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 3.5M members. It has been around since 2008. It uses a forum format for communication. On the Hive Index it ranks #10 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, Annoying, and Video. 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: 138K members
Past year (monthly)
- 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: 14K members
- Sep: 5K members
Topics
- Youtube41 posts in the past month#141Youtube
- Annoying19 posts in the past month#219Annoying
- Video11 posts in the past month#311Video
- Ads10 posts in the past month#410Ads
- Channel8 posts in the past month#58Channel
Flair
- Question48 posts in the past month
- I’m on Xbox and can’t see thumbnails
- Anyone know who the channel not_today_ok used to be?
- What is going on with My playstore and youtube??
#148QuestionI’m on Xbox and can’t see thumbnails · Anyone know who the channel not_today_ok used to be? · What is going on with My playstore and youtube?? - Discussion33 posts in the past month
- Remember MrDweller?
- YouTube Pushing AI-Slop for content creators is hurting my motivation
- 200k+ people in this random hustling channel's livestream? insane viewbotting
#233DiscussionRemember MrDweller? · YouTube Pushing AI-Slop for content creators is hurting my motivation · 200k+ people in this random hustling channel's livestream? insane viewbotting - Bug31 posts in the past month
- Something’s up with my yt??
- Anyone else having this issue
- I clicked “Not interested” on ~20 Shorts using the SAME sound and YouTube kept showing me more
#331BugSomething’s up with my yt?? · Anyone else having this issue · I clicked “Not interested” on ~20 Shorts using the SAME sound and YouTube kept showing me more - Channel Feedback11 posts in the past month
- I'm started making video but how I can overcome this problem zero views, do I need to make a new account?
- A QUICK QUESTION...
- SKIP TO MY LOU 🩰 OUT NOW !!!!! (TAP THE LINK BELOW NOWWWWW 🔗🩰😅💯🤪🤩🚨🤷♂️🖕💋⬇️!!!!!)
#411Channel FeedbackI'm started making video but how I can overcome this problem zero views, do I need to make a new account? · A QUICK QUESTION... · SKIP TO MY LOU 🩰 OUT NOW !!!!! (TAP THE LINK BELOW NOWWWWW 🔗🩰😅💯🤪🤩🚨🤷♂️🖕💋⬇️!!!!!) - Memes9 posts in the past month
- M stands for Markiplier
- Meme relating to YouTube Music's explicit system
- So uhm, yeah 👍
#59MemesM stands for Markiplier · Meme relating to YouTube Music's explicit system · So uhm, yeah 👍
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 3.5M 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
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- 23
- Visitors /mo (0%)
- 1
- Referrals /mo (0%)
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