How the entrepreneurship communities compare
A few giants dominate — r/Entrepreneur, r/smallbusiness and r/startups together account for 93% of the combined membership. Size and activity don't line up perfectly: r/Entrepreneur has the most members, but r/smallbusiness gets the most new posts (about 122 a day, against 9 in r/Entrepreneur). Per member, the liveliest is r/indianstartups: 50 posts a day from 51.7K members — a smaller crowd, but an engaged one. Among the communities we track weekly, r/startups grew fastest recently (+0.19%, +4.1K members since Oct 26). The oldest is r/Entrepreneur, founded in 2008, and every community here is more than five years old — this is a long-established corner of Reddit.
The 12 biggest entrepreneurship subreddits
r/Entrepreneur 5,300,927 members · ~9.0 posts/day · +3.5K since Oct 26 · since 2008Our community brings together individuals driven by a shared commitment to problem-solving, professional networking, and collaborative innovation, all with the goal of making a positive impact. We welcome a diverse range of pursu…
r/smallbusiness 2,559,697 members · ~122 posts/day · +3.1K since Oct 26 · since 2009This sub is not for advertisements! Questions and answers about starting, owning, and growing a small business only.
- Sr/startups ↗ 2,145,751 members · ~29 posts/day · +4.1K since Oct 26 · since 2008
Welcome to /r/startups, the place to discuss startup problems and solutions. Startups are companies that are designed to grow and scale rapidly. Be sure to read and follow all of our rules--we have specific places for common cont…
- Sr/startup ↗ 182,730 members · ~50 posts/day · since 2008
Reddit's space to learn the tools and skills necessary to build a successful startup. A community meant to support each other and grow through the exchange of knowledge and ideas. A rising tide lifts all ships in its wake.
- Yr/YouTube_startups ↗ 119,827 members · ~61 posts/day · since 2013
This subreddit is to help young YouTube channels get a good start. You can also meet fellow YouTubers and try to help each other out.
- Sr/Startup_Ideas ↗ 118,006 members · ~58 posts/day · since 2014
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.
- Er/Entrepreneurship ↗ 78,411 members · ~12 posts/day · since 2008
A community dedicated to entrepreneurship questions and advice.
- Er/Entrepreneurs ↗ 58,851 members · ~56 posts/day · since 2009
Entrepreneurs
- Ar/advancedentrepreneur ↗ 54,782 members · since 2014
A community for established entrepreneurs to share tips, tricks, and fundamentals on growing your business to the next level.
- Ir/indianstartups ↗ 51,673 members · ~50 posts/day · since 2012
A discussion forum for entrepreneurs to network and help each other and discuss everything about startups in India.
- Br/BlockchainStartups ↗ 42,964 members · since 2016
A community for entrepreneurs, innovators and enthusiasts in the blockchain industry. Here you'll find discussion and resources on the latest trends, developments and opportunities in the blockchain world. Connect with like-minde…
- Sr/smallbusinessuk ↗ 30,135 members · ~16 posts/day · since 2011
Questions and answers about starting, owning, and growing a small business in the UK.
Choosing where to post
For beginner questions, r/smallbusiness is the natural first stop — it exists for advice, and roughly 122 new threads a day keep it moving. Competition for attention differs a lot: r/Entrepreneur has 5.3M members but only about 9.0 new posts a day — roughly one new post for every 589K members — while r/smallbusiness gets about 122 a day, one for every 21K. A strong, well-made post therefore has more room to be seen in r/Entrepreneur; r/smallbusiness is better when you want quick replies. There are regional communities too — r/indianstartups and r/smallbusinessuk — which are the better choice for local prices, shops, events or rules. Rule sets vary: of the communities we have rules for, r/Entrepreneur lists 10, against 4 in r/smallbusiness, so a post that is fine in one can be removed in another.
Before posting, sort a subreddit by “Top” for the past month: it shows in a minute what that community rewards. Always read the rules in the sidebar first — each community is run by its own volunteer moderators. Our guide to searching Reddit explains how to dig through any of these communities, and the subreddit info tool gives you the stats of one we don't list.
Frequently asked questions
What is the biggest entrepreneurship subreddit?
r/Entrepreneur is the largest, with 5,300,927 members, followed by r/smallbusiness (2.6M) and r/startups (2.1M).
Which entrepreneurship subreddit is the most active?
By new posts per day, r/smallbusiness leads with about 122, ahead of r/YouTube_startups (61). Counts are averages over the last seven days.
Where should a beginner ask about entrepreneurship on Reddit?
r/smallbusiness is the one built around questions and advice, with about 122 new posts a day. Check its rules and search it first — common questions have usually been answered.
How many entrepreneurship subreddits are there?
We list 12 active, safe-for-work entrepreneurship communities with at least 25,000 members each, 10.7M members in total (people can be in several). Reddit has many smaller ones too; our guide on searching Reddit shows how to find them.
What is the oldest entrepreneurship subreddit?
r/startups, created on Jan 25, 2008.
Are these entrepreneurship subreddits safe for work?
Yes. Every community on this page is public and not marked 18+ by Reddit, and we filter out communities whose name or description points to adult content.
Data: Reddit's public subreddit search and the Arctic Shift archive (Nov 6, 2026), growth from SubMouse's weekly snapshots. Member counts of communities outside our Top 1000 come from the archive and can lag a little. Not affiliated with Reddit.