About r/Business
/r/business brings you the best of your business section. From tips for running a business, to pitfalls to avoid, /r/business teaches you the smart moves and helps you dodge the foolish.
The community at a glance
r/Business is a Subreddit for Business Owners and Market Researchers with roughly 2.6M members. It uses a forum format for communication. It also includes job listings or career networking. It is the 1st largest community in the Business topic page and the 1st largest community in the Market Research topic page.
Roughly 88K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Ai, Looking For, and Looking For A Business Partner. Common discussion themes are Ideas and Advice Requests.
Community Topics
Subreddit Analysis
via GummySearchMember growth over time
All time (yearly)
- 2013: 29K members
- 2014: 33K members
- 2015: 10K members
- 2016: 26K members
- 2017: 161K members
- 2021: 289K members
- 2023: 1.2M members
- 2024: 477K members
- 2025: 134K members
- 2026: 71K members
Past year (monthly)
- Nov: 8K members
- Dec: 8K members
- Jan: 10K members
- Feb: 8K members
- Mar: 8K members
- Apr: 7K members
- May: 8K members
- Jun: 8K members
- Jul: 6K members
- Aug: 6K members
- Sep: 5K members
- Oct: 4K members
Themes
- Ideas1 post in the past month
- Help me in validating this idea
#11IdeasHelp me in validating this idea - Advice Requests1 post in the past month
- Helpp
#21Advice RequestsHelpp - Pain & Anger1 post in the past month
- Bookkeeping Pain Points
#31Pain & AngerBookkeeping Pain Points
Topics
- Ai11 posts in the past month
- Meta stock sinks nearly 7% as AI spend pushes free cash flow negative
- JustEat apologizes over AI menu pictures including bacon and eggs floating in cola
- Etsy to restrict AI-generated content in effort to combat seller slop
#111AiMeta stock sinks nearly 7% as AI spend pushes free cash flow negative ยท JustEat apologizes over AI menu pictures including bacon and eggs floating in cola ยท Etsy to restrict AI-generated content in effort to combat seller slop - Looking For10 posts in the past month#210Looking For
- Looking For A Business Partner9 posts in the past month#39Looking For A Business Partner
- Business5 posts in the past month
- What Skills Should Future Entrepreneurs Develop?
#45BusinessWhat Skills Should Future Entrepreneurs Develop? - Worst4 posts in the past month#54Worst
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is r/Business for?
- Best for Business Owners and Market Researchers enthusiasts looking for a Reddit-based community with forum discussion.
- Is r/Business free to join?
- This listing is not marked as paid-only. Access rules and any fees are decided by the community.
- How many members does r/Business have?
- Roughly 2.6M members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
- What platform is r/Business on?
- r/Business runs on Reddit. Reddit communities (or "subreddits") are forum-based groups on the popular social news aggregation, web content rating, and discussion website Reddit. Reddit is commonly known as "the front page of the internet". Users submit content to the site such as links, text posts, and images, which are then voted up or down and discussed by other members. From investing Reddit communities, to professional ones, to ones just for laughs, you're likely to find a community for you on Reddit.
- What topics does r/Business cover?
- On the Hive Index, r/Business is organized under Business Owners, Market Researchers.
- How do I join r/Business?
- You can join r/Business by clicking this link, or pressing the "Go to community" button above.
- What are the Business communities like?
- A broad topic that covers everything from solo business owners to startup teams and larger operators. You will find communities on Discord, Reddit, and Slack focused on strategy, growth, operations, and the day-to-day grind of running something. Good for getting outside perspectives, finding collaborators, or just talking through problems with people who actually get it.
Monthly Stats
- 9
- Views /mo (+29%)
- 9
- Visitors /mo (+29%)
- 0
- Referrals /mo
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