How many members does r/socialmedia have?

r/socialmedia has about 2.1M members (as of July 2026).

How active is r/socialmedia?

r/socialmedia gets roughly 12 new posts per day (measured July 2026).

Strictly limited

Promoting on r/socialmedia: Rules and What Gets Removed

r/socialmedia is a large subreddit for professional discussion about social media, aimed at people who work with social media professionally.

2.1M

members

~12

posts / day

2008

created

community rules

Can you promote your product in r/socialmedia?

You should not promote your product in r/socialmedia unless your post clearly fits the subreddit’s professional discussion purpose and does not function as unsolicited promotion. Rule 6 says, "please refrain from unsolicited self-promotion or driving traffic to personal channels," and the submit page warns, "SPAM/Advertising/Selling Accounts = BAN." If you share links, Rule 4 also requires your own commentary, context, or analysis.

The rules that cover promotion

Rule 6: Self-Promotion

"While we appreciate your passion, please refrain from unsolicited self-promotion or driving traffic to personal channels."

Rule 7: Spam/advertising or click bait

"Spam = ban. This is your first and final warning."

Submit-page text

"SPAM/Advertising/Selling Accounts = BAN"

Rule 4: Enhance link shares with commentary

"please include your own commentary, context, or analysis to foster meaningful discussion within our community."

Quoted from the subreddit's own rules, snapshot from July 2026. Read all 12 rules on Reddit

What gets removed

Unsolicited self-promotion or driving traffic to personal channels
Spam, advertising, or click bait, spam can lead to a ban
Posts that are not professional discussion, all other posts will be deleted
Posts without a relevant flair

Safer ways to show up

Post only if it creates professional discussion about strategies or industry topics
If you share an external link, add your own commentary, context, or analysis
Use the correct relevant flair before submitting
Join discussion threads with detailed, useful answers instead of trying to drive traffic to your channels

Whatever the written rules say, the pattern that gets promo removed everywhere is the same: batches of similar comments, reused wording, and necro-posting on old threads. A promotional mention only has value if it survives, so pace matters more than volume. We measured this the expensive way: 70% of bought pool comments were removed within two weeks. See also how to find customers on Reddit without getting banned.