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Finite Element Analysis: news and discussions

26k subscribers60 posts / mo in Sep 202652 authors / mosince 2010

r/fea has 26k members (+24% over the last 12 months). It gets about 60 posts a month from 52 people. Top topics: Surface Finishing and Edges, 3D Modeling and Blender Modeling.

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Size and growth

How r/fea has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+24%in 12 months · +3.8% in 3 months · +1.2% in 1 month
Oct 202626k
Growing26k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−43%vs Sep 2025 · −25% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 202660
QuieterPeaked at 140 in Nov 2024
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/fea

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Surface Finishing and Edges1.2%
  2. 3D Modeling0.4%
  3. Blender Modeling0.3%
  4. Technical Interviews0.2%
  5. Welding Projects and Tips0.2%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

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

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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