The short answer
Stories on Reddit about selling extensions are real but self-selected: people post wins and offers, rarely the silence. Store data adds the missing half. In our 3 Oct 2026 crawl, 48% of extensions showed under 1,000 users, and a third had no update in a year. Use threads for tactics, data for odds.
- Reddit shows the posts people chose to write.
- 31,324 of 65,655 crawled extensions showed under 1,000 users (3 Oct 2026).
- 21,431 had no update in over a year by our read (3 Oct 2026).
- Shady buyer offers are a known pattern. Check the plan.
Scroll through a few selling Chrome extension Reddit threads and you'll feel like everyone's getting offers. That's because the people without offers don't write threads.
Selling Chrome extension Reddit threads: what they get right
Reddit is a good room for tactics. You'll find real advice on escrow, on handing over accounts, and on spotting odd buyers. We're not quoting specific posts here, because we can't verify their numbers.
For the full routine, see our full guide to earning with extensions.
Threads are survivorship by design. A post titled "sold my extension" gets written. "Listed it, nobody called" mostly doesn't.
What the store data adds
Here's the crawl view, observed 3 Oct 2026, across 65,655 extensions with store data. Read it as a big sample, not a census.
| Users shown on listing | Extensions |
|---|---|
| Under 1,000 | 31,324 |
| 1,000 to 9,999 | 16,727 |
| 10,000 to 99,999 | 6,149 |
| 100,000 to 999,999 | 1,472 |
| 1,000,000 or more | 346 |
| No count shown | 9,637 |
Most extensions are small, so most sale stories are about the top slice.
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The odd-offer pattern
A familiar story in these threads: a stranger offers money for a small free extension with a decent install base. Sometimes it's a real buyer. Sometimes the plan is to push ads or tracking to those users.
Questions buyers ask in threads
Read enough threads and the same buyer questions come up. Having answers ready makes you look prepared and speeds things up.
| Buyer question | What to have ready |
|---|---|
| "What's the revenue?" | 12 months of exports from your payment provider |
| "How many active users?" | Weekly active users from your own events |
| "When did you last ship?" | The version history and what changed |
| "What does it depend on?" | Any site, API or account it needs to work |
| "Why sell?" | One honest line |
If a buyer skips straight to "how many installs?" and asks nothing about users or revenue, ask what they plan to do with it.
Checking an offer that seems too easy
Some offers arrive by email with no prior contact. Before replying, run a few checks.
- Look up the buyerA real company has a site, a product and people with names.
- Ask what they'll changeA vague answer is a warning.
- Ask how they'll payEscrow is normal. Anything that asks you to transfer first isn't.
- Ask if they own other extensionsThen check those listings for odd changes after purchase.
- Sleep on itGood buyers can wait a day.
Our guide to ownership changes shows what users see when an extension changes hands badly.
What sellers in threads wish they'd done
Hindsight comes up a lot. These themes repeat across many posts, so they're worth acting on early.
- Kept clean revenue records from the first sale.
- Tracked active users with simple events, not just store installs.
- Shipped small updates regularly, so the listing never looked stale.
- Built a short list of buyers in their niche before they needed one.
- Asked for help with paperwork, especially the account transfer.
None of this needs a sale on the horizon. It just makes the product easier to run, and easier to sell if the day comes. You can browse listings in your niche on our niche pages to see what buyers will compare you with.
Where sale stories come from
Most sale stories in threads share a few traits. Knowing them helps you place your own tool.
| Trait in the story | How common it seems | What it means for you |
|---|---|---|
| Steady paid users | Most stories | Revenue is what sells |
| A narrow work job | Many stories | Niches beat general tools |
| A long run of updates | Many stories | Upkeep signals a live product |
| A buyer in the same space | Some stories | Direct outreach can work |
| No revenue, just users | Few stories | Hard to sell for much |
These are patterns from reading many posts, not measured rates. They line up with what buyers ask for in the diligence checklist on our buying guide.
Posting your own sale thread
If you plan to post about selling, a few habits get better replies and fewer time-wasters.
- Share the job and the niche, not just "extension for sale".
- Give ranges, like revenue band and user band, with dates.
- Say what proof you have, such as payment exports.
- Read the community's ruleson promotion first.
- Move serious buyersto a proper process with an NDA and escrow.
Don't post your listing link in the first message if you're worried about copycats. Share it once a buyer has signed something.
What the data can't tell a buyer
Public listing data shows the user bucket, rating, update date and permissions. It can't show revenue, how many users are active, or how much support the tool needs.
That's why both halves matter. Threads give you stories about the parts data can't see. Data gives you the base rates that stories leave out. Put them together before you price anything. You can see how your listing compares with others in its group on our niche pages, or check young rivals on the New launches page.
How to read both together
- Use threads for steps: escrow, handover order, red flags. Our guide to selling a Chrome extension lays the steps out.
- Use data for odds: how many tools sit in your user band, and what buyers price.
- Ask for proof on any figure: a payment export, not a screenshot.
- Check your own listing like a buyer would.
We're biased toward data, and data has gaps too. Our listing-only check found paid evidence on just 641 extensions as of 3 Oct 2026, while we know plenty of paid tools charge on their website. Neither source is complete alone.
The threads tell you what happened to the people who posted. The data tells you about everyone else.
Questions people ask
Is selling a Chrome extension on Reddit a good idea?
Reddit is good for advice and spotting buyers, but verify every offer. Ask what the buyer plans to do with the users.
Why do people offer to buy small Chrome extensions?
Some want a real product. Some want an install base to push ads or tracking. Chrome policy bans undisclosed affiliate injection.
Are the revenue numbers in Reddit posts true?
Some are, some aren't. Without a payment provider export, treat them as stories.
How much do small Chrome extensions sell for?
We haven't seen a public dataset of sales good enough to answer. Prices depend mostly on verified profit, so ask brokers for real comparable deals.
What do buyers ask first?
Usually revenue proof, active users, the last update date and why you're selling. Have those ready before you post.
What changed
- Refreshed every store figure to our 3 Oct 2026 crawl and added sections on buyer questions, offer checks and what sellers in threads wish they'd done.
Where these numbers come from
- developer.chrome.comChrome Web Store program policiesAccessed 3 Oct 2026
Part of our guide: How to Make Money with Chrome Extensions: Proof First. More in Make money with extensions.
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Open niches with paying users and weak competition, checked against the store. Updated 3 Oct 2026 from our Chrome Web Store crawl
