r/excel is a subreddit with 892k members. The most common kinds of discussions are solution requests and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses excel, struggling, struggling with, formula, and struggling with formulas, and they frequently recommend/review programming language, no code tools, and tablet.
A vibrant community of Excel enthusiasts. Get expert tips, ask questions, and share your love for all things Excel. Elevate your spreadsheet skills with us!
Popular Themes in r/excel
#1
Solution Requests
: "Im supposed to type the name, address, phone number, email and country from 100+ physical business cards onto an excel sheet, is there faster way than just manually typing them in??"
5 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "Do people actually trust excel long term for managing finances"
1 post
#3
Opportunities
: "Moving off Excel for inventory tracking"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/excel
#1
Excel
53 posts
#2
Struggling
37 posts
#3
Struggling With
29 posts
#4
Formula
29 posts
#5
Struggling With Formulas
7 posts
#6
Row
4 posts
#7
Data
4 posts
#8
Lookup
3 posts
#9
Tool
3 posts
#10
Sheet
3 posts
Products Discussed in r/excel
Programming Language
23 reviews
#1
Microsoft
3.7★ from 9 reviews
#2
Python
5.0★ from 5 reviews
#3
Power Query
4.7★ from 3 reviews
No Code Tools
9 reviews
#1
Alteryx
3.0★ from 2 reviews
#2
DataRobot
5.0★ from 1 review
#3
axcel.io
5.0★ from 1 review
Tablet
6 reviews
#1
Microsoft
4.8★ from 4 reviews
#2
Logitech
5.0★ from 1 review
#3
Surface
3.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/excel
#1
unsolved
: "XLOOKUP but with IF condition"
65 posts
#2
Discussion
: "I think most people learn Excel backwards. What actually made you faster?"
14 posts
#3
solved
: "I spent at least 75 hours this past week, deep in the sheets because my company paid people wrong."
2 posts
#4
Show and Tell
: "Reading SQLite, Access, DBF, SPSS and Stata files in Excel with nothing installed, Mac included"
2 posts
#5
Advertisement
: "Built an auto-calculating budget tracker in Excel — sharing it in case it's usefu"
2 posts
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Last updated: August 9, 2026