r/datascience is a subreddit with 2.8M members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses struggling, data, data science, job, and tired, and they frequently recommend/review bi tool, framework, and etl tool.
A space for data science professionals to engage in discussions and debates on the subject of data science.
Popular Themes in r/datascience
#1
Advice Requests
: "Laid off after 4.5 yrs at the company as Sr Data scientist. How is the job market ?"
7 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "Interactive tool for learning ML System design for free"
4 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "I'm a "data scientist" but I don't do any data science."
3 posts
#4
Self-Promotion
: "Created this comma delimiter tool for data analysts. Let me know what you think"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/datascience
#1
Struggling
23 posts
#2
Data
: "Looking for real-world industry problem sets & sample Data for an IEEE Hackathon (Energy / Utilities / Software)"
20 posts
#3
Data Science
: "At senior levels, where do you draw the line between Data Science, Data Engineering, and Platform ownership?"
11 posts
#4
Job
9 posts
#5
Tired
8 posts
#6
Struggling With
6 posts
#7
Hate
5 posts
#8
Mentor
3 posts
#9
Tools
2 posts
#10
Math
2 posts
Products Discussed in r/datascience
Bi Tool
25 reviews
#1
Microsoft
3.8★ from 5 reviews
#2
FineReport
5.0★ from 2 reviews
#3
Tableau
4.0★ from 2 reviews
Framework
22 reviews
#1
Streamlit
4.5★ from 6 reviews
#2
Shiny
4.3★ from 4 reviews
#3
Dash
4.0★ from 4 reviews
Etl Tool
16 reviews
#1
Fivetran
4.0★ from 2 reviews
#2
Informatica
4.0★ from 2 reviews
#3
dbt
4.0★ from 2 reviews
Flair Used in r/datascience
#1
Discussion
: "How widely is R still used in industry today?"
18 posts
#2
ML
: "What Hugging Face learned from reproducing 2,200 ICML papers"
10 posts
#3
Tools
: "Interactive tool for learning ML System design for free"
7 posts
#4
Career | US
: "I'm a "data scientist" but I don't do any data science."
6 posts
#5
Analysis
: "Parametric models vs empirical distributions and ordinal regression"
4 posts
#6
Projects
: "Radar point cloud object classification"
4 posts
#7
Education
: "Attempted to apply creative writing skills to an explainer of Markov Chain Monte Carlo. Tell me how bad I did 😅"
3 posts
#8
Career | Europe
: "Thoughts on DS at McKinsey/Bain/BCG"
2 posts
#9
AI
: "Man vs Machine (vs Wizard vs Troll) - Article on AI for Game Design"
2 posts
#10
Coding
: "Wolverine Trading Data Scientist OA"
1 post
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Last updated: September 15, 2026