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Publer

Social media scheduling and analytics across a dozen networks. Nine years bootstrapped, most of them without the founder taking a proper salary.

publer.com

$250K
reported MRR
+1.1%
last 30 days
$6.4K Dec $250K now+3800% over 121 months

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The timeline

  1. 2026$250K+7.1%

    $3M ARR — and, by the company's own account of it, barely made it.

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    Crossed $250K MRR

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    Reported at $250K.

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    120 months of growth in a row

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    The longest unbroken run of month-over-month growth so far.

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    Highest month so far: $250K

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    0 paying customers.

  2. 2025$233K+16.7%
  3. 2024$200K+41.2%

    $2.4M ARR and 13,300 customers, still bootstrapped.

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    MRR then $200K · 13300 customers

    30 days later$203K+1%
    90 days later$208K+4%
    6 months later$217K+8%
    Today$250K+25%
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    10 paying customers

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    Reported at 13,300.

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    25 paying customers

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    Reported at 13,300.

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    50 paying customers

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    Reported at 13,300.

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    100 paying customers

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    Reported at 13,300.

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    250 paying customers

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    Reported at 13,300.

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    500 paying customers

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    Reported at 13,300.

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    1,000 paying customers

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    Reported at 13,300.

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    2,500 paying customers

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    Reported at 13,300.

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    5,000 paying customers

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    Reported at 13,300.

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    10,000 paying customers

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    Reported at 13,300.

  4. 2023$142K+70.0%
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    Crossed $100K MRR

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    Reported at $103K.

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    Passed $1M ARR

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    $88K MRR, an annual run rate of $1.05833328M.

  5. 2022$83K+18.2%
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    $1M ARR. Seven years in, the founder draws a fair salary for the first time and is finally debt-free.

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  6. 2021$71K+22.2%

    Breakeven, five years in.

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  7. 2020$58K+28.6%
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    Crossed $50K MRR

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    Reported at $50K.

  8. 2019$45K+40.0%
  9. 2018$32K+66.7%
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    Crossed $25K MRR

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    Reported at $26K.

  10. 2017$19K+200.0%
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    Crossed $10K MRR

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    Reported at $11K.

  11. 2016$6.4K
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    Crossed $5K MRR

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    Reported at $5K.

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    Crossed $1K MRR

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    Reported at $1K.

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    Started as a side project, alongside a day job.

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    Connected revenue

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    $0 MRR, 0 paying customers — with 117 months of history rebuilt back to $0.

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    Lowest month so far: $0

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    0 paying customers.

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