How many members does r/kickstarter have?

r/kickstarter has about 104.4K members (as of July 2026).

How active is r/kickstarter?

r/kickstarter gets roughly 27 new posts per day (measured July 2026).

Allowed with conditions

Promoting on r/kickstarter: Rules and What Gets Removed

r/kickstarter is a subreddit for crowd funding content, aimed at project creators and backers who want to talk about Kickstarter and related campaigns.

104.4K

members

~27

posts / day

2010

created

community rules

Can you promote your product in r/kickstarter?

Yes, you can promote your project in r/kickstarter, but only under specific rules. The rules say direct campaign links are "limited to Fridays only," ads require the "Self-Promotion flair," you get "One post per project not per person," and you "Must have a combined total of 500 Karma."

The rules that cover promotion

Rule 1: Kickstarter advertising posts are limited to Fridays only

"You are allowed to share direct links to campaigns only on Fridays."

Advertising Rules

"One post per project not per person. Further posts will be removed"

Advertising Rules

"Must have a combined total of 500 Karma. Posts will be removed otherwise."

Advertising Rules

"Advertisements must be flagged using the Self-Promotion flair."

Quoted from the subreddit's own rules, snapshot from July 2026. Read all 4 rules on Reddit

What gets removed

Further posts for the same project, "One post per project not per person"
Posts from accounts without "a combined total of 500 Karma"
Donation based, charity, non-profit, or GoFundMe type campaigns
Sock puppet accounts made only to promote, these "will be banned"

Safer ways to show up

Post your campaign link only on Fridays
Use the Self-Promotion flair on advertisement posts
If it is your own project, use a text post and include a link so you can explain the project
Participate beyond self-promotion, avoid a sock puppet account made only for promoting

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.