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r/ActuaryUK↗

A place to discuss being or becoming an actuary in the UK. Topics of interest could be IFoA related (particularly studying to qualify) and discussion of the roles actuaries hold within industries such as pensions, insurance, investment, governance etc.

22k subscribers367 posts / mo in Sep 2026261 authors / mosince 2020

r/ActuaryUK has 22k members (+13% over the last 12 months). It gets about 367 posts a month from 261 people. Top topics: CFA Exam Prep, Maths Exams and Exams & Finals.

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+13%in 12 months · +3.3% in 3 months · +0.7% in 1 month
Oct 202622k
Growing22k subscribers
  • no data — drawn from 0 at creation (Oct 2020)
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−8.7%vs Sep 2025 · +35% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026367
QuieterPeaked at 444 in Apr 2025
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

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Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. CFA Exam Prep1.5%
  2. Maths Exams1.3%
  3. Exams & Finals1.2%
  4. Results Day1.1%
  5. CV Feedback1.0%

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