r/ProductManagement

Community Overview

About r/ProductManagement

Product Management

The community at a glance

r/ProductManagement is a Subreddit for Product Managers with roughly 270K members. It has been around since 2009. It uses a forum format for communication. It is the 2nd largest community in the Product Management topic page.

Roughly 59K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Pm, Product, and Struggling. Common discussion themes are Advice Requests and Solution Requests. Product recommendations often mention product management course, pm training/reading, and pm portfolio.

On Reddit
Established 2009
270K Members

Subreddit Analysis

via GummySearch
Yearly: +59K members
Growth: +27.8% / year

Member growth over time

All time (yearly)

  • 2013: 102 members
  • 2014: 270 members
  • 2015: 418 members
  • 2016: 990 members
  • 2017: 2K members
  • 2018: 4K members
  • 2020: 35K members
  • 2021: 29K members
  • 2023: 67K members
  • 2024: 48K members
  • 2025: 55K members
  • 2026: 28K members

Past year (monthly)

  • Jul: 5K members
  • Aug: 5K members
  • Sep: 4K members
  • Oct: 4K members
  • Nov: 5K members
  • Dec: 6K members
  • Jan: 6K members
  • Feb: 5K members
  • Mar: 5K members
  • Apr: 5K members
  • May: 5K members
  • Jun: 3K members

Themes

  • Advice Requests
    25 posts in the past month
    1. Product Manager role apparently evolving into the Product Builder role
    2. How much time do you spend reading and upskilling
    3. I need a reality check as a solo PM.
    #1
    Advice Requests
    Product Manager role apparently evolving into the Product Builder role · How much time do you spend reading and upskilling · I need a reality check as a solo PM.
    25
  • Solution Requests
    6 posts in the past month
    1. What are the best product feedback tools?
    2. What do you do when Trello is too basic but Jira is too much?
    3. How to measure the cost of AI pre and post launch?
    #2
    Solution Requests
    What are the best product feedback tools? · What do you do when Trello is too basic but Jira is too much? · How to measure the cost of AI pre and post launch?
    6
  • Pain & Anger
    5 posts in the past month
    1. I am so tired of this bs
    2. Sick of so many grifters in the PM space
    3. Anyone else in PM feeling stuck right now? (Layoffs, no discovery, no growth, AI bots)
    #3
    Pain & Anger
    I am so tired of this bs · Sick of so many grifters in the PM space · Anyone else in PM feeling stuck right now? (Layoffs, no discovery, no growth, AI bots)
    5

Topics

  • Pm
    163 posts in the past month
    1. Andrew Chen says PMs are the bottleneck now. When did you last actually get to be one?
    2. PMs: your work does NOT speak for itself
    3. Offering free PM mock interviews
    #1
    Pm
    Andrew Chen says PMs are the bottleneck now. When did you last actually get to be one? · PMs: your work does NOT speak for itself · Offering free PM mock interviews
    163
  • Product
    100 posts in the past month
    1. Product Manager role apparently evolving into the Product Builder role
    2. How to improve executive presence and speaking more like a product leader?
    3. Products losing spark these days?
    #2
    Product
    Product Manager role apparently evolving into the Product Builder role · How to improve executive presence and speaking more like a product leader? · Products losing spark these days?
    100
  • Struggling
    71 posts in the past month
    1. Struggling with whether to stay in product in the age of AI
    #3
    Struggling
    Struggling with whether to stay in product in the age of AI
    71
  • Management
    54 posts in the past month
    1. Dealing with management that has low technical understanding and falls for hype?
    2. Get better at the "management" part
    #4
    Management
    Dealing with management that has low technical understanding and falls for hype? · Get better at the "management" part
    54
  • Product Management
    51 posts in the past month
    1. 1 Year Into Product Management and I'm Not Sure I'm Actually Learning PM Skills
    2. How do you break into consumer product management from “boring” B2B enterprise work?
    3. New to Product Management. Any advice?
    #5
    Product Management
    1 Year Into Product Management and I'm Not Sure I'm Actually Learning PM Skills · How do you break into consumer product management from “boring” B2B enterprise work? · New to Product Management. Any advice?
    51

Flair

  • Tools & Process
    26 posts in the past month
    1. For those who use Claude Code for PM work, why that over Claude Cowork?
    2. PMs should stop pretending they “own the product"
    3. Working with a strong engineer with almost zero emotional intelligence?
    #1
    Tools & Process
    For those who use Claude Code for PM work, why that over Claude Cowork? · PMs should stop pretending they “own the product" · Working with a strong engineer with almost zero emotional intelligence?
    26
  • Strategy/Business
    14 posts in the past month
    1. Coinbase fires 2000 people experimenting with 1-person product teams
    2. PMs: your work does NOT speak for itself
    3. Is this level of pivoting normal?
    #2
    Strategy/Business
    Coinbase fires 2000 people experimenting with 1-person product teams · PMs: your work does NOT speak for itself · Is this level of pivoting normal?
    14
  • Stakeholders & People
    12 posts in the past month
    1. Biggest grifter in the product management space?
    2. Dropped the ball, how do I own it
    3. How many meetings do you have in a day?
    #3
    Stakeholders & People
    Biggest grifter in the product management space? · Dropped the ball, how do I own it · How many meetings do you have in a day?
    12
  • Learning Resources
    6 posts in the past month
    1. Product Management Jobs Report for May 2026
    2. 26 year old new PM - how do you build technical fluency with no eng background?
    3. Who are you following/ what are you reading these days around product building in the world of AI slop creators? Can we make a repository of people/ content and lea
    #4
    Learning Resources
    Product Management Jobs Report for May 2026 · 26 year old new PM - how do you build technical fluency with no eng background? · Who are you following/ what are you reading these days around product building in the world of AI slop creators? Can we make a repository of people/ content and lea
    6
  • Tech
    4 posts in the past month
    1. Has anyone else got their role description changed completely over the last 12 months?
    2. How do you work with an engineering team in the opposite side of the world?
    3. The role of LLM inside software: executing workflows or a data assistant
    #5
    Tech
    Has anyone else got their role description changed completely over the last 12 months? · How do you work with an engineering team in the opposite side of the world? · The role of LLM inside software: executing workflows or a data assistant
    4

Product recommendations

  • product management course
    3 posts in the past month
    1. Recommendations on best courses on Coursera for product management beginner ?
    2. Recommendations on best courses on Coursera for product management beginner ?
    3. Which Product Management course is the best in India?
    #1
    product management course
    Recommendations on best courses on Coursera for product management beginner ? · Recommendations on best courses on Coursera for product management beginner ? · Which Product Management course is the best in India?
    3
  • pm training/reading
    2 posts in the past month
    1. Best PM training/reading to sharpen your skills
    2. Best PM training/reading to sharpen your skills
    #2
    pm training/reading
    Best PM training/reading to sharpen your skills · Best PM training/reading to sharpen your skills
    2
  • pm portfolio
    2 posts in the past month
    1. PM Portfolio recs
    2. PM Portfolio recs
    #3
    pm portfolio
    PM Portfolio recs · PM Portfolio recs
    2
  • slack etiquette tips and best practices
    2 posts in the past month
    1. What are your top Slack etiquette tips and best practices?
    2. What are your top Slack etiquette tips and best practices?
    #4
    slack etiquette tips and best practices
    What are your top Slack etiquette tips and best practices? · What are your top Slack etiquette tips and best practices?
    2

Frequently asked questions

Who is r/ProductManagement for?
Best for Product Managers enthusiasts looking for a Reddit-based community with forum discussion.
Is r/ProductManagement free to join?
This listing is not marked as paid-only. Access rules and any fees are decided by the community.
How many members does r/ProductManagement have?
Roughly 270K members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
What platform is r/ProductManagement on?
r/ProductManagement runs on Reddit. Reddit communities (or "subreddits") are forum-based groups on the popular social news aggregation, web content rating, and discussion website Reddit. Reddit is commonly known as "the front page of the internet". Users submit content to the site such as links, text posts, and images, which are then voted up or down and discussed by other members. From investing Reddit communities, to professional ones, to ones just for laughs, you're likely to find a community for you on Reddit.
What topics does r/ProductManagement cover?
On the Hive Index, r/ProductManagement is organized under Product Managers.
How do I join r/ProductManagement?
You can join r/ProductManagement by clicking this link, or pressing the "Go to community" button above.
What are the Product Management communities like?
Communities for product managers and aspiring PMs covering roadmapping, discovery, stakeholder management, and career moves. Slack groups and independent forums are the main venues, with discussion ranging from frameworks and templates to the real-world messiness of shipping software with competing priorities.