r/digital_marketing

Community Overview

About r/digital_marketing

For digital marketing news, best practices, strategy, and learning.

The community at a glance

r/digital_marketing is a Subreddit for Marketers with roughly 382K members. It has been around since 2012. It uses a forum format for communication. It is the 10th largest community in the Marketing topic page.

Roughly 92K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Worst, Worst Advice, and Virtual Assistant. Common discussion themes are Solution Requests and Advice Requests. Product recommendations often mention seo tools, ai tools, and digital marketing courses.

On Reddit
Established 2012
382K Members

Community Features

This community has a forum

Subreddit Analysis

via GummySearch
Yearly: +92K members
Growth: +31.8% / year

Member growth over time

All time (yearly)

  • 2013: 1 members
  • 2014: 0 members
  • 2015: 619 members
  • 2016: 6K members
  • 2017: 8K members
  • 2018: 7K members
  • 2019: 32K members
  • 2020: 52K members
  • 2021: 43K members
  • 2023: 32K members
  • 2024: 46K members
  • 2025: 78K members
  • 2026: 75K members

Past year (monthly)

  • Dec: 10K members
  • Jan: 11K members
  • Feb: 9K members
  • Mar: 8K members
  • Apr: 9K members
  • May: 8K members
  • Jun: 7K members
  • Jul: 7K members
  • Aug: 6K members
  • Sep: 5K members
  • Oct: 4K members
  • Nov: 831 members

Themes

  • Solution Requests
    5 posts in the past month
    1. How can I rank a business in the UAE when the business is based in India and has no physical address there?
    2. SEO & Paid Marketing Strategy for a New Brand with Zero Online Visibility
    3. Audit flagged the problems now what? Need a BrightLocal alternative for the cleanup part
    #1
    Solution Requests
    How can I rank a business in the UAE when the business is based in India and has no physical address there? · SEO & Paid Marketing Strategy for a New Brand with Zero Online Visibility · Audit flagged the problems now what? Need a BrightLocal alternative for the cleanup part
    5
  • Advice Requests
    4 posts in the past month
    1. What is the best way to get mentioned in Googles AI Overview/Featured Snippet?
    2. Can Anyone Share a Google Ads Negative Keyword List? Looking for Some Help!
    3. What Are the Best Certifications for Advancing a Digital Marketing Career Beyond the Beginner Level?
    #2
    Advice Requests
    What is the best way to get mentioned in Googles AI Overview/Featured Snippet? · Can Anyone Share a Google Ads Negative Keyword List? Looking for Some Help! · What Are the Best Certifications for Advancing a Digital Marketing Career Beyond the Beginner Level?
    4
  • Pain & Anger
    2 posts in the past month
    1. Why "best practices" in SEO feel like they’re changing every few months
    2. Why Are So Many Businesses Struggling to Get Results From Digital Marketing?
    #3
    Pain & Anger
    Why "best practices" in SEO feel like they’re changing every few months · Why Are So Many Businesses Struggling to Get Results From Digital Marketing?
    2
  • Self-Promotion
    1 post in the past month
    1. Need help setting up and posting tik toks from the US to promote my music
    #4
    Self-Promotion
    Need help setting up and posting tik toks from the US to promote my music
    1
  • Opportunities
    1 post in the past month
    1. Is optimizing for more conversions actually hurting lead quality in niche B2B markets?
    #5
    Opportunities
    Is optimizing for more conversions actually hurting lead quality in niche B2B markets?
    1

Topics

  • Worst
    6 posts in the past month
    #1
    Worst
    6
  • Worst Advice
    4 posts in the past month
    #2
    Worst Advice
    4
  • Virtual Assistant
    2 posts in the past month
    #3
    Virtual Assistant
    2
  • Hate
    2 posts in the past month
    #4
    Hate
    2
  • Performance
    2 posts in the past month
    #5
    Performance
    2

Flair

  • Discussion
    38 posts in the past month
    1. Is content marketing becoming harder because everyone is using AI?
    2. Reddit says it’s losing 1M+ search referrals a week and is moving toward logged-in-only. What does that do to Reddit as an AI citation source?
    3. What digital marketing skill has made the biggest difference in your career?
    #1
    Discussion
    Is content marketing becoming harder because everyone is using AI? · Reddit says it’s losing 1M+ search referrals a week and is moving toward logged-in-only. What does that do to Reddit as an AI citation source? · What digital marketing skill has made the biggest difference in your career?
    38
  • Question
    35 posts in the past month
    1. If you were starting in marketing today, what would you focus on?
    2. What are people actually seeing from ChatGPT Ads so far?
    3. What is the best way to get mentioned in Googles AI Overview/Featured Snippet?
    #2
    Question
    If you were starting in marketing today, what would you focus on? · What are people actually seeing from ChatGPT Ads so far? · What is the best way to get mentioned in Googles AI Overview/Featured Snippet?
    35
  • Support
    10 posts in the past month
    1. Can Anyone Share a Google Ads Negative Keyword List? Looking for Some Help!
    2. SEO & Paid Marketing Strategy for a New Brand with Zero Online Visibility
    3. Need help setting up and posting tik toks from the US to promote my music
    #3
    Support
    Can Anyone Share a Google Ads Negative Keyword List? Looking for Some Help! · SEO & Paid Marketing Strategy for a New Brand with Zero Online Visibility · Need help setting up and posting tik toks from the US to promote my music
    10

Product recommendations

  • seo tools
    5 posts in the past month
    1. 15 Best SEO Tools in 2025 to Skyrocket Your Website Traffic
    2. Best Tools For Help In Seo
    3. Best Tools For Help In Seo
    #1
    seo tools
    15 Best SEO Tools in 2025 to Skyrocket Your Website Traffic · Best Tools For Help In Seo · Best Tools For Help In Seo
    5
  • ai tools
    4 posts in the past month
    1. 25 best AI tools for digital marketing in 2025
    2. 25 best AI tools for digital marketing in 2025
    3. The best markeing tools to use in 2025
    #2
    ai tools
    25 best AI tools for digital marketing in 2025 · 25 best AI tools for digital marketing in 2025 · The best markeing tools to use in 2025
    4
  • digital marketing courses
    4 posts in the past month
    1. Would you recommend courses?
    2. Any advanced course that you could recommend
    3. Recommend Certifiable digital marketing courses
    #3
    digital marketing courses
    Would you recommend courses? · Any advanced course that you could recommend · Recommend Certifiable digital marketing courses
    4
  • crm
    2 posts in the past month
    1. Best CRM for handling leads and email marketing on a budget?
    2. Looking for Advice: Best CRM for My Driving School Sales Pipeline
    #4
    crm
    Best CRM for handling leads and email marketing on a budget? · Looking for Advice: Best CRM for My Driving School Sales Pipeline
    2
  • social media scheduling tool
    2 posts in the past month
    1. Recommend a social media scheduling tool - PDF-compatible
    2. Recommend a social media scheduling tool
    #5
    social media scheduling tool
    Recommend a social media scheduling tool - PDF-compatible · Recommend a social media scheduling tool
    2

Frequently asked questions

Who is r/digital_marketing for?
Best for Marketers enthusiasts looking for a Reddit-based community with forum discussion.
Is r/digital_marketing 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/digital_marketing have?
Roughly 382K members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
What platform is r/digital_marketing on?
r/digital_marketing 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/digital_marketing cover?
On the Hive Index, r/digital_marketing is organized under Marketers.
How do I join r/digital_marketing?
You can join r/digital_marketing 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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Views /mo
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57
Visitors /mo
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0
Referrals /mo
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