r/indiehackers↗
Independent developers building their own way
IndieHackers is a subreddit focused on people who bootstrap their way to success by building products.
199k subscribers3,063 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. <1% by known bots)2,376 authors / mosince 2016
r/indiehackers has 199k members (+64% over the last 12 months). It gets about 3,063 posts a month from 2,376 people. Top topics: Building Projects, First Users and Revenue and App Building Journey.
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How r/indiehackers has grown
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Topics and brands on r/indiehackers
Top topics
Share of the subreddit's posts
- Building Projects6.0%
- First Users and Revenue5.7%
- App Building Journey5.2%
- SaaS Launches and Marketing1.7%
- iOS Apps & Development1.3%
Brands people mention
Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months
- Apple
- Beatable
- microlaunch
- Product Hunt
- PeerPush
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