r/Economics
5.8M members
r/Economics is a subreddit with 5.8M members. The community frequently discusses worst, economy, struggling, us, and china, and the most common flair used is news, editorial, research, statistics, and research summary.
Reddit's largest economics community. Serving as a central forum for users to read, discuss, and learn more about topics related to the economic discipline. We have written rules to support this aim and welcome those who want to learn and those who want to contribute. We aim to foster an environment where everybody feels safe and welcomed and where people feel encouraged to have healthy and productive discuss
Popular Topics in r/Economics
#1
Worst
25 posts
#2
Economy
21 posts
#3
Struggling
21 posts
#4
Us
19 posts
#5
China
9 posts
#6
Growth
6 posts
#7
Tariffs
6 posts
#8
Struggling To
5 posts
#9
Jobs
5 posts
#10
Market
5 posts
Flair Used in r/Economics
#1
News
: "Suddenly, Wall Street is worried that the U.S. economy is more ‘vulnerable’ than it looks"
60 posts
#2
Editorial
: "How high inflation became a ‘fact of life’ in the U.S."
4 posts
#3
Research
: "Talk grows that China is routing US Treasury holdings through Canada: Bloomberg"
4 posts
#4
Statistics
: "Inflation worsened last month to 3.7% in sign that prices remain elevated as midterm elections near"
3 posts
#5
Research Summary
: "S.Korea pours €510bn into chips at home. Europe’s fab dream can wait"
2 posts
#6
Blog
: "Trump keeps coming up with legally dubious tariff justifications"
1 post
Member Growth in r/Economics
Yearly
+173k members(3.1%)
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Last updated: October 17, 2026