r/buildinpublic for brand marketing: what AI answers cite and where we have posted
CommunityMentions has placed 158 verified comments in r/buildinpublic for 22 brands, starting Jan 2026. AI answers cited its threads under 50 times in the answers we tracked, so its AI numbers are left out.
158
verified comments we placed
94,011
members at last check
The r/buildinpublic threads AI answers cite most
| Thread (from its link) | Times cited |
|---|---|
| Question for other founders how do you approach… | 1 |
| I got tired of credit limits and subscriptions so… | 1 |
| My free job search tool reached 2000 mau after 2… | 1 |
| If you sell into smb how did you go about finding… | 1 |
Counts are how many tracked answers linked each thread.
Our verified comments in r/buildinpublic
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Verified comments placed | 158 |
| Brands they were placed for | 22 |
| First placement | Jan 21, 2026 |
| Busiest month | May 2026 (43 comments) |
| Median comments in the thread when we posted | 4 |
Reading the r/buildinpublic numbers
7% of the 72 comments we scanned in r/buildinpublic contained a link.
Of 7,125 posts we sampled in r/buildinpublic, 37% linked out to another site, a high share for a subreddit this size.
It is #35 of the 211 subreddits where we have placed 50 or more verified comments, 0.3% of all our verified Reddit comments, and #6 of the 20 SaaS and startup subreddits listed on this site by that count.
The subreddit had about 94,011 members when we last checked it.
Before you post anything yourself, read the rules of r/buildinpublic; moderators change them. For how these threads reach answers, see the AI search guide.
Frequently asked questions
Do AI answers cite r/buildinpublic?
Rarely in our tracking: r/buildinpublic threads were cited fewer than 50 times across the 66,986 AI answers we tracked, so we do not publish its AI numbers.
How many comments has CommunityMentions placed in r/buildinpublic?
158 verified comments for 22 brands, starting Jan 2026.
Similar SaaS and startup subreddits
| Subreddit | AI citations | Our verified comments | Members |
|---|---|---|---|
| r/Entrepreneur | 167 | under 50 | |
| r/micro_saas | under 50 | 173 | 99,665 |
| r/startups | 184 | under 50 | |
| r/EntrepreneurRideAlong | under 50 | 128 | 692,721 |
| r/microsaas | under 50 | 123 | 193,092 |
| r/growmybusiness | under 50 | 204 | 104,323 |
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Method
Counts come from CommunityMentions' AI-answer tracking and delivery database; anything under 50 shows as "under 50". The page text is generated from those counts. Full method.
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