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 Market Research topic page and the 2nd largest community in the Business topic page.
Roughly 91K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Frustrating, Business, and Looking For. Common discussion themes are Advice Requests and Pain & Anger.
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: 56K members
Past year (monthly)
- Sep: 5K members
- Oct: 4K members
- 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: 1K members
Themes
- Advice Requests2 posts in the past month
- Just turned 25. Any life advice or tips. I be getting stressed thinking about how fast time is going. Even business advice
- What feature has given you the best ROI on your online store?
#12Advice RequestsJust turned 25. Any life advice or tips. I be getting stressed thinking about how fast time is going. Even business advice · What feature has given you the best ROI on your online store? - Pain & Anger2 posts in the past month
- Microsoft Tells Engineers ‘Tokenmaxxing Is Not What We Are Optimizing For’
- Visa lays off six vice presidents and dozens of senior staff days after announcing a $2.4 billion AI acquisition
#22Pain & AngerMicrosoft Tells Engineers ‘Tokenmaxxing Is Not What We Are Optimizing For’ · Visa lays off six vice presidents and dozens of senior staff days after announcing a $2.4 billion AI acquisition - Money Talk1 post in the past month
- What are the chances if I quit my 60 hour a week job and put 60 hours a week into a business (for at least two years) that it would be successful.
#31Money TalkWhat are the chances if I quit my 60 hour a week job and put 60 hours a week into a business (for at least two years) that it would be successful. - Solution Requests1 post in the past month
- Should I sell my products' formula? Help!
#41Solution RequestsShould I sell my products' formula? Help!
Topics
- Frustrating13 posts in the past month#113Frustrating
- Business12 posts in the past month#212Business
- Looking For10 posts in the past month#310Looking For
- Looking For A Business Partner9 posts in the past month#49Looking For A Business Partner
- Worst8 posts in the past month#58Worst
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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.
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