r/datascience

Data Science

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

Members: 2,771,783
Created: 2011
Posts a day: 1
Avg comments, top posts this week: 12

r/datascience is a Reddit community with 2,771,783 members, created in 2011. It averaged about 1 new posts a day over the last month. This week's top posts had a median score of 25 and an average of 12 comments each. Data, entering and transitioning are the words that show up most in recent titles. This month's top posts went up most often around 16:00 UTC, and most often on a Friday.

Only approved members can post in r/datascience.

Data checked October 18, 2026 · Open on Reddit

What people ask

112Those who have gotten a new job in the last 6 months - 1 year, how’s it going?60 comments · September 18, 2026
21How does everyone study efficiently in the field55 comments · October 2, 2026
66Is "end-to-end ownership" actually good for Data Scientists, or is it just unpaid glue work with a nicer name?52 comments · September 25, 2026
107What are your favorite data and AI podcasts?44 comments · September 19, 2026
68Anyone specialize in geospatial data?35 comments · September 30, 2026
22Any advice for good Stats Interview Prep?33 comments · September 23, 2026

Common words in titles

data 9
entering 4
transitioning 4
oct 3
studies 3
case 2
causal 2
error 2
inference 2
role 2
sample 2
science 2

Best time to post

16:00 UTC · 4 top posts
17:00 UTC · 4 top posts
15:00 UTC · 3 top posts
Friday · 6 top posts
Monday · 4 top posts

These are counted from the timestamps of this month's 25 top posts. They show when popular posts went up and don't guarantee reach.

Rules

Be Respectful and Supportive
Stay On Topic
Use the Weekly Thread
No Video Links
No Listicles
No Surveys
Limit Self-Promotion
/r/datascience is not stack overflow
/r/datascience is not a homework helper
/r/datascience is not a crowd-sourced Google
Memes are only allowed on Mondays

How to post in r/datascience without breaking its rules

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Member growth

We started recording r/datascience member counts on October 18, 2026. Growth will show here once we have a few weeks of history.

Get this data from the API

Every number on this page comes from ChatterAPI's Reddit endpoints and is refreshed about once a week. You can pull the same data for any subreddit from your own code or AI agent.

curl "https://chatterapi.com/v1/reddit/subreddits/datascience" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $CHATTERAPI_KEY"

{
  "data": {
    "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/datascience/",
    "name": "datascience",
    "nsfw": false,
    "title": "Data Science",
    "createdAt": "2011-08-06T11:43:42.000Z",
    "description": "A space for data science professionals to engage in discussions and debates on the subject of data science.",
    "subscribers": 2771783
  },
  "credits": {
    "charged": 2
  }
}

Recorded response, October 18, 2026, trimmed.

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Questions about r/datascience

How many members does r/datascience have?

r/datascience had 2,771,783 members when we last checked on October 18, 2026.

How active is r/datascience?

Based on its newest posts, it got about 1 new posts a day over the last month. This week's top posts averaged 12 comments each.

When is the best time to post in r/datascience?

This month's top posts in r/datascience went up most often around 16:00 UTC, and most often on a Friday. That's when popular posts were published, so use it as a starting point, not a rule.

Can I get r/datascience data through an API?

Yes. Call GET /v1/reddit/subreddits/datascience for members, rules and description, and GET /v1/reddit/subreddits/datascience/posts for its posts. Each call costs 2 credits, and new accounts get 100 free credits.