Can I promote my product or service here?
No. The rule No spam, self-promotion or solicitations explicitly prohibits self-promotion and surveys.
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r/Barcelona rules, stats, and what to post
A source-backed Rankhog guide to r/Barcelona: public rules, community context, posting fit, and startup-promotion risk before you publish.
By Anthony Riera, founder and operator of Rankhog.
Subreddit guides combine public Reddit source URLs, captured rules, visible verification dates, and Rankhog's account-safety workflow.
Current public stats
- Members
- 173,360
- Verified
- September 16, 2026
- Category
- Local community and city subreddits
Rules can change, so Rankhog keeps verification dates and the original public Reddit sources visible.
Rule summary
- Most questions (tourism,newcomers) go in r/AskBarcelona // La majoria de preguntes: r/AskBarcelona: Any **self-serving questions**, especially those about tourism, moving to / travelling through BCN have to go to r/AskBarcelona. Only questions that are widely relevant to residents are allowed. /// Qualsevol pregunta personal, especialment les sobre turisme, o temes que siguin principalment rellevants per a la persona que demana s'ha d'adreçar a r/AskBarcelona. Només es permetran preguntes que comparteixin observacions interessants o àmpliament rellevants per als residents.
- Be nice // Sigues amable.: Be nice, no personal attacks. Keep it civil. Attacking ideas is fine, attacking other users is not. Also: This is a multilingual subreddit. There are posts and comments in English, Catalan and Spanish. Respect other users' right to use the language of their choice. --- Sigues amable, sense atacs personals. Atacar idees està bé, atacar altres usuaris no ho és. També: aquest és un subreddit multilingüe. Respectar el dret dels altres usuaris a utilitzar l'idioma que escolliu.
- No discrimination is allowed // No tolerem cap forma de discriminació: We do not tolerate any form of discrimination in r/Barcelona. This includes making large negative generalizations about groups based on identity. --- No tolerem cap forma de discriminació a r/Barcelona. Això inclou fer grans generalitzacions negatives sobre els grups en funció de la seva identitat.
- No spam, self-promotion or solicitations // No acceptem spam, autopromoció ni sol·licituds: We don't allow any form of advertising. Self-promotion and surveys are prohibited. --- No permetem cap tipus de publicitat. L'autopromoció i les enquestes estan prohibides.
- No soliciting drugs // No es pot sol·licitar drogues: Reddit does not allow facilitating transactions of prohibited goods. This includes weed. -- Reddit no permet les transaccions de productes il·legals. Això inclou la marihuana.
- No images of people without their permission // No permetem imatges de persones sense el seu permís: r/Barcelona doesn't permit the publication of images or videos of individuals published without their consent --- r/Barcelona no permet la publicació d'imatges o vídeos de persones sense el seu consentiment
- Keep posts related to BCN // Les publicacions han d'estar relacionades amb BCN: Posts need to be directly related to Barcelona. This includes the city, province, Àmbit metropolità and Àrea Metropolitana. --- Les publicacions han d'estar relacionades directament amb la ciutat, província, Àrea Metropolitana o l'Àmbit metropolità de Barcelona.
- Barna / Barça / Barca: Barna = The city of Barcelona Barça = Football club, go here: /r/Barca (football-related posts might be removed from this sub) Barca = boat, go here: /r/boats (boat-related posts might be removed from this sub)
Works well
- Share a firsthand observation about city life that is widely relevant to residents, written in English, Catalan, or Spanish, with no link or product mention.
- Post about a local event or civic issue directly tied to Barcelona, keeping the focus on the topic rather than on yourself or your business.
- Participate in comment threads as a knowledgeable resident, answering questions and adding context, without steering the conversation toward your product or service.
Avoid
- Do not post any form of advertising, self-promotion, or surveys, as the rule No spam, self-promotion or solicitations prohibits all of it.
- Do not ask self-serving questions, especially about tourism or moving, as the rule Most questions (tourism,newcomers) go in r/AskBarcelona sends those to a different subreddit.
- Do not post images or videos of individuals without their consent, as the rule No images of people without their permission forbids it.
- Do not post football-related content, as the rule Barna / Barça / Barca says those posts might be removed.
- Do not post anything not directly related to Barcelona, as the rule Keep posts related to BCN requires a clear local connection.
- Do not make negative generalizations about groups based on identity, as the rule No discrimination is allowed does not tolerate any form of discrimination.
What r/Barcelona Is For
This is a community for people living in Barcelona. The description says it plainly in three languages: a community for people who reside in the city. Posts need to be directly related to Barcelona, including the city, province, and metropolitan area. The community is multilingual, with posts and comments in English, Catalan, and Spanish, and users are expected to respect each other's choice of language.
Rules That Matter Before Posting
The rule No spam, self-promotion or solicitations is the one that will decide whether anything marketing-adjacent survives. It says self-promotion and surveys are prohibited, full stop. The rule Most questions (tourism,newcomers) go in r/AskBarcelona pushes self-serving questions out of the community. The rule Keep posts related to BCN requires that whatever you share is directly tied to Barcelona. The rule Be nice // Sigues amable. also matters because it asks you to respect the multilingual nature of the community, where posts and comments appear in English, Catalan, and Spanish.
What To Post
Given the strict prohibition on self-promotion, there is almost no room for marketing here. A founder who lives in Barcelona could participate by sharing genuinely useful observations or information that is widely relevant to residents, with zero promotional angle. You would need to establish yourself as a real community member first, contributing in English, Catalan, or Spanish. Anything that reads like advertising or a survey will be removed. The only viable path is to be helpful and local, and to let any business connection come up naturally in conversation rather than in posts.
What To Avoid
Any form of advertising, self-promotion, or surveys will be removed under the rule No spam, self-promotion or solicitations. Self-serving questions about tourism or moving will be removed under the rule Most questions (tourism,newcomers) go in r/AskBarcelona. Images or videos of people without consent are removed under the rule No images of people without their permission. Posts not directly related to Barcelona are removed under the rule Keep posts related to BCN. Football-related posts might be removed under the rule Barna / Barça / Barca. Any form of discrimination is removed under the rule No discrimination is allowed.
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Common questions about r/Barcelona
Can I ask a question about visiting or moving to Barcelona?
No. The rule Most questions (tourism,newcomers) go in r/AskBarcelona requires those to go to r/AskBarcelona instead.
Can I post in English?
Yes, as long as the post is directly related to Barcelona and does not violate any other rules, but you must respect the right of users to post in English, Catalan, or Spanish.
Can I share a photo I took of someone on the street?
No. The rule No images of people without their permission does not allow photos or videos of individuals published without consent.