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 587K 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 96K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Sales, Job, and Struggling. Common discussion themes are Advice Requests and Solution Requests. Product recommendations often mention life insurance companies, sales careers and industries, and pay-per-conversion lead generators.
Community Topics
Community Features
This community has a forum
Subreddit Analysis
via GummySearchMember 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: 50K members
Past year (monthly)
- Aug: 7K members
- Sep: 8K members
- Oct: 7K members
- Nov: 10K members
- Dec: 9K members
- Jan: 8K members
- Feb: 8K members
- Mar: 8K members
- Apr: 8K members
- May: 8K members
- Jun: 8K members
- Jul: 2K members
Themes
- Advice Requests9 posts in the past month
- Transitioning from Solar to HVAC. Same type of sale?
- Cognitive/Behavioral Assessments
- What do you think “talent” means in sales?
#19Advice RequestsTransitioning from Solar to HVAC. Same type of sale? · Cognitive/Behavioral Assessments · What do you think “talent” means in sales? - Solution Requests1 post in the past month
- Best industry to sell websites too?
#21Solution RequestsBest industry to sell websites too? - Ideas1 post in the past month
- ATTN VIBE CODERS
#31IdeasATTN VIBE CODERS - Pain & Anger1 post in the past month
- Getting out of retail mattresses
#41Pain & AngerGetting out of retail mattresses - Opportunities1 post in the past month
- Weekly Who's Hiring Post for July 06, 2026
#51OpportunitiesWeekly Who's Hiring Post for July 06, 2026
Topics
- Sales106 posts in the past month#1106Sales
- Job54 posts in the past month#254Job
- Struggling29 posts in the past month#329Struggling
- Looking For22 posts in the past month#422Looking For
- Career21 posts in the past month#521Career
Flair
- Sales Topic General Discussion8 posts in the past month
- ATTN VIBE CODERS
- What’s the move here
- Passive Agressive
#18Sales Topic General DiscussionATTN VIBE CODERS · What’s the move here · Passive Agressive - Sales Careers3 posts in the past month
- Getting out of retail mattresses
- Best industries for introverted women to sell in?
- Can inbound sales people land grand sales jobs?
#23Sales CareersGetting out of retail mattresses · Best industries for introverted women to sell in? · Can inbound sales people land grand sales jobs? - Sales Tools and Resources1 post in the past month
- Unbiased analysis of Hubspot vs Salesforce
#31Sales Tools and ResourcesUnbiased analysis of Hubspot vs Salesforce - Hiring1 post in the past month
- Weekly Who's Hiring Post for July 06, 2026
#41HiringWeekly Who's Hiring Post for July 06, 2026 - Fundamental Sales Skills1 post in the past month
- Most effective cadence for coldcalling?
#51Fundamental Sales SkillsMost effective cadence for coldcalling?
Product recommendations
- life insurance companies2 posts in the past month
- Best companies to sell life insurance for?
- Best companies to sell life insurance for?
#12life insurance companiesBest companies to sell life insurance for? · Best companies to sell life insurance for? - sales careers and industries2 posts in the past month
- Best sales careers and industries for someone in a transition period
- Best sales careers and industries for someone in a transition period
#22sales careers and industriesBest sales careers and industries for someone in a transition period · Best sales careers and industries for someone in a transition period - pay-per-conversion lead generators2 posts in the past month
- 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?
#32pay-per-conversion lead generatorsHey 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? - dialer2 posts in the past month
- Which dialer are best for cold calling or Voip?
- Which dialer are best for cold calling or Voip?
#42dialerWhich dialer are best for cold calling or Voip? · Which dialer are best for cold calling or Voip?
Community Reviews
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 587K 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.
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