r/socialmedia is a subreddit with 2.1M members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses social media, instagram, content creation, growth, and tiktok, and they frequently recommend/review social media scheduler, scheduling tool, and social media.
A sub for professional discussion about social media, news, and best practices.
Popular Themes in r/socialmedia
#1
Advice Requests
: "Why is starting a conversation with a stranger online so much harder than in real life?"
7 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "Tried content creation to market my previous start up, but completely burned out editing. Anyone who knows the solution ?"
3 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "What do you absolutely hate about modern social media and messengers?"
2 posts
#4
Ideas
: "Why has no one create a social media platform that eliminates all the things we hate about social media? Al, bots, addiction, low quality content, and more..."
1 post
#5
Self-Promotion
: "hey guys i am 17 M , gathering some testers for the app i am gonna launch on play store"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/socialmedia
#1
Social Media
: "Running a small bakery taught me more about Social Media than any course I took"
165 posts
#2
: "What happened to just seeing what your mates are up to on Instagram"
89 posts
#3
Content Creation
: "How do you feel about my Content Creation ideas?"
48 posts
#4
Growth
: "Organic Instagram Growth vs paid Growth tools, what actually works long term?"
26 posts
#5
Tiktok
: "All my new Tiktok posts suddenly started getting 0 views after a good start"
25 posts
#6
Struggling
: "My Instagram permanently disabled"
21 posts
#7
Struggling With Social Media
19 posts
#8
Struggling With
18 posts
#9
Engagement
: "Why Does LinkedIn Reward Engagement Bait More Than Expertise?"
18 posts
#10
Tools
: "What’s an insight from social listening Tools that genuinely changed your company’s decisions/product roadmap?"
17 posts
Products Discussed in r/socialmedia
Social Media Scheduler
85 reviews
#1
Buffer
4.4★ from 18 reviews
#2
Hootsuite
3.9★ from 8 reviews
#3
Later
3.8★ from 6 reviews
Scheduling Tool
52 reviews
#1
Buffer
3.9★ from 9 reviews
#2
Hootsuite
3.9★ from 9 reviews
#3
Onlypult
3.5★ from 2 reviews
Social Media
50 reviews
#1
Buffer
4.0★ from 11 reviews
#2
Hootsuite
4.7★ from 7 reviews
#3
Metricool
4.0★ from 3 reviews
Flair Used in r/socialmedia
#1
Professional Discussion
: "X is disgusting."
146 posts
Member Growth in r/socialmedia
Yearly
+50k members(2.4%)
Similar Subreddits to r/socialmedia
r/Affiliatemarketing
280k members
23.3% / yr
r/contentcreation
25k members
188.9% / yr
r/content_marketing
191k members
32.6% / yr
r/DigitalMarketing
419k members
62.1% / yr
r/DigitalMarketingHack
64k members
133.8% / yr
r/influencermarketing
129k members
354.0% / yr
r/MarketingHelp
38k members
158.1% / yr
r/SocialMediaManagers
37k members
100.5% / yr
r/SocialMediaMarketing
293k members
63.9% / yr
About
GummySearch helps people research Reddit communities by organizing activity, growth, themes, and post-level signals into one place.
This page gives a focused view of r/socialmedia, including current member size, discussion patterns, product reviews, and related communities to explore.
This data is synced periodically so insights stay current and useful for ongoing research.
Last updated: June 4, 2026