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Quantitative Finance

A subreddit for quantitative analysts

209k subscribers329 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. ~2% by known bots)271 authors / mosince 2008

r/quant has 209k members (+29% over the last 12 months). It gets about 329 posts a month from 271 people. Top topics: Quantitative Finance, Quantitative Finance Trading Interviews and Backtesting Strategies.

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How r/quant has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+29%in 12 months · +4.3% in 3 months · +0.9% in 1 month
Oct 2026209k
Growing209k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−43%vs Sep 2025 · −34% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026329
QuieterPeaked at 710 in Jan 2025
Sep 2026: incl. ~2% by known botsData through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/quant

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Quantitative Finance11%
  2. Quantitative Finance Trading Interviews9.3%
  3. Backtesting Strategies6.4%
  4. Algorithmic Trading4.9%
  5. Trading Strategies & Indicators3.0%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. Wolfram
  2. Substack
  3. arXiv.org e-Print archive
  4. Bloomberg L.P.
  5. LinkedIn

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