r/expats
253k members
r/expats is a subreddit with 253k members. The community frequently discusses moving, abroad, country, expat, and expats, and they frequently recommend/review credit cards, phone plan, and cellphone plan, and the most common flair used is general advice, social / personal, employment, visa / citizenship, and travel.
reddit's best expats sub
Popular Topics in r/expats
#1
Moving
97 posts
#2
Abroad
90 posts
#3
Country
56 posts
#4
Expat
55 posts
#5
Expats
50 posts
#6
Struggling
42 posts
#7
Family
25 posts
#8
Job
23 posts
#9
Us
20 posts
#10
Living
20 posts
Products Discussed in r/expats
Credit Cards
12 reviews
#1
Wise
5.0★ from 3 reviews
#2
Chase Sapphire Reserve
5.0★ from 2 reviews
#3
Visa
4.5★ from 2 reviews
Phone Plan
10 reviews
#1
Tello
4.8★ from 5 reviews
#2
Mint Mobile
5.0★ from 1 review
#3
VoIP.ms
4.0★ from 1 review
Cellphone Plan
6 reviews
#1
Mint Mobile
4.0★ from 2 reviews
#2
Airalo
4.0★ from 1 review
#3
Tello
4.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/expats
#1
General Advice
: "Chinese guy with a Eurodream feeling stuck in NYC"
18 posts
#2
Social / Personal
: "Grew up in the Southern US, lived abroad. Back for 8 years. Still struggling to readjust."
13 posts
#3
Employment
: "Quitting job/sabbatical while trying to change countries."
7 posts
#4
Visa / Citizenship
: "URGENT – Need help getting a tourist visa appointment for Mexico in Paris 🙏"
5 posts
#5
Travel
: "Kids and Jet lag"
2 posts
#6
r/IWantOut
: "Where to go? Leaving Switzerland"
2 posts
#7
Meta / Survey
: "Expats; Is your adopted country doing better for quality of life than your original home country?"
1 post
#8
Housing / Shipping
: "US for UK Coffee Machine"
1 post
#9
Education
: "MSc Brain & Mind Sciences (Crete/FORTH) — Worth It?"
1 post
#10
Red Tape
: "[CROATIA] Has anyone in Croatia used professional help, like a lawyer, to handle their temporary residence permit application?"
1 post
Member Growth in r/expats
Yearly
+58k members(29.4%)
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Last updated: July 28, 2026