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Updated about 9 years ago, 10/26/2015

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Joshua Dorkin
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Celebrating 11 Years of BiggerPockets

Joshua Dorkin
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Posted

Hey everyone! 

Just wanted to throw a shoutout to the community and thank everyone for helping us reach our 11th birthday today!

That's right, BiggerPockets was founded 11 years ago today, and the 11th year was an explosive one. we reached a ton of milestones, including:

-Over 30 million people have come through BiggerPockets since its inception.

-We currently have 382,458 members from nearly every country on earth.

-The BiggerPockets Podcast has been downloaded over 9,000,000 times.

-The Forums now have 1,559,373 posts, with thousands of new posts each day, making them some of the largest and most active forums on the internet.

-And so much more!

If you want to read more about our milestones, progress, and my personal journey in launching BiggerPockets, I wrote a more in depth article here:

Navigating the Fork in My Real Estate Road (Happy 11th Birthday, BiggerPockets!)

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Congratulations @Joshua Dorkin and thank you for creating a place where we can all learn from each other and grow our businesses together!  I know I would not be where I am today without BP

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I'm sure I speak for so many when I say, "I wish I had found BP 11 years ago!" 

That being said, keep up the great work @Joshua Dorkin and here's to 11 more! 

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Congrats @Joshua Dorkin!

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    Congrats Josh and BP! I only wish I had discovered BP sooner in my investing career! 

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    George Smith
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    Congrats on building such an amazing community!

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    @Joshua Dorkin - Congratulations on this fantastic achievement!

    This is a great story to tell and you should be very proud of your vision that's now translated into a way of life for the 382,458 strong BP members as of today.

    BP's longevity attests to the fact that it fills a void in REI that others would love to emulate.

    The BP community is a one of a kind social media network that has evolved over the past eleven years to its current state and continues to so.

    There is something about BP that creates this strong magnetic field that pulls everyone from the ground up, south to north so to speak.

    If someone is willing to invest the time and effort in educating themself for near zero or a few dollars compared to other REI offerings, then taking action to build upon their knowledge, it will pay off when action is taken.

    As we all know, BP is addictive, helpful, encouraging, educational and has a plethora of resources that are readily available to the community.

    Since its inception, BP has made a lot of people rich, famous, give up their 9-5 W2 jobs, realize that they can be their own boss, reclaim their lives and family time to name a few pluses.

    Happy birthday BP, your journey is still on the upside of its trajectory path.

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    What a great post Josh!

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    Congratulations @Joshua Dorkin Did you start this when you were like 18? Heck I think you started this before @Brandon Turner was born!

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    Congratulations @Joshua Dorkinfor creating the most useful (and addictive) RE site in the world!

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    Awesome site @Joshua DorkinI am extremely glad I stumbled across your podcast and then website.  It has been a wealth of knowledge.

    Keep up the great work

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    @Joshua Dorkin  Congratulations! As long as you keep contributing to the site, the people will keep coming. Thank you for everything.

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    Congrats, Josh! 

    You've been hard at work the entire 6 years I've been around. You've earned it. 

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    Congratulations @Joshua Dorkin.  You have not only created a giant company, but you have created an amazing source of knowledge that has helped countless people.  You have a lot to be proud of.

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    Congrats BP!

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    Awesome Josh! Thanks for providing such a great resource!

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    Congrat! I guess I've joined right on your 15th anniversary!

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    @Joshua Dorkinincredible milestones that are almost beyond comprehension. Great job building BP into a community that has checks and balances and is a trusted source for real estate investing info. 

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    Happy Birthday, @Joshua Dorkin and the BP team!

    Josh - breathe a serious sigh of relief... Hat's off!

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    11 years? WOW!

     Wish I would have been here from the start!

    Congratulations and HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!!!

    Best site EVER...

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    Congrats @Joshua Dorkin here's to past successes and future milestones to come!

    I suppose it boils down to having a good BS meter leading you to find a better way!

    My 6th birthday here will be on 10/30, it has been an adventure never experienced, so thank you for being the dream maker for so many!

    All the best Josh and company. :)

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    Happy Birthday!!!

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    Wow.. 11 years?! That's insane! Congratulations @Joshua Dorkin @Brandon Turner and team! 

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    Congratulations @Joshua Dorkin ! Thank you for creating such an amazing community!

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    @Joshua Dorkin Congratulations on the 11th birthday of BP. It may be inappropriate to ask, but I'm a social buffoon so I'll ask; we all know you're the father... 

    but who's the mother of BP?  (see the comedy set up there? It's all in the wording...)

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    Congratulations!! I am thankful each day for the amazing network on BP. Brilliant idea 11 years ago and brilliant idea today 🏡