About r/Business_Ideas
Share and explore innovative business ideas, gain insights on initiating your venture, unravel the intricacies of 'Cost of Sale' (CoS), and decode the essentials of taxation – your nexus for entrepreneurial minds seeking to transform concepts into successful ventures.
The community at a glance
r/Business_Ideas is a Subreddit for Founders and startup builders and Ideation with roughly 475K members. It uses a forum format for communication. On the Hive Index it ranks #8 in the Ideation communities list. It is the 7th largest community in the Entrepreneurship topic page.
Roughly 95K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Business Partner, Struggling, and Business. Product recommendations often mention digital marketing agency.
Community Topics
Community Features
This community has a forum
Subreddit Analysis
via GummySearchMember growth over time
All time (yearly)
- 2015: 853 members
- 2016: 3K members
- 2017: 4K members
- 2019: 21K members
- 2020: 39K members
- 2021: 44K members
- 2023: 97K members
- 2024: 88K members
- 2025: 107K members
- 2026: 71K members
Past year (monthly)
- Nov: 9K members
- Dec: 8K members
- Jan: 9K members
- Feb: 9K members
- Mar: 10K members
- Apr: 8K members
- May: 8K members
- Jun: 8K members
- Jul: 7K members
- Aug: 7K members
- Sep: 5K members
- Oct: 147 members
Topics
- Business Partner28 posts in the past month#128Business Partner
- Struggling22 posts in the past month#222Struggling
- Business21 posts in the past month#321Business
- Idea14 posts in the past month#414Idea
- Looking For A Partner12 posts in the past month#512Looking For A Partner
Flair
- Idea Feedback6 posts in the past month
- Would you build this if you couldn't find a direct competitor?
- What would get your attention?
- Offline AI Resort
#16Idea FeedbackWould you build this if you couldn't find a direct competitor? · What would get your attention? · Offline AI Resort - What business do I start?4 posts in the past month
- Helping kids as a non profit business
- Which business would you start?
- What else besides just general consulting?
#24What business do I start?Helping kids as a non profit business · Which business would you start? · What else besides just general consulting? - App/Website Idea3 posts in the past month
- Not a single independent ready-to-use AI home assistant available on Amazon?
- Boutique name ideassss!!
- Is it a real business or just a cool idea?
#33App/Website IdeaNot a single independent ready-to-use AI home assistant available on Amazon? · Boutique name ideassss!! · Is it a real business or just a cool idea? - No applicable flair exists for my post1 post in the past month
- I built a peer-to-peer car rental app for Kenya. Everyone I showed it to asked the same question and I didn't have a clean answer. How would you run it?
#41No applicable flair exists for my postI built a peer-to-peer car rental app for Kenya. Everyone I showed it to asked the same question and I didn't have a clean answer. How would you run it? - Business Partner Sought - Business has been established1 post in the past month
- Economics of Wedding Halls Business | How Wedding Halls Make Money#Finan...
#51Business Partner Sought - Business has been establishedEconomics of Wedding Halls Business | How Wedding Halls Make Money#Finan...
Product recommendations
- digital marketing agency4 posts in the past month
- Best Digital Marketing Agency
- Best Digital Marketing Agency In New Delhi
- Best Digital Marketing Agency In Kolkata
#14digital marketing agencyBest Digital Marketing Agency · Best Digital Marketing Agency In New Delhi · Best Digital Marketing Agency In Kolkata
Community Reviews
Frequently asked questions
- Who is r/Business_Ideas for?
- Best for Founders and startup builders and Ideation enthusiasts looking for a Reddit-based community with forum discussion.
- Is r/Business_Ideas 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_Ideas have?
- Roughly 475K members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
- What platform is r/Business_Ideas on?
- r/Business_Ideas 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_Ideas cover?
- On the Hive Index, r/Business_Ideas is organized under Founders and startup builders, Ideation.
- How do I join r/Business_Ideas?
- You can join r/Business_Ideas by clicking this link, or pressing the "Go to community" button above.
- What are the Entrepreneurship communities like?
- One of the biggest categories on the site, covering everything from first-time startup founders to serial entrepreneurs scaling multiple businesses. You will find communities on Reddit, Discord, and Slack for idea validation, fundraising advice, hiring strategy, and the daily grind of building a startup or company. Good for finding peers at similar stages and getting honest feedback from people who have been through it.
Monthly Stats
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- 8
- Visitors /mo (+14%)
- 1
- Referrals /mo (0%)
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