Analytics · Methodology v1.0 · Oct 17, 2026
The state of business ideas people already asked for.
Ten figures from report 01. These are catalog counts, not a traffic report. The same table is a CSV at the bottom.
100Ideas
20Niches
15,919Upvotes read
7,460Comments read
Fig. 01
Caregiving & Aging Parents, Productivity & Notes, IT, Sysadmin & MSP are the fullest shelves, with 10, 9, 9 business ideas.
Fig. 02
Mean hotness is 3.31. 6 ideas score 4.0 or above. 3 sit under 2.5.
Fig. 03
Careers & Hiring has the highest average (3.85). Caregiving & Aging Parents is the largest shelf and averages 3.41.
Fig. 04
Each dot is one business. The ones toward the top are hotter. Open a dot to read the plan.
Fig. 05
Freemium is the most common way these businesses would charge (23). The other ring is the price band.
Fig. 06
39 of 100 ideas do not depend on AI. That is 39 percent.
Fig. 07
53 ideas sell to a company. 47 sell to a person.
Fig. 08
The squares are the whole catalog. Darker squares are the shorter first versions.
Fig. 09
r/povertyfinance produced the most engagement (3,977 upvotes plus comments).
Fig. 10
One report is in the catalog. The line moves when report 02 is merged.
Download the CSVOne row per idea · same data as the charts