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 2nd largest community in the Marketing topic page.
Roughly 54K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Social Media, Instagram, and Content. Common discussion themes are Advice Requests and Solution 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: 36K 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: 4K members
Themes
- Advice Requests12 posts in the past month
- What's the best productivity habit you've ever developed?
- Help me find my niche!
- How do I build a social media personal brand?
#112Advice RequestsWhat's the best productivity habit you've ever developed? · Help me find my niche! · How do I build a social media personal brand? - Solution Requests8 posts in the past month
- Looking for Content Creator Databases
- I generated 30M+ organic views and made over $8,000... but now I CAN'T find a single client. What would you do?
- My Facebook account was suspended without any clear reason. Can I create a new account without uploading a selfie or ID? Has anyone recovered a suspended account or found a solution
#28Solution RequestsLooking for Content Creator Databases · I generated 30M+ organic views and made over $8,000... but now I CAN'T find a single client. What would you do? · My Facebook account was suspended without any clear reason. Can I create a new account without uploading a selfie or ID? Has anyone recovered a suspended account or found a solution - Pain & Anger2 posts in the past month
- Socials Suck- ALL of them
- How do you handle "burnout" as a student who is also a content creator?
#32Pain & AngerSocials Suck- ALL of them · How do you handle "burnout" as a student who is also a content creator? - Ideas1 post in the past month
- If you owned a social media page with hundreds of thousands of followers, how would you monetize it?
#41IdeasIf you owned a social media page with hundreds of thousands of followers, how would you monetize it?
Topics
- Social Media54 posts in the past month
- If you owned a social media page with hundreds of thousands of followers, how would you monetize it?
#154Social MediaIf you owned a social media page with hundreds of thousands of followers, how would you monetize it? - Instagram50 posts in the past month
- I've Been Thinking About an Instagram Feature for Multi-Passionate People
- Does anyone have Instagram Growth tips?
- Getting reach on Instagram
#250InstagramI've Been Thinking About an Instagram Feature for Multi-Passionate People · Does anyone have Instagram Growth tips? · Getting reach on Instagram - Content33 posts in the past month
- How do you deal with content burnout
- I started planning my social media content monthly instead of daily, and it made a huge difference.
- What happens to young content creators when they get older? Can they still generate views?
#333ContentHow do you deal with content burnout · I started planning my social media content monthly instead of daily, and it made a huge difference. · What happens to young content creators when they get older? Can they still generate views? - Struggling With Social Media19 posts in the past month#419Struggling With Social Media
- Struggling18 posts in the past month#518Struggling
Flair
- Professional Discussion145 posts in the past month
- Socials Suck- ALL of them
- Why You Stopped Using Facebook?
- What's one social media strategy that worked surprisingly well for you?
#1145Professional DiscussionSocials Suck- ALL of them · Why You Stopped Using Facebook? · What's one social media strategy that worked surprisingly well for you?
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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- Views /mo (+56%)
- 10
- Visitors /mo (+25%)
- 0
- Referrals /mo (-100%)
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