r/Accounting

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About r/Accounting

Primarily for accountants and aspiring accountants to learn about and discuss their career choice. Advice and questions welcome.

The community at a glance

r/Accounting is a Subreddit for Finance and Accountants with roughly 1.3M members. It uses a forum format for communication. It is the 3rd largest community in the Accounting topic page and the 5th largest community in the Finance topic page.

Roughly 105K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Accounting, Job, and Career. Common discussion themes are Advice Requests and Pain & Anger. Product recommendations often mention bank recs and laptop recs.

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Subreddit Analysis

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Yearly: +105K members
Growth: +9.1% / year

Member growth over time

All time (yearly)

  • 2013: 6K members
  • 2014: 8K members
  • 2015: 9K members
  • 2016: 12K members
  • 2017: 18K members
  • 2018: 32K members
  • 2019: 52K members
  • 2020: 66K members
  • 2021: 55K members
  • 2023: 218K members
  • 2024: 556K members
  • 2025: 162K members
  • 2026: 59K members

Past year (monthly)

  • Jul: 4K members
  • Aug: 5K members
  • Sep: 6K members
  • Oct: 5K members
  • Nov: 12K members
  • Dec: 11K members
  • Jan: 11K members
  • Feb: 14K members
  • Mar: 10K members
  • Apr: 9K members
  • May: 10K members
  • Jun: 4K members

Themes

  • Advice Requests
    16 posts in the past month
    1. Advice for navigating a potentially hostile two-week notice?
    2. For those who graduated without an internship, how did you get your first accounting job, and how long after graduation was it?
    3. Entry-level job offer at small firm with 60+hours a week for 50% of the year?
    #1
    Advice Requests
    Advice for navigating a potentially hostile two-week notice? · For those who graduated without an internship, how did you get your first accounting job, and how long after graduation was it? · Entry-level job offer at small firm with 60+hours a week for 50% of the year?
    16
  • Pain & Anger
    9 posts in the past month
    1. Accounting is gut wrenching
    2. Should I Quit? I hate it
    3. Venting about my work environment
    #2
    Pain & Anger
    Accounting is gut wrenching · Should I Quit? I hate it · Venting about my work environment
    9
  • Solution Requests
    3 posts in the past month
    1. what is the best accounting software 2026 for small businesses? looking for real world experiences
    2. What Accounting Software Are Other Construction Companies Using?
    3. What to do? -- Accounting Software for Multi-Entity
    #3
    Solution Requests
    what is the best accounting software 2026 for small businesses? looking for real world experiences · What Accounting Software Are Other Construction Companies Using? · What to do? -- Accounting Software for Multi-Entity
    3

Topics

  • Accounting
    204 posts in the past month
    1. Public accounting is the dumbest profession on the planet
    2. Accounting is gut wrenching
    3. Accounting Tattoos
    #1
    Accounting
    Public accounting is the dumbest profession on the planet · Accounting is gut wrenching · Accounting Tattoos
    204
  • Job
    109 posts in the past month
    1. I hate this job.
    2. How to start caring about my job?
    3. I just started and I hate my job
    #2
    Job
    I hate this job. · How to start caring about my job? · I just started and I hate my job
    109
  • Career
    99 posts in the past month
    1. Am I stupid for strongly considering ~ 6-9 month career break rn?
    2. Career Start Advice
    3. Seeking career advice
    #3
    Career
    Am I stupid for strongly considering ~ 6-9 month career break rn? · Career Start Advice · Seeking career advice
    99
  • Cpa
    50 posts in the past month
    1. Those of you with ONLY a Bachelors and no CPA. How much do you make in the accounting industry?
    2. PSA: To all the Boomer CPAs/Partners
    3. What is happening to the CPA Elijah Watts Award??
    #4
    Cpa
    Those of you with ONLY a Bachelors and no CPA. How much do you make in the accounting industry? · PSA: To all the Boomer CPAs/Partners · What is happening to the CPA Elijah Watts Award??
    50
  • Struggling
    42 posts in the past month
    #5
    Struggling
    42

Flair

  • Advice
    23 posts in the past month
    1. Why Are We All Like This?
    2. First day tomorrow (didn’t show up today!)😓
    3. im no longer happy at b4 and i want to quit
    #1
    Advice
    Why Are We All Like This? · First day tomorrow (didn’t show up today!)😓 · im no longer happy at b4 and i want to quit
    23
  • Discussion
    23 posts in the past month
    1. Remember to always do what's best for you always. You always come first never the company. Have the attitude that you are trying to advance yourself and no one else, even if its at the expense of the company, just don't do anything illegal. You owe your loyalty to no one.
    2. The full Big 4 Transparency rebuild is finally live, thank you for bearing with me ❤️
    3. Alright which one of you acc professors set this Redditor on a revenge path?
    #2
    Discussion
    Remember to always do what's best for you always. You always come first never the company. Have the attitude that you are trying to advance yourself and no one else, even if its at the expense of the company, just don't do anything illegal. You owe your loyalty to no one. · The full Big 4 Transparency rebuild is finally live, thank you for bearing with me ❤️ · Alright which one of you acc professors set this Redditor on a revenge path?
    23
  • Career
    21 posts in the past month
    1. Walking through internal controls with the client:
    2. I got layed off in May
    3. Appropriate reaction to seeing listings like these?
    #3
    Career
    Walking through internal controls with the client: · I got layed off in May · Appropriate reaction to seeing listings like these?
    21
  • Off-Topic
    6 posts in the past month
    1. Financial statements what
    2. PSA: To all the Boomer CPAs/Partners
    3. Ain't tax code grand?
    #4
    Off-Topic
    Financial statements what · PSA: To all the Boomer CPAs/Partners · Ain't tax code grand?
    6
  • News
    3 posts in the past month
    1. Audit associate says he was fired for asking to skip happy hours
    2. KPMG Australia faces probe by corporate regulator as audit leak scandal fallout widens
    3. Ramp Launches Stack an AI Operating System for Accounting Firms
    #5
    News
    Audit associate says he was fired for asking to skip happy hours · KPMG Australia faces probe by corporate regulator as audit leak scandal fallout widens · Ramp Launches Stack an AI Operating System for Accounting Firms
    3

Product recommendations

  • bank recs
    32 posts in the past month
    1. Accounts payable and bank recs
    2. Passed CPA exams and just got my first accounting job and will be learning EVERYTHING for small business accounting. Start in a week- what should I review? Journal entries, month end procedures, bank recs, etc.?
    3. Automating recs?
    #1
    bank recs
    Accounts payable and bank recs · Passed CPA exams and just got my first accounting job and will be learning EVERYTHING for small business accounting. Start in a week- what should I review? Journal entries, month end procedures, bank recs, etc.? · Automating recs?
    32
  • laptop recs
    3 posts in the past month
    1. laptop recs for accounting major
    2. Laptop recs?
    3. Laptop Recs for Accounting/Information Systems student?
    #2
    laptop recs
    laptop recs for accounting major · Laptop recs? · Laptop Recs for Accounting/Information Systems student?
    3
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Frequently asked questions

Who is r/Accounting for?
Best for Finance and Accountants enthusiasts looking for a Reddit-based community with forum discussion.
Is r/Accounting free to join?
This listing is not marked as paid-only. Access rules and any fees are decided by the community.
How many members does r/Accounting have?
Roughly 1.3M members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
What platform is r/Accounting on?
r/Accounting runs on Reddit. Reddit communities (or "subreddits") are forum-based groups on the popular social news aggregation, web content rating, and discussion website Reddit. Reddit is commonly known as "the front page of the internet". Users submit content to the site such as links, text posts, and images, which are then voted up or down and discussed by other members. From investing Reddit communities, to professional ones, to ones just for laughs, you're likely to find a community for you on Reddit.
What topics does r/Accounting cover?
On the Hive Index, r/Accounting is organized under Finance, Accountants.
How do I join r/Accounting?
You can join r/Accounting by clicking this link, or pressing the "Go to community" button above.
What are the Finance communities like?
Communities covering personal finance, investing, and financial planning for individuals and families. Reddit has enormous communities for budgeting and investment strategy, with more niche Discord servers and independent forums serving people focused on specific goals like early retirement or building wealth on an average salary.
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