r/ProductManagement

Community Overview

About r/ProductManagement

Product Management

The community at a glance

r/ProductManagement is a Subreddit for Product Managers with roughly 273K 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, Struggling, and Product. Common discussion themes are Advice Requests and Pain & Anger. Product recommendations often mention product management course, pm training/reading, and pm portfolio.

On Reddit
Established 2009
273K Members

Subreddit Analysis

via GummySearch
Yearly: +59K members
Growth: +27.4% / 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: 31K members

Past year (monthly)

  • 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: 4K members
  • Jul: 1K members

Themes

  • Advice Requests
    4 posts in the past month
    1. Company is making a less-experienced counterpart my manager despite me doing most of the work. How should I handle this?
    2. Best Product courses/training material
    3. Are Maven courses worth the money?
    #1
    Advice Requests
    Company is making a less-experienced counterpart my manager despite me doing most of the work. How should I handle this? · Best Product courses/training material · Are Maven courses worth the money?
    4
  • Pain & Anger
    1 post in the past month
    1. Weekly rant thread
    #2
    Pain & Anger
    Weekly rant thread
    1
  • Solution Requests
    1 post in the past month
    1. Customer interviews suggest value but how do I validate the opportunity at scale?
    #3
    Solution Requests
    Customer interviews suggest value but how do I validate the opportunity at scale?
    1

Topics

  • Pm
    94 posts in the past month
    1. How to best get by as a PM for a product you have absolutely no faith in?
    2. Product Manager and Engineering Lead can't work together - nightmare PM?
    3. Non-technical PM here, need to eval a "best photo" ranking feature in 3 weeks with zero eng support. How would you approach this?
    #1
    Pm
    How to best get by as a PM for a product you have absolutely no faith in? · Product Manager and Engineering Lead can't work together - nightmare PM? · Non-technical PM here, need to eval a "best photo" ranking feature in 3 weeks with zero eng support. How would you approach this?
    94
  • Struggling
    67 posts in the past month
    #2
    Struggling
    67
  • Product
    48 posts in the past month
    1. How do big tech companies actually keep product launches from leaking?
    2. Validating a product in agritech
    3. How do you deal with inheriting a product where all the decision history lives in people's heads and dead Slack threads?
    #3
    Product
    How do big tech companies actually keep product launches from leaking? · Validating a product in agritech · How do you deal with inheriting a product where all the decision history lives in people's heads and dead Slack threads?
    48
  • Looking For
    44 posts in the past month
    #4
    Looking For
    44
  • Management
    41 posts in the past month
    1. AI burnout product management 2026; My team produces more and thinks less.
    2. What AI tools do you use for product management?
    3. DORA & Product Management. (EU)
    #5
    Management
    AI burnout product management 2026; My team produces more and thinks less. · What AI tools do you use for product management? · DORA & Product Management. (EU)
    41

Flair

  • Learning Resources
    7 posts in the past month
    1. Breaking into Fintech PM
    2. Sales engineers/Pre sales folks who transitioned to PM roles! Need your inputs.
    3. Best Product courses/training material
    #1
    Learning Resources
    Breaking into Fintech PM · Sales engineers/Pre sales folks who transitioned to PM roles! Need your inputs. · Best Product courses/training material
    7
  • Tools & Process
    5 posts in the past month
    1. Is AI coaching working for sales teams?
    2. How are you all prototyping now that AI is so good at building apps?
    3. Experience with AI evals
    #2
    Tools & Process
    Is AI coaching working for sales teams? · How are you all prototyping now that AI is so good at building apps? · Experience with AI evals
    5
  • Tech
    4 posts in the past month
    1. How do big tech companies actually keep product launches from leaking?
    2. Getting laid off in Europe
    3. The Hidden Logic Behind Uber Eats Recommendations
    #3
    Tech
    How do big tech companies actually keep product launches from leaking? · Getting laid off in Europe · The Hidden Logic Behind Uber Eats Recommendations
    4
  • Strategy/Business
    4 posts in the past month
    1. How do you deal with inheriting a product where all the decision history lives in people's heads and dead Slack threads?
    2. AI burnout product management 2026; My team produces more and thinks less.
    3. Onboarding a new PM into old project context always feels like document archaeology
    #4
    Strategy/Business
    How do you deal with inheriting a product where all the decision history lives in people's heads and dead Slack threads? · AI burnout product management 2026; My team produces more and thinks less. · Onboarding a new PM into old project context always feels like document archaeology
    4
  • Stakeholders & People
    3 posts in the past month
    1. Company is making a less-experienced counterpart my manager despite me doing most of the work. How should I handle this?
    2. Has anyone's org structure changed meaningfully as a result of AI agents?
    3. so how confident are Non-AI PMs about job security and employability in the AI Wave age?
    #5
    Stakeholders & People
    Company is making a less-experienced counterpart my manager despite me doing most of the work. How should I handle this? · Has anyone's org structure changed meaningfully as a result of AI agents? · so how confident are Non-AI PMs about job security and employability in the AI Wave age?
    3

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 273K 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.