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Formula SAE / Formula Student

Formula SAE and Formula Student are collegiate engineering competitions with over 500 participating schools that challenge teams of students to design and build a formula style car. The car is evaluated in automotive design and performance through a series of static and dynamic events which focus on safety, manufacturability and of course out right speed. Members on each team must develop and practice engineering, leadership, communication and marketing skills to be successful at competition.

45k subscribers167 posts / mo in Sep 2026136 authors / mosince 2011

r/FSAE has 45k members (+14% over the last 12 months). It gets about 167 posts a month from 136 people. Top topics: UofT Students, Electric Cars and Rear Wings Analysis.

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+14%in 12 months · +3.1% in 3 months · +0.9% in 1 month
Oct 202644k
Growing44k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

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−13%vs Sep 2025 · −3.9% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026167
QuieterPeaked at 283 in Oct 2024
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

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Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. UofT Students0.9%
  2. Electric Cars0.9%
  3. Rear Wings Analysis0.6%
  4. Power Steering Issues0.4%
  5. Formula 1 Data & Analysis0.4%

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