About r/sidehustle
In its own words:
For those looking to generate an extra income alongside another full-time commitment.
Community guide
r/sidehustle (#316, about 3.3 million) is for earning extra income beside a full-time commitment. Rules ban ads/affiliates/surveys/self-promo, non-reputable gigs, DMs, seeking/offering work posts, low-effort/unrealistic claims, sex work, crypto/NFTs, illegal topics, and offers-for-work/reference hunts. Text/Image (~7.5 ppd).
Reputable extra-income talk
Discuss real side income ideas—not crypto/NFT pitches or sex work.
No hiring board
Don’t seek/offer work or hunt references here; no affiliate spam.
Practical pointers
Text-leaning modest volume; Seeking/Giving Advice flairs.
SubMouse Editorial
The community was created on Aug 28, 2013, which makes it 13 years old. Since Oct 26, 2026, it has gained 1,623 subscribers (+0.05%). It sits just behind r/GetStudying (#315) and ahead of r/raspberry_pi (#317) in our ranking.
What sets r/sidehustle apart
Compared with other large communities, r/sidehustle leans heavily on text posts (91% of recent posts; the typical Top 100 subreddit sits at 34%).
Subscriber growth
Between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026, r/sidehustle went up from 3,314,076 to 3,324,646 subscribers (+10.6K, +0.32%). That is about 240 new members per day. The chart uses our weekly snapshots (9 so far), so it gets longer every week.
What r/sidehustle talks about
Across 54 recent posts (Oct 29–Nov 4), the words that come up most are “side”, “hustle”, “month”, “local” and “help”. Other frequent themes are extra, selling, job, pay, restaurant and doordash. Recurring phrases include “side hustle”, “local restaurant”, “nearly packed” and “hustle twice”. By format, 91% are text posts, 7% are images and 2% are links.
Popular post flairs: Seeking Advice (17), Giving Advice & Tips (14), Looking For Ideas (13), Sharing Ideas (6), Success Story (3).
Activity and best time to post
r/sidehustle gets about 7.5 new posts a day. The public archive holds 73,693 posts and 600,837 comments in total, about 8.2 comments per post. Last week the busiest day was Wednesday (14 posts) and the quietest was Saturday (2). Posting peaks around 02:00 UTC and is lowest around 09:00 UTC.
Rules of r/sidehustle
The moderators of r/sidehustle list 9 rules. In short:
- No advertising, affiliate/referral and survey links, no self promotion
- Only discuss *reputable* gig platforms/online marketplaces
- No DMs
- Seeking / Offering Work
- No low-effort/unrealistic posts
- No discussing sex work
- No crypto/NFTs
- Legal topics only
- No offers for work, or seeking references/links for.
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/sidehustle and press “Join”. Read the community rules in the sidebar before you post: every subreddit is run by its own volunteer moderators.
Frequently asked questions
How many subscribers does r/sidehustle have?
r/sidehustle has 3,324,646 subscribers (Nov 2, 2026), which makes it the #316 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 10,570 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026.
When was r/sidehustle created?
r/sidehustle was created on Aug 28, 2013, so it has been around for 13 years. The oldest post in the public archive is from Feb 7, 2014.
Is r/sidehustle still active?
Yes. r/sidehustle gets about 7.5 new posts a day (average of the last four weeks). Over its lifetime the archive counts 73,693 posts and 600,837 comments. In a sample of 54 recent posts we counted 49 different authors.
What is the best time to post in r/sidehustle?
Based on post counts from Oct 29, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, the busiest day was Wednesday and the quietest Saturday, and most posts arrive around 02:00 UTC, with the fewest around 09:00 UTC. More posts also means more competition, so a quieter hour can help a post get noticed.
What kind of posts are on r/sidehustle?
The community describes itself as: “For those looking to generate an extra income alongside another full-time commitment.” Recent post titles often mention side, hustle, month, local and help. Most posts are text posts (91%).
Is r/sidehustle SFW?
Yes. Reddit does not mark r/sidehustle as an 18+ (NSFW) community. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.
What are the rules of r/sidehustle?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/sidehustle accepts both text and link posts, with images, videos and galleries enabled. It has 9 posted rules, starting with: “No advertising, affiliate/referral and survey links, no self promotion”; “Only discuss *reputable* gig platforms/online marketplaces”; “No DMs”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
What subreddits are similar to r/sidehustle?
Communities with similar topics include r/Entrepreneur (5.3M), r/wholesomememes (18.3M), r/PewdiepieSubmissions (3.4M), r/AmItheAsshole (24.7M) and r/povertyfinance (2.9M).
Stats from public data (data updated Nov 2, 2026; activity, rules and archive totals via the Arctic Shift archive, Nov 6, 2026). Point and comment counts are archive snapshots and can be lower than on Reddit today. SubMouse is an independent directory and is not affiliated with Reddit or the moderators of r/sidehustle.