r/AO3 is a subreddit with 404k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses writing, fanfic, fic, comments, and tags, and they frequently recommend/review writing software, reading app, and text to speech.
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 Themes in r/AO3
#1
Advice Requests
: "I TOOK THE ADIVCE"
11 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "I accidentally whitewashed/changed a characters sexuality."
3 posts
#3
Solution Requests
: "please god help me out with a skin"
2 posts
Popular Topics in r/AO3
#1
Writing
: "Exhausted from Writing…"
17 posts
#2
Fanfic
: "Reading a 100k word school assigned book VS my 900k Fanfic abt gay spacemen"
15 posts
#3
Fic
: "Reading a 100k word school assigned book VS my 900k fanFic abt gay spacemen"
15 posts
#4
Comments
: "Good old days without the bot Comments"
10 posts
#5
Tags
: "Sure let’s just ignore the Tags why don’t we"
8 posts
#6
Bot
: "This hate comment seems a little too specific to be a Bot. Thoughts?"
5 posts
#7
Search
: "Looking for a fic"
5 posts
#8
Canon
3 posts
#9
Writing Tips
3 posts
#10
Ao3 Help
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
Questions/Help?
: "I accidentally whitewashed/changed a characters sexuality."
50 posts
#2
Meme/Joke
: "I wrote so much smut that when I finally posted a chapter without it, my readers called it an ‘interlude’ 💔"
36 posts
#3
Discussion (Non-question)
: "So, the Claude drama made me find out I’m an idiot"
26 posts
#4
Excitement/Celebration 🎉
: "When you find the most perfect longfic, then realize it was just completed yesterday."
26 posts
#5
Complaint/Pet Peeve/Venting
: "As a man, I wish the algorithm didn't know that I like fanfic"
14 posts
#6
Comment Commentary
: "Sure let’s just ignore the tags why don’t we"
11 posts
#7
Site/Work Skin Help?
: "please god help me out with a skin"
7 posts
#8
Fun & Games
: "What are the things that tell you an author is new to your fandom?"
5 posts
#9
Requesting Recommendations
: "Mary Sue OCs are FUN"
5 posts
#10
Lost Fic/Work Search
: "Looking for a fic"
5 posts
Member Growth in r/AO3
Yearly
+129k members(46.6%)
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Last updated: July 24, 2026