About r/FanFiction
A supportive community for writers, readers, and reccers to talk about and share FanFiction.
The community at a glance
r/FanFiction is a Subreddit for Writers with roughly 453K members. It has been around since 2009. It uses a forum format for communication. It is the 4th largest community in the Writing topic page.
Roughly 34K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Fanfic, Writing, and Struggling. Common discussion themes are Advice Requests and Pain & Anger. Product recommendations often mention fic recs and fanfic.
Community Topics
Community Features
This community has a forum
Subreddit Analysis
via GummySearchMember growth over time
All time (yearly)
- 2013: 1K members
- 2014: 2K members
- 2015: 2K members
- 2016: 3K members
- 2017: 5K members
- 2018: 13K members
- 2019: 22K members
- 2020: 54K members
- 2021: 119K members
- 2022: 105K members
- 2023: 38K members
- 2024: 31K members
- 2025: 29K members
- 2026: 27K members
Past year (monthly)
- Nov: 3K members
- Dec: 3K members
- Jan: 3K 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: 183 members
Themes
- Advice Requests3 posts in the past month
- looking for a handful of 9-1-1 buddie fan fictions where Eddie steps up to be the dad to buck’s baby.
- Looking for a My Hero Academia Fanfiction where Bakugo is on a work study alone with Endeavor
- Looking for a lost fic of a Steve Roger's Sister! Reader x Bucky Barnes [Marvel] [Captain America]
#13Advice Requestslooking for a handful of 9-1-1 buddie fan fictions where Eddie steps up to be the dad to buck’s baby. · Looking for a My Hero Academia Fanfiction where Bakugo is on a work study alone with Endeavor · Looking for a lost fic of a Steve Roger's Sister! Reader x Bucky Barnes [Marvel] [Captain America] - Pain & Anger1 post in the past month
- Struggling to continue a fic I REALLY want to continue
#21Pain & AngerStruggling to continue a fic I REALLY want to continue
Topics
- Fanfic22 posts in the past month#122Fanfic
- Writing20 posts in the past month#220Writing
- Struggling12 posts in the past month#312Struggling
- Fanfiction11 posts in the past month#411Fanfiction
- Hate11 posts in the past month#511Hate
Flair
- Discussion25 posts in the past month
- Summarize your fic, then someone else replies gives it a title
- Kinda nervous
- Writing a fic for a game before it even comes out?
#125DiscussionSummarize your fic, then someone else replies gives it a title · Kinda nervous · Writing a fic for a game before it even comes out? - Writing Questions21 posts in the past month
- How long did it take you to feel confident in your own writing?
- question
- Fanfic ideas
#221Writing QuestionsHow long did it take you to feel confident in your own writing? · question · Fanfic ideas - Lost Fic20 posts in the past month
- [P!ATD] Help finding Vegas Boys by semisweet?
- The Hobbit fanfiction
- A trial of the seven/ game of thrones fanfic
#320Lost Fic[P!ATD] Help finding Vegas Boys by semisweet? · The Hobbit fanfiction · A trial of the seven/ game of thrones fanfic - Recs Wanted11 posts in the past month
- Dimension Travel Crossovers recs, please!!
- Searching for TWD fics with male oc/ male reader that has another male love interest
- Looking for fic recs with gratuitous violence and also romance
#411Recs WantedDimension Travel Crossovers recs, please!! · Searching for TWD fics with male oc/ male reader that has another male love interest · Looking for fic recs with gratuitous violence and also romance - Venting4 posts in the past month
- I hung out with my OC mate. (Interesting)
- How to call out AI Fics
- Struggling to continue a fic I REALLY want to continue
#54VentingI hung out with my OC mate. (Interesting) · How to call out AI Fics · Struggling to continue a fic I REALLY want to continue
Product recommendations
- fic recs24 posts in the past month
- LoTR Recs
- Underrated longfic recs, anyone?
- Recs wanted
#124fic recsLoTR Recs · Underrated longfic recs, anyone? · Recs wanted - fanfic13 posts in the past month
- What’s the BEST slow burn fanfic you’ve ever read? (Drop your favorites!)
- What’s the BEST slow burn fanfic you’ve ever read? (Drop your favorites!)
- just read the BEST fanfic ever
#213fanficWhat’s the BEST slow burn fanfic you’ve ever read? (Drop your favorites!) · What’s the BEST slow burn fanfic you’ve ever read? (Drop your favorites!) · just read the BEST fanfic ever
Community Reviews
Frequently asked questions
- Who is r/FanFiction for?
- Best for Writers enthusiasts looking for a Reddit-based community with forum discussion.
- Is r/FanFiction 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/FanFiction have?
- Roughly 453K members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
- What platform is r/FanFiction on?
- r/FanFiction 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/FanFiction cover?
- On the Hive Index, r/FanFiction is organized under Writers.
- How do I join r/FanFiction?
- You can join r/FanFiction by clicking this link, or pressing the "Go to community" button above.
- What are the Writing communities like?
- Communities for writers of all kinds, from fiction and screenwriting to technical writing and journalism. Discord and Reddit have large general writing communities for feedback and accountability, with more specialized groups for specific genres, craft topics, and publication paths like self-publishing and traditional querying.
Monthly Stats
- 17
- Views /mo (+55%)
- 17
- Visitors /mo (+70%)
- 3
- Referrals /mo (+200%)
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