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r/Startup_Ideas↗

Startup ideas - for inventors, entrepreneurs and investors

This subreddit is for sharing innovative startup ideas. Links and discussion about startups and descriptions of startups are welcome! Share ideas. Improve ideas. Expand upon other ideas. Combine ideas. Implement ideas.

349k subscribers2,278 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. <1% by known bots)1,834 authors / mosince 2014

r/Startup_Ideas has 349k members (+79% over the last 12 months). It gets about 2,278 posts a month from 1,834 people. Top topics: App Building Journey, Building Projects and First Users and Revenue.

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Size and growth

How r/Startup_Ideas has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+79%in 12 months · +8.0% in 3 months · +1.4% in 1 month
Oct 2026348k
Growing348k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
r/Startup_Ideas

Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

+1.2%vs Sep 2025 · −23% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 20262.3k
BusierPeaked at 3.9k in Mar 2026
Sep 2026: incl. <1% by known botsData through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/Startup_Ideas

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. App Building Journey1.6%
  2. Building Projects1.2%
  3. First Users and Revenue0.9%
  4. iOS Apps & Development0.5%
  5. SaaS Launches and Marketing0.4%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. Apple
  2. microlaunch
  3. Beatable
  4. Product Hunt
  5. Microsoft

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