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 118K 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, laptop recs, and recommended temp agencies.

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1.3M Members

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Subreddit Analysis

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Yearly: +118K members
Growth: +10.1% / 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: 92K members

Past year (monthly)

  • Nov: 12K members
  • Dec: 11K members
  • Jan: 11K members
  • Feb: 14K members
  • Mar: 10K members
  • Apr: 9K members
  • May: 10K members
  • Jun: 10K members
  • Jul: 8K members
  • Aug: 7K members
  • Sep: 9K members
  • Oct: 3K members

Themes

  • Advice Requests
    12 posts in the past month
    1. Struggling in university after making some bad decisions. Any advice?
    2. I'm a bookkeeper who is QBO certified, took a course, and have a few clients, but still feel lost – asking for tips and resources
    3. Current Sophomore did not get any big4 internship for summer 2027 Toronto, what advice do you have
    #1
    Advice Requests
    Struggling in university after making some bad decisions. Any advice? · I'm a bookkeeper who is QBO certified, took a course, and have a few clients, but still feel lost – asking for tips and resources · Current Sophomore did not get any big4 internship for summer 2027 Toronto, what advice do you have
    12
  • Pain & Anger
    2 posts in the past month
    1. All my classmates are in big4 and I’m not. I feel like a failure.
    2. I am losing my mind. Can someone tell me why retained earnings is showing up as 0?
    #2
    Pain & Anger
    All my classmates are in big4 and I’m not. I feel like a failure. · I am losing my mind. Can someone tell me why retained earnings is showing up as 0?
    2
  • Opportunities
    1 post in the past month
    1. ACCA JOB OPPORTUNITIES (ACCA finalist struggling to land a job — what should I be doing differently?)
    #3
    Opportunities
    ACCA JOB OPPORTUNITIES (ACCA finalist struggling to land a job — what should I be doing differently?)
    1
  • Ideas
    1 post in the past month
    1. I’m building an accounting + retail platform for small businesses. Tear apart the UI and workflows.
    #4
    Ideas
    I’m building an accounting + retail platform for small businesses. Tear apart the UI and workflows.
    1

Topics

  • Accounting
    31 posts in the past month
    #1
    Accounting
    31
  • Job
    16 posts in the past month
    #2
    Job
    16
  • Career
    13 posts in the past month
    #3
    Career
    13
  • Cpa
    11 posts in the past month
    1. CPA candidate looking for advice.
    2. Need advice in prepping for CPA PEP Core 1
    3. Advice for a student looking to become a CPA
    #4
    Cpa
    CPA candidate looking for advice. · Need advice in prepping for CPA PEP Core 1 · Advice for a student looking to become a CPA
    11
  • Struggling
    9 posts in the past month
    #5
    Struggling
    9

Flair

  • Advice
    16 posts in the past month
    1. What can I do with my accounting degree
    2. going to be getting my degree in 3 years, what should i do to prepare?
    3. Would passing the CPA even help me?
    #1
    Advice
    What can I do with my accounting degree · going to be getting my degree in 3 years, what should i do to prepare? · Would passing the CPA even help me?
    16
  • Discussion
    11 posts in the past month
    1. Hot take: the increased prevalence of remote work post-COVID has been an indirect contributor to this profession's current decline
    2. How severely would gauges affect my options?
    3. What Accounting Task Does Your Software STILL Make You Do Manually?
    #2
    Discussion
    Hot take: the increased prevalence of remote work post-COVID has been an indirect contributor to this profession's current decline · How severely would gauges affect my options? · What Accounting Task Does Your Software STILL Make You Do Manually?
    11
  • Career
    10 posts in the past month
    1. Working at Apple Meta Google
    2. Career advice
    3. Crowe Application Timeline
    #3
    Career
    Working at Apple Meta Google · Career advice · Crowe Application Timeline
    10
  • Homework
    2 posts in the past month
    1. I am losing my mind. Can someone tell me why retained earnings is showing up as 0?
    2. How can i remember the types of plan direct and control
    #4
    Homework
    I am losing my mind. Can someone tell me why retained earnings is showing up as 0? · How can i remember the types of plan direct and control
    2
  • Resume
    1 post in the past month
    1. How can I imporve my resume?
    #5
    Resume
    How can I imporve my resume?
    1

Product recommendations

  • bank recs
    29 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?
    29
  • 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
  • recommended temp agencies
    2 posts in the past month
    1. Recommended Temp Agencies?
    2. Recommended Temp Agencies?
    #3
    recommended temp agencies
    Recommended Temp Agencies? · Recommended Temp Agencies?
    2
  • accounting podcast recs
    2 posts in the past month
    1. Podcasts Recs for Audit team
    2. Accounting Podcast Recs
    #4
    accounting podcast recs
    Podcasts Recs for Audit team · Accounting Podcast Recs
    2
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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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