List of Data & Analytics Online Communities
One of the best ways to network and stay connected to the data & analytics community is via online communities on chat/messaging platforms like Slack and Discord. Here is a running list of communities — feel free to drop a comment with any others that should be included!
Also, in addition to the many online communities, there are many more local groups — check meetup.com, Eventbrite, LinkedIn Groups, and any location-specific channels in the communities below to see what groups are meeting in your area. Many of them are meeting in-person and/or virtually and also have Slack communities of their own.
Last updated January 2025.
General Data & Analytics Communities
Locally Optimistic — Slack community with over 8,000 members.
Data Talks Club — Slack community with over 60,000 members.
Data Science Salon — This group does virtual and in-person events and has a Slack community with 3,000 members.
Data Science Network — Slack community with over 3,000 members.
Open Data Science Conference — Annual conference held in multiple locations with a Slack community of 5,000 members.
Data Quality Camp — Slack community with over 9,000 members.
Data Science — Discord community with over 14,000 members.
Aspiring Data Analysts
Aspiring Data Analysts — Discord community of over 3,000 members.
Break Into Data — Discord community with over 3,000 folks aimed at providing opportunities to do collaborative projects.
Data Storyteller Discord — yes this is my community, we’ve grown to 700 members. It’s aimed at folks trying to break in or early in their careers although anyone is welcome to join.
Niche Data & Analytics Communities
Data Visualization Society — This group does an annual conference and has a Slack community with over 17,000 members.
Academic Data Science Alliance (ADSA) — They host events and have a Slack community with 1,000 members.
Data Umbrella — Community to welcome underrepresented folks to the fields of DS/ML/AI with a Discord community.
Software/Programming Language Communities
dbt — Slack community with over 66,000 members, most conversations are centered around analytics engineering and using the dbt platform.
R for Data Science — Online learning community with a Slack community with over 17,000 members.
PySlackers — Slack community with over 40,000 members
Women in Data Communities
Women in Data Science (WiDS) — Annual conference for women in data with regional conferences around the world. They also have an online community.
Data Angels — Slack community with over 2,000 women working in data or interested in a career in data.
PyLadies — Global community with local chapters and a Slack community with over 11,000 members.
R-Ladies — Global community with local chapters and a Slack community with almost 4,000 members.
Women in Machine Learning & Data Science (WiMLDS) — Global community with local chapters and a Slack community with over 2,000 members.
More Resources
Here is a crowd-sourced list of more Slack/Discord/LinkedIn Groups for chatting about data.
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