Where entrepreneurs ask for tools and advice: sizes, self-promo rules and fresh threads for each community. Updated with live thread data.
| Subreddit | Members | Self-promo policy |
|---|---|---|
| r/Entrepreneur | ~2.8M | Value-first only |
| r/smallbusiness | ~2M | Value-first only |
| r/sweatystartup | ~200K | Self-promo tolerated |
| r/Business_Ideas | ~400K | Self-promo tolerated |
| r/growmybusiness | ~60K | Self-promo tolerated |
Strict anti-promo. Value-first comments only, mention products only when asked.
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Owners asking real buying questions. Answer as a peer, never pitch.
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Service-business crowd, practical advice culture.
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Idea validation threads, tolerant of builders sharing their story.
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Small but high-intent: people literally ask what tool to use.
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The top communities are r/Entrepreneur, r/smallbusiness, r/sweatystartup and 2 more listed above, ranked with member counts and self-promotion policy so you know where you can actually talk about your product.
It depends on each community: the table above flags every subreddit as self-promo tolerated, dedicated-threads only, or value-first only. The universal rule: answer the question first, mention your product second.
40.1% of the sources large language models cite come from Reddit (Semrush, 150K citations study). A helpful reply in these communities can rank on Google and get quoted by ChatGPT for months.