r/buildinpublic is a subreddit with 124k members. The most common kinds of discussions are self-promotion and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses looking, ai, product, app, and startup.
A community for creators, developers, entrepreneurs, and makers to openly share their journey as they build projects in public. Whether you're coding, designing, writing, or launching a business, this is the place to share progress, challenges, wins, and lessons.
Popular Themes in r/buildinpublic
#1
Self-Promotion
: "I’m trying to validate MONTY: an AI-first video editor. Here’s why I started building it"
15 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "I’ve spent months building a relationship app and I’m finally trying to get strangers to use it — what am I doing wrong?"
2 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "i am a marketer and my own launch flopped in the most embarrassing way possible"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/buildinpublic
#1
Looking
7 posts
#2
Ai
7 posts
#3
Product
7 posts
#4
App
7 posts
#5
Startup
6 posts
#6
Built
6 posts
#7
Building
5 posts
#8
Tool
5 posts
#9
Co Founder
5 posts
#10
Marketing
4 posts
Member Growth in r/buildinpublic
Yearly
+95k members(328.1%)
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Last updated: September 30, 2026