $199 for 25,000. See pricing for current numbers and the Reddit Hot Posts API page for the sibling Reddit board this World News feed narrows.
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