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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. On the Hive Index it ranks #9 in the Machine Learning communities list. It is the 3rd largest community in the Data Science topic page.

Roughly 73K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Data Science, Looking For, and Ai. Common discussion themes are Advice Requests and Pain & Anger. Product recommendations often mention data science course and laptop.

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Yearly: +73K members
Growth: +2.7% / 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: 40K members

Past year (monthly)

  • Jul: 5K members
  • Aug: 4K members
  • 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: 5K members

Themes

  • Advice Requests
    29 posts in the past month
    1. Do interviews also take over your personal life?
    2. Don’t care to grow in this field but feeling like I have to?
    3. Are there any small, quick things I can do everyday to keep my skills sharp?
    #1
    Advice Requests
    Do interviews also take over your personal life? · Don’t care to grow in this field but feeling like I have to? · Are there any small, quick things I can do everyday to keep my skills sharp?
    29
  • Pain & Anger
    11 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. Bombed a Data Scientist Interview!
    3. Interviewing with hedge funds has been the worst experience of my career
    #2
    Pain & Anger
    After 5 years in data science, I’m starting to realize most “insights” we deliver are completely ignored. Is this normal? · Bombed a Data Scientist Interview! · Interviewing with hedge funds has been the worst experience of my career
    11
  • Opportunities
    4 posts in the past month
    1. Job search was massively easier than just a year ago
    2. 2026 Tech Stack at your Job
    3. Data Directors - what’s your next step?
    #3
    Opportunities
    Job search was massively easier than just a year ago · 2026 Tech Stack at your Job · Data Directors - what’s your next step?
    4
  • Self-Promotion
    1 post in the past month
    1. I'm doing a free webinar on my experience building agentic analytics systems at my company
    #4
    Self-Promotion
    I'm doing a free webinar on my experience building agentic analytics systems at my company
    1
  • News
    1 post in the past month
    1. What hiring managers actually care about (after screening 1000+ portfolios)
    #5
    News
    What hiring managers actually care about (after screening 1000+ portfolios)
    1

Topics

  • Data Science
    96 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. How I scraped 5.3 million jobs (including 5,335 data science jobs)
    3. AI isn’t making data science interviews easier.
    #1
    Data Science
    After 5 years in data science, I’m starting to realize most “insights” we deliver are completely ignored. Is this normal? · How I scraped 5.3 million jobs (including 5,335 data science jobs) · AI isn’t making data science interviews easier.
    96
  • Looking For
    32 posts in the past month
    #2
    Looking For
    32
  • Ai
    32 posts in the past month
    1. New Study Finds AI May Be Leading to “Workload Creep” in Tech
    2. arXiv will ban researchers for a year if generative AI use isn't kept in check
    3. AI Was Meant to Free Workers, But Startup Employees Are Working 12-Hour Days
    #3
    Ai
    New Study Finds AI May Be Leading to “Workload Creep” in Tech · arXiv will ban researchers for a year if generative AI use isn't kept in check · AI Was Meant to Free Workers, But Startup Employees Are Working 12-Hour Days
    32
  • Data
    29 posts in the past month
    1. I built a full-text search CLI for all your databases and docs
    #4
    Data
    I built a full-text search CLI for all your databases and docs
    29
  • Struggling
    25 posts in the past month
    1. Data Science interview questions from my time hiring
    #5
    Struggling
    Data Science interview questions from my time hiring
    25

Flair

  • Discussion
    114 posts in the past month
    1. Warning: Don't get GPT-brained
    2. After 5 years in data science, I’m starting to realize most “insights” we deliver are completely ignored. Is this normal?
    3. DS market is kind of insane right now
    #1
    Discussion
    Warning: Don't get GPT-brained · After 5 years in data science, I’m starting to realize most “insights” we deliver are completely ignored. Is this normal? · DS market is kind of insane right now
    114
  • Career | US
    30 posts in the past month
    1. A decade of being an average Data Scientist! My personal experience.
    2. Interviewing with hedge funds has been the worst experience of my career
    3. Hiring Manager: Fake Candidates and Cheating
    #2
    Career | US
    A decade of being an average Data Scientist! My personal experience. · Interviewing with hedge funds has been the worst experience of my career · Hiring Manager: Fake Candidates and Cheating
    30
  • Projects
    9 posts in the past month
    1. How I scraped 5.3 million jobs (including 5,335 data science jobs)
    2. Postcode/ZIP code is my modelling gold
    3. I've just open-sourced MessyData, a synthetic dirty data generator. It lets you programmatically generate data with anomalies and data quality issues.
    #3
    Projects
    How I scraped 5.3 million jobs (including 5,335 data science jobs) · Postcode/ZIP code is my modelling gold · I've just open-sourced MessyData, a synthetic dirty data generator. It lets you programmatically generate data with anomalies and data quality issues.
    9
  • ML
    9 posts in the past month
    1. HoW DO I gEt a jOB I toOk a cOUrSe in MachINE LEArnING
    2. Against Time-Series Foundation Models
    3. Question for MLEs: How often are you writing your models from scratch in TF/PyTorch?
    #4
    ML
    HoW DO I gEt a jOB I toOk a cOUrSe in MachINE LEArnING · Against Time-Series Foundation Models · Question for MLEs: How often are you writing your models from scratch in TF/PyTorch?
    9
  • Analysis
    9 posts in the past month
    1. Built a dashboard to analyze how AI skills are showing up in data science job postings (open source)
    2. I compared XGBoost, LightGBM, CatBoost, random forest, LASSO, and a small neural network in a momentum stock trading strategy
    3. Ranked all 571M Amazon reviews from 2023 by category profanity rate. Video games is 6× the cleanest category.
    #5
    Analysis
    Built a dashboard to analyze how AI skills are showing up in data science job postings (open source) · I compared XGBoost, LightGBM, CatBoost, random forest, LASSO, and a small neural network in a momentum stock trading strategy · Ranked all 571M Amazon reviews from 2023 by category profanity rate. Video games is 6× the cleanest category.
    9

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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