r/SQL is a subreddit with 285k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses sql, struggling, struggles, struggle, and help, and they frequently recommend/review database, toolset, and ide.
The goal of /r/SQL is to provide a place for interesting and informative SQL content and discussions.
Popular Themes in r/SQL
#1
Advice Requests
: "Need advice: Understanding complex SQL scripts written by others"
18 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "Portabase (open-source DB backup/restore tool): which databases would you like to see supported?"
5 posts
#3
Ideas
: "Built a SQL mystery game - can you query the killer?"
1 post
#4
Self-Promotion
: "I made a SQL puzzle game - looking for feedback!"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/SQL
#1
Sql
103 posts
#2
Struggling
60 posts
#3
Struggles
31 posts
#4
Struggle
20 posts
#5
Help
19 posts
#6
Query
14 posts
#7
Learn
13 posts
#8
Database
9 posts
#9
Tool
7 posts
#10
Join
7 posts
Products Discussed in r/SQL
Flair Used in r/SQL
#1
Discussion
: "Six SQL patterns I use to catch transaction fraud"
83 posts
#2
MySQL
: "PAWQL #2: WHERE"
39 posts
#3
SQL Server
: "Cursor keeps generating SQL queries like this and it's making me nervous"
31 posts
#4
PostgreSQL
: "Data Analyst take home SQL interview"
22 posts
#5
SQLite
: "I spent 5 years working on a hand-drawn SQL detective game that comes out next month!"
7 posts
#6
Oracle
: "I no longer feel like there's anything I can offer to my current organization. Anyone feel the same?"
7 posts
#7
BigQuery
: "I built a machine learning model using only SQL (no ML libraries, no Python)"
3 posts
#8
Spark SQL/Databricks
: "How should I update tables in Databricks?"
3 posts
#9
MariaDB
: "sysbench Analysis on TideSQL v4.5.6 & InnoDB in MariaDB v11.8.6"
2 posts
#10
Snowflake
: "SQL unit tests implementation"
1 post
Member Growth in r/SQL
Yearly
+39k members(16.0%)
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Last updated: July 13, 2026