r/buildinpublic
ActiveA community for creators, developers, entrepreneurs, and makers to openly share their journey as they build projects in public. Whether you're coding, designing, writing, or launching a business, this is the place to share progress, challenges, wins, and lessons.
Members
2,405
as of February 2025
Last post
today
September 28, 2026
Posts (30 days)
100+
Created
2020
September 15, 2020
Total posts
51.6K
archived
Total comments
193.0K
archived
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How many members does r/buildinpublic have?
r/buildinpublic had 2,405 members as of February 2025, the most recent archive crawl of its subscriber count.
Is r/buildinpublic dead?
No. r/buildinpublic is active — the most recent post was today, with 100+ posts in the last 30 days.
When was r/buildinpublic created?
r/buildinpublic was created on September 15, 2020.
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