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 55K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Social Media, Instagram, and Struggling With Social Media. Common discussion themes are Advice Requests and Ideas. 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: 38K members
Past year (monthly)
- 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
- Aug: 2K members
Themes
- Advice Requests7 posts in the past month
- How to grow on TikTok in 2026?
- Help with retention on TikTok
- need help with brand collaborations
#17Advice RequestsHow to grow on TikTok in 2026? · Help with retention on TikTok · need help with brand collaborations - Ideas2 posts in the past month
- I stopped guessing at what tool creates engaging carousel posts for social media and built a repeatable workflow instead, here’s what stuck
- I Created a tool based on Open-Source X/Twitter Algo docs to track post performance.
#22IdeasI stopped guessing at what tool creates engaging carousel posts for social media and built a repeatable workflow instead, here’s what stuck · I Created a tool based on Open-Source X/Twitter Algo docs to track post performance. - Solution Requests2 posts in the past month
- Social Listening Tool to track keywords and audio on video
- Is anyone offering TikTok promotion services?
#32Solution RequestsSocial Listening Tool to track keywords and audio on video · Is anyone offering TikTok promotion services? - Money Talk2 posts in the past month
- Join Free. Get $100 Cash. Withdraw Instantly. $404 in my account already. on the Hunny 7 app. 💰 #makemoneyonline #earnfromhome #cashout
- How many followers/likes/comments are required to generate a small income. Like a side hustle?
#42Money TalkJoin Free. Get $100 Cash. Withdraw Instantly. $404 in my account already. on the Hunny 7 app. 💰 #makemoneyonline #earnfromhome #cashout · How many followers/likes/comments are required to generate a small income. Like a side hustle?
Topics
- Social Media56 posts in the past month
- Has influencer culture turned social media into softcore advertising?
- A huge chunk of people on social media will believe literally anything if you package it confidently enough
- Suicide due to cyberbullying on social media, there's nothing we can do ..
#156Social MediaHas influencer culture turned social media into softcore advertising? · A huge chunk of people on social media will believe literally anything if you package it confidently enough · Suicide due to cyberbullying on social media, there's nothing we can do .. - Instagram40 posts in the past month
- Instagram Community Page?
- Hey, is it possible to see the active status of people with millions of followers, like I saw of someone with millions of followers? ( I'm new to Instagram and don't really know how it works yet )
#240InstagramInstagram Community Page? · Hey, is it possible to see the active status of people with millions of followers, like I saw of someone with millions of followers? ( I'm new to Instagram and don't really know how it works yet ) - 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 Discussion75 posts in the past month
- do we need "No algorithm" social media?
- Has influencer culture turned social media into softcore advertising?
- A huge chunk of people on social media will believe literally anything if you package it confidently enough
#175Professional Discussiondo we need "No algorithm" social media? · Has influencer culture turned social media into softcore advertising? · A huge chunk of people on social media will believe literally anything if you package it confidently enough
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
- 15
- Views /mo (+67%)
- 11
- Visitors /mo (+22%)
- 0
- Referrals /mo
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