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Indie Web Dev

A community for independent web developers of all skill levels, building personal or experimental websites and tools. Share projects, get feedback, discuss web standards, and connect with like-minded creators who are passionate about shaping the web outside the mainstream.

8.8k subscribers7 posts / mo in Sep 20266 authors / mosince 2021

r/Indiewebdev has 8.8k members (+29% over the last 12 months). It gets about 7 posts a month from 6 people. Top topics: Node.js APIs & Hosting, Web Design & Development and GraphQL APIs.

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+29%in 12 months · +0.8% in 3 months
Oct 20268.8k
Growing8.8k subscribers
  • no data — drawn from 0 at creation (Jan 2021)
Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−50%vs Sep 2025 · −39% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 20267
QuieterPeaked at 54 in Jan 2026
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

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Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Node.js APIs & Hosting1.9%
  2. Web Design & Development1.4%
  3. GraphQL APIs1.4%
  4. ReactJS Learning1.2%
  5. Vue.js Applications1.1%

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Posts and activity for Sep 2026. Members from Reddit's subscriber counts. Read from the same data the app runs on. Our research

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