How many members does r/dropship have?

r/dropship has about 355.9K members (as of July 2026).

How active is r/dropship?

r/dropship gets roughly 2 new posts per day (measured July 2026).

Promotion banned

Promoting on r/dropship: Rules and What Gets Removed

r/dropship is a community for entrepreneurs to discuss the dropshipping business model, share resources, solve problems, and have serious discussions about common challenges.

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community rules

Can you promote your product in r/dropship?

No, you cannot promote your product in r/dropship. Rule 2 says, "Do not promote your website, blog, YouTube channel, Discord server, software, agency, service, social media account, or project without moderator approval," and Rule 4 says, "r/Dropship is not a marketplace." The rules also ban referral links, affiliate links, hidden promotions, and selling products or services.

The rules that cover promotion

Rule 2: 🚫 No Self-Promotion or Spam

"Do not promote your website, blog, YouTube channel, Discord server, software, agency, service, social media account, or project without moderator approval."

Rule 2: 🚫 No Self-Promotion or Spam

"This includes: Promotional posts or comments, Referral links, Affiliate links, SEO-driven content, Repeated advertising"

Rule 3: 💬 No Private Message Solicitation

"Do not ask users to DM you, offer consultations through DMs, or attempt to move discussions off the subreddit."

Rule 4: 💼 No Selling Products, Services, Courses, Mentorships, or Partnerships

"r/Dropship is not a marketplace."

Quoted from the subreddit's own rules, snapshot from July 2026. Read all 11 rules on Reddit

What gets removed

Promotional posts or comments, referral links, affiliate links, SEO-driven content, and repeated advertising
Posts asking users to DM you or moving discussions off the subreddit
Selling products, stores, services, courses, mentorships, or seeking partnerships
Hidden promotions, fake reviews, or promo through alternate accounts, employees, affiliates, friends, or customers

Safer ways to show up

Keep discussion public so everyone can learn from it
Share wins or results only with meaningful context and insights, not hype or DM bait
Put effort into your posts, give details, explain what you tried, and ask a specific question
Use the Weekly Q&A & Store Critique Thread for beginner questions, store reviews, quick questions, and general feedback requests

Whatever the written rules say, the pattern that gets promo removed everywhere is the same: batches of similar comments, reused wording, and necro-posting on old threads. A promotional mention only has value if it survives, so pace matters more than volume. We measured this the expensive way: 70% of bought pool comments were removed within two weeks. See also how to find customers on Reddit without getting banned.