Telegram bot that stripped watermarks from TikTok videos, grown by a solo Uzbek developer to 4.5 million subscribers and 400,000 daily active users, monetised with ads at roughly $10,000 a month. Sold to a Russian buyer for $150,000 in 2021.
Priced against revenue rather than profit, TT Save Bot sold at 1.3× annual revenue, below the 2.4× median across the 239 deals with a disclosed revenue multiple. Revenue multiples run higher than profit multiples because they ignore the cost of running the business, so they are only comparable between businesses with similar margins.
The $150,000 sale price puts it in the top quarter of the 547 deals with a disclosed price here, where the median is $21,000. Most indie acquisitions cluster well under the headline numbers founders read about, which is exactly why a real distribution is more useful than an average.
This database tracks 65 Other exits, and the ones that disclosed a price sold at a median of $1,800. Category matters more than founders expect: buyers apply different discount rates to a content business, a mobile app and a B2B tool even at identical revenue.
From founding to sale took 1.0 years. Time to exit is a decent proxy for how built-to-sell a business was: shorter, cleaner processes usually mean documented operations and fewer surprises in due diligence.
See how this compares across the market on our market stats page, or browse more Other exits.
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A directory listing startups and their public earnings that grew to 470+ subscribers within 3 months as a side project; acquired via MicroAcquire by a buyer named Igor (price undisclosed).
Humorous LinkedIn post generator with a cringe meter built by Tom Orbach. After going viral and reaching 15 million people, it was acquired by LinkedIn growth tool Taplio in 2022 within a week of launch, for an undisclosed price.
An educational small-group tourism company for mature travelers, sold on Flippa after 36 years in business. The bootstrapped travel firm changed hands for about USD 849,600.