About r/GrowthHacking
Welcome to world's largest Growth Hacking Community. A place for Growth Hacking practitioners and professionals to discuss Growth Marketing. Share novel growth marketing experiments, new tools, news and startup growth marketing stories. This community is for founders and marketers who are looking to learn, share and collaborate.
The community at a glance
r/GrowthHacking is a Subreddit for Founders and startup builders and Product Led Growth with roughly 162K members. It has been around since 2012. It has both a forum and a live chat communication style. It also includes events or meetups, member perks or discounts, and an email newsletter. On the Hive Index it ranks #4 in the Product Led Growth communities list.
Roughly 53K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Growth, Struggling, and Ai. Common discussion themes are Advice Requests and Solution Requests.
Community Topics
Community Features
This community has a forum
This community has a realtime chat
This community hosts offline events and meetups
Perks
Only 6% of Product Led Growth communities have member perksThis community has discounts and perks for its members (potentially for a cost)
This community has an email newsletter of related content
Subreddit Analysis
via GummySearchMember growth over time
All time (yearly)
- 2013: 249 members
- 2014: 849 members
- 2015: 907 members
- 2016: 1K members
- 2017: 2K members
- 2018: 2K members
- 2019: 3K members
- 2020: 4K members
- 2023: 27K members
- 2024: 16K members
- 2025: 60K members
- 2026: 45K members
Past year (monthly)
- Dec: 5K members
- Jan: 5K members
- Feb: 6K members
- Mar: 6K members
- Apr: 4K members
- May: 5K members
- Jun: 4K members
- Jul: 4K members
- Aug: 4K members
- Sep: 3K members
- Oct: 3K members
- Nov: 639 members
Themes
- Advice Requests5 posts in the past month
- I just cut two of my three channels to focus on one — how do you decide what to kill when everything is 'growing slowly'?
- I built a small Telegram bot a handful of people actually use — how do you get the first 100 real users without spamming groups?
- How do you identify invalid traffic in paid campaigns?
#15Advice RequestsI just cut two of my three channels to focus on one — how do you decide what to kill when everything is 'growing slowly'? · I built a small Telegram bot a handful of people actually use — how do you get the first 100 real users without spamming groups? · How do you identify invalid traffic in paid campaigns? - Solution Requests3 posts in the past month
- Outfame alternative? Comparing IG growth tools before I commit
- press ranger vs ereleases for some one distributing for one brand
- [Side Project] J'ai build une webapp d'optimisation en No-Code (Lovable) : Vos avis sur l'UX et la stratégie de distribution ?
#23Solution RequestsOutfame alternative? Comparing IG growth tools before I commit · press ranger vs ereleases for some one distributing for one brand · [Side Project] J'ai build une webapp d'optimisation en No-Code (Lovable) : Vos avis sur l'UX et la stratégie de distribution ? - Self-Promotion3 posts in the past month
- I’ll give you an AI SDR for your business for $200/month.
- I'm Building Startad, an advertising marketplace launching in November — how do I find my first publishers?
- I just generated $3700 MRR in 17 days with my new SaaS. Here's my strategy
#33Self-PromotionI’ll give you an AI SDR for your business for $200/month. · I'm Building Startad, an advertising marketplace launching in November — how do I find my first publishers? · I just generated $3700 MRR in 17 days with my new SaaS. Here's my strategy - Ideas2 posts in the past month
- i reverse engineered how ElevenLabs became ChatGPT's #1 recommended AI voice SaaS
- the launch asset most startups skip: a launch film
#42Ideasi reverse engineered how ElevenLabs became ChatGPT's #1 recommended AI voice SaaS · the launch asset most startups skip: a launch film - Money Talk1 post in the past month
- we raised and now everyone wants to put money into tv
#51Money Talkwe raised and now everyone wants to put money into tv
Topics
- Growth6 posts in the past month
- What's one growth tactic you tried that worked better than you expected?
- do growth services still work in 2026 or is it all bots?
- Could AI-generated video help growth teams test creative concepts before production?
#16GrowthWhat's one growth tactic you tried that worked better than you expected? · do growth services still work in 2026 or is it all bots? · Could AI-generated video help growth teams test creative concepts before production? - Struggling3 posts in the past month#23Struggling
- Ai3 posts in the past month
- Could AI-generated video help growth teams test creative concepts before production?
- Would your team use AI-created dashboards and docs?
- I built a site that lists MCP servers for people, AI agents, and Grok bots https://plugmcp.ai
#33AiCould AI-generated video help growth teams test creative concepts before production? · Would your team use AI-created dashboards and docs? · I built a site that lists MCP servers for people, AI agents, and Grok bots https://plugmcp.ai - How2 posts in the past month#42How
- Youtube2 posts in the past month#52Youtube
Community Reviews
Frequently asked questions
- Who is r/GrowthHacking for?
- Best for Founders and startup builders and Product Led Growth enthusiasts looking for a Reddit-based community with forum discussion, live chat, events or meetups.
- Is r/GrowthHacking 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/GrowthHacking have?
- Roughly 162K members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
- What platform is r/GrowthHacking on?
- r/GrowthHacking 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/GrowthHacking cover?
- On the Hive Index, r/GrowthHacking is organized under Founders and startup builders, Product Led Growth.
- How do I join r/GrowthHacking?
- You can join r/GrowthHacking 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.
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- 17
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- 1
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