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Top Community Indie Makers by Revenue (2026)
10 community builders ranked by publicly reported monthly revenue in 2026. Kitze leads with $223K in 30 days (verified, Tinkerer Club launch); $400K+ total verified; the median is $12K per month. All figures are self-reported or from public sources, each linked and dated.
Top Community indie makers by revenue
Ranked by reported monthly revenue in USD (annual figures ÷ 12).
| # | Maker | Top product | Revenue | ≈ / month | As of | Source | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benji | $223K in 30 days (verified, Tinkerer Club launch); $400K+ total verified | $223K | 2026 | trustmrr.com | TrustMRR ↗ | |
| 2 | Lenny's Newsletter | $1M+/yr (newsletter and podcast, each over $500K) | $83K | 2024 | cnbc.com | — | |
| 3 | Key Values | ~$300K–350K/yr | $27K | 2019 | podcasts.apple.com | — | |
| 4 | Small Bets | $210K profit in 9 months (info products) | $26K | 2020 | dvassallo.medium.com | TrustMRR ↗ | |
| 5 | Elephas | $150K/yr (Elephas) | $13K | 2026 | youtube.com | — | |
| 6 | Uneed | $134K in 2025 | $11K | 2025 | api.fxtwitter.com | — | |
| 7 | Bluetick | Five-figure MRR (Bluetick) | $10K | 2023 | startupsfortherestofus.com | — | |
| 8 | Ship Your Directory | $2K+/mo (first directory) | $2K | 2025 | wpgeodirectory.com | — | |
| 9 | Jason's Plugins for Carrd | ~$12K/yr (Plugins for Carrd) | $1K | 2023 | founderoo.beehiiv.com | — | |
| 10 | Watchdog | $444 MRR | $444 | 2025 | indiehackers.com | — |
Revenue is self-reported or sourced from public statements and is not verified by IndieMakerList. Rows marked TrustMRR link to a page where TrustMRR verifies revenue from the payment provider.
Most followed Community makers not ranked by revenue
10 community builders with the biggest audiences on X who haven't shared a current revenue figure.
- 01
Greg Isenberg727K followersCEO of Late Checkout, host of The Startup Ideas Podcast, creator of Ideabrowser
- 02
Chris Coyier230K followersCo-founder of CodePen, ShopTalk Show co-host, ran CSS-Tricks 2007-2022
- 03
Shawn Wang (swyx)201K followersLearn-in-public advocate, Coding Career Handbook author and Latent Space host
- 04
Pat Flynn171K followersFounder of Smart Passive Income, author of Will It Fly? and Superfans, Pokémon YouTuber
- 05
Dagobert Renouf130K followersThe startup meme king: co-founded Logology, runs LaunchDay, wore a 26-sponsor wedding suit
- 06
Marc Köhlbrugge89K followersSerial maker behind BetaList, WIP and Startup Jobs, shipping online for 20+ years
- 07
Josh Pigford76K followersSerial dabbler who built and sold Baremetrics for $4M, now shipping AI products
- 08
Courtland Allen71K followersFounder of Indie Hackers, the community and podcast that named the movement
- 09
Anne-Laure Le Cunff70K followersNeuroscientist and founder of Ness Labs, author of Tiny Experiments
- 10
Jay Clouse56K followersFounder of Creator Science, teaching creators to build businesses through experiments
Looking for products instead? how much does Tinkerer Club make, how much does Ministry of Testing make, how much does Key Values make, how much does Nomads.com make, how much does Ship or Die make, how much does Small Bets make — or see all products with public revenue.
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Community indie maker revenue FAQ
Who is the highest-earning Community indie maker?
Kitze tops the Community leaderboard with $223K in 30 days (verified, Tinkerer Club launch); $400K+ total verified (as of 2026), about $223K per month. Lenny Rachitsky ($1M+/yr (newsletter and podcast, each over $500K)) and Lynne Tye (~$300K–350K/yr) follow.
How much do Community indie makers earn?
Of the 37 makers in Community Builders on IndieMakerList, 10 have shared revenue publicly. Their median reported revenue is $12K per month; 7 report at least $10K per month and 1 report $100K or more.
What is the combined revenue of the top Community indie makers?
Together the 10 ranked makers report about $396K per month ($4.8M a year). Figures are self-reported and dated differently, so treat the sum as a rough indication.
Is this revenue verified?
No — the numbers are self-reported or taken from public posts and interviews, each linked to its source. 2 of the 10 makers have a TrustMRR page, which verifies revenue from the payment provider; they carry a TrustMRR badge.