How long does a post survive?
In 12 subreddits where makers post, only 14% to 67% of posts were still visible a week later
0%50%100%r/entrepreneurridealong 14%r/buildinpublic 67%
The lowest is r/entrepreneurridealong, with 78 of 546 posts left. The highest is r/buildinpublic, with 667 of 1,002. Where you post changes the odds several times over.
- r/buildinpublic667 of 1,002 still up67%
- r/appbusiness267 of 416 still up64%
- r/sideprojects611 of 953 still up64%
- r/alphaandbetausers664 of 1,091 still up61%
- r/growthhacking39 of 77 still up51%
- r/saasbuild168 of 338 still up50%
- r/smallbusiness393 of 860 still up46%
- r/saas615 of 1,408 still up44%
- r/sideproject2,236 of 7,248 still up31%
- r/microsaas135 of 477 still up28%
- r/startup_ideas74 of 407 still up18%
- r/entrepreneurridealong78 of 546 still up14%
How it was countedFor each place we took every post made in the week of October 2 to 8, 2026 from the public archive Arctic Shift, looked again afterwards, and counted a post if other people could still see it. This is one week; another week would differ.