r/socialmedia↗

Social Media

A sub for professional discussion about social media, news, and best practices.

2.1M subscribers838 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. <1% by known bots)703 authors / mosince 2008

r/socialmedia has 2.1M members (+2.8% over the last 12 months). It gets about 838 posts a month from 703 people. Top topics: Instagram Updates & Issues, Instagram Engagement Issues and YouTube Subscribers.

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Size and growth

How r/socialmedia has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+2.8%in 12 months · +0.4% in 3 months · +0.1% in 1 month

Oct 20262.1M

r/socialmedia

Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−53%vs Sep 2025 · −46% last 3 months vs the 3 before

Sep 2026838

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/socialmedia

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

TikTok
Apple
LinkedIn
Medium
TechCrunch

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