r/startups↗
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Welcome to /r/startups, the place to discuss startup problems and solutions. Startups are companies that are designed to grow and scale rapidly. Be sure to read and follow all of our rules--we have specific places for common content and requests.
2.1M subscribers1,190 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. ~1% by known bots)768 authors / mosince 2008
r/startups has 2.1M members (+11% over the last 12 months). It gets about 1,190 posts a month from 768 people. Top topics: App Building Journey, Tech Companies Job Hunt and Indian Startups and Economy.
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Topics and brands on r/startups
Top topics
Share of the subreddit's posts
- App Building Journey0.8%
- Tech Companies Job Hunt0.8%
- Indian Startups and Economy0.7%
- First Users and Revenue0.6%
- iOS Apps & Development0.5%
Brands people mention
Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months
- Apple
- Y Combinator
- Guy Kawasaki
- IdeaProof
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