r/passive_income

Passive Income

The largest passive income community on the web—share wins, vet ideas, and learn what really works.

Members: 1,266,328
Created: 2012
Posts a day: 16
Avg comments, top posts this week: 49

r/passive_income is a Reddit community with 1,266,328 members, created in 2012. It averaged about 16 new posts a day over the last month. This week's top posts had a median score of 21 and an average of 49 comments each. Income, passive and money are the words that show up most in recent titles. This month's top posts went up most often around 17:00 UTC, and most often on a Friday.

Only approved members can post in r/passive_income.

Data checked October 18, 2026 · Open on Reddit

What people ask

634What side hustles have actually made you money?644 comments · September 23, 2026
63I've tried almost everything about "how to make money online," but nothing works for me. Do you have any ideas or can you help me??195 comments · October 11, 2026
87A question for people who generate substantial passive income (over $2000 a month)?153 comments · October 5, 2026
70Looking for a small online hustle that can make $10-$20/month153 comments · October 8, 2026
181You got an extra 20k in your savings, whats your next step for passive income to be able to quit your job ?147 comments · October 2, 2026
162What's the smallest side project that actually made you real money?138 comments · September 27, 2026

Common words in titles

income 17
passive 14
money 9
side 6
paid 5
getting 4
ideas 4
online 4
built 3
business 3
clipping 3
digital 3

Best time to post

17:00 UTC · 4 top posts
15:00 UTC · 3 top posts
12:00 UTC · 2 top posts
Friday · 7 top posts
Wednesday · 3 top posts

These are counted from the timestamps of this month's 25 top posts. They show when popular posts went up and don't guarantee reach.

Rules

All referral links must have a disclaimer
Don't be a jerk
Content must be relevant to Passive Income
No vague posting
No begging for money
Mods may remove content at their discretion
No identity fraud
No karma farming
No scams or illegal activity
Software or paywalled content

How to post in r/passive_income without breaking its rules

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Member growth

We started recording r/passive_income member counts on October 18, 2026. Growth will show here once we have a few weeks of history.

Get this data from the API

Every number on this page comes from ChatterAPI's Reddit endpoints and is refreshed about once a week. You can pull the same data for any subreddit from your own code or AI agent.

curl "https://chatterapi.com/v1/reddit/subreddits/passive_income" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $CHATTERAPI_KEY"

{
  "data": {
    "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/passive_income/",
    "name": "passive_income",
    "nsfw": false,
    "title": "Passive Income",
    "createdAt": "2012-10-03T23:23:45.000Z",
    "description": "The largest passive income community on the web—share wins, vet ideas, and learn what really works.",
    "subscribers": 1266328
  },
  "credits": {
    "charged": 2
  }
}

Recorded response, October 18, 2026, trimmed.

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Questions about r/passive_income

How many members does r/passive_income have?

r/passive_income had 1,266,328 members when we last checked on October 18, 2026.

How active is r/passive_income?

Based on its newest posts, it got about 16 new posts a day over the last month. This week's top posts averaged 49 comments each.

When is the best time to post in r/passive_income?

This month's top posts in r/passive_income went up most often around 17:00 UTC, and most often on a Friday. That's when popular posts were published, so use it as a starting point, not a rule.

Can I get r/passive_income data through an API?

Yes. Call GET /v1/reddit/subreddits/passive_income for members, rules and description, and GET /v1/reddit/subreddits/passive_income/posts for its posts. Each call costs 2 credits, and new accounts get 100 free credits.