How many members does r/dropshipping have?

r/dropshipping has about 274.6K members (as of July 2026).

How active is r/dropshipping?

r/dropshipping gets roughly 35 new posts per day (measured July 2026).

Allowed with conditions

Promoting on r/dropshipping: Rules and What Gets Removed

r/dropshipping is a 274,608-member subreddit for people discussing dropshipping, including tips, strategies, and questions.

274.6K

members

~35

posts / day

2008

created

community rules

Can you promote your product in r/dropshipping?

Yes, but only in limited ways. Rule 1, "No Spam," says "Selling services related to Dropshipping is allowed if done at a low volume (i.e. once per week max) and if flaired as \"marketplace\"." The submit page also says, "Marketplace - If you want to promote, sell, or buy something this is the flair to use," and warns that if you promote your own videos, courses, or blog posts as a Discussion, "you will be banned."

The rules that cover promotion

Rule 1: No Spam

"Selling services related to Dropshipping is allowed if done at a low volume (i.e. once per week max) and if flaired as "marketplace"."

Rule 1: No Spam

"Replying to posts with "inbox me" or "come inbox" or any other attempt at getting the OP to message you directly before having a conversation are considered spam and will get an immediate ban."

Marketplace flair

"Marketplace - If you want to promote, sell, or buy something this is the flair to use. Also use this for seeking partners."

Discussion flair warning

"If you are trying to promote your own videos / courses / blog posts and you post as a Discussion you will be banned. See the marketplace flair above."

Quoted from the subreddit's own rules, snapshot from July 2026. Read all 7 rules on Reddit

What gets removed

Spam or other attempts to spam can get immediate lifetime bans
"Free" courses made by someone else are always considered spam and get a lifetime ban
Trying to get people to DM you first with "inbox me" or similar gets an immediate ban
Promoting your own videos, courses, or blog posts as a Discussion gets you banned

Safer ways to show up

Use the Marketplace flair if you want to promote, sell, buy, or seek partners
Keep sales posts low volume, "once per week max" for selling services related to dropshipping
If you post links, follow the stated flair and affiliation rules, and do not use AI-generated content where the rules forbid it
Participate by answering questions and helping others, not just asking for reviews or freebies repeatedly

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.