About r/startups_promotion
Share your Startup (product, marketplace, or service), your SaaS app, or your Small Business. Write at least 1-2 sentences about it and explain why we need it and ask the community your top questions.
The community at a glance
r/startups_promotion is a Subreddit for Founders and startup builders and Micro Startups with roughly 39K members. It uses a forum format for communication. On the Hive Index it ranks #9 in the Micro Startups communities list.
Roughly 27K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Startup, App, and Tool. Common discussion themes are Self-Promotion and Advice Requests. Product recommendations often mention business tools, sites to submit your product, and digital marketing services.
Community Topics
Community Features
This community has a forum
Subreddit Analysis
via GummySearchMember growth over time
All time (yearly)
- 2023: 2K members
- 2024: 2K members
- 2025: 19K members
- 2026: 17K members
Past year (monthly)
- Sep: 3K members
- Oct: 2K members
- Nov: 3K members
- Dec: 2K members
- Jan: 4K members
- Feb: 4K members
- Mar: 903 members
- Apr: 1K members
- May: 2K members
- Jun: 2K members
- Jul: 957 members
- Aug: 1K members
Themes
- Self-Promotion48 posts in the past month
- I launched my app months ago. A few days back, someone finally paid $5 for it.
- Introducing Favorite.app
- Drop your product's URL and get a demo video for free :)
#148Self-PromotionI launched my app months ago. A few days back, someone finally paid $5 for it. · Introducing Favorite.app · Drop your product's URL and get a demo video for free :) - Advice Requests6 posts in the past month
- It took me 18 months to build a Backend Architecture-as-a-Service platform. I need your help testing it and giving me your honest feedback.
- We updated our customizable open source desktop ticker. Would love some feedback
- LoadSaathi: I’m a student founder who built a platform to fix the 40% empty-truck problem in logistics. Need advice on onboarding non-tech users.
#26Advice RequestsIt took me 18 months to build a Backend Architecture-as-a-Service platform. I need your help testing it and giving me your honest feedback. · We updated our customizable open source desktop ticker. Would love some feedback · LoadSaathi: I’m a student founder who built a platform to fix the 40% empty-truck problem in logistics. Need advice on onboarding non-tech users. - Solution Requests2 posts in the past month
- You're about to overpay — my free UK app finds the better buy in seconds. Here's the demo:
- A unified API for developers building with multiple AI models, looking for founder feedback
#32Solution RequestsYou're about to overpay — my free UK app finds the better buy in seconds. Here's the demo: · A unified API for developers building with multiple AI models, looking for founder feedback - Pain & Anger2 posts in the past month
- Guys i gave up, i stopped working on my startup. Because of financial problems and mental health and i can't even find a job at the moment to support my family and my mental health. I've been really looking for a job but i can't get hired
- 24hour after launch. Ugly truth
#42Pain & AngerGuys i gave up, i stopped working on my startup. Because of financial problems and mental health and i can't even find a job at the moment to support my family and my mental health. I've been really looking for a job but i can't get hired · 24hour after launch. Ugly truth - Ideas1 post in the past month
- After sitting on the idea for 5 years, in 1.5 weeks post-launch Precursor has 1.5k people trying it out. Do the thing before your idea goes to someone else.
#51IdeasAfter sitting on the idea for 5 years, in 1.5 weeks post-launch Precursor has 1.5k people trying it out. Do the thing before your idea goes to someone else.
Topics
- Startup20 posts in the past month
- Guys i gave up, i stopped working on my startup. Because of financial problems and mental health and i can't even find a job at the moment to support my family and my mental health. I've been really looking for a job but i can't get hired
#120StartupGuys i gave up, i stopped working on my startup. Because of financial problems and mental health and i can't even find a job at the moment to support my family and my mental health. I've been really looking for a job but i can't get hired - App14 posts in the past month#214App
- Tool11 posts in the past month#311Tool
- Tired10 posts in the past month#410Tired
- Ai9 posts in the past month#59Ai
Flair
- Startup Promotion104 posts in the past month
- Drop your startup and I'll find you your first five leads (free)
- I launched my app months ago. A few days back, someone finally paid $5 for it.
- 40 days after launching my SaaS. Hard work is starting to pay off.
#1104Startup PromotionDrop your startup and I'll find you your first five leads (free) · I launched my app months ago. A few days back, someone finally paid $5 for it. · 40 days after launching my SaaS. Hard work is starting to pay off. - Project Promotion16 posts in the past month
- Guys my app just passed 3,500 users!
- Reddit became so much more entertaining once I stopped reading and started using this extension
- Built a directory to stop hunting for dead WhatsApp/Telegram group links
#216Project PromotionGuys my app just passed 3,500 users! · Reddit became so much more entertaining once I stopped reading and started using this extension · Built a directory to stop hunting for dead WhatsApp/Telegram group links - Business Promotion13 posts in the past month
- RED FLAGD — Free personality-based dating app matching on real quirks & honest red flags
- I build opentool.tech website which can fix half of internet daily user problem
- What happens when an Amazon business runs into a serious account problem?
#313Business PromotionRED FLAGD — Free personality-based dating app matching on real quirks & honest red flags · I build opentool.tech website which can fix half of internet daily user problem · What happens when an Amazon business runs into a serious account problem? - Crowdfunding Promotion2 posts in the past month
- Introducing Favorite.app
- Finally Introducing Favorite.app
#42Crowdfunding PromotionIntroducing Favorite.app · Finally Introducing Favorite.app
Product recommendations
- business tools1 post in the past month
- Best Business Tools for Startups Online
#11business toolsBest Business Tools for Startups Online - sites to submit your product1 post in the past month
- I made a list of the 10 best sites to submit your product as a startup
#21sites to submit your productI made a list of the 10 best sites to submit your product as a startup - digital marketing services1 post in the past month
- Best Digital Marketing Services
#31digital marketing servicesBest Digital Marketing Services
Community Reviews
Frequently asked questions
- Who is r/startups_promotion for?
- Best for Founders and startup builders and Micro Startups enthusiasts looking for a Reddit-based community with forum discussion.
- Is r/startups_promotion 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/startups_promotion have?
- Roughly 39K members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
- What platform is r/startups_promotion on?
- r/startups_promotion 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/startups_promotion cover?
- On the Hive Index, r/startups_promotion is organized under Founders and startup builders, Micro Startups.
- How do I join r/startups_promotion?
- You can join r/startups_promotion 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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- Views /mo (-25%)
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- Visitors /mo (-22%)
- 2
- Referrals /mo (-33%)
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