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r/actuary↗

Actuarial Science &c.

Subreddit for actuarial professionals, students and interested (innocent) bystanders. Note that this subreddit is primarily US/CAN focused, however all countries are free to participate.

77k subscribers508 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. <1% by known bots)389 authors / mosince 2008

r/actuary has 77k members (+16% over the last 12 months). It gets about 508 posts a month from 389 people. Top topics: Professional Exams, Resume Feedback and FSOT Invites & OA.

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Size and growth

How r/actuary has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+16%in 12 months · +3.0% in 3 months · +0.7% in 1 month
Oct 202677k
Growing77k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

+2.8%vs Sep 2025 · −3.1% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026508
BusierPeaked at 772 in Jan 2022
Sep 2026: incl. <1% by known botsData through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/actuary

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Professional Exams15%
  2. Resume Feedback1.3%
  3. FSOT Invites & OA0.8%
  4. Results Day0.8%
  5. Consultant Career Paths0.7%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. Casualty Actuarial Society
  2. LinkedIn
  3. Kaggle
  4. Substack
  5. Wolfram

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