r/excel is a subreddit with 896k members. The most common kinds of discussions are solution requests and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses excel, struggling, formula, struggling with, and frustrating, and they frequently recommend/review programming language, no code tools, and tablet.
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Popular Themes in r/excel
#1
Solution Requests
: "how to rename multiple sheets in a specific sequential manner?"
59 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "Microsoft Excel KB5002914 update breaks copy and paste for some users"
13 posts
#3
Advice Requests
: "Best way to learn Excel in 2026?"
4 posts
#4
Self-Promotion
: "I built an add-in that develops a project controls engine within Excel"
2 posts
#5
Ideas
: "I wanted to see what Excel formulas could do, so I made Sudoku and Hanoi"
1 post
#6
Money Talk
: "How to Make Money with Excel?"
1 post
#7
News
: "This Week's /r/Excel Recap for the week of August 29 - September 04, 2026"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/excel
#1
Excel
66 posts
#2
Struggling
35 posts
#3
Formula
30 posts
#4
Struggling With
27 posts
#5
Frustrating
16 posts
#6
Struggling With Formulas
7 posts
#7
Row
4 posts
#8
Data
4 posts
#9
Lookup
3 posts
#10
Tool
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
: "Microsoft Excel KB5002914 update breaks copy and paste for some users"
126 posts
#2
Discussion
: "Ctrl+E is probably the most satisfying Excel shortcut"
25 posts
#3
Show and Tell
: "Fuzzy Lookup For Excel 2026"
8 posts
#4
Advertisement
: "Made an online VBA game with a simple server database."
4 posts
#5
Weekly Recap
: "This Week's /r/Excel Recap for the week of August 29 - September 04, 2026"
2 posts
#6
solved
: "Office LTSC 2021 Build 16.0.14334.20906 — Excel VBA macro stopped working, rollback to 20848 fixed it"
2 posts
#7
Pro Tip
: "How To Enable Office for Mac’s new Liquid Glass UI"
2 posts
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Last updated: September 13, 2026