r/dropship is a subreddit with 359k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses struggling, dropshipping, sales, annoying, and supplier, and they frequently recommend/review email hosting, supplier, and bank account.
Welcome! This community is a place for entrepreneurs to discuss the dropshipping business model. It's a place to share resources, solve problems, exchange ideas, and have meaningful discussions about the challenges we all face.
Popular Themes in r/dropship
#1
Advice Requests
: "What's the most important factor when picking a supplier?"
10 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "known drop shipping vendors"
3 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "Dropshipping products too expensive"
3 posts
#4
Ideas
: "Unpopular opinion after 7 years of turning dropshipping stores into real DTC brands: dropshipping isn't a business model, and treating it like one is why most people fail"
1 post
#5
Opportunities
: "4 successful orders, 4 abandoned carts. What would you improve?"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/dropship
#1
Struggling
54 posts
#2
Dropshipping
: "Unpopular opinion after 7 years of turning Dropshipping stores into real DTC brands: Dropshipping isn't a business model, and treating it like one is why most people fail"
34 posts
#3
Sales
11 posts
#4
Annoying
8 posts
#5
Supplier
: "What's the most important factor when picking a Supplier?"
6 posts
#6
Ads
: "Getting traffic from Meta but barely any Add to Carts — what am I missing?"
5 posts
#7
Looking For A Supplier
4 posts
#8
Looking For A Dropshipper
4 posts
#9
Scaling
: "Scaling is impossible on small budgets or am i crazy?"
3 posts
#10
2 posts
Products Discussed in r/dropship
Email Hosting
7 reviews
#1
Zoho
4.3★ from 4 reviews
#2
Gmail
3.0★ from 1 review
#3
G-Suite
2.0★ from 1 review
Supplier
6 reviews
#1
AliExpress
4.5★ from 2 reviews
#2
Suplery
5.0★ from 1 review
#3
DSers
5.0★ from 1 review
Bank Account
6 reviews
#1
Wise
4.5★ from 2 reviews
#2
Monzo
4.0★ from 1 review
#3
Revolut
4.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/dropship
#1
💡 Beginner Question
: "When do you know it's time to go for a private agent?"
27 posts
#2
💬 General Discussion
: "Unpopular opinion after 7 years of turning dropshipping stores into real DTC brands: dropshipping isn't a business model, and treating it like one is why most people fail"
11 posts
#3
💵 Dropshipping Success 💵
: "Starting small was probably the best thing I did"
4 posts
#4
🛠 Store Review
: "I just started my Dropshipping store, just wanted some honest feedback!"
4 posts
#5
🚀 Scaling
: "Dropshipping store with 29 orders but currently £160–£200 in loss — need advice on ads"
3 posts
#6
Weekly Q&A
: "#Weekly Newbie Q&A and Store Critique Thread - August 22, 2026"
3 posts
#7
❌ Dropshipping Fail
: "organic content"
2 posts
#8
🎯 Marketing
: "Amazon affiliate has been paying my rent for 6 months now"
2 posts
#9
🤖 AI & Automation
: "I feel like I'm doing everything too slowly"
2 posts
#10
🌍 Supplier Discussion
: "Factory just told me they’re booked out after I finally started scaling. What would you do?"
1 post
Member Growth in r/dropship
Yearly
+38k members(11.8%)
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Last updated: August 27, 2026