Solo builders and indie hackers
25 Richest Indie Founders in 2026
Solo builders and indie hackers
25
Profiles
$22M
Highest ARR
2026
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Top 10 Indie Founders — Baremetrics
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Quick facts
Profiles tracked
25
Highest ARR
$22M
Countries represented
13
With AI analysis
3
All Indie Founders — Full Rankings
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1
Sahil Lavingia
Born 1992 · Indie Founder
Gumroad GMV: $500M+ total creator payouts
Employees: ~25 — tiny team
$22M
ARR
+15%
2
Andrew Gazdecki
Born 1988 · Indie Founder
GMV: $500M+ startups sold
Exits: 2 exits — Bizness Apps sold
$10M+
ARR
+30%
3
Andrey Azimov
Russia · Indie Hacker
Growth: Scaled via SEO
Product: AI content generation
~$8M+
Writesonic MRR
+60%
4
Dan Koe
Born 1998 · Indie Founder
X followers: 750K+
YouTube: 400K subscribers
$5M
ARR
+40%
5
Justin Welsh
Born 1983 · Indie Founder
X followers: 550K+
LinkedIn: 500K+ followers
$5M
ARR
+25%
6
Pat Walls
Born 1992 · Indie Founder
Monthly readers: 1M+ per month
Database: 4,000+ founder interviews
$4M
ARR
+15%
7
Jack Butcher
Born 1988 · Indie Founder
X followers: 500K+
Course: Build Once Sell Twice
$3M
ARR
+20%
8
Tibo Louis-Lucas
Born 1992 · Indie Founder
Taplio: LinkedIn growth tool
Tweet Hunter: Twitter/X growth tool
$3M
ARR
+5%
9
Adam Wathan
Canada · Indie Hacker
Tailwind CSS: Most popular CSS framework
Tailwind Plus: Subscription product
~$3M+ ARR
Tailwind UI
+30%
10
Marc Lou
Born 1995 · Indie Founder
ShipFast: Next.js boilerplate — $2M+ ARR
Speed: 0 to $1M ARR in months
$3M
ARR
+80%
11
Pieter Levels
Netherlands · Indie Hacker
Nomad List: Remote work hub — $1M+ ARR
PhotoAI: AI headshots — $300K MRR
$3M
ARR
+40%
12
Danny Postma
Born 1989 · Indie Founder
Headshots AI: AI headshot generation
X followers: 100K+
$2M
ARR
+15%
13
Josh Pigford
USA · Indie Hacker
Telescope: Analytics tool
Revenue: Multiple products
Sold — bootstrapped to $1.5M ARR
Baremetrics
+10%
14
Marc Lou
Singapore · Indie Hacker
MRR: $80K+
Growth: +15% MoM
$1M+
MRR / Revenue
+20%
15
Brennan Dunn
Born 1984 · Indie Founder
List: 50K+ email subscribers
Course: Double Your Freelancing Rate
$1M
ARR
+10%
16
Tony Dinh
Vietnam · Indie Hacker
BlackMagic: Twitter analytics — $400K ARR
X: 150K followers — build in public pioneer
$600K
ARR
+25%
17
Daniel Vassallo
Malta · Indie Hacker
X Followers: 120K
Products: 8+
~$500K
Est. Annual Revenue
18
Harry Dry
Born 1995 · Indie Founder
Newsletter: 100K+ subscribers
X followers: 200K+
$500K
ARR
+20%
19
Noel Tock
Belgium · Indie Hacker
WordPress: Enterprise consulting
Human Made: Agency co-founder
~$200K/yr
Est. Revenue
20
Arvid Kahl
Germany · Indie Hacker
Current revenue: ~$20K/mo
Books: Zero to Sold, Embedded
Sold for $55K MRR
FeedbackPanda
+5%
21
Jon Yongfook
Singapore · Indie Hacker
Product: Auto-generate images/videos via API
Annual Revenue: ~$600K
~$50K
Bannerbear MRR
+20%
22
Kyle Gawley
United Kingdom · Indie Hacker
Hypefury: Twitter scheduling tool
Get Invited: Event management SaaS
~$30K
Est. MRR
+15%
23
Rob Hope
South Africa · Indie Hacker
Product: Landing page inspiration directory
Side projects: Multiple design tools
~$20K
One Page Love MRR
+5%
24
Kevon Cheung
Hong Kong · Indie Hacker
Course: Build in Public Mastery
Book: Find Your Online Audience
~$15K
Est. MRR
+20%
25
Ben Tossell
United Kingdom · Indie Hacker
Current: No-code and AI tools consulting
Est. MRR: ~$15K
Sold to Zapier
Makerpad
+10%