r/SocialMediaMarketing

Community Overview

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 305K members. It uses a forum format for communication. It is the 1st largest community in the Social Commerce topic page and the 3rd largest community in the Social Media topic page.

Roughly 113K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Social Media, Marketing, and Struggling. Common discussion themes are Advice Requests and Solution Requests. Product recommendations often mention social listening tool, smma niche, and social media scheduling tool.

On Reddit
305K Members

Subreddit Analysis

via GummySearch
Yearly: +113K members
Growth: +59.0% / year

Member growth over time

All time (yearly)

  • 2020: 24K members
  • 2021: 12K members
  • 2023: 37K members
  • 2024: 61K members
  • 2025: 98K members
  • 2026: 62K members

Past year (monthly)

  • 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: 7K members
  • Jul: 6K members
  • Aug: 336 members

Themes

  • Advice Requests
    12 posts in the past month
    1. How do i genuinely find clients
    2. Where did you end up buying TikTok followers, and would you do it again?
    3. How does a good "study of what is working" on social media looks like?
    #1
    Advice Requests
    How do i genuinely find clients · Where did you end up buying TikTok followers, and would you do it again? · How does a good "study of what is working" on social media looks like?
    12
  • Solution Requests
    8 posts in the past month
    1. Need a social Manager for my startup Instagram account
    2. We live in Turkey but our customers are in the USA. How do we get our posts shown to Americans?
    3. Struggling to generate leads for a B2B app development
    #2
    Solution Requests
    Need a social Manager for my startup Instagram account · We live in Turkey but our customers are in the USA. How do we get our posts shown to Americans? · Struggling to generate leads for a B2B app development
    8
  • Opportunities
    2 posts in the past month
    1. Strategy for growing my Fintech Brand
    2. Strategy question: How would you reactivate a dormant 440k organic ecosystem without killing engagement?
    #3
    Opportunities
    Strategy for growing my Fintech Brand · Strategy question: How would you reactivate a dormant 440k organic ecosystem without killing engagement?
    2
  • Pain & Anger
    1 post in the past month
    1. I was hacked but am paying the price
    #4
    Pain & Anger
    I was hacked but am paying the price
    1
  • Self-Promotion
    1 post in the past month
    1. Seeking a partner or initial investor to fund advertising for an e-commerce/dropshipping brand (FreshAdvance).
    #5
    Self-Promotion
    Seeking a partner or initial investor to fund advertising for an e-commerce/dropshipping brand (FreshAdvance).
    1

Topics

  • Social Media
    36 posts in the past month
    1. a good social media report should make one decision easier
    #1
    Social Media
    a good social media report should make one decision easier
    36
  • Marketing
    17 posts in the past month
    #2
    Marketing
    17
  • Struggling
    17 posts in the past month
    #3
    Struggling
    17
  • Tired
    10 posts in the past month
    #4
    Tired
    10
  • Looking For A
    10 posts in the past month
    #5
    Looking For A
    10

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

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 305K 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.