r/datascience

Updated 2026-10-24

r/datascience is a Science & Education community on Reddit with 2,758,104 members, ranking #27 of 2,165 in Science & Education. A space for data science professionals to engage in discussions and debates on the subject of data science.

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How big is r/datascience?

Created in 2011, r/datascience has had over a decade to grow and is a major community by Reddit standards. Within Science & Education it ranks #27 of 2,165 communities we track — the top 1.2% of the category by subscriber count. That puts it about 1,366× the median Science & Education subreddit, which has 2,019 members. It is a work-safe community with no 18+ flag on Reddit.

For scale, the largest Science & Education community we track is r/science with 34,470,477 members — roughly 12 times the size of r/datascience. Reddit itself launched in 2005, so a subreddit created in 2011 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/datascience on Reddit to see how often people actually post before deciding whether it is worth joining.

Members2,758,104
CategoryScience & Education
Rank in category#27 of 2,165
Created2011
Category median size2,019 members
Content ratingWork-safe (SFW)

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