SaaS & startups

r/smallbusiness stats

r/smallbusiness has 2,559,013 members and gets about 60.2 new posts a day. The best time to post is Monday around 11pm US Eastern.

Members
2.6M
Posts per day
60.2
Avg comments
21.2
Created
2009

From the subreddit: This sub is not for advertisements! Questions and answers about starting, owning, and growing a small business only.

Best time to post on r/smallbusiness

When this month's top 100 posts went up, weighted by score. Times are US Eastern.

  1. #1

    Mon 11pm

  2. #2

    Wed 4pm

  3. #3

    Mon 3pm

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Top posts this month

Who buys on r/smallbusiness

Founders asking which tool to use for billing, CRM, analytics, hiring and growth, and teams comparing software before they buy.

Useful for web designers, web developers, marketing agencies, SEO consultants, SaaS founders, copywriters, graphic designers, bookkeepers and accountants, photographers, recruiters, IT and managed service providers, Shopify experts and ecommerce agencies, AI and automation agencies, business consultants, lawyers, cleaning businesses, tax preparers, financial advisors, videographers, event planners, WordPress developers, social media managers, email marketers, virtual assistants, cybersecurity consultants, Excel and spreadsheet consultants, Notion consultants, sales consultants, lead generation agencies, HR consultants, freelance project managers, fractional CFOs, business coaches, video editors, podcast producers, insurance agents and caterers.

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Common questions

r/smallbusiness has 2,559,013 members, read from Reddit on October 27, 2026.

Based on when this month's top posts went up, Monday around 11pm US Eastern. Check the heatmap for runner-up slots.

It gets about 60.2 new posts a day, and a new post averages 21.2 comments.

Read the subreddit rules first; most business subreddits remove promotional posts. What works is answering posts where someone asks for help, being genuinely useful, and disclosing when you mention your own product.

Watch for posts where someone asks for a recommendation, a quote, or an alternative to a tool. Leadhoot watches r/smallbusiness for you, scores every new post 0–100 for buyer intent, and alerts you within a minute of the high scorers.

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