About r/PPC
The hub for Pay-per-Click (PPC) and performance advertising. Discuss strategy, scaling, and tactics across Google Ads, Meta Ads, Microsoft Ads, Amazon Ads, emerging AI networks, and similar ad platforms.
The community at a glance
r/PPC is a Subreddit for Advertisers with roughly 288K members. It uses a forum format for communication. On the Hive Index it ranks #5 in the PPC communities list.
Roughly 57K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Google Ads, Meta Ads, and Ppc. Common discussion themes are Solution Requests and Advice Requests. Product recommendations often mention landing page builder, skus for products featured in bundles on google merchant center, and conversion tracking implementation specialist.
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: 3K members
- 2016: 3K members
- 2017: 5K members
- 2018: 9K members
- 2019: 19K members
- 2020: 35K members
- 2021: 34K members
- 2023: 43K members
- 2024: 40K members
- 2025: 47K members
- 2026: 46K members
Past year (monthly)
- Nov: 5K members
- Dec: 4K members
- Jan: 5K members
- Feb: 4K members
- Mar: 5K members
- Apr: 5K members
- May: 5K members
- Jun: 4K members
- Jul: 5K members
- Aug: 5K members
- Sep: 4K members
- Oct: 2K members
Themes
- Solution Requests6 posts in the past month
- Agency or freelancer for paid ads + social media for a salon brand in Dubai (Google, Meta, TikTok)
- Looking for a Google Ads Specialist for My New Media App
- Small digital marketing agency with a niche $3-5K B2B service: is Google, LinkedIn or Reddit Ads worth testing?
#16Solution RequestsAgency or freelancer for paid ads + social media for a salon brand in Dubai (Google, Meta, TikTok) · Looking for a Google Ads Specialist for My New Media App · Small digital marketing agency with a niche $3-5K B2B service: is Google, LinkedIn or Reddit Ads worth testing? - Advice Requests4 posts in the past month
- High CTR but low checkout conversion, ads problem or payment problem?
- Set $0.1 budget or pause the ads?
- Need advice: Dealing with shared LPs for B2B/B2C and cross-branch tracking discrepancies
#24Advice RequestsHigh CTR but low checkout conversion, ads problem or payment problem? · Set $0.1 budget or pause the ads? · Need advice: Dealing with shared LPs for B2B/B2C and cross-branch tracking discrepancies - Pain & Anger4 posts in the past month
- Landing pages are becoming the annoying part of PPC
- Google ads blocked me from creating an account after canceling initial setup. Anyone ever successfully resolved this issue?
- Do negative comments on Meta ads actually hurt conversions? And how do you deal with them?
#34Pain & AngerLanding pages are becoming the annoying part of PPC · Google ads blocked me from creating an account after canceling initial setup. Anyone ever successfully resolved this issue? · Do negative comments on Meta ads actually hurt conversions? And how do you deal with them? - Money Talk1 post in the past month
- How much should I need to spend in order to realize a positive ROI on Google PPC?
#41Money TalkHow much should I need to spend in order to realize a positive ROI on Google PPC?
Topics
- Google Ads23 posts in the past month
- Google ads blocked me from creating an account after canceling initial setup. Anyone ever successfully resolved this issue?
- SEO or Google Ads for a new business setup?
#123Google AdsGoogle ads blocked me from creating an account after canceling initial setup. Anyone ever successfully resolved this issue? · SEO or Google Ads for a new business setup? - Meta Ads9 posts in the past month
- Meta Ads completely frozen since October 15
- Do negative comments on Meta ads actually hurt conversions? And how do you deal with them?
#29Meta AdsMeta Ads completely frozen since October 15 · Do negative comments on Meta ads actually hurt conversions? And how do you deal with them? - Ppc7 posts in the past month
- Landing pages are becoming the annoying part of PPC
#37PpcLanding pages are becoming the annoying part of PPC - Ads6 posts in the past month#46Ads
- Pmax6 posts in the past month
- Pmax - new settings, results?
- Question about tROAS adjustment cadence in PMax + adding new products
#56PmaxPmax - new settings, results? · Question about tROAS adjustment cadence in PMax + adding new products
Flair
- Google Ads43 posts in the past month
- My conspiracy sensors are tingling
- How long till a change in tROAS take effect?
- What should my level of involvement be regarding running PPC?
#143Google AdsMy conspiracy sensors are tingling · How long till a change in tROAS take effect? · What should my level of involvement be regarding running PPC? - Discussion14 posts in the past month
- Landing pages are becoming the annoying part of PPC
- High CTR but low checkout conversion, ads problem or payment problem?
- Agency or freelancer for paid ads + social media for a salon brand in Dubai (Google, Meta, TikTok)
#214DiscussionLanding pages are becoming the annoying part of PPC · High CTR but low checkout conversion, ads problem or payment problem? · Agency or freelancer for paid ads + social media for a salon brand in Dubai (Google, Meta, TikTok) - Meta Ads11 posts in the past month
- 4 shops, 1km catchment. Split the campaign by shop or keep it broad?
- Meta keeps charging my card daily for an ad account I can't access or pause — my profile (sole admin) was disabled with no appeal
- Should I Trust High CTR When My Conversion Rate and ROAS Keep Falling?
#311Meta Ads4 shops, 1km catchment. Split the campaign by shop or keep it broad? · Meta keeps charging my card daily for an ad account I can't access or pause — my profile (sole admin) was disabled with no appeal · Should I Trust High CTR When My Conversion Rate and ROAS Keep Falling? - Tracking3 posts in the past month
- Last Week in PPC - 10/12/26
- META conversion tracking discrepancy in GA4
- Why Adobe Analytics, Target and CJA numbers do not match
#43TrackingLast Week in PPC - 10/12/26 · META conversion tracking discrepancy in GA4 · Why Adobe Analytics, Target and CJA numbers do not match - ChatGPT Ads3 posts in the past month
- How to write context hints for ChatGPT Ads: what I’ve learned so far
- Has anyone used ChatGPT ads? What was the experience?
- Chatgpt ads - Competitor Review
#53ChatGPT AdsHow to write context hints for ChatGPT Ads: what I’ve learned so far · Has anyone used ChatGPT ads? What was the experience? · Chatgpt ads - Competitor Review
Product recommendations
- landing page builder2 posts in the past month
- Which landing page builder has given you the best conversion rates for your Google Ads campaigns?
- Which landing page builder has given you the best conversion rates for your Google Ads campaigns?
#12landing page builderWhich landing page builder has given you the best conversion rates for your Google Ads campaigns? · Which landing page builder has given you the best conversion rates for your Google Ads campaigns? - skus for products featured in bundles on google merchant center2 posts in the past month
- The best way to handle SKUs for products featured in bundles on Google Merchant Center?
- The best way to handle SKUs for products featured in bundles on Google Merchant Center?
#22skus for products featured in bundles on google merchant centerThe best way to handle SKUs for products featured in bundles on Google Merchant Center? · The best way to handle SKUs for products featured in bundles on Google Merchant Center? - conversion tracking implementation specialist2 posts in the past month
- Can anyone recommend a conversion tracking inplementation specialist?
- Can anyone recommend a conversion tracking inplementation specialist?
#32conversion tracking implementation specialistCan anyone recommend a conversion tracking inplementation specialist? · Can anyone recommend a conversion tracking inplementation specialist? - $1m+ monthly ios install campaigns2 posts in the past month
- Resources or recs for $1M+ monthly iOS install campaigns?
- Resources or recs for $1M+ monthly iOS install campaigns?
#42$1m+ monthly ios install campaignsResources or recs for $1M+ monthly iOS install campaigns? · Resources or recs for $1M+ monthly iOS install campaigns?
Community Reviews
Frequently asked questions
- Who is r/PPC for?
- Best for Advertisers enthusiasts looking for a Reddit-based community with forum discussion.
- Is r/PPC 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/PPC have?
- Roughly 288K members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
- What platform is r/PPC on?
- r/PPC 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/PPC cover?
- On the Hive Index, r/PPC is organized under Advertisers.
- How do I join r/PPC?
- You can join r/PPC by clicking this link, or pressing the "Go to community" button above.
- What are the PPC communities like?
- Communities for paid media and PPC specialists covering Google Ads, paid social, Amazon advertising, and programmatic buying. LinkedIn groups connect experienced practitioners sharing strategies, case studies, and industry news on a professional level.
Monthly Stats
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- Visitors /mo (+35%)
- 2
- Referrals /mo (+100%)
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