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 75K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Struggling, Data, and Data Science. Common discussion themes are Advice Requests and Pain & Anger. Product recommendations often mention data science course and laptop.

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Subreddit Analysis

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Yearly: +75K 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: 52K members

Past year (monthly)

  • Sep: 3K members
  • 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: 4K 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. Managing/ Dealing with Junior Data Scientists?
    3. Just used AI for the first time. Need your advice.
    #1
    Advice Requests
    Laid off after 4.5 yrs at the company as Sr Data scientist. How is the job market ? · Managing/ Dealing with Junior Data Scientists? · Just used AI for the first time. Need your advice.
    13
  • Pain & Anger
    8 posts in the past month
    1. Interviewing with hedge funds has been the worst experience of my career
    2. Stakeholders want high level, then ask detailed questions anyway
    3. All these layoffs have made me question my job search
    #2
    Pain & Anger
    Interviewing with hedge funds has been the worst experience of my career · Stakeholders want high level, then ask detailed questions anyway · All these layoffs have made me question my job search
    8
  • News
    2 posts in the past month
    1. Inkling, a new open-weight 975B mixture-of-experts model, comes with a few surprises
    2. Skill engineering and the case against one-shot AI design
    #3
    News
    Inkling, a new open-weight 975B mixture-of-experts model, comes with a few surprises · Skill engineering and the case against one-shot AI design
    2
  • Money Talk
    1 post in the past month
    1. What are the downsides of asking for an inflation adjustment in the salary?
    #4
    Money Talk
    What are the downsides of asking for an inflation adjustment in the salary?
    1
  • Solution Requests
    1 post in the past month
    1. Picking an experimentation platform: a retrospective
    #5
    Solution Requests
    Picking an experimentation platform: a retrospective
    1

Topics

  • Struggling
    23 posts in the past month
    #1
    Struggling
    23
  • Data
    22 posts in the past month
    1. Managing/ Dealing with Junior Data Scientists?
    2. Data scientist in pharma trying to figure out what’s the best path forward
    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
    Data
    Managing/ Dealing with Junior Data Scientists? · Data scientist in pharma trying to figure out what’s the best path forward · 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?
    22
  • Data Science
    14 posts in the past month
    1. How do you decide whether a data science problem really needs machine learning?
    #3
    Data Science
    How do you decide whether a data science problem really needs machine learning?
    14
  • Job
    9 posts in the past month
    #4
    Job
    9
  • Tired
    8 posts in the past month
    #5
    Tired
    8

Flair

  • Discussion
    74 posts in the past month
    1. After 5 years in data science, I’m starting to realize most “insights” we deliver are completely ignored. Is this normal?
    2. Weaponized phrases in Data science Teams
    3. Why is it that stakeholders expect ML models to have 0% error rate?
    #1
    Discussion
    After 5 years in data science, I’m starting to realize most “insights” we deliver are completely ignored. Is this normal? · Weaponized phrases in Data science Teams · Why is it that stakeholders expect ML models to have 0% error rate?
    74
  • Career | US
    20 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. Interviewing with hedge funds has been the worst experience of my career
    3. All these layoffs have made me question my job search
    #2
    Career | US
    Laid off after 4.5 yrs at the company as Sr Data scientist. How is the job market ? · Interviewing with hedge funds has been the worst experience of my career · All these layoffs have made me question my job search
    20
  • ML
    15 posts in the past month
    1. HoW DO I gEt a jOB I toOk a cOUrSe in MachINE LEArnING
    2. Models may behave worse when they're aware they're being evaluated (DeepMind interpretability study)
    3. Prepping for Senior roles?
    #3
    ML
    HoW DO I gEt a jOB I toOk a cOUrSe in MachINE LEArnING · Models may behave worse when they're aware they're being evaluated (DeepMind interpretability study) · Prepping for Senior roles?
    15
  • Analysis
    13 posts in the past month
    1. I compared XGBoost, LightGBM, CatBoost, random forest, LASSO, and a small neural network in a momentum stock trading strategy
    2. A short project analysing the radio
    3. FIFA World Cup 2026 Airbnb pricing data from 16 host cities
    #4
    Analysis
    I compared XGBoost, LightGBM, CatBoost, random forest, LASSO, and a small neural network in a momentum stock trading strategy · A short project analysing the radio · FIFA World Cup 2026 Airbnb pricing data from 16 host cities
    13
  • Tools
    10 posts in the past month
    1. Databricks for data science?
    2. Profiling in PyTorch (part 1), a beginner's guide to torch.profiler
    3. Relevant tech stack for 2026/2027
    #5
    Tools
    Databricks for data science? · Profiling in PyTorch (part 1), a beginner's guide to torch.profiler · Relevant tech stack for 2026/2027
    10

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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