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 992K members. It uses a forum format for communication. On the Hive Index it ranks #7 in the True Crime communities list and #8 in the Podcasting communities list.
Roughly 11K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include True Crime, Podcast, and Podcasts. Common discussion themes are Advice Requests. Product recommendations often mention podcasts.
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: 7K members
Past year (monthly)
- Jul: 144 members
- Aug: 159 members
- Sep: 604 members
- 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: 873 members
Themes
- Advice Requests4 posts in the past month
- Recommendation: Hell in Heaven: A Mysterious Death in Paradise
- Non murder true crime podcast recommendations
- Looking for Long-Form Recs
#14Advice RequestsRecommendation: Hell in Heaven: A Mysterious Death in Paradise · Non murder true crime podcast recommendations · Looking for Long-Form Recs
Topics
- True Crime143 posts in the past month
- Indicators of poor quality true crime content/podcasts, in your opinion
- True Crime Podcast Bingo
- Just Tried to Kick the True Crime Football Promised By "Blink" But Realized Mid-Air They Had Pulled It Away
#1143True CrimeIndicators of poor quality true crime content/podcasts, in your opinion · True Crime Podcast Bingo · Just Tried to Kick the True Crime Football Promised By "Blink" But Realized Mid-Air They Had Pulled It Away - Podcast110 posts in the past month
- unwanted ads on podcasts
- Non murder true crime podcast recommendations
#2110Podcastunwanted ads on podcasts · Non murder true crime podcast recommendations - Podcasts55 posts in the past month
- Got any good podcasts about scammers I haven't heard of yet?
#355PodcastsGot any good podcasts about scammers I haven't heard of yet? - Recommendations37 posts in the past month
- Non murder true crime podcast recommendations
#437RecommendationsNon murder true crime podcast recommendations - Murder32 posts in the past month
- Hate Listen: Murder on Songbird Road
#532MurderHate Listen: Murder on Songbird Road
Flair
- Discussion41 posts in the past month
- As a murder victim’s older sister, I cannot STAND Crime Junkie/Ashley Flowers.
- How is Last Podcast on the Left popular?
- Did Crime Junkie Steal Our Content?
#141DiscussionAs a murder victim’s older sister, I cannot STAND Crime Junkie/Ashley Flowers. · How is Last Podcast on the Left popular? · Did Crime Junkie Steal Our Content? - Recommending35 posts in the past month
- Love Trapped is Goooooodddd
- The best True Crime Pod out RN!!!!
- My All-Time Favorite Podcasts
#235RecommendingLove Trapped is Goooooodddd · The best True Crime Pod out RN!!!! · My All-Time Favorite Podcasts - Seeking25 posts in the past month
- Podcasts that are amazing but rarely get recommended
- I need podcasts like cold and bear Brooke again.
- What is the best non murder true crime podcast?
#325SeekingPodcasts that are amazing but rarely get recommended · I need podcasts like cold and bear Brooke again. · What is the best non murder true crime podcast? - Promotion2 posts in the past month
- AMA with David Ridgen, host and creator of Someone Knows Something - the ongoing CBC True Crime Podcast on MONDAY April 13th at 1:30 PM ET!
- Thank you to whoever recommended Who Killed Emma - I loved it!
#42PromotionAMA with David Ridgen, host and creator of Someone Knows Something - the ongoing CBC True Crime Podcast on MONDAY April 13th at 1:30 PM ET! · Thank you to whoever recommended Who Killed Emma - I loved it!
Product recommendations
- podcasts53 posts in the past month
- Best true crime podcast
- Give me your best podcasts that are never recommended
- What’s the best new podcast?
#153podcastsBest true crime podcast · Give me your best podcasts that are never recommended · What’s the best new podcast?
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 992K 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.
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