About r/YouTubers
r/YouTubers is a subreddit for content creators to discuss long- and short-form video content creation.
The community at a glance
r/YouTubers is a Subreddit for Short Form Creators and YouTube Creators with roughly 344K members. It uses a forum format for communication. It also includes courses or structured learning. On the Hive Index it ranks #3 in the YouTube communities list and #5 in the Short Form Video communities list.
Roughly 44K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Question, Struggling, and Youtube. Common discussion themes are Advice Requests and Solution Requests. Product recommendations often mention camera, youtube editor, and microphone.
Community Topics
Subreddit Analysis
via GummySearchMember growth over time
All time (yearly)
- 2013: 1K members
- 2014: 2K members
- 2015: 2K members
- 2016: 5K members
- 2017: 10K members
- 2018: 19K members
- 2019: 43K members
- 2020: 57K members
- 2023: 98K members
- 2024: 25K members
- 2025: 52K members
- 2026: 29K members
Past year (monthly)
- Sep: 3K members
- Oct: 3K members
- Nov: 4K members
- Dec: 4K members
- Jan: 5K members
- Feb: 4K members
- Mar: 4K members
- Apr: 3K members
- May: 4K members
- Jun: 4K members
- Jul: 3K members
- Aug: 2K members
Themes
- Advice Requests3 posts in the past month
- One year of YouTube. What are the best practices for increasing viewer retention?
- Do I still have a chance at this?
- Looking to connect with an established YouTube editor/creator
#13Advice RequestsOne year of YouTube. What are the best practices for increasing viewer retention? · Do I still have a chance at this? · Looking to connect with an established YouTube editor/creator - Solution Requests2 posts in the past month
- I need an app where I can record overlay over a video and see and pause the video I'm overlaying on
- What types of voice filters/text to speech tools do y’all recommend for a video essay?
#22Solution RequestsI need an app where I can record overlay over a video and see and pause the video I'm overlaying on · What types of voice filters/text to speech tools do y’all recommend for a video essay? - Pain & Anger1 post in the past month
- My videos stopped having almost any reach
#31Pain & AngerMy videos stopped having almost any reach
Topics
- Question59 posts in the past month#159Question
- Struggling51 posts in the past month#251Struggling
- Youtube47 posts in the past month
- One year of YouTube. What are the best practices for increasing viewer retention?
- "YouTube is testing your video to a larger audience " rant/question
- Looking to connect with an established YouTube editor/creator
#347YoutubeOne year of YouTube. What are the best practices for increasing viewer retention? · "YouTube is testing your video to a larger audience " rant/question · Looking to connect with an established YouTube editor/creator - Video45 posts in the past month
- How to include film clips in your videos?
- What types of voice filters/text to speech tools do y’all recommend for a video essay?
#445VideoHow to include film clips in your videos? · What types of voice filters/text to speech tools do y’all recommend for a video essay? - Struggle34 posts in the past month#534Struggle
Flair
- Question27 posts in the past month
- Has anyone noticed Shorts stop at 1-2k views?
- How do you personally deal with hate comments?
- One year of YouTube. What are the best practices for increasing viewer retention?
#127QuestionHas anyone noticed Shorts stop at 1-2k views? · How do you personally deal with hate comments? · One year of YouTube. What are the best practices for increasing viewer retention?
Product recommendations
- camera5 posts in the past month
- [Question] Camera recs?
- Camera recs??
- [question] - low budget camera/audio recs?
#15camera[Question] Camera recs? · Camera recs?? · [question] - low budget camera/audio recs? - youtube editor4 posts in the past month
- Best YouTube Editor At Best Price
- Best Youtube Editor At Best Price
- Best Youtube Editor At Best Price
#24youtube editorBest YouTube Editor At Best Price · Best Youtube Editor At Best Price · Best Youtube Editor At Best Price - microphone4 posts in the past month
- Best microphone for gaming – USB vs XLR setups for clear team chat?
- Can anyone recommend a good mic? Old ones pretty much done for so thinking about investing in a new one
- Which are some recommended small wireless Microphones for YouTube, and Podcast Microphones?
#34microphoneBest microphone for gaming – USB vs XLR setups for clear team chat? · Can anyone recommend a good mic? Old ones pretty much done for so thinking about investing in a new one · Which are some recommended small wireless Microphones for YouTube, and Podcast Microphones? - editing software3 posts in the past month
- Best editing software to make (blank) explained in x minutes videos?
- Best editing software to make (blank) explained in x minutes videos?
- What editing software do you recommend?Filmora vs DaVinci
#43editing softwareBest editing software to make (blank) explained in x minutes videos? · Best editing software to make (blank) explained in x minutes videos? · What editing software do you recommend?Filmora vs DaVinci - youtube thumbnail maker2 posts in the past month
- What are the Best Youtube Thumbnail Maker?
- What are the Best Youtube Thumbnail Maker?
#52youtube thumbnail makerWhat are the Best Youtube Thumbnail Maker? · What are the Best Youtube Thumbnail Maker?
Community Reviews
Frequently asked questions
- Who is r/YouTubers for?
- Best for Short Form Creators and YouTube Creators enthusiasts looking for a Reddit-based community with forum discussion.
- Is r/YouTubers 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/YouTubers have?
- Roughly 344K members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
- What platform is r/YouTubers on?
- r/YouTubers 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/YouTubers cover?
- On the Hive Index, r/YouTubers is organized under Short Form Creators, YouTube Creators.
- How do I join r/YouTubers?
- You can join r/YouTubers by clicking this link, or pressing the "Go to community" button above.
- What are the Short Form Video communities like?
- Communities for creators making TikTok, Reels, and YouTube Shorts content. Discord and Reddit have active communities for trending formats and growth strategies, with Facebook groups for creators sharing storytelling frameworks and virality tactics across short-form platforms.
Monthly Stats
- 21
- Views /mo (+31%)
- 18
- Visitors /mo (+20%)
- 2
- Referrals /mo (+100%)
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