Community Overview
About r/thesidehustle
r/thesidehustle is a community for the discussion of sidehustles and for receiving relevant feedback on newly developed projects/services.
The community at a glance
r/thesidehustle is a Subreddit for Indie Hackers with roughly 242K members. It has been around since 2019. It has both a forum and a live chat communication style. It is the 1st largest community in the Indie Business topic page.
Roughly 44K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Side Hustle, Online, and Side. Common discussion themes are Advice Requests and Money Talk. Product recommendations often mention apps, attapoll, and affiliate marketing platform.
Community Topics
Subreddit Analysis
via GummySearchYearly: +44K members
Growth: +22.4% / year
Member growth over time
All time (yearly)
- 2020: 18K members
- 2021: 4K members
- 2023: 12K members
- 2024: 68K members
- 2025: 97K members
- 2026: 35K members
2020
+18K new
2021
+4K new
2023
+12K new
2024
+68K new
2025
+97K new
2026
+35K new
Past year (monthly)
- Nov: 4K members
- Dec: 3K members
- Jan: 5K members
- Feb: 6K members
- Mar: 5K members
- Apr: 4K members
- May: 5K members
- Jun: 3K members
- Jul: 2K members
- Aug: 2K members
- Sep: 2K members
- Oct: 31 members
November 2025
+4K new
December 2025
+3K new
January 2026
+5K new
February 2026
+6K new
March 2026
+5K new
April 2026
+4K new
May 2026
+5K new
June 2026
+3K new
July 2026
+2K new
August 2026
+2K new
September 2026
+2K new
October 2026
+31 new
Themes
- Advice Requests2 posts in the past month
- Thinking about turning homemade dog treats into a tiny side hustle, any advice?
- Advice for side income while building?
#12Advice RequestsThinking about turning homemade dog treats into a tiny side hustle, any advice? · Advice for side income while building? - Money Talk1 post in the past month
- I need a legit permanent side hustle as a student
#21Money TalkI need a legit permanent side hustle as a student - Ideas1 post in the past month
- SAHM side business ideas to help with expenses
#31IdeasSAHM side business ideas to help with expenses - Solution Requests1 post in the past month
- LF: for LEGIT Side Hustle
#41Solution RequestsLF: for LEGIT Side Hustle
Topics
- Side Hustle36 posts in the past month
- Weird side hustles????
- LF: for LEGIT Side Hustle
#136Side HustleWeird side hustles???? · LF: for LEGIT Side Hustle - Online6 posts in the past month#26Online
- Side5 posts in the past month#35Side
- Make Money4 posts in the past month#44Make Money
- Side Hustles4 posts in the past month#54Side Hustles
Flair
- I need help :snoo_thoughtful:28 posts in the past month
- Thinking about turning homemade dog treats into a tiny side hustle, any advice?
- Lots of Downtime during WFH Job
- Looking for an honest side gig
#128I need help :snoo_thoughtful:Thinking about turning homemade dog treats into a tiny side hustle, any advice? · Lots of Downtime during WFH Job · Looking for an honest side gig - Hire Me :snoo_hug:10 posts in the past month
- urgently need ₹2000, willing to work
- I can create 3d/Scrollymation/Interactive website for your business for cheap!
- I can build 3d and scrollymation websites for cheap!
#210Hire Me :snoo_hug:urgently need ₹2000, willing to work · I can create 3d/Scrollymation/Interactive website for your business for cheap! · I can build 3d and scrollymation websites for cheap! - life experience :snoo_tableflip:7 posts in the past month
- I talk people to sleep for money
- i went through the top 20 answers to "what side hustles actually made you money" and wrote down the numbers
- As a shy person what's your side hustle?
#37life experience :snoo_tableflip:I talk people to sleep for money · i went through the top 20 answers to "what side hustles actually made you money" and wrote down the numbers · As a shy person what's your side hustle? - Support My Hustle :snoo_wink:5 posts in the past month
- A guide how to make yourself more productive hustler.
- Trying to start a youtube channel. I like building software and video games, and I have been recording myself doing so.
- Extra Work from Home
#45Support My Hustle :snoo_wink:A guide how to make yourself more productive hustler. · Trying to start a youtube channel. I like building software and video games, and I have been recording myself doing so. · Extra Work from Home - Tutorials :snoo:4 posts in the past month
- this is test post for reddit
- test post fro checking reddit
- I made 3 AI prompts that audit website flaws. Making $49/sale. Here they are for free (kinda).
#54Tutorials :snoo:this is test post for reddit · test post fro checking reddit · I made 3 AI prompts that audit website flaws. Making $49/sale. Here they are for free (kinda).
Product recommendations
- apps5 posts in the past month
- The Best 50 Passive Income Apps
- 100 Best Apps to Make Money From
- 100 Best Apps for Making Money
#15appsThe Best 50 Passive Income Apps · 100 Best Apps to Make Money From · 100 Best Apps for Making Money - attapoll5 posts in the past month
- Attapoll - Best Survey Side Hustle
- Attapoll - The Best Paying Side Hustle Survey App of 2025
- Attapoll - Best paying survey app 2025
#25attapollAttapoll - Best Survey Side Hustle · Attapoll - The Best Paying Side Hustle Survey App of 2025 · Attapoll - Best paying survey app 2025 - affiliate marketing platform2 posts in the past month
- What is the best Affiliate Marketing platform?
- Affiliate Marketing is one of the best side hustle’s around.
#32affiliate marketing platformWhat is the best Affiliate Marketing platform? · Affiliate Marketing is one of the best side hustle’s around. - survey apps2 posts in the past month
- What are the best survey apps?
- What are the best survey apps?
#42survey appsWhat are the best survey apps? · What are the best survey apps? - crypto casino2 posts in the past month
- Sharkroll Casino , the best crypto casino
- Sharkroll Casino, the Best Crypto Casino
#52crypto casinoSharkroll Casino , the best crypto casino · Sharkroll Casino, the Best Crypto Casino
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Community Reviews
Frequently asked questions
- Who is r/thesidehustle for?
- Best for Indie Hackers enthusiasts looking for a Reddit-based community with forum discussion, live chat.
- Is r/thesidehustle 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/thesidehustle have?
- Roughly 242K members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
- What platform is r/thesidehustle on?
- r/thesidehustle 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/thesidehustle cover?
- On the Hive Index, r/thesidehustle is organized under Indie Hackers.
- How do I join r/thesidehustle?
- You can join r/thesidehustle 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
- 18
- Views /mo (+80%)
- 17
- Visitors /mo (+89%)
- 2
- Referrals /mo
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