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 #8 in the YouTube communities list. It is the 1st largest community in the Content Creation topic page.
Roughly 202K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Youtube, Video, and Shorts. 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: 121K 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: 2K members
Topics
- Youtube57 posts in the past month#157Youtube
- Video16 posts in the past month#216Video
- Shorts9 posts in the past month#39Shorts
- Hate7 posts in the past month#47Hate
- Channel6 posts in the past month#56Channel
Flair
- Question42 posts in the past month
- Why show it if it is private in the first place?
- Is there any way to filter out all the AI crap?
- Is anyone getting ridiculous amounts of ads?
#142QuestionWhy show it if it is private in the first place? · Is there any way to filter out all the AI crap? · Is anyone getting ridiculous amounts of ads? - Discussion34 posts in the past month
- This is sad
- Who is your favorite "purple" YouTuber?
- This is getting ridiculous
#234DiscussionThis is sad · Who is your favorite "purple" YouTuber? · This is getting ridiculous - Bug28 posts in the past month
- "Watch later" gone on iPad app
- Videos playing immediately upon opening app
- What the f*ck does YouTube recommend to me in this case? 💀
#328Bug"Watch later" gone on iPad app · Videos playing immediately upon opening app · What the f*ck does YouTube recommend to me in this case? 💀 - Channel Feedback16 posts in the past month
- WTF is wrong with this channel and youtube. Discovered this channel has uploaded same short 6 times. Doing the same dance for 2 months and farmed billions of views.
- Worst cartoons to be recommended om coppa mislabeled videos
- What the actual fuck is this???
#416Channel FeedbackWTF is wrong with this channel and youtube. Discovered this channel has uploaded same short 6 times. Doing the same dance for 2 months and farmed billions of views. · Worst cartoons to be recommended om coppa mislabeled videos · What the actual fuck is this??? - UI Change15 posts in the past month
- YouTube updated the you page uo
- YouTube testing new UI on desktop? Old vs New. Feels less clean when everything is in one horizontal line. What do y'all think?
- is there an extension on chrome to just revert back to previous youtube layout versions?
#515UI ChangeYouTube updated the you page uo · YouTube testing new UI on desktop? Old vs New. Feels less clean when everything is in one horizontal line. What do y'all think? · is there an extension on chrome to just revert back to previous youtube layout versions?
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
- 25
- Views /mo (+178%)
- 24
- Visitors /mo (+200%)
- 1
- Referrals /mo (-50%)
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