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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 281K 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 Data, Analytics, and Data Analyst. Common discussion themes are Advice Requests and Pain & Anger. Product recommendations often mention best major, best masters, and best coursera certification.

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Established 2010
281K Members

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Yearly: +51K members
Growth: +22.2% / 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: 35K members

Past year (monthly)

  • 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: 4K members
  • Sep: 444 members

Themes

  • Advice Requests
    18 posts in the past month
    1. Has anyone been able to find a job the last couple of months?
    2. Has anyone gotten an analyst job lately?
    3. Are we collecting more data than we can use?
    #1
    Advice Requests
    Has anyone been able to find a job the last couple of months? · Has anyone gotten an analyst job lately? · Are we collecting more data than we can use?
    18
  • Pain & Anger
    3 posts in the past month
    1. Feeling frustrated as a junior who has never worked with other analysts or had a senior analyst to learn from.
    2. Did I make a mistake quitting without another job lined up, or was it time to leave?
    3. Having anxiety attacks every time I think about jobs
    #2
    Pain & Anger
    Feeling frustrated as a junior who has never worked with other analysts or had a senior analyst to learn from. · Did I make a mistake quitting without another job lined up, or was it time to leave? · Having anxiety attacks every time I think about jobs
    3
  • Solution Requests
    2 posts in the past month
    1. Question about open source BI platforms
    2. Which tools are most cost friendly for large quantities of users
    #3
    Solution Requests
    Question about open source BI platforms · Which tools are most cost friendly for large quantities of users
    2
  • Opportunities
    1 post in the past month
    1. Summer Internship 2027 — Looking for Leads
    #4
    Opportunities
    Summer Internship 2027 — Looking for Leads
    1

Topics

  • Data
    17 posts in the past month
    1. Creating a semantic layer for event data
    2. Data Analyst to Data Governance: is it actually a better move?
    3. I hand-reviewed 237 data job posts from LinkedIn over the last 6 weeks. Here are the stats.
    #1
    Data
    Creating a semantic layer for event data · Data Analyst to Data Governance: is it actually a better move? · I hand-reviewed 237 data job posts from LinkedIn over the last 6 weeks. Here are the stats.
    17
  • Analytics
    14 posts in the past month
    1. How deep Power BI knowledge should an analytics manager have?
    2. Amex MIS & Advanced Analytics — AI impact?
    3. Do your GA4 event names actually make sense to anyone outside analytics?
    #2
    Analytics
    How deep Power BI knowledge should an analytics manager have? · Amex MIS & Advanced Analytics — AI impact? · Do your GA4 event names actually make sense to anyone outside analytics?
    14
  • Data Analyst
    3 posts in the past month
    1. Data Analyst to Data Governance: is it actually a better move?
    #3
    Data Analyst
    Data Analyst to Data Governance: is it actually a better move?
    3
  • Tools
    2 posts in the past month
    #4
    Tools
    2
  • Data Analytics
    2 posts in the past month
    1. Transition from Audit Funds to Data Analytics - tips
    #5
    Data Analytics
    Transition from Audit Funds to Data Analytics - tips
    2

Flair

  • Question
    74 posts in the past month
    1. Do you have a side hustle, and if so what is it?
    2. Why do companies pay so much for Power BI specifically - over literally any other option out there?
    3. My SQL queries work but they're always too long. How do I write shorter ones?
    #1
    Question
    Do you have a side hustle, and if so what is it? · Why do companies pay so much for Power BI specifically - over literally any other option out there? · My SQL queries work but they're always too long. How do I write shorter ones?
    74
  • Discussion
    49 posts in the past month
    1. being forced to build dashboards for garbage data is breaking my spirit
    2. Finally got a job after applying to over 300 jobs.
    3. How do you present a dashboard to people who are never going to open the dashboard.
    #2
    Discussion
    being forced to build dashboards for garbage data is breaking my spirit · Finally got a job after applying to over 300 jobs. · How do you present a dashboard to people who are never going to open the dashboard.
    49
  • Support
    15 posts in the past month
    1. Is anyone else worried about your long term future in data analytics?
    2. Well, happened again, yet another layoff
    3. 6+ YOE, 2 years of interviewing, good feedback but still no offer. What am I missing?
    #3
    Support
    Is anyone else worried about your long term future in data analytics? · Well, happened again, yet another layoff · 6+ YOE, 2 years of interviewing, good feedback but still no offer. What am I missing?
    15
  • News
    1 post in the past month
    1. I secured a fall internship!
    #4
    News
    I secured a fall internship!
    1

Product recommendations

  • best major
    4 posts in the past month
    1. best major?
    2. 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.
    3. What’s the best major if I want to become a data analyst or work in sports analytics?
    #1
    best major
    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?
    4
  • best masters
    4 posts in the past month
    1. Best Analytics masters for a BA (Hons) International Relations Graduate
    2. Best Place for an Online Data Analytics or Data Science Master's Degree?
    3. Best Masters with a Business Analytics Undergrad?
    #2
    best masters
    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?
    4
  • best coursera certification
    3 posts in the past month
    1. Which Coursera certification would you recommend ?
    2. Which Coursera certification would you recommend ?
    3. Which Coursera certification would you recommend ?
    #3
    best coursera certification
    Which Coursera certification would you recommend ? · Which Coursera certification would you recommend ? · Which Coursera certification would you recommend ?
    3
  • sql course
    2 posts in the past month
    1. can anyone recommend me best sql course for data analyst paid or free doesn't matter
    2. What SQL course would you recommend?
    #4
    sql course
    can anyone recommend me best sql course for data analyst paid or free doesn't matter · What SQL course would you recommend?
    2
  • data analyst portfolio
    2 posts in the past month
    1. Best data analyst portfolio
    2. Best data analyst portfolio
    #5
    data analyst portfolio
    Best data analyst portfolio · Best data analyst portfolio
    2
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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 281K 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.
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