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The Indie Maker Atlas · 385 makers · 50 countries · 1198 products

A world map of indie makers.

The people building internet products on their own — bootstrapped, small, and spread across the globe. Every red dot is a country.

Curated by John Rush · 23 products · $3M/yr

Map of indie makers by country

10+ makers 3–9 1–2259 of 385 makers pinned · equirectangular, 120 × 40 characters · swipe the map →

Notable makers

All 385 makers
  • John Rush

    Running a bootstrapped empire of 24+ SaaS products and directories

    $3M/yr

  • Marc Lou

    French solopreneur from Bali behind TrustMRR, DataFast, ShipFast and 30+ startups

    Bali, Indonesia$98K/mo

  • Pieter Levels

    Solo maker behind Photo AI, Nomads.com, Remote OK, Interior AI and the MAKE book

    Portugal~$219K/mo across products

  • Julia Evans

    Montreal developer behind Wizard Zines, illustrated guides to computing fundamentals

    Montreal, Canada$101,558 in 2018

  • Adam Wathan

    Creator of Tailwind CSS who built a multi-million-dollar business on open source

    CanadaMid-seven figures/yr

  • Kitze

    Serial maker of Sizzy, Benji and Tinkerer Club who teaches devs to ship

    $223K in 30 days

  • Thibault Louis-Lucas (Tibo)

    Built and sold Tweet Hunter and Taplio; now runs a $1M/month AI portfolio led by Revid

    France~$1M/mo across products

  • Patrick McKenzie

    patio11: Bingo Card Creator, Appointment Reminder, Stripe Atlas and Bits about Money

    Chicago, United States~$275K/yr sales, ~$200K pro…

  • Jakob Greenfeld

    Physicist turned permissionless entrepreneur, co-founder of Sales.co

    Denmark$90K/mo

  • Corey Haines

    SaaS marketer behind Swipe Files, Conversion Factory and the top AI marketing skills repo

    $1M ARR

Revenue leaderboard

Full leaderboard
Indie makers ranked by self-reported revenue
#MakerBased inRevenue
01Guillaume Moubeche🇫🇷 France~$40M ARR
02Sahil Lavingia🇺🇸 United States$17.8M/yr
03Nathan Barry🇺🇸 United States$1.19M MRR
04Thibault Louis-Lucas (Tibo)🇫🇷 France~$1M/mo across products
05John O'Nolan—Ghost: ~$11.1M ARR
06Yasser Elsaid—$864K MRR
07Pierre de Wulf🇫🇷 France~$5M ARR
08Kevin Sahin🇫🇷 France$5M+ ARR

Self-reported, collected from public sources. Treat as weather reports, not audits.

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Frequently asked questions

What is an indie maker?

An indie maker is an independent founder who builds and sells their own internet products — usually bootstrapped, solo or with a tiny team, without venture capital.

What is IndieMakerList?

IndieMakerList is a hand-curated directory of 385 indie makers in 50 countries, with rich profiles: their products, self-reported revenue, location, tech stack, courses and the communities they run.

Which country has the most indie makers?

United States has the most makers in the directory (80), followed by United Kingdom (21), Canada (17), France (16).

How do I get listed on IndieMakerList?

Submit yourself or a maker you admire via the Submit page. Profiles are reviewed and enriched before publishing.

Who curates IndieMakerList?

IndieMakerList is curated by John Rush, a bootstrapped serial maker running 24+ products including Unicorn Platform, SEObot, ListingBott and DevHunt.