r/expats
249k members
r/expats is a subreddit with 249k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses moving, abroad, country, expat, and expats, and they frequently recommend/review credit cards, phone plan, and cellphone plan.
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Popular Themes in r/expats
#1
Advice Requests
: "Thinking about moving back to Europe"
11 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "My Spanish is finally good enough to argue with my bank, but only when I’m already furious."
5 posts
#3
Solution Requests
: "Moving from France to SEA - Packing materials help?"
2 posts
#4
Opportunities
: "Job Opportunity in Qatar. Thoughts?"
1 post
#5
Self-Promotion
: "Fellow expat here, would love your feedback on this tool(we’ve helped save over $2.5M so far)"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/expats
#1
Moving
: "How to deal with the dread of Moving back to my home country"
97 posts
#2
Abroad
: "After a decade Abroad, I don’t know what’s next."
90 posts
#3
Country
: "How to deal with the dread of moving back to my home Country"
56 posts
#4
Expat
: "Expats who left USA are you happy with your decision?"
55 posts
#5
Expats
: "How travel and living abroad can amplify ego instead of reducing it, especially among some Western Expats in Kuala Lumpur."
50 posts
#6
Struggling
42 posts
#7
Family
: "Anyone else feel that Family and friends don’t put in the effort for you after you moved abroad?"
25 posts
#8
Job
: "Starting remote Job in Barcelona with US hours, worried about loneliness and social life"
23 posts
#9
Us
: "Finally settled down becaUse of the kids"
20 posts
#10
Living
: "Expats Living (or having lived) in Norway, what is your honest opinion about this "happy" country?"
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
: "Anyone who has moved back to the US"
38 posts
#2
Social / Personal
: "Older expats..."
11 posts
#3
Employment
: "Expats who've worked in very different work cultures: what habit was hardest to unlearn?"
6 posts
#4
Visa / Citizenship
: "Greek Consulate refuses Emergency Travel Document (ETD) for adult citizen with expired childhood passport. Facing deportation."
5 posts
#5
Financial
: "My US bank just dropped my offshore company, what are expats using"
5 posts
#6
Healthcare
: "What's the Plan When You Get Older?"
2 posts
#7
Phone / Services
: "Did y'all make a new email address when moving abroad?"
1 post
#8
Taxes
: "Tax resident U.S. question"
1 post
Member Growth in r/expats
Yearly
+56k members(29.0%)
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Last updated: June 22, 2026