Solo builders and indie hackers
14 Richest Indie Founders in 2026
Solo builders and indie hackers
14
Profiles
$1M+
Highest MRR / Revenue
2026
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Top 10 Indie Founders — Baremetrics
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Quick facts
Profiles tracked
14
Highest MRR / Revenue
$1M+
Countries represented
12
With AI analysis
2
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1
Marc Lou
Singapore · Indie Hacker
MRR: $80K+
Growth: +15% MoM
$1M+
MRR / Revenue
+20%
2
Daniel Vassallo
Malta · Indie Hacker
X Followers: 120K
Products: 8+
~$500K
Est. Annual Revenue
3
Noel Tock
Belgium · Indie Hacker
WordPress: Enterprise consulting
Human Made: Agency co-founder
~$200K/yr
Est. Revenue
4
Pieter Levels
Netherlands · Indie Hacker
X Followers: 560K+
Products: 12+
~$200K
Est. MRR
+15%
5
Tony Dinh
Vietnam · Indie Hacker
TypingMind: ChatGPT UI — main product
Annual Revenue: ~$1M
~$80K
Est. MRR
+40%
6
Arvid Kahl
Germany · Indie Hacker
Current revenue: ~$20K/mo
Books: Zero to Sold, Embedded
Sold for $55K MRR
FeedbackPanda
+5%
7
Jon Yongfook
Singapore · Indie Hacker
Product: Auto-generate images/videos via API
Annual Revenue: ~$600K
~$50K
Bannerbear MRR
+20%
8
Kyle Gawley
United Kingdom · Indie Hacker
Hypefury: Twitter scheduling tool
Get Invited: Event management SaaS
~$30K
Est. MRR
+15%
9
Rob Hope
South Africa · Indie Hacker
Product: Landing page inspiration directory
Side projects: Multiple design tools
~$20K
One Page Love MRR
+5%
10
Kevon Cheung
Hong Kong · Indie Hacker
Course: Build in Public Mastery
Book: Find Your Online Audience
~$15K
Est. MRR
+20%
11
Andrey Azimov
Russia · Indie Hacker
Growth: Scaled via SEO
Product: AI content generation
~$8M+
Writesonic MRR
+60%
12
Adam Wathan
Canada · Indie Hacker
Tailwind CSS: Most popular CSS framework
Tailwind Plus: Subscription product
~$3M+ ARR
Tailwind UI
+30%
13
Josh Pigford
USA · Indie Hacker
Telescope: Analytics tool
Revenue: Multiple products
Sold — bootstrapped to $1.5M ARR
Baremetrics
+10%
14
Ben Tossell
United Kingdom · Indie Hacker
Current: No-code and AI tools consulting
Est. MRR: ~$15K
Sold to Zapier
Makerpad
+10%