Community Overview
About r/indiebiz
A Reddit for small businesses, independents and startups to offer and share services, products, resources, and insight.
The community at a glance
r/indiebiz is a Subreddit for Indie Hackers with roughly 38K members. It has been around since 2012. It uses a forum format for communication. It is the 4th largest community in the Indie Business topic page.
Roughly 16K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include App, Ai, and Business. Common discussion themes are Self-Promotion and Advice Requests.
Community Topics
Community Features
This community has a forum
Subreddit Analysis
via GummySearchYearly: +16K members
Growth: +71.4% / year
Member growth over time
All time (yearly)
- 2013: 613 members
- 2014: 695 members
- 2015: 674 members
- 2016: 617 members
- 2017: 656 members
- 2020: 4K members
- 2021: 3K members
- 2023: 5K members
- 2024: 5K members
- 2025: 8K members
- 2026: 10K members
2013
+613 new
2014
+695 new
2015
+674 new
2016
+617 new
2017
+656 new
2020
+4K new
2021
+3K new
2023
+5K new
2024
+5K new
2025
+8K new
2026
+10K new
Past year (monthly)
- Jul: 937 members
- Aug: 1K members
- Sep: 791 members
- Oct: 725 members
- Nov: 989 members
- Dec: 714 members
- Jan: 2K members
- Feb: 2K members
- Mar: 2K members
- Apr: 3K members
- May: 2K members
- Jun: 109 members
July 2025
+937 new
August 2025
+1K new
September 2025
+791 new
October 2025
+725 new
November 2025
+989 new
December 2025
+714 new
January 2026
+2K new
February 2026
+2K new
March 2026
+2K new
April 2026
+3K new
May 2026
+2K new
June 2026
+109 new
Themes
- Self-Promotion31 posts in the past month
- I built an app that converts any text into high-quality audio. It works with PDFs, blog posts, Substack and Medium links, and even photos of text.
- Drop your product/app! we’ll find you 10 users for free
- Built Enko, an iOS "presence tracker" that doesn't nag, block, or shame you - free month codes for r/indiebiz
#131Self-PromotionI built an app that converts any text into high-quality audio. It works with PDFs, blog posts, Substack and Medium links, and even photos of text. · Drop your product/app! we’ll find you 10 users for free · Built Enko, an iOS "presence tracker" that doesn't nag, block, or shame you - free month codes for r/indiebiz - Advice Requests21 posts in the past month
- 4 months solo, 40K monthly visitors, 720 signups, zero revenue. What would you fix first?
- Seeking Trial Business Partners (Ubizz)
- Built a managed IT business for companies that don’t want to build an in-house IT team - would love honest feedback.
#221Advice Requests4 months solo, 40K monthly visitors, 720 signups, zero revenue. What would you fix first? · Seeking Trial Business Partners (Ubizz) · Built a managed IT business for companies that don’t want to build an in-house IT team - would love honest feedback. - Solution Requests11 posts in the past month
- Professional license verification for solo biz
- Accounting software with payroll integration that will not make you re-enter everything twice?
- Looking for a reliable reddit marketing services
#311Solution RequestsProfessional license verification for solo biz · Accounting software with payroll integration that will not make you re-enter everything twice? · Looking for a reliable reddit marketing services - Ideas11 posts in the past month
- Built this because manually finding leads on Reddit was a huge time sink.
- Built a calculator that shows the real cost of buying things — in days of your life
- How to scale a "Citizen-to-Citizen" trade model that helps elderly producers bypass bureaucratic hurdles?
#411IdeasBuilt this because manually finding leads on Reddit was a huge time sink. · Built a calculator that shows the real cost of buying things — in days of your life · How to scale a "Citizen-to-Citizen" trade model that helps elderly producers bypass bureaucratic hurdles? - Pain & Anger7 posts in the past month
- Spent 6 months doing outbound sales wrong. Here's the honest breakdown.
- Her most added-to-cart product had a 4% purchase rate. Here is why.
- The hardest part of building an indie business isn’t product it’s positioning
#57Pain & AngerSpent 6 months doing outbound sales wrong. Here's the honest breakdown. · Her most added-to-cart product had a 4% purchase rate. Here is why. · The hardest part of building an indie business isn’t product it’s positioning
Topics
- App59 posts in the past month
- I built an app that converts any text into high-quality audio. It works with PDFs, blog posts, Substack and Medium links, and even photos of text.
- Drop your product/app! we’ll find you 10 users for free
- Any good app for soccer live updates and scores?
#159AppI built an app that converts any text into high-quality audio. It works with PDFs, blog posts, Substack and Medium links, and even photos of text. · Drop your product/app! we’ll find you 10 users for free · Any good app for soccer live updates and scores? - Ai41 posts in the past month
- Be honest: has AI actually replaced any real business costs for you, or just added new ones?
- I’m building an AI that acts like a personal finance team — not just a tracker
- Overcoming the technical debt of custom ai app development
#241AiBe honest: has AI actually replaced any real business costs for you, or just added new ones? · I’m building an AI that acts like a personal finance team — not just a tracker · Overcoming the technical debt of custom ai app development - Business40 posts in the past month
- Built a managed IT business for companies that don’t want to build an in-house IT team - would love honest feedback.
- How are you guys handling business process automation on a budget?
- The more my small business grows, the more I realize sales were only the first challenge
#340BusinessBuilt a managed IT business for companies that don’t want to build an in-house IT team - would love honest feedback. · How are you guys handling business process automation on a budget? · The more my small business grows, the more I realize sales were only the first challenge - Built35 posts in the past month
- I built an app that gives your hair a health score out of 100
#435BuiltI built an app that gives your hair a health score out of 100 - Building33 posts in the past month
- Show me what you're building, I'll teach you how to get your first client
- I'm building a Mac assistant that executes across your open apps, not just another chatbot
- Nobody tells you that building the product is the easy part
#533BuildingShow me what you're building, I'll teach you how to get your first client · I'm building a Mac assistant that executes across your open apps, not just another chatbot · Nobody tells you that building the product is the easy part
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Community Reviews
Frequently asked questions
- Who is r/indiebiz for?
- Best for Indie Hackers enthusiasts looking for a Reddit-based community with forum discussion.
- Is r/indiebiz 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/indiebiz have?
- Roughly 38K members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
- What platform is r/indiebiz on?
- r/indiebiz 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/indiebiz cover?
- On the Hive Index, r/indiebiz is organized under Indie Hackers.
- How do I join r/indiebiz?
- You can join r/indiebiz by clicking this link, or pressing the "Go to community" button above.
- What are the Indie Business communities like?
- Communities for solo founders and small teams building sustainable businesses without taking on investment. You will find a mix of Slack groups, Discord servers, and independent forums covering everything from getting your first paying customers to building productized services and small info product businesses.
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