How the economics communities compare
Membership is concentrated: the three largest communities hold 97% of all members on this list, so most of the economics conversation happens in a handful of places. Size and activity don't line up perfectly: r/Economics has the most members, but r/economy gets the most new posts (about 67 a day, against 21 in r/Economics). Per member, the liveliest is r/AusEcon: 4.4 posts a day from 26.8K members — a smaller crowd, but an engaged one. Among the communities we track weekly, r/AskEconomics grew fastest recently (+0.12%, +1.7K members since Oct 19). The oldest is r/Economics, founded in 2008, and only one community here is younger than five years: r/SpainEconomics (2022).
The 9 biggest economics subreddits
r/Economics 5,778,325 members · ~21 posts/day · +3.2K since Oct 19 · since 2008Reddit's largest economics community. Serving as a central forum for users to read, discuss, and learn more about topics related to the economic discipline. We have written rules to support this aim and welcome those who want to …
r/AskEconomics 1,457,397 members · ~20 posts/day · +1.7K since Oct 19 · since 2011A central repository for questions about economic theory, research, and policy. Please read the rules before posting, as we remove all comments which break the rules. Answers must be in-depth and comprehensive, or they will be re…
- Er/economy ↗ 1,085,230 members · ~67 posts/day · +901 since Oct 19 · since 2008
Forum for economy, business, politics, stocks, bonds, product releases, IPOs, advice, news, investment, videos, predictions, government, money, politics, debate, capitalism, current trends, and more.
- Sr/SpainEconomics ↗ 62,272 members · ~4.3 posts/day · since 2022
r/SpainEconomics es un espacio público de calidad, técnico y especializado para el debate, el aprendizaje y la información sobre economía española.
- Ar/austrian_economics ↗ 50,791 members · ~3.4 posts/day · since 2011
A subreddit for the discussion of the Austrian School of Economics. If you're interested in learning more about Austrian ideas, we highly recommend checking out the Mises Institute: https://mises.org
- Br/BehavioralEconomics ↗ 40,878 members · ~1.7 posts/day · since 2011
The Study of Decision-Making and Choice Architecture
- Er/economicsmemes ↗ 32,695 members · ~3.1 posts/day · since 2014
Banner by DefiantPosition. This is a place for educating lay persons in economic principles using condensed descriptions combined with imagery popularly associated with a stereotype or emotion - simply put, memes that teach econo…
- Ar/AusEcon ↗ 26,770 members · ~4.4 posts/day · since 2012
AusEcon is a place to discuss Australian economic policy, data releases, state and federal budgets, RBA decisions, economic research and other developments relevant to the Australian economy. Some political discussion is encourag…
- Ar/academiceconomics ↗ 26,099 members · ~3.6 posts/day · since 2009
Unofficial discord: https://discord.gg/4qEc2yp
Choosing where to post
Questions do best in r/AskEconomics, the community on this list that is built around advice and help (around 20 posts a day). Competition for attention differs a lot: r/Economics has 5.8M members but only about 21 new posts a day — roughly one new post for every 275.2K members — while r/economy gets about 67 a day, one for every 16.2K. A strong, well-made post therefore has more room to be seen in r/Economics; r/economy is better when you want quick replies. Jokes and memes have their own home in r/economicsmemes; the serious communities tend to remove them, so keep the two apart.
Big subreddits give a post the widest audience, but they also bury it quickly; the mid-sized communities on this list are usually friendlier for questions and first posts. Always read the rules in the sidebar first — each community is run by its own volunteer moderators. Our guide to searching Reddit explains how to dig through any of these communities, and the subreddit info tool gives you the stats of one we don't list.
Frequently asked questions
Which economics subreddit has the most members?
r/Economics is the largest, with 5,778,325 members, followed by r/AskEconomics (1.5M) and r/economy (1.1M).
Where are the most new economics posts?
By new posts per day, r/economy leads with about 67, ahead of r/Economics (21). Counts are averages over the last seven days.
Which economics subreddit is best for questions?
r/AskEconomics is the one built around questions and advice, with about 20 new posts a day. Check its rules and search it first — common questions have usually been answered.
How many economics communities are on this list?
We list 9 active, safe-for-work economics communities with at least 25,000 members each, 8.6M members in total (people can be in several). Reddit has many smaller ones too; our guide on searching Reddit shows how to find them.
What is the oldest economics subreddit?
r/Economics, created on Jan 25, 2008.
Are these economics subreddits safe for work?
Yes. Every community on this page is public and not marked 18+ by Reddit, and we filter out communities whose name or description points to adult content.
Data: Reddit's public subreddit search and the Arctic Shift archive (Oct 30, 2026), growth from SubMouse's weekly snapshots. Member counts of communities outside our Top 1000 come from the archive and can lag a little. Not affiliated with Reddit.