r/datascience

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About r/datascience

A space for data science professionals to engage in discussions and debates on the subject of data science.

The community at a glance

r/datascience is a Subreddit for Data Scientists and ML Engineers with roughly 2.8M members. It uses a forum format for communication. It is the 3rd largest community in the Data Science topic page and the 4th largest community in the Machine Learning topic page.

Roughly 76K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Data, Data Science, and Struggling. Common discussion themes are Advice Requests and Solution Requests. Product recommendations often mention data science course and laptop.

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Yearly: +76K members
Growth: +2.8% / year

Member growth over time

All time (yearly)

  • 2013: 1K members
  • 2014: 4K members
  • 2015: 7K members
  • 2016: 12K members
  • 2017: 23K members
  • 2018: 46K members
  • 2019: 83K members
  • 2020: 179K members
  • 2023: 862K members
  • 2024: 1.3M members
  • 2025: 230K members
  • 2026: 55K members

Past year (monthly)

  • Oct: 3K members
  • Nov: 9K members
  • Dec: 8K members
  • Jan: 8K members
  • Feb: 7K members
  • Mar: 7K members
  • Apr: 7K members
  • May: 7K members
  • Jun: 7K members
  • Jul: 6K members
  • Aug: 5K members
  • Sep: 1K members

Themes

  • Advice Requests
    13 posts in the past month
    1. Laid off after 4.5 yrs at the company as Sr Data scientist. How is the job market ?
    2. Just used AI for the first time. Need your advice.
    3. How would you deal with unprofessional co workers
    #1
    Advice Requests
    Laid off after 4.5 yrs at the company as Sr Data scientist. How is the job market ? · Just used AI for the first time. Need your advice. · How would you deal with unprofessional co workers
    13
  • Solution Requests
    5 posts in the past month
    1. Interactive tool for learning ML System design for free
    2. GPT 5.6 has 72 possible configurations. What's a good default?
    3. As a data scientist do you experiment with tools (open source or not) that solve specific issues around DS work? If yes, how do you think about uploading work data into those tools?
    #2
    Solution Requests
    Interactive tool for learning ML System design for free · GPT 5.6 has 72 possible configurations. What's a good default? · As a data scientist do you experiment with tools (open source or not) that solve specific issues around DS work? If yes, how do you think about uploading work data into those tools?
    5
  • Pain & Anger
    4 posts in the past month
    1. I'm a "data scientist" but I don't do any data science.
    2. Stakeholders want high level, then ask detailed questions anyway
    3. Feeling frustrated as a junior who has never worked with other analysts or had a senior analyst to learn from.
    #3
    Pain & Anger
    I'm a "data scientist" but I don't do any data science. · Stakeholders want high level, then ask detailed questions anyway · Feeling frustrated as a junior who has never worked with other analysts or had a senior analyst to learn from.
    4

Topics

  • Data
    39 posts in the past month
    1. Are all data science jobs just Gen AI now?
    2. Managing/ Dealing with Junior Data Scientists?
    3. What is the most underrated skill every data scientist should develop?
    #1
    Data
    Are all data science jobs just Gen AI now? · Managing/ Dealing with Junior Data Scientists? · What is the most underrated skill every data scientist should develop?
    39
  • Data Science
    24 posts in the past month
    1. Are all data science jobs just Gen AI now?
    2. This psychology study on why some people are more impressed by corporate buzzwords has nothing to do with AI, yet it immediately reminded me of what I've been seeing in data science since ChatGPT took off
    3. How do you decide whether a data science problem really needs machine learning?
    #2
    Data Science
    Are all data science jobs just Gen AI now? · This psychology study on why some people are more impressed by corporate buzzwords has nothing to do with AI, yet it immediately reminded me of what I've been seeing in data science since ChatGPT took off · How do you decide whether a data science problem really needs machine learning?
    24
  • Struggling
    23 posts in the past month
    #3
    Struggling
    23
  • Job
    15 posts in the past month
    1. All these layoffs have made me question my job search
    2. My last 6 months of job search stats. Is it possible my current job is as good as it gets for me?
    #4
    Job
    All these layoffs have made me question my job search · My last 6 months of job search stats. Is it possible my current job is as good as it gets for me?
    15
  • Ai
    12 posts in the past month
    1. Are all data science jobs just Gen AI now?
    2. This psychology study on why some people are more impressed by corporate buzzwords has nothing to do with AI, yet it immediately reminded me of what I've been seeing in data science since ChatGPT took off
    3. How are people using AI/LLM in their work life?
    #5
    Ai
    Are all data science jobs just Gen AI now? · This psychology study on why some people are more impressed by corporate buzzwords has nothing to do with AI, yet it immediately reminded me of what I've been seeing in data science since ChatGPT took off · How are people using AI/LLM in their work life?
    12

Flair

  • Discussion
    68 posts in the past month
    1. How widely is R still used in industry today?
    2. Weaponized phrases in Data science Teams
    3. Why is it that stakeholders expect ML models to have 0% error rate?
    #1
    Discussion
    How widely is R still used in industry today? · Weaponized phrases in Data science Teams · Why is it that stakeholders expect ML models to have 0% error rate?
    68
  • ML
    19 posts in the past month
    1. HoW DO I gEt a jOB I toOk a cOUrSe in MachINE LEArnING
    2. What Hugging Face learned from reproducing 2,200 ICML papers
    3. Models may behave worse when they're aware they're being evaluated (DeepMind interpretability study)
    #2
    ML
    HoW DO I gEt a jOB I toOk a cOUrSe in MachINE LEArnING · What Hugging Face learned from reproducing 2,200 ICML papers · Models may behave worse when they're aware they're being evaluated (DeepMind interpretability study)
    19
  • Career | US
    18 posts in the past month
    1. I'm a "data scientist" but I don't do any data science.
    2. Laid off after 4.5 yrs at the company as Sr Data scientist. How is the job market ?
    3. Feeling frustrated as a junior who has never worked with other analysts or had a senior analyst to learn from.
    #3
    Career | US
    I'm a "data scientist" but I don't do any data science. · Laid off after 4.5 yrs at the company as Sr Data scientist. How is the job market ? · Feeling frustrated as a junior who has never worked with other analysts or had a senior analyst to learn from.
    18
  • Tools
    13 posts in the past month
    1. Interactive tool for learning ML System design for free
    2. Databricks for data science?
    3. Profiling in PyTorch (part 1), a beginner's guide to torch.profiler
    #4
    Tools
    Interactive tool for learning ML System design for free · Databricks for data science? · Profiling in PyTorch (part 1), a beginner's guide to torch.profiler
    13
  • Analysis
    7 posts in the past month
    1. A short project analysing the radio
    2. How do you measure to performance / accuracy of a recommender system?
    3. GPT 5.6 has 72 possible configurations. What's a good default?
    #5
    Analysis
    A short project analysing the radio · How do you measure to performance / accuracy of a recommender system? · GPT 5.6 has 72 possible configurations. What's a good default?
    7

Product recommendations

  • data science course
    3 posts in the past month
    1. Best Data Science Course to become data scientist / data analyst / data engineer / ai engineer / ai developer / ?
    2. Best Data Science Course to become data scientist / data analyst / data engineer / ai engineer / ai developer / ?
    3. Best Data Science Courses?
    #1
    data science course
    Best Data Science Course to become data scientist / data analyst / data engineer / ai engineer / ai developer / ? · Best Data Science Course to become data scientist / data analyst / data engineer / ai engineer / ai developer / ? · Best Data Science Courses?
    3
  • laptop
    2 posts in the past month
    1. Laptop Recs
    2. Laptop Recs
    #2
    laptop
    Laptop Recs · Laptop Recs
    2
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Frequently asked questions

Who is r/datascience for?
Best for Data Scientists and ML Engineers enthusiasts looking for a Reddit-based community with forum discussion.
Is r/datascience 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/datascience have?
Roughly 2.8M members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
What platform is r/datascience on?
r/datascience 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/datascience cover?
On the Hive Index, r/datascience is organized under Data Scientists, ML Engineers.
How do I join r/datascience?
You can join r/datascience by clicking this link, or pressing the "Go to community" button above.
What are the Data Science communities like?
Communities for data scientists and analysts covering machine learning, statistics, Python, and real-world data projects. Slack, Discord, and Reddit all have active communities, ranging from beginner-friendly spaces for breaking into the field to more technical groups discussing research papers and production ML systems.
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