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Build Impressive Data Science Projects: 10 Websites with Open Datasets to Build Your Portfolio
Data science is a rapidly growing field that combines statistical analysis, programming, and machine learning to extract insights from data. However, one of the biggest challenges for aspiring data scientists is finding high-quality, unique datasets to build your portfolio with.
Fortunately, there are numerous websites that offer open datasets for free. In this article, we will explore 10 of the best websites to find open datasets, including well-known platforms like Kaggle and Google Dataset Search, as well as lesser-known sources like Pudding.cool and Buzzfeed.
Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced data scientist, these websites are sure to provide you with the data you need to build impressive projects and advance your skills.

Table of Contents:
- Google Dataset Search
- Kaggle
- UCI Machine Learning Repository
- Data.gov
- Awesome Public Datasets Github Repo
- Reddit’s /r/datasets
- Pudding.cool
- Fivethirtyeight
- KDNuggets
- Buzzfeed
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