r/Startup_Ideas

Startup ideas - for inventors, entrepreneurs and investors

This subreddit is for sharing innovative startup ideas. Links and discussion about startups and descriptions of startups are welcome! Share ideas. Improve ideas. Expand upon other ideas. Combine ideas. Implement ideas.

Members: 347,094
Created: 2014
Posts a day: 14
Avg comments, top posts this week: 5

r/Startup_Ideas is a Reddit community with 347,094 members, created in 2014. It averaged about 14 new posts a day over the last month. This week's top posts had a median score of 4 and an average of 5 comments each. Idea, app and startup 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 Saturday.

Only approved members can post in r/Startup_Ideas.

Data checked October 18, 2026 · Open on Reddit

What people ask

82What are you building? Let’s self promote348 comments · September 24, 2026
43What’s your startup idea? Let’s self promote161 comments · October 10, 2026
7Whats the most boring reliable business to start that will almost guaranteed to work21 comments · October 17, 2026
5Why do we keep buying things we only use once? Would you rent from someone nearby instead?13 comments · October 17, 2026
15How can I get my first 1,000 users in the US when I have no network there?13 comments · September 21, 2026
7How do you bring an idea to life when it has to do with banking?10 comments · October 16, 2026

Common words in titles

idea 11
app 7
startup 7
business 6
small 5
find 4
promote 4
apps 3
build 3
building 3
built 3
free 3

Best time to post

17:00 UTC · 4 top posts
14:00 UTC · 3 top posts
09:00 UTC · 3 top posts
Saturday · 6 top posts
Monday · 5 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

No rules listed.

How to post in r/Startup_Ideas without breaking its rules

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Member growth

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

Get this data from the API

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

{
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    "name": "Startup_Ideas",
    "nsfw": false,
    "title": "Startup ideas - for inventors, entrepreneurs and investors",
    "createdAt": "2014-03-08T03:09:29.000Z",
    "description": "This subreddit is for sharing innovative startup ideas. Links and discussion about startups and descriptions of startups are welcome! Share ideas. Improve ideas. Expand upon other ideas. Combine ideas. Implement ideas.",
    "subscribers": 347094
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}

Recorded response, October 18, 2026, trimmed.

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Questions about r/Startup_Ideas

How many members does r/Startup_Ideas have?

r/Startup_Ideas had 347,094 members when we last checked on October 18, 2026.

How active is r/Startup_Ideas?

Based on its newest posts, it got about 14 new posts a day over the last month. This week's top posts averaged 5 comments each.

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

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

Can I get r/Startup_Ideas data through an API?

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