How the podcasts communities compare
Membership is concentrated: the three largest communities hold 95% of all members on this list, so most of the podcasts conversation happens in a handful of places. The oldest is r/podcasts, founded in 2008, and every community here is more than five years old — this is a long-established corner of Reddit.
The 5 biggest podcasts subreddits
r/podcasts 3,920,283 members · +688 since Oct 26 · since 2008r/podcasts: a subreddit to discover, discuss, and review podcasts with other podcast enthusiasts. As part of this mission, r/podcasts is curated to promote respectful and on-topic discussions. This is not a place to promote your …
- Tr/TrueCrimePodcasts ↗ 975,542 members · since 2015
Reddit's community to discuss, discover and review True crime Podcasts.
- Ar/audiodrama ↗ 277,396 members · since 2010
A community to discuss audio drama in all its various forms. All types of fictional storytelling are welcome here. Audio drama creators are highly encouraged to promote and link to their productions.
- Pr/podcasting ↗ 153,835 members · since 2010
For people who make podcasts. Topics include podcasting news, how to guides, gear, marketing, and anything related to podcasters. Please refrain from posting self-promotion and promotions for products and services except in desig…
- Pr/podcast ↗ 116,938 members · since 2009
Welcome podcasters and podcast enthusiasts! We are a podcast community that supports podcasts of all levels by providing resources and advice. We support listeners in their quest to discover new podcasts by connecting them with p…
Choosing where to post
A simple rule of thumb: ask questions in the specialised communities and share your best finds in the big ones, where they can reach the most people. Always read the rules in the sidebar first — each community is run by its own volunteer moderators. Our guide to searching Reddit explains how to dig through any of these communities, and the subreddit info tool gives you the stats of one we don't list.
Frequently asked questions
Which podcasts subreddit has the most members?
r/podcasts is the largest, with 3,920,283 members, followed by r/TrueCrimePodcasts (975.5K) and r/audiodrama (277.4K).
How many podcasts communities are on this list?
We list 5 active, safe-for-work podcasts communities with at least 25,000 members each, 5.4M members in total (people can be in several). Reddit has many smaller ones too; our guide on searching Reddit shows how to find them.
What is the oldest podcasts subreddit?
r/podcasts, created on Jan 25, 2008.
Are these podcasts subreddits safe for work?
Yes. Every community on this page is public and not marked 18+ by Reddit, and we filter out communities whose name or description points to adult content.
Data: Reddit's public subreddit search and the Arctic Shift archive (Nov 6, 2026), growth from SubMouse's weekly snapshots. Member counts of communities outside our Top 1000 come from the archive and can lag a little. Not affiliated with Reddit.