r/sales

Community Overview

About r/sales

Everything you need to know about sales, selling, business development, lead generation, prospecting, closing and more! Recommended books are linked in the menu and sidebar. Read our rules before posting or commenting. Selling, recruiting and blog spam will result in an immediate and permanent ban.

The community at a glance

r/sales is a Subreddit for Salespeople with roughly 613K members. It has been around since 2008. It uses a forum format for communication. It is the 1st largest community in the Sales topic page.

Roughly 92K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Sales, Sales Job, and Career Change. Common discussion themes are Pain & Anger and Solution Requests. Product recommendations often mention life insurance companies, sales careers and industries, and pay-per-conversion lead generators.

On Reddit
Established 2008
613K Members

Community Features

This community has a forum

Subreddit Analysis

via GummySearch
Yearly: +92K members
Growth: +17.7% / year

Member growth over time

All time (yearly)

  • 2013: 1K members
  • 2014: 3K members
  • 2015: 5K members
  • 2016: 8K members
  • 2017: 14K members
  • 2018: 26K members
  • 2019: 45K members
  • 2020: 34K members
  • 2023: 143K members
  • 2024: 95K members
  • 2025: 163K members
  • 2026: 75K members

Past year (monthly)

  • Dec: 9K members
  • Jan: 8K members
  • Feb: 8K members
  • Mar: 8K members
  • Apr: 8K members
  • May: 8K members
  • Jun: 8K members
  • Jul: 8K members
  • Aug: 7K members
  • Sep: 6K members
  • Oct: 5K members
  • Nov: 1K members

Themes

  • Pain & Anger
    1 post in the past month
    1. Closed the biggest deal of my career. Now my company is changing how I get paid.
    #1
    Pain & Anger
    Closed the biggest deal of my career. Now my company is changing how I get paid.
    1
  • Solution Requests
    1 post in the past month
    1. 38 years old, 10 years in sales, making $90K. Looking for a more stable career. Any recommendations in DFW?
    #2
    Solution Requests
    38 years old, 10 years in sales, making $90K. Looking for a more stable career. Any recommendations in DFW?
    1
  • Advice Requests
    1 post in the past month
    1. Recently Moved To Chicago For a New Sales Position. Not going as planned… What to do?
    #3
    Advice Requests
    Recently Moved To Chicago For a New Sales Position. Not going as planned… What to do?
    1

Topics

  • Sales
    8 posts in the past month
    #1
    Sales
    8
  • Sales Job
    4 posts in the past month
    #2
    Sales Job
    4
  • Career Change
    2 posts in the past month
    #3
    Career Change
    2
  • Interviewing
    2 posts in the past month
    #4
    Interviewing
    2
  • Hate
    2 posts in the past month
    #5
    Hate
    2

Flair

  • Sales Careers
    13 posts in the past month
    1. 38 years old, 10 years in sales, making $90K. Looking for a more stable career. Any recommendations in DFW?
    2. To say unemployed or not.
    3. How to you cope with career setbacks?
    #1
    Sales Careers
    38 years old, 10 years in sales, making $90K. Looking for a more stable career. Any recommendations in DFW? · To say unemployed or not. · How to you cope with career setbacks?
    13
  • Sales Topic General Discussion
    10 posts in the past month
    1. Closed the biggest deal of my career. Now my company is changing how I get paid.
    2. Can someone explain marketing people to me?
    3. Does anyone else think "let AI agents run your whole outbound” is going to blow up in our faces?
    #2
    Sales Topic General Discussion
    Closed the biggest deal of my career. Now my company is changing how I get paid. · Can someone explain marketing people to me? · Does anyone else think "let AI agents run your whole outbound” is going to blow up in our faces?
    10
  • Fundamental Sales Skills
    2 posts in the past month
    1. So Many Companies STILL Have Really Bad Sales People
    2. Random thought
    #3
    Fundamental Sales Skills
    So Many Companies STILL Have Really Bad Sales People · Random thought
    2
  • Sales Tools and Resources
    1 post in the past month
    1. How are you booking meetings?
    #4
    Sales Tools and Resources
    How are you booking meetings?
    1

Product recommendations

  • life insurance companies
    2 posts in the past month
    1. Best companies to sell life insurance for?
    2. Best companies to sell life insurance for?
    #1
    life insurance companies
    Best companies to sell life insurance for? · Best companies to sell life insurance for?
    2
  • sales careers and industries
    2 posts in the past month
    1. Best sales careers and industries for someone in a transition period
    2. Best sales careers and industries for someone in a transition period
    #2
    sales careers and industries
    Best sales careers and industries for someone in a transition period · Best sales careers and industries for someone in a transition period
    2
  • pay-per-conversion lead generators
    2 posts in the past month
    1. Hey there, what is the best place to find pay-per-conversion lead generators?
    2. Hey there, what is the best place to find pay-per-conversion lead generators?
    #3
    pay-per-conversion lead generators
    Hey there, what is the best place to find pay-per-conversion lead generators? · Hey there, what is the best place to find pay-per-conversion lead generators?
    2
  • dialer
    2 posts in the past month
    1. Which dialer are best for cold calling or Voip?
    2. Which dialer are best for cold calling or Voip?
    #4
    dialer
    Which dialer are best for cold calling or Voip? · Which dialer are best for cold calling or Voip?
    2

Frequently asked questions

Who is r/sales for?
Best for Salespeople enthusiasts looking for a Reddit-based community with forum discussion.
Is r/sales 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/sales have?
Roughly 613K members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
What platform is r/sales on?
r/sales 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/sales cover?
On the Hive Index, r/sales is organized under Salespeople.
How do I join r/sales?
You can join r/sales by clicking this link, or pressing the "Go to community" button above.
What are the Sales communities like?
Communities for salespeople and revenue teams covering cold outreach, pipeline management, objection handling, and career development. Slack hosts some of the most active practitioner communities, with discussion ranging from specific tools and scripts to the harder conversations around quota and burnout.

Monthly Stats

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Views /mo
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Visitors /mo
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Referrals /mo
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