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r/electronicmusic vs r/EDM

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EDM dance-floor room vs broader electronic music

r/EDM presents itself as a source for talking about electronic dance music and discovering new tracks in the scene. r/electronicmusic’s public description is a place to discuss everything electronic-music related—wider than dance-floor EDM alone.

In our directory, EDM is larger (about 3.1M, rank #353) than electronicmusic (about 2.7M, rank #418). Activity samples show EDM posting more often (~54 posts/day vs ~24). Both samples mix video, links, text and images. Our directory lists each name among the other’s related communities.

Rule titles differ on cadence: EDM restricts self-promo and throwbacks to weekends and limits when new music can be posted; electronicmusic enforces Artist – Title formatting, bans unofficial sources when official ones exist, and pushes some posts into weekly discussion.

Choose r/EDM for dance-oriented electronic music under its weekend and new-music timing rules.
Choose r/electronicmusic for a wider electronic-music discussion room with strict title formatting.
Both sit outside the current Top 100 cut; directory related links connect the two.

Written comparison based on public descriptions and rule titles · updated 2026-11-07.

r/electronicmusic

Beep Bloop. A place to discuss everything electronic music related.

A place to discuss everything electronic music related.

Members: 2.7M
7-day growth: +437
Posts/day: 24.1
Directory rank: #418
Created: Sep 14, 2008
Submissions: Text or links

Sample mix: videos 43%, links 25%, text posts 16%

Topics: Electronic Music, Music

Rule titles (short names we collected)

Doesn't follow 'Artist - Title' format.
Self Promotion
Unofficial source (if official is available)
Social media posts for upvotes.
Post Type/Genre/artist bashing and ridiculing.
Repost from last 6 months.
Piracy (DL links or leaked material)
Content spamming or feedback requests.
Submission suited to weekly discussion thread.

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About this community: r/electronicmusic (#418, about 2.7 million) is for discussing everything electronic-music related. Title format must be Artist – Title; rules push back on self-promo, unofficial sources when official exists, social-media upvote bait, genre/artist bashing, 6-month reposts, piracy/leaks, spam/feedback requests, and posts that belong in the weekly discussion thread. Video and link posts are common (~24.1 ppd).

r/EDM

/r/EDM - Electronic Music Subreddit

Welcome to /r/EDM! Your prime source for talking about any kinds of electronic dance music and discovering the newest music in the scene

Members: 3.1M
7-day growth: +610
Posts/day: 53.6
Directory rank: #353
Created: Sep 8, 2008
Submissions: Text or links

Sample mix: videos 40%, text posts 31%, links 23%

Topics: Electronic Music, Music

Rule titles (short names we collected)

Self Promotion = Weekends ONLY
Throwbacks = Weekends ONLY
No Leaks / Unofficial Youtube Links
"X is coming out Y!" threads are not allowed
ONLY NEW MUSIC CAN BE POSTED ON FRIDAYS
New Music Can Not Be Posted Until 12:00 est Release Day

Open r/EDM on SubMouse

About this community: r/EDM (#353, about 3.1 million) talks electronic dance music and new scene releases. Rules: self-promo and throwbacks weekends only; no leaks/unofficial YouTube; no “X is coming out Y!” hype threads; Fridays are for new music only; new music can’t post before 12:00 EST release day. Video/Text (~53.6 ppd).

Supported differences

Aspect	r/electronicmusic	r/EDM
Public focus (from each community’s public description)	A place to discuss everything electronic music related.	Welcome to /r/EDM! Your prime source for talking about any kinds of electronic dance music and discovering the newest music in the scene
Size r/EDM is larger in our directory.	2.7M members	3.1M members
Posting activity (our sample)	24.1/day	53.6/day
Common post types in our sample	videos 43%, links 25%, text posts 16%	videos 40%, text posts 31%, links 23%
Selected rule titles (short names we collected)	Doesn't follow 'Artist - Title' format.; Self Promotion; Unofficial source (if official is available); Social media posts for upvotes.; Post Type/Genre/artist bashing and ridiculing.	Self Promotion = Weekends ONLY; Throwbacks = Weekends ONLY; No Leaks / Unofficial Youtube Links; "X is coming out Y!" threads are not allowed; ONLY NEW MUSIC CAN BE POSTED ON FRIDAYS

What they share

Shared SubMouse topics: Electronic Music, Music
Our directory lists each of these communities on the other’s related list.

Rules and posting patterns we can verify

EDM short titles include: self-promotion = weekends only; throwbacks = weekends only; no leaks / unofficial YouTube links; “X is coming out Y!” threads not allowed; only new music on Fridays; new music not posted until release-day timing. Our sample flairs include new music, discussion, music, self-promo, live music and recommendations.

electronicmusic: Artist – Title format; self-promotion; unofficial source if official is available; social posts for upvotes; genre/artist bashing; repost from last 6 months; piracy; content spam or feedback requests; submission suited to weekly discussion thread.

Where this comparison comes from

Public descriptions and member counts from SubMouse’s safe-for-work directory. Short rule titles and activity samples SubMouse collected. Mutual related-list links. Short titles only.

Members and public descriptions come from SubMouse's safe-for-work directory (as of 2026-11-02 UTC); 7-day growth measured from 2026-10-26. Posts/day and post-type mixes appear when we have an activity sample. Rule lines are short titles, not the full sidebar. Directory rank is listing order — communities outside the current Top 100 open in the info tool instead of a full community page.

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