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Data Scientist

A Data Scientist is someone who makes value out of data. Such a person proactively fetches information from various sources and analyzes it for better understanding about how the business performs, and to build AI tools that automate certain processes within the company.

13k subscriberssince 2017

r/DataScientist has 13k members. Top topics: Data Science & Statistics Masters and Power BI Dashboards & Data.

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How r/DataScientist has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+30%since May 2026
Oct 202613k
Growing13k subscribers
  • no data — drawn from 0 at creation (Feb 2017)
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−100%vs Sep 2025 · +0.5% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 20260
QuieterPeaked at 118 in Jul 2026
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/DataScientist

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Data Science & Statistics Masters1.2%
  2. Power BI Dashboards & Data0.8%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. Medium
  2. Kaggle
  3. LinkedIn
  4. Substack
  5. ChatGPT

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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