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AI businesses making $50k+ a month
Every business here shows $50,000 or more in monthly revenue on its case page. Most are verified through Stripe or RevenueCat via TrustMRR; self-reported figures are labelled as such. Businesses whose payment data stopped syncing more than 30 days ago are listed separately below the table, not ranked.
10 businesses on this list · 8 with processor-verified revenue · median $79,600 MRR · 6 more not ranked (stale or removed data). Every figure carries an evidence label. Free CSV of all 46 verified rows after you register. How we verify.
10 businesses · 6 not ranked · last verified across the set Oct 28, 2026 · how we verify · all methods compared
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10 businesses at a glance
| # | Business | Monthly revenue | Paying subs | Avg per sub | Evidence | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $324,000 | 9,500 | $34 | Verified | 2026-10-28 | |
| 2 | $199,000 | 280 | $720 | Verified | 2026-10-27 | |
| 3 | $165,000 | 55 | $3,000 | Verified | 2026-10-22 | |
| 4 | ~$130–160k / month founder newsletter, Oct 2025 | — | — | Self-reported | 2026-10-16 | |
| 5 | $93,200 | 2,400 | $39 | Verified | 2026-10-27 | |
| 6 | $86k / month founder's X bio, read Oct 26 2026 | — | — | Self-reported | 2026-10-26 | |
| 7 | $65,900 | 560 | $120 | Verified | 2026-10-23 | |
| 8 | $65,400 | 2,000 | $33 | Verified | 2026-10-28 | |
| 9 | $53,800 | 850 | $63 | Verified | 2026-10-28 | |
| 10 | $51,800 | 240 | $220 | Verified | 2026-10-28 |
Not ranked: 6 with stale, removed or paused data
These match this list on their last verified figure, but we only rank payment data synced in the last 30 days (same rule as the leaderboard). Shown for reference, not ranked, not in the median.
| Business | Last verified MRR | Why not ranked |
|---|---|---|
| $424,000 | not synced in 30+ days (last sync Aug 14, 2026) | |
| $128,000 | not synced in 30+ days (last sync Feb 5, 2026) | |
| $79,500 | not synced in 30+ days (last sync Feb 28, 2026) | |
| $56,500 | not synced in 30+ days (last sync Jul 30, 2026) | |
| $54,700 | not synced in 30+ days (last sync Jun 29, 2026) | |
| $864,000 | TrustMRR listing removed, last verified Jul 31, 2026 |
Monthly revenue is MRR from payment data (Stripe, RevenueCat or Superwall via TrustMRR) for Verified rows; other rows show the founder-reported or public figure. Avg per sub is our math: MRR divided by active subscriptions. Updated Oct 28, 2026.
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Postiz: $324k MRR
AI SaaS · TrustMRR, Oct 28 2026 · Verified · last verified 2026-10-28
An open-source, agentic social media scheduler that plans, writes and posts for you.
Main channel: Reddit + open source (Self-reported)
Replicable? Partly. Open source as distribution (GitHub stars, self-hosters converting to cloud) is copyable; a crowded scheduler market is not easy to break into without it. Read the case study →
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Cometly: $10.1M all-time
AI SaaS · TrustMRR, Oct 27 2026 · Verified · last verified 2026-10-27
Ad attribution for B2B SaaS, with AI you can chat with about your ads data.
Replicable? Hard. A pre-AI analytics product with years of integrations. The lesson: add AI to a product that already has data people pay for. Read the case study →
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AEO Engine: $197k / 30 days
AI agency · TrustMRR, Oct 22 2026 · Verified · last verified 2026-10-22
An AI-search SEO agency that gets clients cited by ChatGPT and AI Overviews.
Replicable? Yes. Service businesses need no product build. The playbook is a clear niche promise plus high-ticket retainers, which is achievable for any skilled SEO operator. Read the case study →
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TypingMind: ~$130–160k / month
AI SaaS · founder newsletter, Oct 2025 · Self-reported · last verified 2026-10-16
A chat front-end for LLMs that became a solo founder's path to financial independence.
Main channel: X/Twitter (Self-reported)
Time to first $: Same day as MVP (Mar 6 2023) (Self-reported)
Replicable? Partly. Being early with a polished wrapper mattered. Today the lesson is product quality + B2B upsell, not "build a wrapper". Read the case study →
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PropGPT: $93.2k MRR
AI mobile app · TrustMRR (Superwall), Oct 27 2026 · Verified · last verified 2026-10-27
An AI sports-betting analysis app charging $9.99 a week.
Replicable? Partly. A narrow, passionate niche plus weekly pricing works. Betting-adjacent apps face App Store and regulatory scrutiny. Read the case study →
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Photo AI: $86k / month
AI SaaS · founder's X bio, read Oct 26 2026 · Self-reported · last verified 2026-10-26
AI photoshoots of you, built as a single PHP file.
Main channel: X / build in public (Self-reported)
Replicable? Partly. Simple stack, huge audience. The audience is the hard part to copy. Read the case study →
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White Glove Content: $65.9k MRR
AI content service · TrustMRR, Oct 23 2026 · Verified · last verified 2026-10-23
Subscription faceless-video studio: scripts, AI voiceover, editing, thumbnails.
Replicable? Yes. Productized service on top of AI voice/video tools. Moat is operations and fulfilment speed, not tech. Read the case study →
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Promptwise: $65.4k MRR
AI SaaS · TrustMRR, Oct 28 2026 · Verified · last verified 2026-10-28
Generative AI video, image and audio tools sold to a paid creator community.
Main channel: Slack communities (Verified)
Replicable? Partly. Community-led distribution is the lever; the generation tools themselves are commodity. Read the case study →
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DataExpert.io: $53.8k MRR
AI info product · TrustMRR, Oct 28 2026 · Verified · last verified 2026-10-28
A $119/mo data-engineering and AI course business: $4.7M lifetime.
Main channel: Founder audience (X/LinkedIn) (Self-reported)
Time to first $: ~5 weeks: bootcamp announced Mar 3 2023, full by Apr 6 (Self-reported)
Replicable? Partly. Creator-led education. The engine is the founder's audience and credibility (ex-big-tech engineer). Read the case study →
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traxy.ai: $51.8k MRR
AI SaaS · TrustMRR, Oct 28 2026 · Verified · last verified 2026-10-28
Finds buyers already engaging in your market through social listening, on autopilot.
Replicable? Yes. A narrow lead-gen product sold to an audience the founder already serves through his agency. Agency → tool is a repeatable path. Read the case study →
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