r/personalfinance vs r/wallstreetbets: who are their regulars?
We compared the regulars of r/personalfinance with the regulars of r/wallstreetbets: gender, age, where else they hang out and what they're into.
Key findings
r/personalfinance has way more women
r/personalfinance 33% · r/wallstreetbets 8%
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r/personalfinance is way more into Index funds (Bogleheads)
r/personalfinance 22% · r/wallstreetbets 2% · 13×
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r/personalfinance is way more into Dave Ramsey
r/personalfinance 47% · r/wallstreetbets 0.7% · 47×+
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r/wallstreetbets hangs out more in r/SipsTea
r/personalfinance 7% · r/wallstreetbets 15% · 2×
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r/wallstreetbets is more into Watches
r/personalfinance 12% · r/wallstreetbets 26% · 2.2×
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Regulars are people with 5 or more posts or comments in a subreddit from Oct 2025 to Sep 2026. Known bots are left out. Only differences that hold up at a 90% interval make the list.
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