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 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.

On Reddit
Established 2012
162K 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: +53K members
Growth: +48.5% / 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: 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 Requests
    5 posts in the past month
    1. I just cut two of my three channels to focus on one — how do you decide what to kill when everything is 'growing slowly'?
    2. I built a small Telegram bot a handful of people actually use — how do you get the first 100 real users without spamming groups?
    3. How do you identify invalid traffic in paid campaigns?
    #1
    Advice Requests
    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?
    5
  • Solution Requests
    3 posts in the past month
    1. Outfame alternative? Comparing IG growth tools before I commit
    2. press ranger vs ereleases for some one distributing for one brand
    3. [Side Project] J'ai build une webapp d'optimisation en No-Code (Lovable) : Vos avis sur l'UX et la stratégie de distribution ?
    #2
    Solution Requests
    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 ?
    3
  • Self-Promotion
    3 posts in the past month
    1. I’ll give you an AI SDR for your business for $200/month.
    2. I'm Building Startad, an advertising marketplace launching in November — how do I find my first publishers?
    3. I just generated $3700 MRR in 17 days with my new SaaS. Here's my strategy
    #3
    Self-Promotion
    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
    3
  • Ideas
    2 posts in the past month
    1. i reverse engineered how ElevenLabs became ChatGPT's #1 recommended AI voice SaaS
    2. the launch asset most startups skip: a launch film
    #4
    Ideas
    i reverse engineered how ElevenLabs became ChatGPT's #1 recommended AI voice SaaS · the launch asset most startups skip: a launch film
    2
  • Money Talk
    1 post in the past month
    1. we raised and now everyone wants to put money into tv
    #5
    Money Talk
    we raised and now everyone wants to put money into tv
    1

Topics

  • Growth
    6 posts in the past month
    1. What's one growth tactic you tried that worked better than you expected?
    2. do growth services still work in 2026 or is it all bots?
    3. Could AI-generated video help growth teams test creative concepts before production?
    #1
    Growth
    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?
    6
  • Struggling
    3 posts in the past month
    #2
    Struggling
    3
  • Ai
    3 posts in the past month
    1. Could AI-generated video help growth teams test creative concepts before production?
    2. Would your team use AI-created dashboards and docs?
    3. I built a site that lists MCP servers for people, AI agents, and Grok bots https://plugmcp.ai
    #3
    Ai
    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
    3
  • How
    2 posts in the past month
    #4
    How
    2
  • Youtube
    2 posts in the past month
    #5
    Youtube
    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 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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