r/datascience peaks Fridays 5pm-7pm UTC
r/datascience was created on August 06, 2011, making it 14 years and 7 months old and one of the older subreddits on Reddit. With 2,731,455 members, this is a large and well-established subreddit with significant reach and influence on Reddit.
r/datascience is steadily growing, with 6,648 new members in the last 30 days.
r/datascience shows typical engagement for a community of this scale, with an average of 70.7 upvotes per post across its 2,731,455 members. The community is highly discussion-oriented, with a comment-to-upvote ratio of 0.6.
Posts on r/datascience receive an average of 42.1 comments, indicating a highly engaged community where members actively participate in conversations rather than passively consuming content. This level of discussion is characteristic of communities that value dialogue and diverse perspectives.
Based on an analysis of 12 top posts from the past week, Friday is the most active day with 3 posts reaching the top, while Sunday sees the least activity with 1 posts. Weekday activity is higher than weekends, suggesting a more professionally-oriented community.
The peak posting hours are around 5pm UTC (3 posts), 2pm UTC (2 posts), and 8pm UTC (1 posts). The quietest hours are 4pm UTC, 2am UTC, and 4am UTC, with only 1-1 posts each reaching the top during these times.
Weekly breakdown: Monday (2), Tuesday (2), Wednesday (2), Thursday (2), Friday (3), Saturday (0), Sunday (1) posts reaching the top.
r/datascience currently has 2,731,455 subscribers. Over the past 30 days, the community has grown by 6,648 members (0.24%), averaging 214 new subscribers per day. This growth rate places r/datascience in the top 21% of all tracked subreddits.
Over the past 90 days, r/datascience has gained 22,577 subscribers (0.83%). Since tracking began 591 days ago, the community has added 786,482 total subscribers. Growth has been accelerating recently compared to the longer-term trend.
r/datascience is steadily growing, with 6,648 new members in the last 30 days.
r/datascience has 2,731,455 subscribers as of March 2026.
The best time to post on r/datascience is Fridays 5pm-7pm UTC, based on analysis of top-performing posts from the past week.
r/datascience is steadily growing, with 6,648 new members in the last 30 days.
r/datascience was created on August 06, 2011, making it 14 years old.
r/datascience is a Reddit community with 2,731,455 subscribers. The community describes itself as: "A space for data science professionals to engage in discussions and debates on the subject of data science." The best time to post on r/datascience is Fridays 5pm-7pm UTC. Posts receive an average of 70.7 upvotes and 42.1 comments. The subreddit is adding approximately 214 new members each day. Founded 14 years ago, r/datascience is tracked and analyzed by RedditList as part of its comprehensive database of over 106,347 subreddits.
Last updated: 2026-03-23 00:56:37