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 271K members. It uses a forum format for communication. On the Hive Index it ranks #7 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 Looking For, Meta Ads, and Tools. Common discussion themes are Pain & Anger and Solution 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: 72K members
Past year (monthly)
- Nov: 8K members
- 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: 155 members
Themes
- Pain & Anger3 posts in the past month
- Monthly Invoicing Issue
- Getting link clicks but no leads
- Can’t pay my overdue payments because I’m in a trade restricted country
#13Pain & AngerMonthly Invoicing Issue · Getting link clicks but no leads · Can’t pay my overdue payments because I’m in a trade restricted country - Solution Requests2 posts in the past month
- Automation problem, HELP
- Newbie here and i got overwhelmed learning FB Meta ads, what should i learn first?
#22Solution RequestsAutomation problem, HELP · Newbie here and i got overwhelmed learning FB Meta ads, what should i learn first? - Advice Requests2 posts in the past month
- Just launched my first $9 tripwire campaign on FB Ads. Any advice or feedback on my early 48h metrics?
- Can deleted Meta ads/ad sets be recovered after a hack?
#32Advice RequestsJust launched my first $9 tripwire campaign on FB Ads. Any advice or feedback on my early 48h metrics? · Can deleted Meta ads/ad sets be recovered after a hack? - Ideas1 post in the past month
- Does anyone have ideas on how we can manage this bad time with meta?
#41IdeasDoes anyone have ideas on how we can manage this bad time with meta?
Topics
- Looking For14 posts in the past month#114Looking For
- Meta Ads12 posts in the past month#212Meta Ads
- 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
- Help36 posts in the past month
- Ad performance
- Newbie here and i got overwhelmed learning FB Meta ads, what should i learn first?
- Give Old Business Page?
#136HelpAd performance · Newbie here and i got overwhelmed learning FB Meta ads, what should i learn first? · Give Old Business Page? - Discussion32 posts in the past month
- Thoughts on Muse for Small Business?
- Zuckerberg listening to my thoughts
- Whats one Meta ads best practice you stopped believing in?
#232DiscussionThoughts on Muse for Small Business? · Zuckerberg listening to my thoughts · Whats one Meta ads best practice you stopped believing in? - Bug / Outage5 posts in the past month
- Weird issue; advertising setup on my account but I never set it up
- anyone seeing high CPM for the last couple days?
- Guys? Any Improvement in performance? since last weekend?
#35Bug / OutageWeird issue; advertising setup on my account but I never set it up · anyone seeing high CPM for the last couple days? · Guys? Any Improvement in performance? since last weekend? - Resource1 post in the past month
- Ran creative through 40 different hooks before finding the 2 that carried this entire peptide account
#41ResourceRan creative through 40 different hooks before finding the 2 that carried this entire peptide account
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 271K 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
- 25
- Views /mo (+213%)
- 23
- Visitors /mo (+188%)
- 2
- Referrals /mo
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