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r/airpods

r/airpods is a safe-for-work community on Reddit, ranked #878 on SubMouse with 1,212,372 subscribers and about 31 new posts a day.

Rank (SFW)#878
Subscribers1.2M
Growth since Nov 2+726
Posts per day31
Posts all time139.3K
CreatedOct 2015
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About r/airpods

In its own words:

A subreddit dedicated to Apple's AirPods, AirPods Pro and Max, and other future wireless headphones.

Community guide

r/airpods (#879, about 1.2 million) is the Apple AirPods / AirPods Pro / Max support and discussion room—pairing, fit, features and firmware—not a general audiophile headphone lab.

What belongs

AirPods product questions and discussion (about 31 posts/day in recent posts). The rules include: meme Monday only with flair; search before asking; no self-promotion; no "are these fake?" posts; and a basic civility rule.

Versus headphones and apple

Directory related lists headphones and apple. Headphones covers broader gear; apple is multi-product. Come here when the device is specifically AirPods-family.

Practical pointers

Search prior threads for connection and battery FAQs. Save authenticity questions—rules disallow "are these fake" posts. Keep weekday memes off-schedule.

The community was created on Oct 2, 2015, which makes it 11 years old. Since Nov 2, 2026, it has gained 726 subscribers (+0.06%). It sits just behind r/ThailandTourism (#877) and ahead of r/photoshop (#879) in our ranking.

What sets r/airpods apart

r/airpods is far more text-driven than most big subreddits: 69% of its recent posts are text posts, against a median of 35% across the Top 100. Its rhythm is strongly tied to time zones: the busiest hour (18:00 UTC) sees about 4.5× as many posts as the quietest (00:00 UTC).

Subscriber growth

1.21M1.21MSep 19Nov 9, 2026

Between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 9, 2026, r/airpods climbed from 1,207,471 to 1,212,372 subscribers (+4.9K, +0.41%). That is about 96 new members per day. The chart shows 10 weekly subscriber counts.

Top posts on r/airpods this week

This week’s highest-ranked posts, in Reddit’s own order (collected Nov 8, 2026).

  1. Using Airpods as a Mouse on Macu/naturalcog · Nov 4 · video
  2. AIRPODS PRO 3 EXPLOSIONu/User57647 · Nov 4 · gallery
  3. Airpods pro 3 uncomfortable? Solved!!!! ✅u/mrpirulito1 · Nov 6 · image
  4. Is there anything I can do to fix this?u/Shez_0019 · Nov 3 · image
  5. AirPods Pro 3 submerged for 12 hours - Real-world experienceu/leguerrier55 · Nov 2 · text post
  6. how do i fix this 😭u/the_third_chilld · Nov 3 · image
  7. Airpods pro 3 or pro 2? My first earbudsu/theSuziShow · Nov 2 · image
  8. I chose AirPods 5 over Pros 3 and I’m happyu/Historical-Day9780 · Nov 1 · text post
  9. Why does my Airpods pro 3 hurts?u/Healthy-Atmosphere13 · Nov 4 · image
  10. Expanded Adaptive Modeu/Sosa_ck · Nov 5 · image

All-time top posts

The highest-ranked posts in the history of r/airpods, from 2020 to 2026, ranked by Reddit.

  1. pen leaked in my bag..u/KindleKiran · Mar 30, 2024 · gallery
  2. Forgot to remove AirPod for X-rayu/__shadow-banned__ · Mar 22, 2026 · image
  3. Oh no…u/Meme-boiii · Mar 11, 2025 · image
  4. Woke up to pain in my teeth and tongue because I thought my AirPod was gum in my sleepu/persson1113 · Sep 1, 2024 · gallery
  5. airpods caseu/gurgengeo · Feb 11, 2025 · image
  6. How to get rid of stuff put on AirPods case from previous owner ?Jan 28, 2024 · image
  7. Airpods Pro 3Sep 9, 2025 · image
  8. I think we can agree this is what happened todayu/TheMatrix2025 · Sep 10, 2025 · image
  9. Believe it or not, this is the wayu/Jvinsnes · Mar 12, 2026 · image
  10. Update post: they have actually arrived and I have 0 regretsu/zTomma · Jan 23, 2024 · gallery

What r/airpods talks about

We read the titles of 213 recent posts (Oct 29–Nov 5), the words that come up most are “pro”, “airpod”, “anc”, “sound” and “case”. Other frequent themes are working, max, left, issue, charging and apple. Recurring phrases include “airpod pro”, “air pods”, “stopped working” and “airpod max”. By format, 69% are text posts, 21% are images and 7% are galleries.

  • pro 70
  • airpod 32
  • anc 21
  • sound 13
  • case 12
  • working 11
  • max 9
  • left 8
  • issue 8
  • charging 8
  • apple 8
  • noise 7
  • gen 7
  • help 6
  • volume 5
  • air 5
  • fix 5
  • pods 5

Popular post flairs: Question (98), Advice (61), Discussion (37), Accessories (11), News (4), Rumour (1).

Activity and best time to post

r/airpods gets about 31 new posts a day. The public archive holds 139,316 posts and 970,521 comments in total, about 7.0 comments per post. Last week the busiest day was Wednesday (43 posts) and the quietest was Saturday (22). Posting peaks around 18:00 UTC and is lowest around 00:00 UTC.

00: 40001: 502: 1003: 60304: 805: 506: 50607: 508: 709: 90910: 511: 512: 141213: 1314: 615: 111516: 1117: 1218: 181819: 1120: 921: 62122: 1623: 11
Posts per hour of the day, UTC, Oct 29, 2026 – Nov 4, 2026
Text posts 69%Images 21%Galleries 7%Videos 3%

Rules of r/airpods

The moderators of r/airpods list 5 rules. In short:

  1. Any memes may only be posted on Mondays, and must include the "Meme Monday" post flair.
  2. Search the sub before asking a question.
  3. No promotion or self promotion.
  4. NO "ARE THESE FAKE" POSTS
  5. Don't be a dick

How to join

Open reddit.com/r/airpods 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/airpods have?

r/airpods has 1,212,372 subscribers (Nov 9, 2026), which makes it the #878 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 4,901 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 9, 2026.

When was r/airpods created?

r/airpods was created on Oct 2, 2015, so it has been around for 11 years. The oldest post in the public archive is from Sep 7, 2016.

Is r/airpods still active?

Yes. r/airpods gets about 31 new posts a day (average of the last four weeks). Over its lifetime the archive counts 139,316 posts and 970,521 comments. In a sample of 213 recent posts we counted 200 different authors.

What is the best time to post in r/airpods?

Based on post counts from Oct 29, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, the busiest day was Wednesday and the quietest Saturday, and most posts arrive around 18:00 UTC, with the fewest around 00:00 UTC. More posts also means more competition, so a quieter hour can help a post get noticed.

What kind of posts are on r/airpods?

The community describes itself as: “A subreddit dedicated to Apple's AirPods, AirPods Pro and Max, and other future wireless headphones.” Recent post titles often mention pro, airpod, anc, sound and case. Most posts are text posts (69%).

Is r/airpods SFW?

Yes. Reddit does not mark r/airpods as an 18+ (NSFW) community. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.

What are the rules of r/airpods?

Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/airpods accepts both text and link posts, with images, videos, galleries and polls enabled. It has 5 posted rules, starting with: “Any memes may only be posted on Mondays, and must include the "Meme Monday" post flair.”; “Search the sub before asking a question.”; “No promotion or self promotion.”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.

What subreddits are similar to r/airpods?

Communities with similar topics include r/headphones (1.5M) and r/apple (6.5M).

Stats from public data (data updated Nov 9, 2026; activity, rules and archive totals via the Arctic Shift archive, Nov 6, 2026; top posts from Reddit’s public feeds). 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/airpods.

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