About r/socialmedia
A sub for professional discussion about social media, news, and best practices.
The community at a glance
r/socialmedia is a Subreddit for Marketers and Social Media Marketers with roughly 2.1M members. It has been around since 2008. It has both a forum and a live chat communication style. It is the 1st largest community in the Social Media topic page and the 3rd largest community in the Marketing topic page.
Roughly 51K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Social Media, Instagram, and Struggling With Social Media. Common discussion themes are Solution Requests and Advice Requests. Product recommendations often mention smm panel, time to post, and video editor.
Community Topics
Subreddit Analysis
via GummySearchMember growth over time
All time (yearly)
- 2013: 4K members
- 2014: 7K members
- 2015: 6K members
- 2016: 8K members
- 2017: 14K members
- 2018: 31K members
- 2019: 42K members
- 2020: 40K members
- 2021: 27K members
- 2023: 304K members
- 2024: 1.3M members
- 2025: 266K members
- 2026: 34K members
Past year (monthly)
- Aug: 1K members
- Sep: 2K members
- Oct: 2K members
- Nov: 6K members
- Dec: 6K members
- Jan: 7K members
- Feb: 5K members
- Mar: 5K members
- Apr: 5K members
- May: 5K members
- Jun: 4K members
- Jul: 1K members
Themes
- Solution Requests9 posts in the past month
- I'm a full-time artist looking for a social media manager to help me create buzz around my next show - please help?
- Which is best Social Listening Tool you know about & Why you think its the best?
- After my 20 k account suspend … whenever I create a new account on my phone .. even through another nee number or email .. it’s getting suspended in a day .. if I create account in another mobile and login to my mobile on web or app it also get suspended in 3 days .. pls tell solution brothers
#19Solution RequestsI'm a full-time artist looking for a social media manager to help me create buzz around my next show - please help? · Which is best Social Listening Tool you know about & Why you think its the best? · After my 20 k account suspend … whenever I create a new account on my phone .. even through another nee number or email .. it’s getting suspended in a day .. if I create account in another mobile and login to my mobile on web or app it also get suspended in 3 days .. pls tell solution brothers - Advice Requests9 posts in the past month
- hi guys i really need help
- Feeling a bit lost in my marketing career transition. Looking for advice.
- I dont understand how to get any of my art seen, what should I do?
#29Advice Requestshi guys i really need help · Feeling a bit lost in my marketing career transition. Looking for advice. · I dont understand how to get any of my art seen, what should I do? - Money Talk2 posts in the past month
- i lost $4k on an influencer collab because i only checked follower count
- Spent a year chasing TikTok creator rewards money. Here's the honest breakdown of what actually pays, and it's not views.
#32Money Talki lost $4k on an influencer collab because i only checked follower count · Spent a year chasing TikTok creator rewards money. Here's the honest breakdown of what actually pays, and it's not views. - Ideas1 post in the past month
- Social Media Niche change from Korean contents to Own art contents
#41IdeasSocial Media Niche change from Korean contents to Own art contents - Self-Promotion1 post in the past month
- I built a free engagement rate calculator and want honest feedback - no login, no email, just the numbers
#51Self-PromotionI built a free engagement rate calculator and want honest feedback - no login, no email, just the numbers
Topics
- Social Media63 posts in the past month
- Should there be option to turn off negative posts on social media platforms?
- I'm a full-time artist looking for a social media manager to help me create buzz around my next show - please help?
- Social media income insurance
#163Social MediaShould there be option to turn off negative posts on social media platforms? · I'm a full-time artist looking for a social media manager to help me create buzz around my next show - please help? · Social media income insurance - Instagram47 posts in the past month
- If you sell on Instagram or Facebook, would you use something like this?
- Instagram 2fa authentication Error
- Founders/creators: how are you qualifying leads from Instagram DMs and comments?
#247InstagramIf you sell on Instagram or Facebook, would you use something like this? · Instagram 2fa authentication Error · Founders/creators: how are you qualifying leads from Instagram DMs and comments? - Struggling With Social Media19 posts in the past month#319Struggling With Social Media
- Struggling18 posts in the past month#418Struggling
- Struggling With17 posts in the past month#517Struggling With
Flair
- Professional Discussion175 posts in the past month
- Do you ever feel like you're creating content for the algorithm instead of actual people?
- Which social media app do you absolutely love right now, and which one did you start to utterly hate?
- Anyone else experiencing Meta being down right now?
#1175Professional DiscussionDo you ever feel like you're creating content for the algorithm instead of actual people? · Which social media app do you absolutely love right now, and which one did you start to utterly hate? · Anyone else experiencing Meta being down right now?
Product recommendations
- smm panel5 posts in the past month
- What’s the Best SMM Panel for Social Media Marketing in 2025? Share Your Experiences!
- What’s the best Lebanese SMM panel right now?
- What is the Best and Safest SMM Service for Fast Growth?
#15smm panelWhat’s the Best SMM Panel for Social Media Marketing in 2025? Share Your Experiences! · What’s the best Lebanese SMM panel right now? · What is the Best and Safest SMM Service for Fast Growth? - time to post4 posts in the past month
- Best time to post
- Best time to post
- Best time to post
#24time to postBest time to post · Best time to post · Best time to post - video editor3 posts in the past month
- What is the BEST VIDEO EDITOR with it's own music library that doesn't trigger copyright violations?
- What is the best video editor with music library that doesn't pull copyright violations?
- Best videoeditor for editing tiktok and reels on my PC
#33video editorWhat is the BEST VIDEO EDITOR with it's own music library that doesn't trigger copyright violations? · What is the best video editor with music library that doesn't pull copyright violations? · Best videoeditor for editing tiktok and reels on my PC - digital camera2 posts in the past month
- Best digital camera?
- Best digital camera?
#42digital cameraBest digital camera? · Best digital camera? - social media scheduler2 posts in the past month
- Best scheduling tool for social media
- Best social media scheduler for 5 channels/high volume
#52social media schedulerBest scheduling tool for social media · Best social media scheduler for 5 channels/high volume
Community Reviews
Frequently asked questions
- Who is r/socialmedia for?
- Best for Marketers and Social Media Marketers enthusiasts looking for a Reddit-based community with forum discussion, live chat.
- Is r/socialmedia 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/socialmedia have?
- Roughly 2.1M members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
- What platform is r/socialmedia on?
- r/socialmedia 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/socialmedia cover?
- On the Hive Index, r/socialmedia is organized under Marketers, Social Media Marketers.
- How do I join r/socialmedia?
- You can join r/socialmedia 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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