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Report · October 2026 · updated daily until the month ends

State of indie makers, October 2026

5,038 indie makers and startup founders were on MakerMap so far in October 2026, and 205 joined that month. 21% build with AI; 48% work alone. Counted from their own intros on X.

5,038makers
205joined in October
2,983products
132countries

Biggest maker cities

San Francisco, United States98makersLagos, Nigeria93makersBengaluru, India91makersLondon, United Kingdom84makersNew York City, United States42makersBerlin, Germany42makersDubai, United Arab Emirates40makersMumbai, India38makersParis, France37makersLisbon, Portugal35makers

Where makers joined in October

Lagos, Nigeria11joinedLondon, United Kingdom9joinedPune, India6joinedBengaluru, India6joinedDubai, United Arab Emirates6joinedAhmedabad, India5joinedDelhi, India5joinedKraków, Poland4joinedSingapore, Singapore3joinedDhaka, Bangladesh3joined

What they build

AI & agents21% of makers1,046makersDev tools16% of makers798makersContent & creators12% of makers614makersMarketing11% of makers552makersSaaS11% of makers548makersAI agents10% of makers514makersApps9% of makers429makersSales8% of makers386makersMobile apps7% of makers367makersCrypto7% of makers359makersDesign6% of makers315makersEdtech5% of makers277makers

How they work

Solo48% build alone2,436makersIn a team or a startup14%728makers

Countries

India720makersUnited States503makersNigeria399makersGermany289makersUnited Kingdom226makersSpain142makersFrance124makersPakistan119makersTürkiye112makersBrazil102makersPoland83makersCanada83makers

Products by country

India523productsUnited States377productsGermany232productsUnited Kingdom189productsNigeria139productsSpain99productsFrance98productsPoland86productsPortugal72productsPakistan61products

Other months

September 2026