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 276K 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 52K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Data, Analytics, and Data Analytics. 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: +52K members
Growth: +23.3% / 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: 30K 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
+30K new
Past year (monthly)
- Aug: 5K members
- 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: 3K members
August 2025
+5K new
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
+3K new
Themes
- Advice Requests20 posts in the past month
- Freelanced for 3 years, worked with 100+ clients... but can't land a remote data analyst job. What am I missing
- Is becoming a Financial Analyst worth it in 2026? Looking for honest advice.
- Need help with creating a routine.
#120Advice RequestsFreelanced for 3 years, worked with 100+ clients... but can't land a remote data analyst job. What am I missing · Is becoming a Financial Analyst worth it in 2026? Looking for honest advice. · Need help with creating a routine. - Solution Requests6 posts in the past month
- Best platform to track GEO performance accurately in 2026?
- What are the capabilities of a tool that enables data analysis and report generation via voice or text input, supported by an LLM?
- Best tools for data analysis in commercial real estate, what I tested this year
#26Solution RequestsBest platform to track GEO performance accurately in 2026? · What are the capabilities of a tool that enables data analysis and report generation via voice or text input, supported by an LLM? · Best tools for data analysis in commercial real estate, what I tested this year
Topics
- Data19 posts in the past month
- Asked to learn data analysis skills at my current job, a bit confused what they mean beyond specific tools
- Open-source AI data analyst for querying and reasoning
- Looking for a Mentor – Transitioning into Marketing Data Science
#119DataAsked to learn data analysis skills at my current job, a bit confused what they mean beyond specific tools · Open-source AI data analyst for querying and reasoning · Looking for a Mentor – Transitioning into Marketing Data Science - Analytics12 posts in the past month
- What analytics or related position allows independent work?
- Performance Marketing vs Data Analytics in 2026 – Which has better career prospects?
- Where should I start with Sports Data Analytics? Looking for free tools & learning resources.
#212AnalyticsWhat analytics or related position allows independent work? · Performance Marketing vs Data Analytics in 2026 – Which has better career prospects? · Where should I start with Sports Data Analytics? Looking for free tools & learning resources. - Data Analytics8 posts in the past month
- Performance Marketing vs Data Analytics in 2026 – Which has better career prospects?
- Where should I start with Sports Data Analytics? Looking for free tools & learning resources.
#38Data AnalyticsPerformance Marketing vs Data Analytics in 2026 – Which has better career prospects? · Where should I start with Sports Data Analytics? Looking for free tools & learning resources. - Tools3 posts in the past month
- Asked to learn data analysis skills at my current job, a bit confused what they mean beyond specific tools
#43ToolsAsked to learn data analysis skills at my current job, a bit confused what they mean beyond specific tools - Analysis3 posts in the past month
- Asked to learn data analysis skills at my current job, a bit confused what they mean beyond specific tools
#53AnalysisAsked to learn data analysis skills at my current job, a bit confused what they mean beyond specific tools
Flair
- Question89 posts in the past month
- How bad is the market for data analysts?
- Is anyones company replacing dashboards with apps made by AI?
- Anyone switched to Data Analytics recently?
#189QuestionHow bad is the market for data analysts? · Is anyones company replacing dashboards with apps made by AI? · Anyone switched to Data Analytics recently? - Discussion52 posts in the past month
- It turns out Analytics was a great career to go into even in a world with AI
- Got my first Data Analyst job!
- Are dashboards the new “this meeting could have been an email”?
#252DiscussionIt turns out Analytics was a great career to go into even in a world with AI · Got my first Data Analyst job! · Are dashboards the new “this meeting could have been an email”? - Support14 posts in the past month
- 9 Years in Data Science, Feeling Lost in the GenAI/Agentic AI Shift – Where Would You Start Today?
- Freelanced for 3 years, worked with 100+ clients... but can't land a remote data analyst job. What am I missing
- Am I wasting time trying to get into analytics?
#314Support9 Years in Data Science, Feeling Lost in the GenAI/Agentic AI Shift – Where Would You Start Today? · Freelanced for 3 years, worked with 100+ clients... but can't land a remote data analyst job. What am I missing · Am I wasting time trying to get into analytics?
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 276K 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.
Monthly Stats
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- Visitors /mo (+33%)
- 2
- Referrals /mo (+100%)
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