r/algotrading
r/algotrading is a Finance & Crypto community on Reddit with 1,875,969 members, ranking #21 of 2,433 in Finance & Crypto. A place for redditors to discuss quantitative trading, statistical methods, econometrics, programming, implementation, automated strategies, and bounce ideas off each other for constructive criticism. Feel free to submit papers/links of things you find interesting.
How big is r/algotrading?
Created in 2012, r/algotrading has had over a decade to grow and is a major community by Reddit standards. Within Finance & Crypto it ranks #21 of 2,433 communities we track — the top 0.9% of the category by subscriber count. That puts it about 3,116× the median Finance & Crypto subreddit, which has 602 members. It is a work-safe community with no 18+ flag on Reddit.
For scale, the largest Finance & Crypto community we track is r/personalfinance with 21,774,649 members — roughly 12 times the size of r/algotrading. Reddit itself launched in 2005, so a subreddit created in 2012 sits in the middle wave of community building on the platform. Subscriber counts indicate reach, not activity — a large community can be quiet, and a smaller one busy. Open r/algotrading on Reddit to see how often people actually post before deciding whether it is worth joining.
| Members | 1,875,969 |
|---|---|
| Category | Finance & Crypto |
| Rank in category | #21 of 2,433 |
| Created | 2012 |
| Category median size | 602 members |
| Content rating | Work-safe (SFW) |
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