r/AO3 is a subreddit with 423k members. The most common kinds of discussions are pain & anger and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses comments, looking for a fic, ao3, tags, and hate, and they frequently recommend/review writing software, reading app, and text to speech.
This subreddit is dedicated to the website archiveofourown.org (AO3). AO3 is a database project of Organization for Transformative Works that hosts fanworks (fanfiction, podfics, fanart, etc).
Please note: this subreddit is not official or sanctioned by the admin of AO3. Some of the moderators or commentors may be volunteers but anything a volunteer says here is their own and not official.
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Popular Themes in r/AO3
#1
Pain & Anger
: "I have a problem"
6 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "can someone explain how this is possible?"
3 posts
#3
Solution Requests
: "Having hyperfixations while simultaneously trying to look for fics that aid my new hyperfixation because i am swiftly and surely devouring all the specific tags I'm searching for."
1 post
#4
Ideas
: "I think there should be a middle ground between ‘if you write about a dark topic, you condone it’ and ‘nothing someone writes can ever say anything about them’"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/AO3
#1
Comments
: "Do authors get annoyed when a reader Comments a lot?"
11 posts
#2
Looking For A Fic
7 posts
#3
Ao3
: "Finally posted something on Ao3 !"
6 posts
#4
Tags
5 posts
#5
Hate
4 posts
#6
Authors
: "AHHHH I LOVE Authors"
4 posts
#7
Ship
: "What are the worst or stupidest reasons people have told you why you aren’t allowed to Ship?"
4 posts
#8
Beta Reader
3 posts
#9
Help
3 posts
#10
Reader
3 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
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
Text To Speech
4 reviews
#1
Voice Dream
4.0★ from 1 review
#2
AO3
5.0★ from 1 review
#3
ReadEra
5.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/AO3
#1
Meme/Joke
: "Drop the best line you’ve ever read in a fanfic"
45 posts
#2
Discussion (Non-question)
: "What is one thing you can say that will leave your fandom/general fandom like this?"
39 posts
#3
Excitement/Celebration 🎉
: "I wasn't even expecting kudos and I get A WHOLE COMMENT?!?!"
33 posts
#4
Questions/Help?
: "Questions about OOC tag"
30 posts
#5
Complaint/Pet Peeve/Venting
: "This post got me laughing my ass off lmao"
17 posts
#6
Comment Commentary
: "Guess I'm religious now"
10 posts
#7
Fun & Games
: "I just realized why flower shop au might be so popular"
5 posts
#8
Proship/Anti Discourse
: "Let's call a spade a spade"
4 posts
#9
Stats/Hit Counts/Word Counts
: "me waiting for it to be a nice round number…"
3 posts
#10
Custom
: "What fandom did you get into because of AO3?"
3 posts
Member Growth in r/AO3
Yearly
+129k members(43.7%)
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Last updated: September 6, 2026