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, tools, tiktok, and social media management, and they frequently recommend/review social media scheduler, social media, and social media management tool.
A sub for professional discussion about social media, news, and best practices.
Popular Themes in r/socialmedia
#1
Advice Requests
: "How can I grow my Twitter account?"
2 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "Social media management for service related business"
1 post
#3
Pain & Anger
: "Coming from someone who is in the top 3% & has a huge following online (Social media work is overly glamorized) & doing content full time after quitting my 9-5 / 2 years ago , has been more detrimental to my mental health & life then good & here is my why… ( im not complaining im just venting)"
1 post
#4
Ideas
: "How would you grow a faceless/theme IG page?"
1 post
#5
Money Talk
: "spending 14 hours this weekend building unicorn-grade infrastructure for 4 concurrent users"
1 post
#6
Opportunities
: "Looking for a Social Media Marketing Internship as a Beginner"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/socialmedia
#1
Social Media
: "Social Media management for service related business"
32 posts
#2
: "Instagram/meta ads targeting"
13 posts
#3
Tools
10 posts
#4
Tiktok
: "Back to creating after a break and getting millions of views. How do I maximize earnings across FB, YouTube, and Tiktok?"
10 posts
#5
Social Media Management
9 posts
#6
Social Media Tool
8 posts
#7
: "How can I get U.S Views in Twitter ( X ) through clipping . I am doing stake Campion. I want real U.S Views"
6 posts
#8
Social Media Analytics
6 posts
#9
Struggling
5 posts
#10
Management
5 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
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
Social Media Management Tool
48 reviews
#1
Hootsuite
3.4★ from 7 reviews
#2
Buffer
4.2★ from 6 reviews
#3
Sprout Social
4.8★ from 4 reviews
Flair Used in r/socialmedia
#1
Professional Discussion
: "Youtube is doubling what it takes to get monetized, and theres a shorts rule in there most people skipped"
37 posts
Member Growth in r/socialmedia
Yearly
+57k members(2.8%)
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Last updated: October 3, 2026