AO3 Celebrates 15 Million Fanworks

We are incredibly excited to announce that AO3 now has over 15 million fanworks! Last year in May we celebrated 13 million works on the site. Two million new works in one year is an incredible achievement. And to think it took more than four years to reach one million works when AO3 was first founded!

We would not be here without your love for fandom, your dedication, and your ceaseless enthusiasm and creativity. Kudos to all of you! However you choose to contribute to fandom, you are invaluable to our community.

In keeping with the spirit of the occasion, comment below your favourite ways of engaging with fandom. Are you a creator? Do you translate works? Create podfics? Run exchanges? Are you an avid commenter on other people’s works? What do you enjoy most about how you engage with fandom?

Thank you for 15 million fanworks, and here’s to many more to come!

Archive of Our Own
  1. Bibi commented:

    Hello!
    I absolutely love the archive, I enjoy creating, reading, participating in fests and leaving many comments ❤️

    • A. commented:

      My wife introduced me to writing fanfics a few years ago, and since I dabbled in writing already she encouraged me to contribute to a couple exchanges. Now Ao3 has helped us have quality time as a couple, whether by reading fanworks together, talking about ideas, or beta reading each other’s work.

      I love the commitment to positive feedback and learning that so many varied communities have on this site, and the place that fandom takes in wider culture. Taking established stories and iterating, retelling, twisting, feels like the oral tradition for the age of the internet, and I am honored to be a part of that tradition.

    • smlm commented:

      Hi friends! I write a little, but mostly read and share works with others via Tumblr. AO3 is a lifeline for the marginalized. It’s a place of love and sharing. Thank you! ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

    • 困死我了 commented:

      ovo

      • ! commented:

        再也不熬夜了˃ʍ˂

    • xl commented:

      yes

    • 狐獴 commented:

      I love it

  2. Maria commented:

    Congrats on this amazing achievement!

    I’ve been creating works for these last few years, and I’ve never been disappointed in my experience.

  3. Lock_John_Silver commented:

    AO3 is literally my life! I started out as an avid commenter (still is) but I’m also a writer of fanfics, which gives me immense pleasure. Podfics are also something I enjoy listening to (it’s an everyday occurrence)
    Without the archive, life would be dull and far less interesting 🩵✨

    • 困死我了 commented:

      ovo

    • 阿屿 commented:

      ok

  4. JujYFru1T commented:

    I was a reader and commenter first– I originally got an AO3 so I could make use of bookmarks and reading history haha, though I hoped to start posting someday. It took a couple of years, but I did. :D I consider AO3 my second and “true” (for lack of a better word) phase of creating fanworks, as I hadn’t posted on FF.net or elsewhere for several years by the time I joined AO3. 2014 and the Attack On Titan anime singlehandedly brought me back to fic-writing with a vengeance (also back to Tumblr :3).

  5. glorifiedcrawfish commented:

    I used to only use AO3 for reading and commenting, keeping my fics on my Google drive for only close friends to read. After posting my first fic to the archive a couple years ago, I’ll never go back! It’s so fun to share my work and to encourage other writers. I love it.

    • 困困困 commented:

      it is so good

  6. Ro commented:

    Incredible!

    I post writing, fanvideos and podfics! And I read, read, read, kudos, and try to comment on everything I finish :)

  7. KissOfLightning commented:

    I write fic (slowly) , and I read, give Kudos, and comment on every chapter of every fic I enjoy!

  8. Julie commented:

    I read a lot and make sure to comment and give kudos often to encourage authors in their creations!

    • cost commented:

      -_-

  9. mermer commented:

    hahaha

  10. 。 commented:

    • OTW News Post Moderation commented:

      您好,

      如果您需要获得关于如何使用AO3的帮助,对我们的网站有任何疑问,或想与我们分享反馈,您可以填写 Technical Support & Feedback(技术支持和反馈)表单.

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      祝好,
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  11. ! commented:

    再也不熬夜了

    • OTW News Post Moderation commented:

      您好,

      如果您需要获得关于如何使用AO3的帮助,对我们的网站有任何疑问,或想与我们分享反馈,您可以填写 Technical Support & Feedback(技术支持和反馈)表单.

      如果您有任何关于使用Archive of our Own – AO3(AO3作品库)的疑问,请于以下网页参考常见问题

      如何获取邀请码
      如何使用邀请
      如何激活您的账号

      同时,无须多虑,只要您在AO3上创建了帐户,您就可以使用我们的所有功能,无需联系我们进行自我介绍。如果您想了解更多,这篇帖子为新用户提供了一些实用信息。

      若您有其他任何问题,请再次联络我们并详细告知具体疑问。

      祝好,
      Chuck
      OTW新闻帖管理员

    • 张小红 commented:

      ao3是个很好的同人软件呢(●—●)

  12. 河原木.. commented:

    再也不熬夜了!

    • 河原木 commented:

      再也不熬夜了吗?加油!

  13. 秋水 commented:

    开饭

  14. Small new commented:

    very good