About r/YouTube
r/YouTube is for discussion about YouTube. This is a fan sub, not run or owned by YouTube! Please read the rules: https://www.reddit.com/r/youtube/wiki/index/rules NEVER GIVE OUT YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION: https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/2802848
The community at a glance
r/YouTube is a Subreddit for Content Creators and YouTube Creators with roughly 3.4M members. It has been around since 2008. It uses a forum format for communication. On the Hive Index it ranks #6 in the YouTube communities list. It is the 1st largest community in the Content Creation topic page.
Roughly 189K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Youtube, Video, and Annoying. Common discussion themes are Advice Requests and Pain & Anger. Product recommendations often mention laptop.
Community Topics
Community Features
This community has a forum
Subreddit Analysis
via GummySearchMember growth over time
All time (yearly)
- 2013: 9K members
- 2014: 8K members
- 2015: 10K members
- 2016: 25K members
- 2017: 44K members
- 2018: 126K members
- 2019: 145K members
- 2020: 133K members
- 2023: 680K members
- 2024: 1.6M members
- 2025: 554K members
- 2026: 130K members
Past year (monthly)
- Sep: 9K members
- Oct: 10K members
- Nov: 16K members
- Dec: 18K members
- Jan: 18K members
- Feb: 24K members
- Mar: 16K members
- Apr: 16K members
- May: 16K members
- Jun: 15K members
- Jul: 14K members
- Aug: 10K members
Themes
- Advice Requests3 posts in the past month
- Se tem vídeo novo no YouTube, tem like ,tem novos inscritos, e comentários .
- Does anyone have the skibidi toilet SpongeBob.exe cover from ozyrys?
- How can I Improve my Channel?
#13Advice RequestsSe tem vídeo novo no YouTube, tem like ,tem novos inscritos, e comentários . · Does anyone have the skibidi toilet SpongeBob.exe cover from ozyrys? · How can I Improve my Channel? - Pain & Anger3 posts in the past month
- I'm going insane bro
- STOP IT WITH THE ADS!
- What's going on with YouTube?
#23Pain & AngerI'm going insane bro · STOP IT WITH THE ADS! · What's going on with YouTube? - Solution Requests2 posts in the past month
- Can one of you geniuses please make a YouTube client app without shorts?
- Help with premium family plan
#32Solution RequestsCan one of you geniuses please make a YouTube client app without shorts? · Help with premium family plan - Self-Promotion1 post in the past month
- Hi guys can you show me some support? check out my new video
#41Self-PromotionHi guys can you show me some support? check out my new video - News1 post in the past month
- Updates to the YouTube partner program / requirements
#51NewsUpdates to the YouTube partner program / requirements
Topics
- Youtube38 posts in the past month#138Youtube
- Video12 posts in the past month#212Video
- Annoying11 posts in the past month#311Annoying
- Channel8 posts in the past month#48Channel
- Videos5 posts in the past month#55Videos
Flair
- Discussion25 posts in the past month
- The eldest type?
- I found a 2006 YouTube video with only 5 views on one of the rarest channels
- Found a 2006 YouTube video with only 7 views on one of the rarest channels
#125DiscussionThe eldest type? · I found a 2006 YouTube video with only 5 views on one of the rarest channels · Found a 2006 YouTube video with only 7 views on one of the rarest channels - Question23 posts in the past month
- Weird Channel, I found in YouTube Shorts.
- How do I regain dubs? Used to have it but nonexistent now...
- Is there any legitimate way to access YouTube members-only content without paying for a membership?
#223QuestionWeird Channel, I found in YouTube Shorts. · How do I regain dubs? Used to have it but nonexistent now... · Is there any legitimate way to access YouTube members-only content without paying for a membership? - Bug10 posts in the past month
- Is anyone else getting this ad bug?
- What's going on with YouTube?
- Is this normal
#310BugIs anyone else getting this ad bug? · What's going on with YouTube? · Is this normal - Memes9 posts in the past month
- I am never going to watch shorts ever again
- Ladies and gentlemens and whatever your gender is. Today's question is...
- Why is this still live?
#49MemesI am never going to watch shorts ever again · Ladies and gentlemens and whatever your gender is. Today's question is... · Why is this still live? - Feature Change6 posts in the past month
- Updates to the YouTube partner program / requirements
- Ads even with premium
- Youtube needs to add AI to the list of reasons for reporting a video.
#56Feature ChangeUpdates to the YouTube partner program / requirements · Ads even with premium · Youtube needs to add AI to the list of reasons for reporting a video.
Product recommendations
- laptop1 post in the past month
- [Recommendation] Best laptop for video editing & coding under $1000 USD?
#11laptop[Recommendation] Best laptop for video editing & coding under $1000 USD?
Community Reviews
Frequently asked questions
- Who is r/YouTube for?
- Best for Content Creators and YouTube Creators enthusiasts looking for a Reddit-based community with forum discussion.
- Is r/YouTube 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/YouTube have?
- Roughly 3.4M members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
- What platform is r/YouTube on?
- r/YouTube 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/YouTube cover?
- On the Hive Index, r/YouTube is organized under Content Creators, YouTube Creators.
- How do I join r/YouTube?
- You can join r/YouTube by clicking this link, or pressing the "Go to community" button above.
- What are the Content Creation communities like?
- One of the larger categories on the site, covering communities for video creators, streamers, podcasters, musicians, and written content producers. Discord has communities for every type of creator, while Facebook groups and Reddit subreddits serve platform-specific creators working across YouTube, TikTok, and Twitch.
Monthly Stats
- 17
- Views /mo (-11%)
- 17
- Visitors /mo (-11%)
- 1
- Referrals /mo
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