r/indie_startups↗
indie_startups - A community for sharing side projects
r/indie_startups, is the subreddit for sharing side projects, indies startups or any work you're proud of and receiving constructive feedback on side projects.
16k subscribers515 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. ~7% by known bots)381 authors / mosince 2025
r/indie_startups has 16k members. It gets about 515 posts a month from 381 people. Top topics: Building Projects, Recipe Sharing and Organization and App Building Journey.
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- Building Projects24%
- Recipe Sharing and Organization2.1%
- App Building Journey0.8%
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