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Computational Fluid Dynamics

48k subscribers196 posts / mo in Sep 2026158 authors / mosince 2009

r/CFD has 48k members (+28% over the last 12 months). It gets about 196 posts a month from 158 people. Top topics: Surface Finishing and Edges, Space & Physics Engineering and Voxel Games & Engines.

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Size and growth

How r/CFD has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+28%in 12 months · +5.7% in 3 months · +1.2% in 1 month
Oct 202648k
Growing48k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−15%vs Sep 2025 · −14% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026196
QuieterPeaked at 294 in Apr 2024
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/CFD

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Surface Finishing and Edges0.7%
  2. Space & Physics Engineering0.3%
  3. Voxel Games & Engines0.3%
  4. Intake Mods & Modifications0.2%
  5. Academia vs Industry0.2%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. Ansys Inc
  2. NASA
  3. ResearchGate
  4. ScienceDirect
  5. Doi

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Posts and activity for Sep 2026. Members from Reddit's subscriber counts. Read from the same data the app runs on. Our research