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 #7 in the YouTube communities list. It is the 1st largest community in the Content Creation topic page.
Roughly 191K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Youtube, Ads, and Channel. Common discussion themes are Solution Requests and Advice Requests. 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: 155K members
Past year (monthly)
- 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: 12K members
- Oct: 9K members
Themes
- Solution Requests3 posts in the past month
- What’s the best YouTube app for no ads?
- How to fix audio playing out of app but not video on Premium?
- chrome extension that lets me actually see all the newest comments under collapsed chats?
#13Solution RequestsWhat’s the best YouTube app for no ads? · How to fix audio playing out of app but not video on Premium? · chrome extension that lets me actually see all the newest comments under collapsed chats? - Advice Requests2 posts in the past month
- I have built a 1.8 M Subs Channel in 2 years with over 3 Billion views (Ask me any help/tips)
- i need help
#22Advice RequestsI have built a 1.8 M Subs Channel in 2 years with over 3 Billion views (Ask me any help/tips) · i need help - Pain & Anger1 post in the past month
- The entire app is falling apart
#31Pain & AngerThe entire app is falling apart
Topics
- Youtube28 posts in the past month#128Youtube
- Ads9 posts in the past month
- SLAUGHTER SEASON 🩸 OUT NOW !!!!! (TAP THE LINK BELOW NOWWWWW 🔗🩸3️⃣⬇️!!!!!)
- Here's an idea, why don't you rich entitled influencers leave working class people tf alone?
- SULLA PUBBLICITÀ
#29AdsSLAUGHTER SEASON 🩸 OUT NOW !!!!! (TAP THE LINK BELOW NOWWWWW 🔗🩸3️⃣⬇️!!!!!) · Here's an idea, why don't you rich entitled influencers leave working class people tf alone? · SULLA PUBBLICITÀ - Channel7 posts in the past month#37Channel
- Ui6 posts in the past month
- YouTube has updated their mobile UI to have a dock style menu at the bottom.
- New UI changes✨
#46UiYouTube has updated their mobile UI to have a dock style menu at the bottom. · New UI changes✨ - Video5 posts in the past month#55Video
Flair
- Question20 posts in the past month
- Time stopping during the night
- Why is Rebecca parham not posting
- Same device and different outlook in 2 different account.
#120QuestionTime stopping during the night · Why is Rebecca parham not posting · Same device and different outlook in 2 different account. - Discussion14 posts in the past month
- Remember when we could block channels
- M so tired of looking at ai thumbnails everywhere.. THEY ALL LOOK THE SAME I HATE IT
- These ads are getting out of hand
#214DiscussionRemember when we could block channels · M so tired of looking at ai thumbnails everywhere.. THEY ALL LOOK THE SAME I HATE IT · These ads are getting out of hand - Bug11 posts in the past month
- But on android
- It seems like YouTube only wants me to dislike this video
- For some reason I'm subscribed to random ass channels I've never watched nor interacted with?
#311BugBut on android · It seems like YouTube only wants me to dislike this video · For some reason I'm subscribed to random ass channels I've never watched nor interacted with? - UI Change10 posts in the past month
- YouTube has updated their mobile UI to have a dock style menu at the bottom.
- My layout keeps changing
- YouTube ha una nuova gui, chi di voi ce l'ha?
#410UI ChangeYouTube has updated their mobile UI to have a dock style menu at the bottom. · My layout keeps changing · YouTube ha una nuova gui, chi di voi ce l'ha? - Channel Feedback7 posts in the past month
- My feed was full of reviews for the Apple HomeView, and I noticed a common theme with the thumbnails...
- SLAUGHTER SEASON 🩸 OUT NOW !!!!! (TAP THE LINK BELOW NOWWWWW 🔗🩸3️⃣⬇️!!!!!)
- SULLA PUBBLICITÀ
#57Channel FeedbackMy feed was full of reviews for the Apple HomeView, and I noticed a common theme with the thumbnails... · SLAUGHTER SEASON 🩸 OUT NOW !!!!! (TAP THE LINK BELOW NOWWWWW 🔗🩸3️⃣⬇️!!!!!) · SULLA PUBBLICITÀ
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
- 21
- Views /mo (-30%)
- 18
- Visitors /mo (-36%)
- 4
- Referrals /mo (+300%)
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