About r/FacebookAds
This community is a place to discuss best practices and strategies involved in running successful Facebook and Instagram ad campaigns.
The community at a glance
r/FacebookAds is a Subreddit for E-Commerce and Social Commerce Sellers with roughly 277K members. It uses a forum format for communication. On the Hive Index it ranks #7 in the Social Commerce communities list. It is the 6th largest community in the E-Commerce topic page.
Roughly 89K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Meta Ads, Looking For, and Tools. Common discussion themes are Pain & Anger and Advice Requests. Product recommendations often mention meta ads and fb ads alternatives.
Community Topics
Community Features
This community has a forum
Subreddit Analysis
via GummySearchMember growth over time
All time (yearly)
- 2019: 2K members
- 2020: 6K members
- 2023: 51K members
- 2024: 61K members
- 2025: 79K members
- 2026: 78K members
Past year (monthly)
- Dec: 7K members
- Jan: 12K members
- Feb: 6K members
- Mar: 8K members
- Apr: 9K members
- May: 9K members
- Jun: 7K members
- Jul: 7K members
- Aug: 9K members
- Sep: 6K members
- Oct: 5K members
- Nov: 1K members
Themes
- Pain & Anger3 posts in the past month
- Same store converted at ~1% last campaign, now 135 LPVs and Almost No ATC, 0 sales. What changed?
- HELP: Good Soft Metrics but Zero ATCs (DESPERATE)
- Diwali sales - last year 13k USD this time not even 2k
#13Pain & AngerSame store converted at ~1% last campaign, now 135 LPVs and Almost No ATC, 0 sales. What changed? · HELP: Good Soft Metrics but Zero ATCs (DESPERATE) · Diwali sales - last year 13k USD this time not even 2k - Advice Requests3 posts in the past month
- How do you warm up cold audiences and turn them into buyers for low-ticket digital products?
- I need some guidance
- My friend spent ₹2.4L on Meta ads for his coffee brand and got 11 orders. Here’s what actually worked
#23Advice RequestsHow do you warm up cold audiences and turn them into buyers for low-ticket digital products? · I need some guidance · My friend spent ₹2.4L on Meta ads for his coffee brand and got 11 orders. Here’s what actually worked - Solution Requests2 posts in the past month
- $1.98 Spent with $60/day in 4 days, what do i do?
- Hola a todos. necesito ayuda para encontrar BM de compra. paginas que ustedes hayan probado y no sean alguna estafa. muchas gracias a los que me puedan ayudar
#32Solution Requests$1.98 Spent with $60/day in 4 days, what do i do? · Hola a todos. necesito ayuda para encontrar BM de compra. paginas que ustedes hayan probado y no sean alguna estafa. muchas gracias a los que me puedan ayudar - Ideas1 post in the past month
- Is my idea dumb?
#41IdeasIs my idea dumb?
Topics
- Meta Ads14 posts in the past month#114Meta Ads
- Looking For13 posts in the past month#213Looking For
- Tools8 posts in the past month#38Tools
- Facebook Ads8 posts in the past month#48Facebook Ads
- Performance Marketing4 posts in the past month#54Performance Marketing
Flair
- Help30 posts in the past month
- What is your ROAS ?
- Meta makes no sense
- High CPM
#130HelpWhat is your ROAS ? · Meta makes no sense · High CPM - Discussion28 posts in the past month
- Meta is back loading....
- It feels like a majority of 65+ users on Meta suffers from dementia or some kind mental illness
- How do you warm up cold audiences and turn them into buyers for low-ticket digital products?
#228DiscussionMeta is back loading.... · It feels like a majority of 65+ users on Meta suffers from dementia or some kind mental illness · How do you warm up cold audiences and turn them into buyers for low-ticket digital products? - Bug / Outage5 posts in the past month
- What's the point of custmizing my ads if Meta just ignores everything?
- Delivery issues?
- Confirmation codes not being sent
#35Bug / OutageWhat's the point of custmizing my ads if Meta just ignores everything? · Delivery issues? · Confirmation codes not being sent - Resource2 posts in the past month
- Facebook ads.
- Fired my best ad set on a US peptide account and I’m still not sure it was the right call
#42ResourceFacebook ads. · Fired my best ad set on a US peptide account and I’m still not sure it was the right call
Product recommendations
- meta ads4 posts in the past month
- Best alternative to Meta Ads / Performance Marketing for a new D2C brand?
- Best alternative to Meta Ads / Performance Marketing for a new D2C brand?
- Best free videos or tutorials on Meta Ads for beginners
#14meta adsBest alternative to Meta Ads / Performance Marketing for a new D2C brand? · Best alternative to Meta Ads / Performance Marketing for a new D2C brand? · Best free videos or tutorials on Meta Ads for beginners - fb ads alternatives2 posts in the past month
- FB Ads Alternatives - What would you recommend?
- FB Ads Alternatives - What would you recommend?
#22fb ads alternativesFB Ads Alternatives - What would you recommend? · FB Ads Alternatives - What would you recommend?
Community Reviews
Frequently asked questions
- Who is r/FacebookAds for?
- Best for E-Commerce and Social Commerce Sellers enthusiasts looking for a Reddit-based community with forum discussion.
- Is r/FacebookAds 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/FacebookAds have?
- Roughly 277K members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
- What platform is r/FacebookAds on?
- r/FacebookAds 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/FacebookAds cover?
- On the Hive Index, r/FacebookAds is organized under E-Commerce, Social Commerce Sellers.
- How do I join r/FacebookAds?
- You can join r/FacebookAds by clicking this link, or pressing the "Go to community" button above.
- What are the E-Commerce communities like?
- Communities for e-commerce operators covering Shopify, Amazon, dropshipping, and direct-to-consumer brands. Slack is popular for DTC and platform-specific groups, while Discord has communities for Amazon sellers and general e-commerce strategy. One of the more active business topics on the site.
Monthly Stats
- 18
- Views /mo (-14%)
- 15
- Visitors /mo (-25%)
- 1
- Referrals /mo (-50%)
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