r/Economics
5.7M members
r/Economics is a subreddit with 5.7M members. The most common kinds of discussions are news and money talk, and the community frequently discusses worst, economy, struggling, us, and china.
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 Themes in r/Economics
#1
News
: "U.S. Treasury has borrowed $155 billion every month of this fiscal year—and is now paying $24 billion a week in interest on its debts"
193 posts
#2
Money Talk
: "Americans must earn $109,152 annually to afford a home"
2 posts
#3
Solution Requests
: "Built a macro economic calendar API with ARIMA forecasts — every estimate committed to GitHub before release so you can verify accuracy yourself"
1 post
#4
Pain & Anger
: "How Sanctions Made Tehran a Hidden Playground for Billionaires"
1 post
#5
Advice Requests
: "What is ‘doom spending?’ Money expert shares tips on how to avoid it"
1 post
#6
Self-Promotion
: "The petrodollar crisis is coming. This is a free article I wrote for Substack, if you have time, please check it out, and subscribe for more content like it."
1 post
Popular Topics in r/Economics
#1
Worst
25 posts
#2
Economy
21 posts
#3
Struggling
21 posts
#4
Us
19 posts
#5
China
: "Cutting China reliance would cost the west $23tn, research suggests"
11 posts
#6
Trump
: "Master of coin: Trump made a fortune on his crypto business — thousands of investors lost their shirts"
7 posts
#7
Growth
6 posts
#8
Tariffs
6 posts
#9
Struggling To
5 posts
#10
Inflation
: "India's Inflation accelerates to 4.38% in June, exceeding forecasts"
5 posts
Flair Used in r/Economics
#1
News
: "U.S. Treasury has borrowed $155 billion every month of this fiscal year—and is now paying $24 billion a week in interest on its debts"
115 posts
#2
Research
: "Study of Over 120 Million Car Trips Finds Speeding Only Saved Drivers an Average of 54 Seconds, While Costing Americans Billions and Releasing 57,000 Tonnes of CO₂ Annually"
15 posts
#3
Blog
: "The Federal Minimum Wage Hits a Seven-Decade Low"
10 posts
#4
Statistics
: "Europe’s ‘China shock’ panic is ill-informed • EU industry is largely weathering the competition well"
9 posts
#5
Editorial
: "Toy Story 5’s ‘Lilypad’ is an indictment of the world that birthed the ‘iPad Kid’"
6 posts
#6
Research Summary
: "EU Birth Rates Have Declined for Two Decades: What Does This Mean for Economic Growth?"
3 posts
#7
Interview
: "J.D. says markets underestimate risks and he wouldn’t buy stocks or Treasurys at current prices"
1 post
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+174k members(3.1%)
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Last updated: July 21, 2026