Community Overview
About r/analytics
Dedicated to web analytics, data and business analytics. We're here to discuss analysis of data, learning of skills and implementation of web analytics.
The community at a glance
r/analytics is a Subreddit for Technologists and Marketers with roughly 279K members. It has been around since 2010. It uses a forum format for communication. It is the 8th largest community in the Tech topic page.
Roughly 51K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Analytics, Data, and Career. Common discussion themes are Advice Requests and Solution Requests. Product recommendations often mention best major, best masters, and best coursera certification.
Community Topics
Community Features
This community has a forum
Subreddit Analysis
via GummySearchYearly: +51K members
Growth: +22.6% / year
Member growth over time
All time (yearly)
- 2013: 807 members
- 2014: 2K members
- 2015: 2K members
- 2016: 4K members
- 2017: 7K members
- 2018: 6K members
- 2019: 26K members
- 2020: 36K members
- 2023: 66K members
- 2024: 42K members
- 2025: 53K members
- 2026: 33K members
2013
+807 new
2014
+2K new
2015
+2K new
2016
+4K new
2017
+7K new
2018
+6K new
2019
+26K new
2020
+36K new
2023
+66K new
2024
+42K new
2025
+53K new
2026
+33K new
Past year (monthly)
- Sep: 3K members
- Oct: 4K members
- Nov: 4K members
- Dec: 5K members
- Jan: 5K members
- Feb: 5K members
- Mar: 4K members
- Apr: 4K members
- May: 4K members
- Jun: 4K members
- Jul: 4K members
- Aug: 2K members
September 2025
+3K new
October 2025
+4K new
November 2025
+4K new
December 2025
+5K new
January 2026
+5K new
February 2026
+5K new
March 2026
+4K new
April 2026
+4K new
May 2026
+4K new
June 2026
+4K new
July 2026
+4K new
August 2026
+2K new
Themes
- Advice Requests29 posts in the past month
- Is becoming a Financial Analyst worth it in 2026? Looking for honest advice.
- Asked to learn data analysis skills at my current job, a bit confused what they mean beyond specific tools
- If your company offered a $1,000 training budget, which certification would you choose for Data Analytics / Business Analysis?
#129Advice RequestsIs becoming a Financial Analyst worth it in 2026? Looking for honest advice. · Asked to learn data analysis skills at my current job, a bit confused what they mean beyond specific tools · If your company offered a $1,000 training budget, which certification would you choose for Data Analytics / Business Analysis? - Solution Requests2 posts in the past month
- Which tools are most cost friendly for large quantities of users
- Login360 vs ACTE Technologies – Which is better for Data Analytics?
#22Solution RequestsWhich tools are most cost friendly for large quantities of users · Login360 vs ACTE Technologies – Which is better for Data Analytics? - Pain & Anger1 post in the past month
- Anyone else legit concerned for the future of their careers?
#31Pain & AngerAnyone else legit concerned for the future of their careers? - Opportunities1 post in the past month
- Current Opportunities for someone with basic analytical skills
#41OpportunitiesCurrent Opportunities for someone with basic analytical skills
Topics
- Analytics8 posts in the past month
- Is AI changing how people actually use analytics?
- Is Analytics becoming more important because of AI? Or is AI making Analytics more important?
- Reality of conversational analytics today?
#18AnalyticsIs AI changing how people actually use analytics? · Is Analytics becoming more important because of AI? Or is AI making Analytics more important? · Reality of conversational analytics today? - Data8 posts in the past month
- My job title says analyst but every request lately says data scientist. How are you handling prediction asks with an analyst toolkit?
- anyone else measure team health by how long it takes a non-technical person to answer a basic data question?
- which to choose? Data engineering or DevOps?
#28DataMy job title says analyst but every request lately says data scientist. How are you handling prediction asks with an analyst toolkit? · anyone else measure team health by how long it takes a non-technical person to answer a basic data question? · which to choose? Data engineering or DevOps? - Career3 posts in the past month
- How to move career from HR(NBFC) to HR analyst field/Business Analyst in IT
#33CareerHow to move career from HR(NBFC) to HR analyst field/Business Analyst in IT - Tools2 posts in the past month#42Tools
- Dashboards2 posts in the past month
- Be honest, what % of the dashboards you've built actually get used?
#52DashboardsBe honest, what % of the dashboards you've built actually get used?
Flair
- Question88 posts in the past month
- Company is banning Excel
- Is anyone else seeing the “data analyst” role turn into Data Analyst + ETL + Cloud + Data Engineering?
- Just used AI for the first time. Need your advice.
#188QuestionCompany is banning Excel · Is anyone else seeing the “data analyst” role turn into Data Analyst + ETL + Cloud + Data Engineering? · Just used AI for the first time. Need your advice. - Discussion43 posts in the past month
- went through a bunch of data analyst interviews recently, big gap between what i studied and what they actually asked
- Does it seem like most data analysts and data scientists are eventually trying to move into data engineering?
- My job title says analyst but every request lately says data scientist. How are you handling prediction asks with an analyst toolkit?
#243Discussionwent through a bunch of data analyst interviews recently, big gap between what i studied and what they actually asked · Does it seem like most data analysts and data scientists are eventually trying to move into data engineering? · My job title says analyst but every request lately says data scientist. How are you handling prediction asks with an analyst toolkit? - Support15 posts in the past month
- 1.7 years of Data Analyst experience + 2.5-year career gap. How can I get back into the industry?
- Data Analyst Pointers
- How to stop relying on AI and actually be good at the job
#315Support1.7 years of Data Analyst experience + 2.5-year career gap. How can I get back into the industry? · Data Analyst Pointers · How to stop relying on AI and actually be good at the job - News1 post in the past month
- I built a self-hosted Unified Agentic AI + Business Intelligence platform on DuckDB and Postgres — v1.0.0, source-available
#41NewsI built a self-hosted Unified Agentic AI + Business Intelligence platform on DuckDB and Postgres — v1.0.0, source-available
Product recommendations
- best major4 posts in the past month
- best major?
- Which major is best for breaking into sports analytics or data analytics? Also looking for a backup career path if that doesn’t work out.
- What’s the best major if I want to become a data analyst or work in sports analytics?
#14best majorbest major? · Which major is best for breaking into sports analytics or data analytics? Also looking for a backup career path if that doesn’t work out. · What’s the best major if I want to become a data analyst or work in sports analytics? - best masters4 posts in the past month
- Best Analytics masters for a BA (Hons) International Relations Graduate
- Best Place for an Online Data Analytics or Data Science Master's Degree?
- Best Masters with a Business Analytics Undergrad?
#24best mastersBest Analytics masters for a BA (Hons) International Relations Graduate · Best Place for an Online Data Analytics or Data Science Master's Degree? · Best Masters with a Business Analytics Undergrad? - best coursera certification3 posts in the past month
- Which Coursera certification would you recommend ?
- Which Coursera certification would you recommend ?
- Which Coursera certification would you recommend ?
#33best coursera certificationWhich Coursera certification would you recommend ? · Which Coursera certification would you recommend ? · Which Coursera certification would you recommend ? - sql course2 posts in the past month
- can anyone recommend me best sql course for data analyst paid or free doesn't matter
- What SQL course would you recommend?
#42sql coursecan anyone recommend me best sql course for data analyst paid or free doesn't matter · What SQL course would you recommend? - data analyst portfolio2 posts in the past month
- Best data analyst portfolio
- Best data analyst portfolio
#52data analyst portfolioBest data analyst portfolio · Best data analyst portfolio
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Community Reviews
Frequently asked questions
- Who is r/analytics for?
- Best for Technologists and Marketers enthusiasts looking for a Reddit-based community with forum discussion.
- Is r/analytics 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/analytics have?
- Roughly 279K members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
- What platform is r/analytics on?
- r/analytics 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/analytics cover?
- On the Hive Index, r/analytics is organized under Technologists, Marketers.
- How do I join r/analytics?
- You can join r/analytics by clicking this link, or pressing the "Go to community" button above.
- What are the Tech communities like?
- If you work in tech or are trying to break in, there are communities for basically every niche you can think of. The mix spans Discord servers, Slack groups, and independent forums, covering everything from general software and startup culture to more specific corners like devops, web dev, and product. Good place to start if you want to find your people in the industry.
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