About r/popheads
In its own words:
The latest and greatest in pop music, all in one subreddit.
The community was created on Aug 22, 2015, which makes it 11 years old. Since Oct 19, 2026, it has gained 909 subscribers (+0.03%). Among the 8 communities on our music list it is number 5 by size.
What sets r/popheads apart
For its size it is unusually busy: about 15.6 new posts a day per million members, more than 87% of the Top 100. Its rhythm is strongly tied to time zones: the busiest hour (16:00 UTC) sees about 5.7× as many posts as the quietest (09:00 UTC).
Subscriber growth
Between Sep 19, 2026 and Oct 29, 2026, r/popheads went up from 3,188,177 to 3,192,542 subscribers (+4.4K, +0.14%). That is about 109 new members per day. The chart uses our weekly snapshots (8 so far), so it gets longer every week.
What r/popheads talks about
We read the titles of 362 recent posts (Oct 21–Oct 28), the words that come up most are “music”, “official”, “october”, “video” and “pop”. Other frequent themes are songs, live, love, album, song and girl. Recurring phrases include “henry morris”, “official video”, “music video” and “official audio”. By format, 46% are links, 27% are videos and 23% are text posts.
Popular post flairs: [FRESH] (71), [FRESH VIDEO] (59), [DISCUSSION] (48), [NEWS] (34), [FRESH ALBUM] (29), [ARTICLE] (23).
Activity and best time to post
r/popheads gets about 50 new posts a day. The public archive holds 303,945 posts and 7,392,106 comments in total, about 24.3 comments per post. Last week the busiest day was Friday (96 posts) and the quietest was Sunday (35). Posting peaks around 16:00 UTC and is lowest around 09:00 UTC.
Rules of r/popheads
The moderators of r/popheads list 15 rules. In short:
- Stale topics
- Low Effort Discussions
- Non-newsworthy posts
- Follow reddit rules/reddiquette
- Tabloid material
- No Self-Promotional spam
- Recent songs only
- Keep things civil
- No illegal media
- Pop music?
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/popheads 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 members does r/popheads have?
r/popheads has 3,192,542 subscribers, which makes it the #330 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 4,365 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Oct 29, 2026.
How old is r/popheads?
r/popheads was created on Aug 22, 2015, so it has been around for 11 years.
How active is r/popheads?
Very active: r/popheads gets about 50 new posts a day (average of the last four weeks). Over its lifetime the archive counts 303,945 posts and 7,392,106 comments. In a sample of 362 recent posts we counted 212 different authors.
When is r/popheads most active?
Based on post counts from Oct 22, 2026 to Oct 28, 2026, the busiest day was Friday and the quietest Sunday, and most posts arrive around 16:00 UTC, with the fewest around 09:00 UTC. More posts also means more competition, so a quieter hour can help a post get noticed.
What is r/popheads about?
The community describes itself as: “The latest and greatest in pop music, all in one subreddit.” Recent post titles often mention music, official, october, video and pop. Most posts are links (46%).
Is r/popheads safe for work?
Yes. Reddit does not mark r/popheads as an 18+ (NSFW) community. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.
How do I post on r/popheads?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/popheads accepts both text and link posts, with images enabled. It has 15 posted rules, starting with: “Stale topics”; “Low Effort Discussions”; “Non-newsworthy posts”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
Which communities are like r/popheads?
Communities with similar topics include r/Music (38.6M), r/kpop (3.9M), r/indieheads (3.6M), r/listentothis (17.9M) and r/cats (9.5M).
Stats from public data (data updated Oct 29, 2026; activity, rules and archive totals via the Arctic Shift archive, Oct 30, 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/popheads.