About r/advertising
THIS IS NOT A PLACE TO ADVERTISE. YOU WILL BE BANNED. r/Advertising: Is for ad creators, students, copywriters, and anyone else who is finely honing their reverse banner blindness for professional reasons.
The community at a glance
r/advertising is a Subreddit for Marketers with roughly 258K members. It has been around since 2008. It has both a forum and a live chat communication style.
Roughly 40K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Advertising, Hate, and Looking For A Job. Common discussion themes are Pain & Anger and Ideas. Product recommendations often mention memes.
Community Topics
Subreddit Analysis
via GummySearchMember growth over time
All time (yearly)
- 2013: 6K members
- 2014: 6K members
- 2015: 6K members
- 2016: 5K members
- 2017: 10K members
- 2018: 23K members
- 2019: 34K members
- 2020: 26K members
- 2021: 19K members
- 2023: 31K members
- 2024: 26K members
- 2025: 33K members
- 2026: 29K members
Past year (monthly)
- Nov: 3K members
- Dec: 5K members
- Jan: 4K members
- Feb: 3K members
- Mar: 3K members
- Apr: 3K members
- May: 3K members
- Jun: 3K members
- Jul: 3K members
- Aug: 3K members
- Sep: 3K members
- Oct: 67 members
Themes
- Pain & Anger2 posts in the past month
- Was fired from my job after mat leave and now I’m dealing with imposter syndrome. Where do I go from here
- Burnt out, want refresh. Thoughts?
#12Pain & AngerWas fired from my job after mat leave and now I’m dealing with imposter syndrome. Where do I go from here · Burnt out, want refresh. Thoughts? - Ideas1 post in the past month
- Feeling trapped in Media Buying career, need pivot ideas
#21IdeasFeeling trapped in Media Buying career, need pivot ideas - Advice Requests1 post in the past month
- Help a fresh grad choose between job offers
#31Advice RequestsHelp a fresh grad choose between job offers - Opportunities1 post in the past month
- Omnicom Critical Mass OPPORTUNITY
#41OpportunitiesOmnicom Critical Mass OPPORTUNITY
Topics
- Advertising13 posts in the past month#113Advertising
- Hate8 posts in the past month#28Hate
- Looking For A Job5 posts in the past month#35Looking For A Job
- Job5 posts in the past month#45Job
- Marketing5 posts in the past month#55Marketing
Product recommendations
- memes1 post in the past month
- Why are brands using memes now as an advertising strategy? And who does it best?
#11memesWhy are brands using memes now as an advertising strategy? And who does it best?
Community Reviews
Frequently asked questions
- Who is r/advertising for?
- Best for Marketers enthusiasts looking for a Reddit-based community with forum discussion, live chat.
- Is r/advertising free to join?
- This listing is not marked as paid-only. Access rules and any fees are decided by the community.
- How many members does r/advertising have?
- Roughly 258K members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
- What platform is r/advertising on?
- r/advertising runs on Reddit. Reddit communities (or "subreddits") are forum-based groups on the popular social news aggregation, web content rating, and discussion website Reddit. Reddit is commonly known as "the front page of the internet". Users submit content to the site such as links, text posts, and images, which are then voted up or down and discussed by other members. From investing Reddit communities, to professional ones, to ones just for laughs, you're likely to find a community for you on Reddit.
- What topics does r/advertising cover?
- On the Hive Index, r/advertising is organized under Marketers.
- How do I join r/advertising?
- You can join r/advertising by clicking this link, or pressing the "Go to community" button above.
- What are the Marketing communities like?
- Marketing is one of the bigger topic areas on the site, with communities covering pretty much every corner of the discipline: SEO, paid, content, social, growth, and everything in between. Most of the action happens across Discord and Slack, with some solid independent forums in the mix too. If you are looking to sharpen your skills, swap tactics, or just talk shop with other marketers, there is a lot to dig into here.
Monthly Stats
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- Visitors /mo (+180%)
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