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The Indie Hacker Directory — the maker exchange

How we verify every number.

Every figure on this directory carries a source link and a date — that's the floor, not the ceiling. Four tiers of trust, visible on every profile, so you always know exactly how confident to be before you cite a number.

SOURCED

Self-Reported

A public statement by the maker — an X post, a blog, an open thread — with a direct link and a date. Required for every listing.

9 makers
INTERVIEW

On-Record Interview

The figure was stated directly to us or on a named podcast/publication, with the maker aware it would be published.

0 makers
OPEN DASHBOARD

Public Live Dashboard

The maker runs a permanently public revenue dashboard that we re-check on every rebuild.

0 makers
✓ STRIPE-VERIFIED

Connected & Confirmed

Revenue pulled directly from a connected Stripe/LemonSqueezy/Polar dashboard the maker controls.

1 makers

What we never do

Do you ever publish an estimate or a guess?

No. If a figure has no public source, it isn't listed — not even as an estimate. Several widely-repeated numbers about well-known makers were explicitly excluded from this directory after failing to trace to a primary source.

What happens if a maker disputes a number?

Every figure links to its exact source. If something's wrong, it's traceable and correctable — this directory would rather show fewer numbers than wrong ones.