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r/datascience stats
r/datascience has 2,772,847 members and gets about 1.2 new posts a day. The best time to post is Friday around 12pm US Eastern.
- Members
- 2.8M
- Posts per day
- 1.2
- Avg comments
- 26.8
- Created
- 2011
From the subreddit: A space for data science professionals to engage in discussions and debates on the subject of data science.
Best time to post on r/datascience
When this month's top 32 posts went up, weighted by score. Times are US Eastern.
- #1
Fri 12pm
- #2
Sun 3pm
- #3
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Top posts this month
- Polars 2.0 released with the streaming engine, out-of-core processing and first-class SQL support▲ 274
- 4 Types of Case Studies in 2026 Data Science Interviews▲ 121
- The problem is noise, not N. Why increasing the sample size isn't all that▲ 118
- Breakdown of my last 10 Python coding rounds for product/marketing DS roles: only 1 was LeetCode-style▲ 106
- Hamel Husain on decision models for LLM evals, and why classic data science skills still matter▲ 100
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Teams asking for automation help, AI tooling, managed IT and security vendors.
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Common questions
r/datascience has 2,772,847 members, read from Reddit on October 27, 2026.
Based on when this month's top posts went up, Friday around 12pm US Eastern. Check the heatmap for runner-up slots.
It gets about 1.2 new posts a day, and a new post averages 26.8 comments.
Read the subreddit rules first; most business subreddits remove promotional posts. What works is answering posts where someone asks for help, being genuinely useful, and disclosing when you mention your own product.
Watch for posts where someone asks for a recommendation, a quote, or an alternative to a tool. Leadhoot watches r/datascience for you, scores every new post 0–100 for buyer intent, and alerts you within a minute of the high scorers.
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