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 41K 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, Struggling, and Tool. Common discussion themes are Self-Promotion and Advice Requests.
Community Topics
Community Features
This community has a forum
Subreddit Analysis
via GummySearchMember 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: 13K members
Past year (monthly)
- 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: 885 members
- Jul: 933 members
- Aug: 963 members
- Sep: 302 members
Themes
- Self-Promotion10 posts in the past month
- Shipped my fintech app solo, now live on iOS and Android
- I got tired of paying for three apps to run one freelance business, so I built one
- built a tool for explaining almost anything visually
#110Self-PromotionShipped my fintech app solo, now live on iOS and Android · I got tired of paying for three apps to run one freelance business, so I built one · built a tool for explaining almost anything visually - Advice Requests2 posts in the past month
- I love building startups, but I think I hate the part that comes after building. What should I do?
- I built an AI-powered exam prep app for Chartered Accountancy (CA) students with 14k+ past questions & instant evaluation — Would love your feedback!
#22Advice RequestsI love building startups, but I think I hate the part that comes after building. What should I do? · I built an AI-powered exam prep app for Chartered Accountancy (CA) students with 14k+ past questions & instant evaluation — Would love your feedback! - Solution Requests1 post in the past month
- Built an email verification Chrome extension as a hobby to test micro-monetization (MailSift)
#31Solution RequestsBuilt an email verification Chrome extension as a hobby to test micro-monetization (MailSift) - Ideas1 post in the past month
- Built a landing page to test demand for a vendor contract renewal tracker — here's the problem and what I'm testing.
#41IdeasBuilt a landing page to test demand for a vendor contract renewal tracker — here's the problem and what I'm testing.
Topics
- App32 posts in the past month
- Shipped my fintech app solo, now live on iOS and Android
- I got tired of clunky, ad-heavy reading trackers, so I built my own iOS app: Meet BookWorm
#132AppShipped my fintech app solo, now live on iOS and Android · I got tired of clunky, ad-heavy reading trackers, so I built my own iOS app: Meet BookWorm - Struggling21 posts in the past month#221Struggling
- Tool20 posts in the past month
- I got tired of clunky, ad-heavy reading trackers, so I built my own iOS app: Meet BookWorm
#320ToolI got tired of clunky, ad-heavy reading trackers, so I built my own iOS app: Meet BookWorm - Built20 posts in the past month#420Built
- Tired17 posts in the past month#517Tired
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 41K 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.
Monthly Stats
- 9
- Views /mo (-31%)
- 6
- Visitors /mo (-25%)
- 1
- Referrals /mo
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