r/indiehackers
ActiveIndependent developers building their own way
IndieHackers is a subreddit focused on people who bootstrap their way to success by building products.
Members
50,858
as of February 2025
Last post
today
September 28, 2026
Posts (30 days)
100+
Created
2016
September 26, 2016
Total posts
62.7K
archived
Total comments
195.4K
archived
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How many members does r/indiehackers have?
r/indiehackers had 50,858 members as of February 2025, the most recent archive crawl of its subscriber count.
Is r/indiehackers dead?
No. r/indiehackers is active — the most recent post was today, with 100+ posts in the last 30 days.
When was r/indiehackers created?
r/indiehackers was created on September 26, 2016.
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