r/socialmedia

Social Media

A sub for professional discussion about social media, news, and best practices.

Members: 2,122,256
Created: 2008
Posts a day: 9
Avg comments, top posts this week: 13

r/socialmedia is a Reddit community with 2,122,256 members, created in 2008. It averaged about 9 new posts a day over the last month. This week's top posts had a median score of 4 and an average of 13 comments each. Social, media and tiktok are the words that show up most in recent titles. This month's top posts went up most often around 16:00 UTC, and most often on a Tuesday.

Only approved members can post in r/socialmedia.

Data checked October 18, 2026 · Open on Reddit

What people ask

29Would hiring a social media manager help me actually start posting consistently?53 comments · September 21, 2026
17Why all the platform of social media are US based.47 comments · September 18, 2026
16Why am I using 5 different tools to manage social media?44 comments · October 14, 2026
112What social media trend are you noticing right now?41 comments · October 9, 2026
31Is it true that Threads lost 80% of their users?41 comments · October 10, 2026
21Why doesn’t Apple make a social media platform given all the major privacy concerns out of the popular platforms.36 comments · October 7, 2026

Common words in titles

social 17
media 15
tiktok 7
account 5
accounts 5
content 5
views 5
facebook 4
followers 4
handle 4
app 3
audience 3

Best time to post

16:00 UTC · 4 top posts
14:00 UTC · 3 top posts
02:00 UTC · 3 top posts
Tuesday · 7 top posts
Friday · 5 top posts

These are counted from the timestamps of this month's 25 top posts. They show when popular posts went up and don't guarantee reach.

Rules

Professional discussion
Be civil
Don't be lazy
This is not a help desk
Self-promotion
Spam/advertising or click bait
No posting petitions or surveys
Job posts go in the weekly megathread
No buying or selling accounts, likes, engagements etc.

How to post in r/socialmedia without breaking its rules

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Member growth

We started recording r/socialmedia member counts on October 18, 2026. Growth will show here once we have a few weeks of history.

Get this data from the API

Every number on this page comes from ChatterAPI's Reddit endpoints and is refreshed about once a week. You can pull the same data for any subreddit from your own code or AI agent.

curl "https://chatterapi.com/v1/reddit/subreddits/socialmedia" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $CHATTERAPI_KEY"

{
  "data": {
    "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/socialmedia/",
    "name": "socialmedia",
    "nsfw": false,
    "title": "Social Media",
    "createdAt": "2008-05-26T23:44:23.000Z",
    "description": "A sub for professional discussion about social media, news, and best practices.",
    "subscribers": 2122256
  },
  "credits": {
    "charged": 2
  }
}

Recorded response, October 18, 2026, trimmed.

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Questions about r/socialmedia

How many members does r/socialmedia have?

r/socialmedia had 2,122,256 members when we last checked on October 18, 2026.

How active is r/socialmedia?

Based on its newest posts, it got about 9 new posts a day over the last month. This week's top posts averaged 13 comments each.

When is the best time to post in r/socialmedia?

This month's top posts in r/socialmedia went up most often around 16:00 UTC, and most often on a Tuesday. That's when popular posts were published, so use it as a starting point, not a rule.

Can I get r/socialmedia data through an API?

Yes. Call GET /v1/reddit/subreddits/socialmedia for members, rules and description, and GET /v1/reddit/subreddits/socialmedia/posts for its posts. Each call costs 2 credits, and new accounts get 100 free credits.