Community Overview
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 450K 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, Hate, and Writing. Common discussion themes are Advice Requests and Solution Requests. Product recommendations often mention fic recs and fanfic.
Community Topics
Community Features
This community has a forum
Subreddit Analysis
via GummySearchYearly: +34K members
Growth: +8.1% / year
Member 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: 24K members
2013
+1K new
2014
+2K new
2015
+2K new
2016
+3K new
2017
+5K new
2018
+13K new
2019
+22K new
2020
+54K new
2021
+119K new
2022
+105K new
2023
+38K new
2024
+31K new
2025
+29K new
2026
+24K new
Past year (monthly)
- Sep: 2K members
- Oct: 2K members
- 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
September 2025
+2K new
October 2025
+2K new
November 2025
+3K new
December 2025
+3K new
January 2026
+3K new
February 2026
+3K new
March 2026
+3K new
April 2026
+3K new
May 2026
+3K new
June 2026
+3K new
July 2026
+3K new
August 2026
+3K new
Themes
- Advice Requests5 posts in the past month
- I need help finding an old Wattpad Haikyu fanfic!
- Can anyone help me find a fanfiction?
- Does anyone know where you would find this my hero academia X high school DXD fanfiction it was on Wattpad but then it got deleted because I can’t find it on the Wattpad anymore I know this is for fanfics.
#15Advice RequestsI need help finding an old Wattpad Haikyu fanfic! · Can anyone help me find a fanfiction? · Does anyone know where you would find this my hero academia X high school DXD fanfiction it was on Wattpad but then it got deleted because I can’t find it on the Wattpad anymore I know this is for fanfics. - Solution Requests5 posts in the past month
- Copypasting from scrivener -have to manually fix the spacing on every paragraph. Help?
- Lost Fullmetal Alchemist fic
- Can you guys help me find a fanfic?
#25Solution RequestsCopypasting from scrivener -have to manually fix the spacing on every paragraph. Help? · Lost Fullmetal Alchemist fic · Can you guys help me find a fanfic? - Ideas1 post in the past month
- Planning an Omnitrix Deku fic on wattpad any ideas for the story?
#31IdeasPlanning an Omnitrix Deku fic on wattpad any ideas for the story? - Self-Promotion1 post in the past month
- My new fanfic obsession
#41Self-PromotionMy new fanfic obsession
Topics
- Fanfic25 posts in the past month#125Fanfic
- Hate23 posts in the past month#223Hate
- Writing21 posts in the past month#321Writing
- Fic16 posts in the past month#416Fic
- Struggling13 posts in the past month#513Struggling
Flair
- Lost Fic27 posts in the past month
- Looking for Military Centric Fallout 4 fic (Possibly Deleted)
- I'm looking for a specific MCU fanfic
- Dream SMP fanfic i can't find
#127Lost FicLooking for Military Centric Fallout 4 fic (Possibly Deleted) · I'm looking for a specific MCU fanfic · Dream SMP fanfic i can't find - Discussion21 posts in the past month
- Ao3 writers, have you experienced the curse? And if so, what was the worst thing to happen to u?
- there’s no fanfic trackers?
- Do you hate fanfic rewrite too?
#221DiscussionAo3 writers, have you experienced the curse? And if so, what was the worst thing to happen to u? · there’s no fanfic trackers? · Do you hate fanfic rewrite too? - Writing Questions15 posts in the past month
- Where are the best places to post my fanfic?
- What's the longest chapter length you're willing to read?
- If I'm writing a fic where the two main characters could be seen as a couple or just very close friends, should I tag it as ship and gen or just gen?
#315Writing QuestionsWhere are the best places to post my fanfic? · What's the longest chapter length you're willing to read? · If I'm writing a fic where the two main characters could be seen as a couple or just very close friends, should I tag it as ship and gen or just gen? - Recs Wanted15 posts in the past month
- enemies to lovers, slow burn recs?
- Looking for Fic Rec X Men Crossovers
- Looking for female Harry x Ron fics
#415Recs Wantedenemies to lovers, slow burn recs? · Looking for Fic Rec X Men Crossovers · Looking for female Harry x Ron fics - Activities and Events4 posts in the past month
- General Fanfic challenges?
- Excerpt Game - Concentration
- Does anyone have an active, RPF-friendly Discord server? (bandom/MCR)
#54Activities and EventsGeneral Fanfic challenges? · Excerpt Game - Concentration · Does anyone have an active, RPF-friendly Discord server? (bandom/MCR)
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
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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 450K 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
- 11
- Views /mo (+10%)
- 10
- Visitors /mo (+25%)
- 1
- Referrals /mo
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