r/GrowthHacking

Community Overview

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 159K 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 56K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Ai, Growth, and Struggling. Common discussion themes are Advice Requests and Pain & Anger.

On Reddit
Established 2012
159K Members

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 perks

This community has discounts and perks for its members (potentially for a cost)

This community has an email newsletter of related content

Subreddit Analysis

via GummySearch
Yearly: +56K members
Growth: +54.1% / year

Member 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: 41K members

Past year (monthly)

  • Nov: 4K members
  • 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: 79 members

Themes

  • Advice Requests
    4 posts in the past month
    1. Is SEO still worth starting for an early-stage product in 2026, or is it a two-year bet now?
    2. How to find Affiliates for my AI B2B tool for fashion brands?
    3. I'm 19, coding solo from Iraq, built two projects, but stuck on scaling and monetization. Need your advice.
    #1
    Advice Requests
    Is SEO still worth starting for an early-stage product in 2026, or is it a two-year bet now? · How to find Affiliates for my AI B2B tool for fashion brands? · I'm 19, coding solo from Iraq, built two projects, but stuck on scaling and monetization. Need your advice.
    4
  • Pain & Anger
    3 posts in the past month
    1. AI search keeps recommending brands I have never heard of, while ours gets ignored
    2. Anybody else experiencing lower traffic and conversion?
    3. I think we're measuring ecommerce chatbots with the wrong KPIs
    #2
    Pain & Anger
    AI search keeps recommending brands I have never heard of, while ours gets ignored · Anybody else experiencing lower traffic and conversion? · I think we're measuring ecommerce chatbots with the wrong KPIs
    3
  • Solution Requests
    3 posts in the past month
    1. social media automation platform that does more than queue posts, need recycling and rules per client
    2. what’s a good AP software for a growing small business with accounting software?
    3. trying to choose the best heatmap software 2026 for a website
    #3
    Solution Requests
    social media automation platform that does more than queue posts, need recycling and rules per client · what’s a good AP software for a growing small business with accounting software? · trying to choose the best heatmap software 2026 for a website
    3
  • Money Talk
    1 post in the past month
    1. What does your cold email stack actually cost per month? Sharing mine, want real numbers back
    #4
    Money Talk
    What does your cold email stack actually cost per month? Sharing mine, want real numbers back
    1

Topics

  • Ai
    7 posts in the past month
    1. an old reddit comment of mine is suddenly driving signups because an ai answer box quoted it
    2. An old Reddit comment of mine is driving signups now because an AI answer box started quoting it
    3. What if AI could see, hear, speak, and act in real time?
    #1
    Ai
    an old reddit comment of mine is suddenly driving signups because an ai answer box quoted it · An old Reddit comment of mine is driving signups now because an AI answer box started quoting it · What if AI could see, hear, speak, and act in real time?
    7
  • Growth
    6 posts in the past month
    1. the growth tactic that worked so well i had to stop using it
    2. Tested Instagram carousel posts made with AI as a growth channel for a boring B2B product
    3. i killed our best-performing channel on purpose and growth got healthier
    #2
    Growth
    the growth tactic that worked so well i had to stop using it · Tested Instagram carousel posts made with AI as a growth channel for a boring B2B product · i killed our best-performing channel on purpose and growth got healthier
    6
  • Struggling
    3 posts in the past month
    #3
    Struggling
    3
  • Signups
    3 posts in the past month
    1. an old reddit comment of mine is suddenly driving signups because an ai answer box quoted it
    2. An old Reddit comment of mine is driving signups now because an AI answer box started quoting it
    #4
    Signups
    an old reddit comment of mine is suddenly driving signups because an ai answer box quoted it · An old Reddit comment of mine is driving signups now because an AI answer box started quoting it
    3
  • How
    2 posts in the past month
    #5
    How
    2

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 159K 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.

Monthly Stats

15
Views /mo
(+7%)
14
Visitors /mo
(+27%)
1
Referrals /mo
(-67%)

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