r/startups
r/startups is a Business & Career community on Reddit with 2,097,172 members, ranking #13 of 1,896 in Business & Career. 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.
How big is r/startups?
Created in 2008, r/startups has had over a decade to grow and is a major community by Reddit standards. Within Business & Career it ranks #13 of 1,896 communities we track — the top 0.7% of the category by subscriber count. That puts it about 3,765× the median Business & Career subreddit, which has 557 members. It is a work-safe community with no 18+ flag on Reddit.
For scale, the largest Business & Career community we track is r/Entrepreneur with 5,236,616 members — roughly 2 times the size of r/startups. Reddit itself launched in 2005, so a subreddit created in 2008 sits in the early wave of community building on the platform. Subscriber counts indicate reach, not activity — a large community can be quiet, and a smaller one busy. Open r/startups on Reddit to see how often people actually post before deciding whether it is worth joining.
| Members | 2,097,172 |
|---|---|
| Category | Business & Career |
| Rank in category | #13 of 1,896 |
| Created | 2008 |
| Category median size | 557 members |
| Content rating | Work-safe (SFW) |
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