About r/TrueCrimePodcasts
Reddit's community to discuss, discover and review True crime Podcasts.
The community at a glance
r/TrueCrimePodcasts is a Subreddit for Podcasters and True Crime Enthusiasts with roughly 997K members. It uses a forum format for communication. It is the 1st largest community in the Podcasting topic page and the 2nd largest community in the True Crime topic page.
Roughly 15K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Podcast, True Crime, and Annoying. Common discussion themes are Advice Requests and Self-Promotion. Product recommendations often mention podcast and true crime podcast.
Community Topics
Community Features
This community has a forum
Subreddit Analysis
via GummySearchMember growth over time
All time (yearly)
- 2016: 893 members
- 2017: 3K members
- 2019: 24K members
- 2020: 56K members
- 2021: 202K members
- 2023: 602K members
- 2024: 80K members
- 2025: 17K members
- 2026: 12K members
Past year (monthly)
- Oct: 248 members
- Nov: 1K members
- Dec: 1K members
- Jan: 1K members
- Feb: 1K members
- Mar: 1K members
- Apr: 1K members
- May: 1K members
- Jun: 1K members
- Jul: 3K members
- Aug: 1K members
- Sep: 525 members
Themes
- Advice Requests12 posts in the past month
- If you could recommend a podcast for someone to go into blind, what would it be?
- What are the best true crime podcasts that are happening right now?
- Looking for a New Podcast
#112Advice RequestsIf you could recommend a podcast for someone to go into blind, what would it be? · What are the best true crime podcasts that are happening right now? · Looking for a New Podcast - Self-Promotion2 posts in the past month
- AMA: I’m Cristina Quinn, Award-Winning Journalist & Host of Fighting Crime - Ask Me Anything!
- Monthly Promotion Post - August 07, 2026
#22Self-PromotionAMA: I’m Cristina Quinn, Award-Winning Journalist & Host of Fighting Crime - Ask Me Anything! · Monthly Promotion Post - August 07, 2026 - Solution Requests1 post in the past month
- Renting a room at my Library. Gonna show the solution to the Jon Benet Ramsey case.
#31Solution RequestsRenting a room at my Library. Gonna show the solution to the Jon Benet Ramsey case.
Topics
- Podcast46 posts in the past month#146Podcast
- True Crime31 posts in the past month#231True Crime
- Annoying13 posts in the past month#313Annoying
- Worst7 posts in the past month#47Worst
- Investigative6 posts in the past month#56Investigative
Flair
- Seeking28 posts in the past month
- What are your favourite long form podcasts?
- Investigative Deep Dive Podcast Suggestions
- Looking for a New Podcast
#128SeekingWhat are your favourite long form podcasts? · Investigative Deep Dive Podcast Suggestions · Looking for a New Podcast - Discussion22 posts in the past month
- “The Unraveling of Podcaster Ashley Flowers’ True Crime Empire”
- Hunting Warhead: The only podcast I've listened to twice
- Cold: Susan Powell
#222Discussion“The Unraveling of Podcaster Ashley Flowers’ True Crime Empire” · Hunting Warhead: The only podcast I've listened to twice · Cold: Susan Powell - Recommending16 posts in the past month
- The No Good, Terribly Kind, Wonderful Lives and Tragic Deaths of Barry and Honey Sherman
- The Poisoned Wife: New Podcast from Hedley Thomas and The Australian (The team behind The Teacher's Pet Podcast)
- Two true crime podcasts I never see recommended
#316RecommendingThe No Good, Terribly Kind, Wonderful Lives and Tragic Deaths of Barry and Honey Sherman · The Poisoned Wife: New Podcast from Hedley Thomas and The Australian (The team behind The Teacher's Pet Podcast) · Two true crime podcasts I never see recommended - Announcement1 post in the past month
- Housekeeping
#41AnnouncementHousekeeping
Product recommendations
- podcast72 posts in the past month
- Best Leopold and Loeb podcast (episode(s))
- This Is Actually Happening best episodes
- Looking for the best podcast on the Snowtown Murders?
#172podcastBest Leopold and Loeb podcast (episode(s)) · This Is Actually Happening best episodes · Looking for the best podcast on the Snowtown Murders? - true crime podcast8 posts in the past month
- Best true crime podcast
- Best True Crime Podcast that has to deal with hiking!
- Best true crime podcasts where the hosts don’t give off heavy “arm chair detective vibes”?
#28true crime podcastBest true crime podcast · Best True Crime Podcast that has to deal with hiking! · Best true crime podcasts where the hosts don’t give off heavy “arm chair detective vibes”?
Community Reviews
Frequently asked questions
- Who is r/TrueCrimePodcasts for?
- Best for Podcasters and True Crime Enthusiasts enthusiasts looking for a Reddit-based community with forum discussion.
- Is r/TrueCrimePodcasts 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/TrueCrimePodcasts have?
- Roughly 997K members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
- What platform is r/TrueCrimePodcasts on?
- r/TrueCrimePodcasts 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/TrueCrimePodcasts cover?
- On the Hive Index, r/TrueCrimePodcasts is organized under Podcasters, True Crime Enthusiasts.
- How do I join r/TrueCrimePodcasts?
- You can join r/TrueCrimePodcasts by clicking this link, or pressing the "Go to community" button above.
- What are the Podcasting communities like?
- Communities for podcast creators covering gear, growth, production, and monetization. Slack and Discord host the most active podcaster communities, with Facebook groups for general support and spaces focused on specific niches like women in podcasting and culture-centered shows.
Monthly Stats
- 9
- Views /mo (-18%)
- 8
- Visitors /mo (-20%)
- 1
- Referrals /mo
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