Goa-based maker of AudioPen, the AI voice-to-text notes app
AudioPen, Read Something Great, Tiny Testimonial$73K in first 2 months
🇮🇳 14 makers · 35 products
Top 14 indie makers in India (2026)
India is home to 14 indie makers listed on IndieMakerList — #6 of 50 countries — led by Louis Pereira, Surjith S M and Akshay Saini. Together they have shipped 35 products, 8 of them acquired. Most build in marketing & seo tools, and the most listed tool is Next.js. Makers are ranked by profile depth, audience and self-reported revenue.
14
makers
35
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$41K/mo
combined revenue*
8
exits
Top indie makers from India
14 makers, ranked.
Kerala-based front-end maker of Web3Forms and Web3Templates (Astroship, Stablo)
Web3Forms, Web3Templates, Astroship +3$75.7K all-time
Ex-Uber engineer who built NamasteDev, India's popular 'Namaste' coding courses
NamasteDev
Jaipur-based coding YouTuber behind Chai aur Code and ChaiCode cohorts; LCO founder
ChaiCode, LearnCodeOnline
Chennai ex-Zoho maker building Guidejar in public to $5K MRR, with two small exits
Guidejar, Cold DM, Support Guy$5K MRR
Indian solo founder of SiteGPT; sold Notion-blog tool Feather for $250K
SiteGPT, Squad, Feather
Young Indian developer building Subscut after selling PostScheduler and MathUnlock
Subscut, PostScheduler, MathUnlock +3
Indie hacker from India who exited CursorClip and now builds TraceSig
TraceSig, CursorClip
Indie hacker and growth marketer behind NoonLaunch; sold Remote Profile
NoonLaunch, Remote Profile
Founder of ChaiBuilder, an open-source visual website builder for React and Next.js
ChaiBuilder, chaicore, Chai Studio
Founder of Merrative, building thought-leadership newsletters for B2B brands
Merrative
Indian founder of Boringlaunch, a done-for-you startup launch and SEO service
Boringlaunch, Report Card
Indie maker from Kolkata building IndieExit, a no-commission micro-startup marketplace
IndieExit
React Native Developer.
Cities in India
Where makers in this country say they are based.
📍 Chennai · 1📍 Goa · 1📍 Jaipur · 1📍 Kolkata · 1📍 Mumbai · 1
Revenue leaders in India
*Self-reported by the makers, at different dates, covering their whole business. Combined: about $41K/mo.
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Louis PereiraGoa-based maker of AudioPen, the AI voice-to-text notes app
$73K in first 2 monthsas of 2023 - 02
Shri VatzChennai ex-Zoho maker building Guidejar in public to $5K MRR, with two small exits
$5K MRRas of 2026-10 - 03
Surjith S MKerala-based front-end maker of Web3Forms and Web3Templates (Astroship, Stablo)
$75.7K all-timeas of 2025-12
Exits by indie makers in India
Bootstrapped coding education platform from Jaipur.
by Hitesh Choudhary
Targeted cold outreach on Twitter to find new customers.
by Shri Vatz
ChatGPT-powered support chatbot trained on your website.
by Shri Vatz
Turns Notion pages into a fast, SEO-friendly blog.
~$6K MRR at saleby Bhanu Teja P
Social media post scheduler for multiple platforms with bulk scheduling.
by Arrpit Tiwari
iOS screen-time app that blocks social media apps until you solve math problems.
by Arrpit Tiwari
Tech stack of indie makers in India
Most listed tools, by number of makers.
Products built in India
AudioPen
audiopen.ai
AI voice notes app that converts rambling speech into clear, structured writing.
$73K in first 2 monthsby Louis Pereira
Read Something Great
readsomethinggreat.com
Curated feed of standout articles from around the internet.
by Louis Pereira
Tiny Testimonial
tinytestimonial.com
Tool for collecting and displaying customer testimonials, with AI features.
by Louis Pereira
Web3Forms
web3forms.com
Contact form API for static and Jamstack websites, no backend required.
TrustMRR ↗by Surjith S M
Web3Templates
web3templates.com
SEO-friendly website templates and landing pages for Astro, Next.js and Tailwind CSS.
Astroship
astroship.web3templates.com
Free, open source starter website template for Astro with Tailwind CSS.
by Surjith S M
Stablo
stablo.web3templates.com
Free, open source blog template built with Next.js, Tailwind CSS and Sanity.
by Surjith S M
Web3Inspiration
web3inspiration.com
Hand-picked gallery of well-designed websites and landing pages.
by Surjith S M
Web3Creative
web3creative.com
Jamstack web design and development agency.
by Surjith S M
Popular niches in India
Indie makers in nearby countries
South Asia first, then the largest communities.
Indie makers in India FAQ
Who are the best-known indie makers in India?
The best-known indie makers from India on IndieMakerList are Louis Pereira, Surjith S M, Akshay Saini, Hitesh Choudhary and Shri Vatz.
How many indie makers are from India?
14 indie makers from India are listed, ranking #6 of 50 countries in the directory.
What do indie makers in India build?
The most common niches are Marketing & SEO Tools (5), Creators & Writers (4) and SaaS Founders (4). Together they have shipped 35 listed products.
Which cities in India do indie makers live in?
Cities mentioned in maker profiles include Chennai, Goa, Jaipur, Kolkata and Mumbai.
How much do indie makers in India earn?
3 makers from India share revenue publicly, adding up to roughly $41K per month combined across 2 makers with a monthly figure. Reported figures include Louis Pereira ($73K in first 2 months) and Shri Vatz ($5K MRR). Revenue is self-reported and from different dates.
Have indie makers in India sold their products?
Yes. 8 products by 6 makers from India are listed as acquired, including LearnCodeOnline (Hitesh Choudhary), Cold DM (Shri Vatz) and Support Guy (Shri Vatz).
What tech stack do indie makers in India use?
The most listed tools among makers from India are Next.js (3), React (3), TypeScript (2) and Tailwind CSS (2).
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