r/MachineLearning

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The community at a glance

r/MachineLearning is a Subreddit for Data Scientists and ML Engineers with roughly 3.1M members. It uses a forum format for communication. On the Hive Index it ranks #1 in the Machine Learning communities list and #2 in the Data Science communities list.

Roughly 80K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Looking For, D, and Struggling. Common discussion themes are Advice Requests and Solution Requests. Product recommendations often mention which ai model is best for emoji/sticker generation, mid level ds/ml strategy, and what are the best subreddits you follow for ai/ml/llms etc??.

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3.1M Members

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Subreddit Analysis

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Yearly: +80K members
Growth: +2.7% / year

Member growth over time

All time (yearly)

  • 2013: 7K members
  • 2014: 11K members
  • 2015: 19K members
  • 2016: 34K members
  • 2017: 106K members
  • 2018: 338K members
  • 2019: 335K members
  • 2020: 686K members
  • 2023: 1.3M members
  • 2024: 96K members
  • 2025: 65K members
  • 2026: 60K members

Past year (monthly)

  • Oct: 3K members
  • Nov: 8K members
  • Dec: 7K members
  • Jan: 8K members
  • Feb: 8K members
  • Mar: 8K members
  • Apr: 8K members
  • May: 7K members
  • Jun: 7K members
  • Jul: 7K members
  • Aug: 6K members
  • Sep: 2K members

Themes

  • Advice Requests
    5 posts in the past month
    1. Cold emailing profs about PhD positions? Read this [D]
    2. How important is LeetCode for a research internship in the US? [D]
    3. EvoUndo: Recoverability-Constrained Self-Evolution for LLM Agent Harnesses [R]
    #1
    Advice Requests
    Cold emailing profs about PhD positions? Read this [D] · How important is LeetCode for a research internship in the US? [D] · EvoUndo: Recoverability-Constrained Self-Evolution for LLM Agent Harnesses [R]
    5
  • Solution Requests
    2 posts in the past month
    1. Best place to rent an NVIDIA L40S GPU from India?[R]
    2. Where can I find legally usable datasets for advanced audio chord recognition? [D]
    #2
    Solution Requests
    Best place to rent an NVIDIA L40S GPU from India?[R] · Where can I find legally usable datasets for advanced audio chord recognition? [D]
    2

Topics

  • Looking For
    67 posts in the past month
    #1
    Looking For
    67
  • D
    54 posts in the past month
    #2
    D
    54
  • Struggling
    37 posts in the past month
    #3
    Struggling
    37
  • Machine Learning
    25 posts in the past month
    1. Good Machine Learning Posters [D]
    #4
    Machine Learning
    Good Machine Learning Posters [D]
    25
  • Ai
    25 posts in the past month
    #5
    Ai
    25

Flair

  • Discussion
    44 posts in the past month
    1. Cold emailing profs about PhD positions? Read this [D]
    2. WTF is a World Model? [D]
    3. I regret reviewing for AAAI [D]
    #1
    Discussion
    Cold emailing profs about PhD positions? Read this [D] · WTF is a World Model? [D] · I regret reviewing for AAAI [D]
    44
  • Project
    38 posts in the past month
    1. I scraped 5.94 billion TikTok videos and 3.23 billion profiles in 3 weeks. Uploaded full dataset to Hugging Face for free. Step by step tutorial and code below. [P]
    2. I implemented a very tiny image generation model (latent flow transformer) on a RP2350 microcontroller - it can generate 128x128 images of faces [P]
    3. Deepity: A C++ library showing Predictive Coding Networks can match Backprop (97.73% on MNIST in 60s) [P]
    #2
    Project
    I scraped 5.94 billion TikTok videos and 3.23 billion profiles in 3 weeks. Uploaded full dataset to Hugging Face for free. Step by step tutorial and code below. [P] · I implemented a very tiny image generation model (latent flow transformer) on a RP2350 microcontroller - it can generate 128x128 images of faces [P] · Deepity: A C++ library showing Predictive Coding Networks can match Backprop (97.73% on MNIST in 60s) [P]
    38
  • Research
    27 posts in the past month
    1. You can beat SOTA Time Series Anomaly Detection methods with a 100 year old algorithm [R]
    2. Claude Code for Research Papers [R]
    3. Language Models Can Control Their Own Attention [R]
    #3
    Research
    You can beat SOTA Time Series Anomaly Detection methods with a 100 year old algorithm [R] · Claude Code for Research Papers [R] · Language Models Can Control Their Own Attention [R]
    27
  • News
    7 posts in the past month
    1. GPT-6 reportedly jailbroken within 24 hours using an extended Task-in-Prompt (TIP) attack [N]
    2. GPT-6 is released [N]
    3. [UPDATE - EIC confirmed ghost reviewer]How to get rejected by IEEE T-PAMI with 'Excellent' scores?[D]
    #4
    News
    GPT-6 reportedly jailbroken within 24 hours using an extended Task-in-Prompt (TIP) attack [N] · GPT-6 is released [N] · [UPDATE - EIC confirmed ghost reviewer]How to get rejected by IEEE T-PAMI with 'Excellent' scores?[D]
    7

Product recommendations

  • which ai model is best for emoji/sticker generation
    4 posts in the past month
    1. Which AI Model is best for Emoji/Sticker Generation
    2. Which AI Model is best for Emoji/Sticker Generation
    3. Which AI Model is best for Emoji/Sticker Generation
    #1
    which ai model is best for emoji/sticker generation
    Which AI Model is best for Emoji/Sticker Generation · Which AI Model is best for Emoji/Sticker Generation · Which AI Model is best for Emoji/Sticker Generation
    4
  • mid level ds/ml strategy
    3 posts in the past month
    1. [D] Mid Level DS/ML, best strategy for upskilling with Deep Learning and GenAI ?
    2. Mid Level DS/ML, best strategy for upskilling with Deep Learning and GenAI ?
    3. Mid level DS/ML, best strategy for upskilling with Deep Learning and GenAI ?
    #2
    mid level ds/ml strategy
    [D] Mid Level DS/ML, best strategy for upskilling with Deep Learning and GenAI ? · Mid Level DS/ML, best strategy for upskilling with Deep Learning and GenAI ? · Mid level DS/ML, best strategy for upskilling with Deep Learning and GenAI ?
    3
  • what are the best subreddits you follow for ai/ml/llms etc??
    3 posts in the past month
    1. [D] What are the best subreddits you follow for AI/ML/LLMs/NLP/Agentic AI etc?
    2. What are the best subreddits you follow for AI/ML/LLMs etc??
    3. What are the best subreddits you follow for AI/ML/LLMs etc??
    #3
    what are the best subreddits you follow for ai/ml/llms etc??
    [D] What are the best subreddits you follow for AI/ML/LLMs/NLP/Agentic AI etc? · What are the best subreddits you follow for AI/ML/LLMs etc?? · What are the best subreddits you follow for AI/ML/LLMs etc??
    3
  • tools for academic writing
    2 posts in the past month
    1. [D] Best tools for academic writing
    2. Best tools for academic writing
    #4
    tools for academic writing
    [D] Best tools for academic writing · Best tools for academic writing
    2
  • understanding vision transformers (vits)
    2 posts in the past month
    1. Understanding Vision Transformers (ViTs) in 2025: Key Concepts, Challenges, and Best Resources
    2. Understanding Vision Transformers (ViTs) in 2025: Key Concepts, Challenges, and Best Resources
    #5
    understanding vision transformers (vits)
    Understanding Vision Transformers (ViTs) in 2025: Key Concepts, Challenges, and Best Resources · Understanding Vision Transformers (ViTs) in 2025: Key Concepts, Challenges, and Best Resources
    2
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Frequently asked questions

Who is r/MachineLearning for?
Best for Data Scientists and ML Engineers enthusiasts looking for a Reddit-based community with forum discussion.
Is r/MachineLearning 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/MachineLearning have?
Roughly 3.1M members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
What platform is r/MachineLearning on?
r/MachineLearning 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/MachineLearning cover?
On the Hive Index, r/MachineLearning is organized under Data Scientists, ML Engineers.
How do I join r/MachineLearning?
You can join r/MachineLearning 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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