About r/EDM
In its own words:
Welcome to /r/EDM! Your prime source for talking about any kinds of electronic dance music and discovering the newest music in the scene
Community guide
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).
Weekend promo/throwbacks; Friday new music
Self-promo and throwbacks are weekend-gated; Fridays prioritize new music after 12:00 EST.
No leaks or countdown spam
No leaks/unofficial YouTube; no release-countdown hype threads.
SubMouse Editorial
The community was created on Sep 8, 2008, which makes it 18 years old. Since Oct 26, 2026, it has gained 610 subscribers (+0.02%). Among the 20 communities on our music list it is number 6 by size. It sits just behind r/breakingbad (#352) and ahead of r/apexlegends (#354) in our ranking.
What sets r/EDM apart
r/EDM is more of a browsing community than a debating one: 5.7 comments per post on average, well under the Top 100 median of 14.0. Its rhythm is strongly tied to time zones: the busiest hour (19:00 UTC) sees about 6.0× as many posts as the quietest (08:00 UTC).
Subscriber growth
Between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026, r/EDM went up from 3,048,520 to 3,055,351 subscribers (+6.8K, +0.22%). That is about 155 new members per day. The chart uses our weekly snapshots (9 so far), so it gets longer every week.
What r/EDM talks about
We read the titles of 382 recent posts (Oct 29–Nov 5), the words that come up most are “music”, “remix”, “house”, “song” and “mix”. Other frequent themes are help, live, halloween, songs, techno and track. Recurring phrases include “music video”, “electronic music”, “hollow mage” and “deep house”. By format, 40% are videos, 31% are text posts and 23% are links.
Popular post flairs: New Music (97), Discussion (75), Music (51), Self-Promo (27), Live Music (24), Recommendations (23).
Activity and best time to post
r/EDM gets about 54 new posts a day. The public archive holds 344,125 posts and 1,946,407 comments in total, about 5.7 comments per post. Last week the busiest day was Friday (92 posts) and the quietest was Thursday (39). Posting peaks around 19:00 UTC and is lowest around 08:00 UTC.
Rules of r/EDM
The moderators of r/EDM list 6 rules. In short:
- 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
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/EDM and press “Join”. Read the community rules in the sidebar before you post: every subreddit is run by its own volunteer moderators.
Frequently asked questions
How many subscribers does r/EDM have?
r/EDM has 3,055,351 subscribers (Nov 2, 2026), which makes it the #353 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 6,831 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026.
When was r/EDM created?
r/EDM was created on Sep 8, 2008, so it has been around for 18 years. The oldest post in the public archive is from Feb 24, 2009.
Is r/EDM still active?
Yes. r/EDM gets about 54 new posts a day (average of the last four weeks). Over its lifetime the archive counts 344,125 posts and 1,946,407 comments. In a sample of 382 recent posts we counted 279 different authors.
What is the best time to post in r/EDM?
Based on post counts from Oct 29, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, the busiest day was Friday and the quietest Thursday, and most posts arrive around 19:00 UTC, with the fewest around 08:00 UTC. More posts also means more competition, so a quieter hour can help a post get noticed.
What kind of posts are on r/EDM?
The community describes itself as: “Welcome to /r/EDM! Your prime source for talking about any kinds of electronic dance music and discovering the newest music in the scene” Recent post titles often mention music, remix, house, song and mix. Most posts are videos (40%).
Is r/EDM SFW?
Yes. Reddit does not mark r/EDM as an 18+ (NSFW) community. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.
What are the rules of r/EDM?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/EDM accepts both text and link posts, with images, videos, galleries and polls enabled. It has 6 posted rules, starting with: “Self Promotion = Weekends ONLY”; “Throwbacks = Weekends ONLY”; “No Leaks / Unofficial Youtube Links”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
What subreddits are similar to r/EDM?
Communities with similar topics include r/Music (38.6M), r/indieheads (3.6M), r/WeAreTheMusicMakers (3.8M), r/kpop (3.9M) and r/popheads (3.2M).
Stats from public data (data updated Nov 2, 2026; activity, rules and archive totals via the Arctic Shift archive, Nov 6, 2026). Point and comment counts are archive snapshots and can be lower than on Reddit today. SubMouse is an independent directory and is not affiliated with Reddit or the moderators of r/EDM.