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. On the Hive Index it ranks #6 in the Machine Learning communities list and #9 in the Data Science communities list.

Roughly 73K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Struggling, Data, and Data Science. Common discussion themes are Advice Requests and Self-Promotion. Product recommendations often mention data science course and laptop.

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2.8M Members

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Subreddit Analysis

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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: 45K members

Past year (monthly)

  • 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: 7K members
  • Jul: 2K members

Themes

  • Advice Requests
    3 posts in the past month
    1. Managing/ Dealing with Junior Data Scientists?
    2. Build a reasoning model from scratch, the new book is out
    3. Should you feel inferior to DS folks working at FAANG or OpenAI-type companies?
    #1
    Advice Requests
    Managing/ Dealing with Junior Data Scientists? · Build a reasoning model from scratch, the new book is out · Should you feel inferior to DS folks working at FAANG or OpenAI-type companies?
    3
  • Self-Promotion
    2 posts in the past month
    1. Launching mobiusengine 2.0
    2. I got frustrated with current state of SQL tools and built one just for myself.
    #2
    Self-Promotion
    Launching mobiusengine 2.0 · I got frustrated with current state of SQL tools and built one just for myself.
    2
  • Ideas
    1 post in the past month
    1. I built a full ML pipeline on a Kaggle dataset and proved it has zero predictive signal — and shipped the null result instead of faking accuracy
    #3
    Ideas
    I built a full ML pipeline on a Kaggle dataset and proved it has zero predictive signal — and shipped the null result instead of faking accuracy
    1
  • Solution Requests
    1 post in the past month
    1. Picking an experimentation platform: a retrospective
    #4
    Solution Requests
    Picking an experimentation platform: a retrospective
    1
  • News
    1 post in the past month
    1. Skill engineering and the case against one-shot AI design
    #5
    News
    Skill engineering and the case against one-shot AI design
    1

Topics

  • Struggling
    23 posts in the past month
    #1
    Struggling
    23
  • Data
    21 posts in the past month
    1. Managing/ Dealing with Junior Data Scientists?
    2. What is the most underrated skill every data scientist should develop?
    #2
    Data
    Managing/ Dealing with Junior Data Scientists? · What is the most underrated skill every data scientist should develop?
    21
  • Data Science
    14 posts in the past month
    1. Are all data science jobs just Gen AI now?
    2. Ideas for testing data science workflows on self hosted Linux based HPC cluster.
    #3
    Data Science
    Are all data science jobs just Gen AI now? · Ideas for testing data science workflows on self hosted Linux based HPC cluster.
    14
  • Job
    9 posts in the past month
    #4
    Job
    9
  • Tired
    9 posts in the past month
    #5
    Tired
    9

Flair

  • Discussion
    11 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
    Discussion
    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?
    11
  • Tools
    6 posts in the past month
    1. Using local coding agents with open-weight models as an alternative to Claude Code and Codex
    2. Unifying configs across coding agents (eg Claude code, Qwen, etc…)
    3. Ideas for testing data science workflows on self hosted Linux based HPC cluster.
    #2
    Tools
    Using local coding agents with open-weight models as an alternative to Claude Code and Codex · Unifying configs across coding agents (eg Claude code, Qwen, etc…) · Ideas for testing data science workflows on self hosted Linux based HPC cluster.
    6
  • Career | US
    5 posts in the past month
    1. Does MSDS still make sense with my experience and pay?
    2. What does career development at your company look like?
    3. Performative AI solutions tied to job/org success metrics
    #3
    Career | US
    Does MSDS still make sense with my experience and pay? · What does career development at your company look like? · Performative AI solutions tied to job/org success metrics
    5
  • Analysis
    4 posts in the past month
    1. GPT 5.6 has 72 possible configurations. What's a good default?
    2. Testing TAT as a forensic triage engine on MedSec-25 ranking incident windows and IP chains
    3. XKCD Comic does machine learning
    #4
    Analysis
    GPT 5.6 has 72 possible configurations. What's a good default? · Testing TAT as a forensic triage engine on MedSec-25 ranking incident windows and IP chains · XKCD Comic does machine learning
    4
  • Education
    3 posts in the past month
    1. Build a reasoning model from scratch, the new book is out
    2. Toto-2.0: Time Series Multivariate Forecasting Finally Scales Like LLMs
    3. Minimize your AI spend - tutorial on intelligent routing and compaction
    #5
    Education
    Build a reasoning model from scratch, the new book is out · Toto-2.0: Time Series Multivariate Forecasting Finally Scales Like LLMs · Minimize your AI spend - tutorial on intelligent routing and compaction
    3

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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