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 246K members. It uses a forum format for communication. On the Hive Index it ranks #4 in the Social Commerce communities list. It is the 5th largest community in the E-Commerce topic page.
Roughly 92K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Ads, Meta Ads, and Facebook Ads. 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: 47K members
Past year (monthly)
- Jul: 8K members
- Aug: 8K members
- Sep: 6K members
- Oct: 6K members
- Nov: 8K members
- Dec: 7K members
- Jan: 12K members
- Feb: 6K members
- Mar: 8K members
- Apr: 9K members
- May: 9K members
- Jun: 5K members
Themes
- Pain & Anger16 posts in the past month
- Is Ads Manager down right now? 06/12
- Meta Ads is no longer an ad platform. It’s a broken experiment
- I Am Quitting Facebook Ads Forever
#116Pain & AngerIs Ads Manager down right now? 06/12 · Meta Ads is no longer an ad platform. It’s a broken experiment · I Am Quitting Facebook Ads Forever - Advice Requests12 posts in the past month
- BIGGEST TIME SAVER IN THE LAST 3 MONTHS - CLAUDE FOR AUDITS
- To those that are giving up on Meta ADS, where are you going?
- Getting conversions but I feel I could be doing better. Looking for honest feedback on my ecommerce store please
#212Advice RequestsBIGGEST TIME SAVER IN THE LAST 3 MONTHS - CLAUDE FOR AUDITS · To those that are giving up on Meta ADS, where are you going? · Getting conversions but I feel I could be doing better. Looking for honest feedback on my ecommerce store please - Money Talk1 post in the past month
- Am I just wasting money at 50$ a day?
#31Money TalkAm I just wasting money at 50$ a day? - Ideas1 post in the past month
- Give me an Idea to stay afloat
#41IdeasGive me an Idea to stay afloat - Solution Requests1 post in the past month
- Meta ads setup - need your help
#51Solution RequestsMeta ads setup - need your help
Topics
- Ads96 posts in the past month
- Meta Ads can eat shit and die
- Meta Ads is no longer an ad platform. It’s a broken experiment
- Meta ads fucked again
#196AdsMeta Ads can eat shit and die · Meta Ads is no longer an ad platform. It’s a broken experiment · Meta ads fucked again - Meta Ads73 posts in the past month
- Meta ads results after that recent outage on Friday
- To those that are giving up on Meta ADS, where are you going?
- Meta ads manager has officially become unusable, idk how anyone does this for a living
#273Meta AdsMeta ads results after that recent outage on Friday · To those that are giving up on Meta ADS, where are you going? · Meta ads manager has officially become unusable, idk how anyone does this for a living - Facebook Ads62 posts in the past month
- Why has facebook ads gone downhill so much?
- How much importance do you give to "Initiate Checkout" when evaluating a Facebook Ads campaign?
#362Facebook AdsWhy has facebook ads gone downhill so much? · How much importance do you give to "Initiate Checkout" when evaluating a Facebook Ads campaign? - Meta54 posts in the past month
- Meta Ads can eat shit and die
- Something is broken with Meta
- Meta Ads is no longer an ad platform. It’s a broken experiment
#454MetaMeta Ads can eat shit and die · Something is broken with Meta · Meta Ads is no longer an ad platform. It’s a broken experiment - Facebook53 posts in the past month
- Facebook said I made 312 sales last week. Shopify said 190. So I started digging.
- Is Facebook down? I cannot log into my Meta Ad Account
- Ad Manager / Facebook down?
#553FacebookFacebook said I made 312 sales last week. Shopify said 190. So I started digging. · Is Facebook down? I cannot log into my Meta Ad Account · Ad Manager / Facebook down?
Flair
- Discussion101 posts in the past month
- This is going to get me downvoted into oblivion, but it needs to be said.
- Meta Ads can eat shit and die
- Something is broken with Meta
#1101DiscussionThis is going to get me downvoted into oblivion, but it needs to be said. · Meta Ads can eat shit and die · Something is broken with Meta - Help61 posts in the past month
- Facebook's sending junk traffic today
- CBO dropped my CAC from $200 to $72 in 8 days, but it's all going to one ad. Scale or let it run?
- Went from 6 ROAS to .51...what do i do?
#261HelpFacebook's sending junk traffic today · CBO dropped my CAC from $200 to $72 in 8 days, but it's all going to one ad. Scale or let it run? · Went from 6 ROAS to .51...what do i do? - Bug / Outage35 posts in the past month
- Is Ads Manager down right now? 06/12
- Meta Down but meta status OK
- I Am Quitting Facebook Ads Forever
#335Bug / OutageIs Ads Manager down right now? 06/12 · Meta Down but meta status OK · I Am Quitting Facebook Ads Forever - Resource2 posts in the past month
- I've audited 50+ DTC Meta accounts. The same 5 leaks show up in almost every one.
- If your Facebook or Instagram ads stopped working, check these 5 things
#42ResourceI've audited 50+ DTC Meta accounts. The same 5 leaks show up in almost every one. · If your Facebook or Instagram ads stopped working, check these 5 things
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 246K 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.
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