r/SocialMediaMarketing

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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 297K members. It uses a forum format for communication. On the Hive Index it ranks #6 in the Social Commerce communities list. It is the 3rd largest community in the Social Media topic page.

Roughly 114K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Social Media, Marketing, and Instagram. Common discussion themes are Solution Requests and Advice Requests. Product recommendations often mention social listening tool, smma niche, and social media scheduling tool.

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Yearly: +114K members
Growth: +62.5% / year

Member growth over time

All time (yearly)

  • 2020: 24K members
  • 2021: 12K members
  • 2023: 37K members
  • 2024: 61K members
  • 2025: 98K members
  • 2026: 54K members

Past year (monthly)

  • Jul: 7K members
  • Aug: 9K members
  • Sep: 11K members
  • Oct: 10K members
  • Nov: 11K members
  • Dec: 10K members
  • Jan: 11K members
  • Feb: 9K members
  • Mar: 10K members
  • Apr: 10K members
  • May: 9K members
  • Jun: 5K members

Themes

  • Solution Requests
    15 posts in the past month
    1. Need a social media keyword monitoring tool for small business growth
    2. theres like 500 sales prospecting tools now - which ones worth paying for?
    3. pipedrive vs hubspot for small b2b team - dont want to overpay
    #1
    Solution Requests
    Need a social media keyword monitoring tool for small business growth · theres like 500 sales prospecting tools now - which ones worth paying for? · pipedrive vs hubspot for small b2b team - dont want to overpay
    15
  • Advice Requests
    13 posts in the past month
    1. Just got hired at a Ford Dealership to manage their social medias. Any advice?
    2. How to find the right SMM for my business when all I see is personal branding posts?
    3. Bottleneck finding people to be in short form content - need help
    #2
    Advice Requests
    Just got hired at a Ford Dealership to manage their social medias. Any advice? · How to find the right SMM for my business when all I see is personal branding posts? · Bottleneck finding people to be in short form content - need help
    13
  • Pain & Anger
    4 posts in the past month
    1. Been posting consistently for weeks but nothing happens
    2. Got hired in an agency, should be happy but I think im not.
    3. Meta Business Suite reliability is brutal right now
    #3
    Pain & Anger
    Been posting consistently for weeks but nothing happens · Got hired in an agency, should be happy but I think im not. · Meta Business Suite reliability is brutal right now
    4
  • Self-Promotion
    1 post in the past month
    1. INSTAGRAM: I got annoyed checking who doesn't follow me back, so I built a tiny tool for it
    #4
    Self-Promotion
    INSTAGRAM: I got annoyed checking who doesn't follow me back, so I built a tiny tool for it
    1

Topics

  • Social Media
    121 posts in the past month
    1. Need a social media keyword monitoring tool for small business growth
    2. your top 3 social media scheduling tools as a social media manager?
    3. In need of social media manager
    #1
    Social Media
    Need a social media keyword monitoring tool for small business growth · your top 3 social media scheduling tools as a social media manager? · In need of social media manager
    121
  • Marketing
    57 posts in the past month
    1. I'm a one-person marketing team posting 30+ pieces a week. Here's the exact system that makes it possible.
    2. What's one marketing lesson you learned the hard way that beginners should know?
    3. Where do you guys get your marketing clients?
    #2
    Marketing
    I'm a one-person marketing team posting 30+ pieces a week. Here's the exact system that makes it possible. · What's one marketing lesson you learned the hard way that beginners should know? · Where do you guys get your marketing clients?
    57
  • Instagram
    45 posts in the past month
    1. Stop being afraid of the "Share to Story" button. Instagram just silently killed the Repost Penalty
    2. Instagram just cloned Snapchat inside your DMs. How brands are using the new "Instants" feature to drive FOMO.
    3. Did hashtags on Instagram used to be more powerful 5 or more years ago?
    #3
    Instagram
    Stop being afraid of the "Share to Story" button. Instagram just silently killed the Repost Penalty · Instagram just cloned Snapchat inside your DMs. How brands are using the new "Instants" feature to drive FOMO. · Did hashtags on Instagram used to be more powerful 5 or more years ago?
    45
  • Struggling
    41 posts in the past month
    #4
    Struggling
    41
  • Hate
    27 posts in the past month
    #5
    Hate
    27

Product recommendations

  • social listening tool
    3 posts in the past month
    1. Best social listening tool?
    2. What social listening tool do you recommend to manage mentions for a startup ?
    3. What social listening tool do you recommend to manage mentions for a startup ?
    #1
    social listening tool
    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 ?
    3
  • smma niche
    3 posts in the past month
    1. Recommend me a SMMA niche
    2. Recommend a SMMA niche
    3. Recommend a SMMA Niche
    #2
    smma niche
    Recommend me a SMMA niche · Recommend a SMMA niche · Recommend a SMMA Niche
    3
  • social media scheduling tool
    2 posts in the past month
    1. Best social media scheduling tool for non-profit- open to try out Ai tools too
    2. Recommend a social media scheduling tool
    #3
    social media scheduling tool
    Best social media scheduling tool for non-profit- open to try out Ai tools too · Recommend a social media scheduling tool
    2
  • recommend reels on facebook or auto-post?
    2 posts in the past month
    1. Recommend Reels on Facebook or Auto-Post?
    2. Recommend Reels on Facebook or Auto-Post?
    #4
    recommend reels on facebook or auto-post?
    Recommend Reels on Facebook or Auto-Post? · Recommend Reels on Facebook or Auto-Post?
    2
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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 297K 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.
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