Marketing & advertising
r/socialmedia stats
r/socialmedia has 2,123,234 members and gets about 9.8 new posts a day. The best time to post is Tuesday around 12pm US Eastern.
- Members
- 2.1M
- Posts per day
- 9.8
- Avg comments
- 10.0
- Created
- 2008
From the subreddit: A sub for professional discussion about social media, news, and best practices.
Best time to post on r/socialmedia
When this month's top 100 posts went up, weighted by score. Times are US Eastern.
- #1
Tue 12pm
- #2
Fri 10am
- #3
Thu 12pm
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Top posts this month
- Social media is definitely over glamorized… As someone who quit there 9-5 & started working full time as a content creator who makes roughly 4-6k a month▲ 144
- What social media trend are you noticing right now?▲ 122
- My client was paying for 20 hours and using 9. I almost lost them by saying nothing.▲ 78
- I sold ad space on my toilet and it went viral (100M views)▲ 58
- Hot take: going viral once is one of the worst things that can happen to a small account▲ 57
Who buys on r/socialmedia
Owners and in-house marketers asking for agencies, freelancers and tools for ads, SEO, email and social.
Useful for social media managers.
Find buyers in r/socialmedia
Leadhoot watches r/socialmedia, scores every new post 0–100 for buyer intent, and alerts you within a minute of the ones asking for what you sell.
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Common questions
r/socialmedia has 2,123,234 members, read from Reddit on October 28, 2026.
Based on when this month's top posts went up, Tuesday around 12pm US Eastern. Check the heatmap for runner-up slots.
It gets about 9.8 new posts a day, and a new post averages 10.0 comments.
Read the subreddit rules first; most business subreddits remove promotional posts. What works is answering posts where someone asks for help, being genuinely useful, and disclosing when you mention your own product.
Watch for posts where someone asks for a recommendation, a quote, or an alternative to a tool. Leadhoot watches r/socialmedia for you, scores every new post 0–100 for buyer intent, and alerts you within a minute of the high scorers.
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