r/AO3 is a subreddit with 390k members. The community frequently discusses fic, ao3, writing, fanfic, and fanfiction, and they frequently recommend/review writing software, music playlists, and reading app, and the most common flair used is meme/joke, complaint/pet peeve/venting, questions/help?, excitement/celebration 🎉, and discussion (non-question).
An unofficial sub devoted to AO3. The Archive of Our Own (AO3) offers a noncommercial and nonprofit central hosting place for fanworks. We are proactive and innovative in protecting and defending our work from commercial exploitation and legal challenge. We preserve our fannish economy, values, and creative expression by protecting and nurturing our fellow fans, our work, our commentary, our history, and our identity while providing the broadest possible access to fannish activity for all fans.
Popular Topics in r/AO3
#1
Fic
48 posts
#2
Ao3
34 posts
#3
Writing
31 posts
#4
Fanfic
28 posts
#5
Fanfiction
19 posts
#6
Comments
16 posts
#7
Tags
10 posts
#8
Comment
10 posts
#9
Chapter
5 posts
#10
Support
4 posts
Products Discussed in r/AO3
Writing Software
30 reviews
#1
Google
4.6★ from 7 reviews
#2
Microsoft
3.7★ from 3 reviews
#3
Libre Office
4.5★ from 2 reviews
Music Playlists
8 reviews
#1
Hozier, Joji, Daughter, Bon Iver
5.0★ from 1 review
#2
Mitski
5.0★ from 1 review
#3
Lana Del Rey
5.0★ from 1 review
Reading App
6 reviews
#1
Librera
4.0★ from 1 review
#2
Moon+ Reader
5.0★ from 1 review
#3
Moon Reader
4.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/AO3
#1
Meme/Joke
: "Just clicked off a 40k word long fic because they unironically used the words "Choccy milk""
42 posts
#2
Complaint/Pet Peeve/Venting
: "I found this in the wild, what the hell ðŸ˜"
39 posts
#3
Questions/Help?
: "Why do people do this?"
28 posts
#4
Excitement/Celebration 🎉
: "Oh my God guys it happened to me"
27 posts
#5
Discussion (Non-question)
: "I am not sure how to feel about this"
21 posts
#6
Comment Commentary
: "Yk it really hurts when your abandoned fic is found by someone who really wants it to continue"
15 posts
#7
Stats/Hit Counts/Word Counts
: "Why care about the number of hits when you have a 100% success rate"
15 posts
#8
Writing help/Beta
: "College and Highschool Au’s are very different. Wait till you get there to write them."
3 posts
#9
Custom
: "things you LOVE in fanfiction"
3 posts
#10
Requesting Recommendations
: "1st or 3rd person, which one do you prefer?"
2 posts
Member Growth in r/AO3
Yearly
+128k members(49.0%)
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Last updated: June 7, 2026