Startup statistics 2022

MicroFounder features the best new microstartups built by solo developers. As a result, we are in a unique position to present interesting statistics about small internet startups.

MRR distribution
Revenue	%
< $1k / mo	33%
$1k - $5k / mo	34%
$5k - $10k / mo	13%
> $10k / mo	20%
Based on 204 microstartups

Twitter followers
Followers	%
0–100	18%
101–500	20%
501–1000	14%
1001–5000	28%
5001+	21%
Based on 348 microfounders

Categories
	Category	MRR
#1	💳 SaaS	$1.3m/mo (62%)
#2	✂️ Service	$252.8k/mo (11%)
#3	🛍 Marketplace	$241.8k/mo (11%)
#4	🐦 Twitter	$178.3k/mo (8%)
#5	📈 Analytics	$122.4k/mo (5%)
#6	💼 Job Board	$94.5k/mo (4%)

Solo vs Team (startups)
Solo / Team	%
Solo	90% (184)
Team	10% (20)
Based on 204 microstartups

Solo vs Team (MRR)
Solo / Team	%
Solo	70% $(1.2m/mo)
Team	30% $(518.7k/mo)
Based on 204 microstartups

Twitter Followers
Founder	Followers	MRR
SimonHoiberg	119.4k	$10k/mo
heyblake	95.6k	$81/mo
yongfook	67.4k	$37k/mo
tdinh_me	63.5k	$5k/mo
tibo_maker	49.2k	$75k/mo
dr	46.2k	$840/mo
dr	46.2k	$2.7k/mo
damengchen	42.9k	$29k/mo
zenorocha	36.1k	$8k/mo
m1guelpf	35.2k	$641/mo

Founder Revenue (MRR)
Founder	MRR	Followers
_rchase_	$155k/mo	18.7k
jacob_jacquet	$122k/mo	20
ukutaht	$100k/mo	3.6k
tibo_maker	$75k/mo	49.2k
_etdev	$62k/mo	4.5k
mynameis_davis	$60k/mo	16.1k
kevinyun	$40k/mo	1.5k
yongfook	$37k/mo	67.4k
AndrewPierno	$35k/mo	0
DsMatie	$30k/mo	3.8k

Startup Revenue (MRR)
Startup	MRR
HostiFi	$155k/mo
Rezi	$122k/mo
Plausible	$100k/mo
Tweet Hunter	$75k/mo
Japan Dev	$62k/mo
OneUp	$60k/mo
GrowSurf	$40k/mo
Bannerbear	$37k/mo
Cold Email Studio	$35k/mo
Widebundle	$30k/mo