Community Overview
About r/Instagram
The un-official (and unaffiliated) subreddit for Instagram.com - Learn tips and tricks, ask questions and get feedback on your account. Come join our great community of over 900,000 users!
The community at a glance
r/Instagram is a Subreddit for Short Form Creators and Instagram Creators with roughly 1.1M members. It uses a forum format for communication. It also includes courses or structured learning. On the Hive Index it ranks #5 in the Instagram communities list and #7 in the Short Form Video communities list.
Roughly 80K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Instagram, Solutions, and Annoying. Common discussion themes are Pain & Anger and Advice Requests.
On Reddit
1.1M Members
Community Topics
Subreddit Analysis
via GummySearchYearly: +80K members
Growth: +8.2% / year
Member growth over time
All time (yearly)
- 2013: 1K members
- 2014: 2K members
- 2015: 2K members
- 2016: 4K members
- 2017: 9K members
- 2018: 25K members
- 2019: 51K members
- 2020: 67K members
- 2021: 47K members
- 2023: 387K members
- 2024: 358K members
- 2025: 58K members
- 2026: 49K members
2013
+1K new
2014
+2K new
2015
+2K new
2016
+4K new
2017
+9K new
2018
+25K new
2019
+51K new
2020
+67K new
2021
+47K new
2023
+387K new
2024
+358K new
2025
+58K new
2026
+49K new
Past year (monthly)
- Aug: 4K members
- Sep: 4K members
- Oct: 5K members
- Nov: 8K members
- Dec: 8K members
- Jan: 9K members
- Feb: 6K members
- Mar: 7K members
- Apr: 8K members
- May: 8K members
- Jun: 7K members
- Jul: 4K members
August 2025
+4K new
September 2025
+4K new
October 2025
+5K new
November 2025
+8K new
December 2025
+8K new
January 2026
+9K new
February 2026
+6K new
March 2026
+7K new
April 2026
+8K new
May 2026
+8K new
June 2026
+7K new
July 2026
+4K new
Themes
- Pain & Anger2 posts in the past month
- **Title:** **Unable to start new DMs– Existing chats work, but every new message instantly fails (Verified Creator, 67K followers)
- Personal Account got deleted, years of memories lost.
#12Pain & Anger**Title:** **Unable to start new DMs– Existing chats work, but every new message instantly fails (Verified Creator, 67K followers) · Personal Account got deleted, years of memories lost. - Advice Requests2 posts in the past month
- Why doesn't the image comment feature not work for my account
- Need advice and reassurance if it makes sense ???
#22Advice RequestsWhy doesn't the image comment feature not work for my account · Need advice and reassurance if it makes sense ??? - Solution Requests2 posts in the past month
- Looking for Instagram creators 🤝
- Stopping profile from being recommended to others?
#32Solution RequestsLooking for Instagram creators 🤝 · Stopping profile from being recommended to others? - News2 posts in the past month
- India orders Meta to remove paid ads promoting child sexual abuse
- 🇪🇺 if you’ve been banned (EU)
#42NewsIndia orders Meta to remove paid ads promoting child sexual abuse · 🇪🇺 if you’ve been banned (EU)
Topics
- Instagram76 posts in the past month#176Instagram
- Solutions24 posts in the past month#224Solutions
- Annoying19 posts in the past month#319Annoying
- Hate18 posts in the past month#418Hate
- Looking For A Reel7 posts in the past month#57Looking For A Reel
Flair
- Help40 posts in the past month
- No IG Instants till now!
- turn off in app notifications for one account
- Why can't I tap to pause?
#140HelpNo IG Instants till now! · turn off in app notifications for one account · Why can't I tap to pause? - Question24 posts in the past month
- Stopping profile from being recommended to others?
- Remove like notifications not working
- Posts not showing on profile??
#224QuestionStopping profile from being recommended to others? · Remove like notifications not working · Posts not showing on profile?? - Bug/glitch6 posts in the past month
- Restriction on DMs
- Submitting a Review
- is instagram removing people from close friends and hiding stories from accounts on its own?
#36Bug/glitchRestriction on DMs · Submitting a Review · is instagram removing people from close friends and hiding stories from accounts on its own? - Recommendation4 posts in the past month
- Looking for a workout buddy to hold me accountable and go to the gym in Dallas
- 🇪🇺 if you’ve been banned (EU)
- Stream IRL
#44RecommendationLooking for a workout buddy to hold me accountable and go to the gym in Dallas · 🇪🇺 if you’ve been banned (EU) · Stream IRL - Article3 posts in the past month
- India orders Meta to remove paid ads promoting child sexual abuse
- Looking for Instagram creators 🤝
- Meta employee allegedly abused internal tools on my account. Now I’m blocked from Meta Verified + Support Cases
#53ArticleIndia orders Meta to remove paid ads promoting child sexual abuse · Looking for Instagram creators 🤝 · Meta employee allegedly abused internal tools on my account. Now I’m blocked from Meta Verified + Support Cases
View full analysis on GummySearchSynced 7/6/2026
Community Reviews
Frequently asked questions
- Who is r/Instagram for?
- Best for Short Form Creators and Instagram Creators enthusiasts looking for a Reddit-based community with forum discussion.
- Is r/Instagram 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/Instagram have?
- Roughly 1.1M members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
- What platform is r/Instagram on?
- r/Instagram 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/Instagram cover?
- On the Hive Index, r/Instagram is organized under Short Form Creators, Instagram Creators.
- How do I join r/Instagram?
- You can join r/Instagram by clicking this link, or pressing the "Go to community" button above.
- What are the Short Form Video communities like?
- Communities for creators making TikTok, Reels, and YouTube Shorts content. Discord and Reddit have active communities for trending formats and growth strategies, with Facebook groups for creators sharing storytelling frameworks and virality tactics across short-form platforms.
Monthly Stats
- 10
- Views /mo
- 9
- Visitors /mo
- 0
- Referrals /mo
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