About r/SocialMediaMarketing
r/SocialMediaMarketing is a place for SMM professionals to share industry-relevant information, discuss best practices, and provide constructive critique.
The community at a glance
r/SocialMediaMarketing is a Subreddit for Social Media Marketers and Social Commerce Sellers with roughly 316K members. It uses a forum format for communication. On the Hive Index it ranks #9 in the Social Commerce communities list and #10 in the Social Media communities list.
Roughly 104K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Social Media, Instagram, and Social Media Manager. Common discussion themes are Advice Requests and Solution Requests. Product recommendations often mention social listening tool, smma niche, and social media scheduling tool.
Community Topics
Community Features
This community has a forum
Subreddit Analysis
via GummySearchMember growth over time
All time (yearly)
- 2020: 24K members
- 2021: 12K members
- 2023: 37K members
- 2024: 61K members
- 2025: 98K members
- 2026: 73K members
Past year (monthly)
- Nov: 11K members
- Dec: 10K members
- Jan: 11K members
- Feb: 9K members
- Mar: 10K members
- Apr: 10K members
- May: 9K members
- Jun: 7K members
- Jul: 6K members
- Aug: 6K members
- Sep: 5K members
- Oct: 351 members
Themes
- Advice Requests6 posts in the past month
- Sending a proposal, do my packages look reasonable? Advice appreciated!
- Not getting brand deals - can someone tell me why? I think my engagement rate is good but not sure
- WHATS THE BEST WAY TO SUCCESSFULLY MARKET A STUDIO?
#16Advice RequestsSending a proposal, do my packages look reasonable? Advice appreciated! · Not getting brand deals - can someone tell me why? I think my engagement rate is good but not sure · WHATS THE BEST WAY TO SUCCESSFULLY MARKET A STUDIO? - Solution Requests5 posts in the past month
- Urgently help me to make Social media calendar
- Need Social media management company
- I need real information on how to make my links improve sales on my social platforms (instagram and TikTok mainly)
#25Solution RequestsUrgently help me to make Social media calendar · Need Social media management company · I need real information on how to make my links improve sales on my social platforms (instagram and TikTok mainly) - Pain & Anger1 post in the past month
- Lost my job unexpectedly and haven’t been able to get back on track.
#31Pain & AngerLost my job unexpectedly and haven’t been able to get back on track.
Topics
- Social Media5 posts in the past month#15Social Media
- Instagram4 posts in the past month
- I’ll do FREE Instagram audits for a few businesses
- Trying to track Instagram Reels purchase data when we tag products
- buying instagram followers
#24InstagramI’ll do FREE Instagram audits for a few businesses · Trying to track Instagram Reels purchase data when we tag products · buying instagram followers - Social Media Manager4 posts in the past month
- Help! Newbie social media manager looking for resources
- Social media managers: how do you handle client reporting, and what's the worst part?
- Social media managers: how do you handle client reporting, and what's the worst part?
#34Social Media ManagerHelp! Newbie social media manager looking for resources · Social media managers: how do you handle client reporting, and what's the worst part? · Social media managers: how do you handle client reporting, and what's the worst part? - Marketing3 posts in the past month#43Marketing
- Struggling2 posts in the past month#52Struggling
Product recommendations
- social listening tool3 posts in the past month
- Best social listening tool?
- What social listening tool do you recommend to manage mentions for a startup ?
- What social listening tool do you recommend to manage mentions for a startup ?
#13social listening toolBest social listening tool? · What social listening tool do you recommend to manage mentions for a startup ? · What social listening tool do you recommend to manage mentions for a startup ? - smma niche3 posts in the past month
- Recommend me a SMMA niche
- Recommend a SMMA niche
- Recommend a SMMA Niche
#23smma nicheRecommend me a SMMA niche · Recommend a SMMA niche · Recommend a SMMA Niche - social media scheduling tool2 posts in the past month
- Best social media scheduling tool for non-profit- open to try out Ai tools too
- Recommend a social media scheduling tool
#32social media scheduling toolBest social media scheduling tool for non-profit- open to try out Ai tools too · Recommend a social media scheduling tool - recommend reels on facebook or auto-post?2 posts in the past month
- Recommend Reels on Facebook or Auto-Post?
- Recommend Reels on Facebook or Auto-Post?
#42recommend reels on facebook or auto-post?Recommend Reels on Facebook or Auto-Post? · Recommend Reels on Facebook or Auto-Post?
Frequently asked questions
- Who is r/SocialMediaMarketing for?
- Best for Social Media Marketers and Social Commerce Sellers enthusiasts looking for a Reddit-based community with forum discussion.
- Is r/SocialMediaMarketing 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/SocialMediaMarketing have?
- Roughly 316K members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
- What platform is r/SocialMediaMarketing on?
- r/SocialMediaMarketing 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/SocialMediaMarketing cover?
- On the Hive Index, r/SocialMediaMarketing is organized under Social Media Marketers, Social Commerce Sellers.
- How do I join r/SocialMediaMarketing?
- You can join r/SocialMediaMarketing by clicking this link, or pressing the "Go to community" button above.
- What are the Social Media communities like?
- Communities for social media managers and creators covering platform strategy, content scheduling, analytics, and algorithm changes. Slack and Discord are the main hubs, with a mix of agency professionals, in-house social teams, and solo creators sharing what is working across Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok, and beyond.
Monthly Stats
- 12
- Views /mo (+20%)
- 11
- Visitors /mo (+22%)
- 2
- Referrals /mo (+100%)
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