r/smallbusiness
Activesmallbusiness: Questions about starting, owning and growing a small business
This sub is not for advertisements! Questions and answers about starting, owning, and growing a small business only.
Members
1,939,492
as of February 2025
Last post
today
September 28, 2026
Posts (30 days)
100+
Created
2009
January 8, 2009
Total posts
371.7K
archived
Total comments
3.6M
archived
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How many members does r/smallbusiness have?
r/smallbusiness had 1,939,492 members as of February 2025, the most recent archive crawl of its subscriber count.
Is r/smallbusiness dead?
No. r/smallbusiness is active — the most recent post was today, with 100+ posts in the last 30 days.
When was r/smallbusiness created?
r/smallbusiness was created on January 8, 2009.
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