r/reactjs

Community Overview

About r/reactjs

A community for discussing anything related to the React UI framework and its ecosystem. Join the Reactiflux Discord (reactiflux.com) for additional React discussion and help.

The community at a glance

r/reactjs is a Subreddit for Web Developers and Programmers with roughly 516K members. It has been around since 2013. It uses a forum format for communication. It is the 5th largest community in the Web Development topic page.

Roughly 40K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include React, Struggling, and Frontend. Common discussion themes are Advice Requests and Self-Promotion. Product recommendations often mention react course, rich text editor, and html to pdf functionality packages.

On Reddit
Established 2013
516K Members

Subreddit Analysis

via GummySearch
Yearly: +40K members
Growth: +8.5% / year

Member growth over time

All time (yearly)

  • 2014: 763 members
  • 2015: 6K members
  • 2016: 11K members
  • 2017: 18K members
  • 2018: 48K members
  • 2019: 74K members
  • 2020: 73K members
  • 2021: 56K members
  • 2023: 88K members
  • 2024: 62K members
  • 2025: 48K members
  • 2026: 30K members

Past year (monthly)

  • Nov: 4K members
  • Dec: 5K members
  • Jan: 4K members
  • Feb: 4K members
  • Mar: 4K members
  • Apr: 3K members
  • May: 3K members
  • Jun: 3K members
  • Jul: 3K members
  • Aug: 2K members
  • Sep: 2K members
  • Oct: 1K members

Themes

  • Advice Requests
    7 posts in the past month
    1. which resource is best for react js
    2. GitHub repositories for website templates
    3. I made a free Anki deck with 100 React interview questions – looking for feedback from React devs
    #1
    Advice Requests
    which resource is best for react js · GitHub repositories for website templates · I made a free Anki deck with 100 React interview questions – looking for feedback from React devs
    7
  • Self-Promotion
    5 posts in the past month
    1. react-table-dnd 3.0: drag several rows at once, works with TanStack Table, no dependencies
    2. I built an open-source PDF editor in React that runs entirely in the browser (pdf.js + pdf-lib + Tesseract.js)
    3. Syncing a React component library into Claude Design: entry files, type definitions and verifying against Storybook
    #2
    Self-Promotion
    react-table-dnd 3.0: drag several rows at once, works with TanStack Table, no dependencies · I built an open-source PDF editor in React that runs entirely in the browser (pdf.js + pdf-lib + Tesseract.js) · Syncing a React component library into Claude Design: entry files, type definitions and verifying against Storybook
    5
  • Solution Requests
    4 posts in the past month
    1. Help with ESC/POS printer and Web SaaS
    2. I just made a free online web tool site advice and suggestions needed
    3. What’s the cheapest stack to develop and run a web app
    #3
    Solution Requests
    Help with ESC/POS printer and Web SaaS · I just made a free online web tool site advice and suggestions needed · What’s the cheapest stack to develop and run a web app
    4
  • Ideas
    1 post in the past month
    1. Guys suggest me some crazy idea to make some crazy project for my college
    #4
    Ideas
    Guys suggest me some crazy idea to make some crazy project for my college
    1
  • Pain & Anger
    1 post in the past month
    1. I got frustrated with automods ruining live event chats, so I built my own real-time community platform.
    #5
    Pain & Anger
    I got frustrated with automods ruining live event chats, so I built my own real-time community platform.
    1

Topics

  • React
    47 posts in the past month
    1. I wrote complete answers to 47 React interview questions, from hooks to React 19 and Server Components (free, open source)
    2. How do you usually handle emojis in React projects?
    3. Caramel Webplayer: an open-source themed player on Video.js 10, with React wrappers (and our first outside PR just landed)
    #1
    React
    I wrote complete answers to 47 React interview questions, from hooks to React 19 and Server Components (free, open source) · How do you usually handle emojis in React projects? · Caramel Webplayer: an open-source themed player on Video.js 10, with React wrappers (and our first outside PR just landed)
    47
  • Struggling
    29 posts in the past month
    #2
    Struggling
    29
  • Frontend
    17 posts in the past month
    #3
    Frontend
    17
  • Ui
    5 posts in the past month
    #4
    Ui
    5
  • Library
    4 posts in the past month
    #5
    Library
    4

Flair

  • Show /r/reactjs
    26 posts in the past month
    1. Introducing Ovio — a shadcn registry of beautifully animated React components to bring your developer website to life. ✨
    2. react-table-dnd 3.0: drag several rows at once, works with TanStack Table, no dependencies
    3. I open-sourced the color and gradient picker from our design editor (React + Vue)
    #1
    Show /r/reactjs
    Introducing Ovio — a shadcn registry of beautifully animated React components to bring your developer website to life. ✨ · react-table-dnd 3.0: drag several rows at once, works with TanStack Table, no dependencies · I open-sourced the color and gradient picker from our design editor (React + Vue)
    26
  • Needs Help
    25 posts in the past month
    1. Inherited a slow Vite/React/TS app. How do you find which functions are actually the bottleneck?
    2. Best practice for protecting routes that need authentication?
    3. Is there any way for a child component to infer the type of a parent?
    #2
    Needs Help
    Inherited a slow Vite/React/TS app. How do you find which functions are actually the bottleneck? · Best practice for protecting routes that need authentication? · Is there any way for a child component to infer the type of a parent?
    25
  • Resource
    18 posts in the past month
    1. Shaders is now open source with 200+ WebGPU components for React
    2. Open-source country flag components for React: 250+ flags with names, ISO codes, and calling codes
    3. How do you handle React.lazy failures caused by stale chunks after a deployment?
    #3
    Resource
    Shaders is now open source with 200+ WebGPU components for React · Open-source country flag components for React: 250+ flags with names, ISO codes, and calling codes · How do you handle React.lazy failures caused by stale chunks after a deployment?
    18
  • Discussion
    16 posts in the past month
    1. Are we stuck with today's UI frameworks because AI learned to use them?
    2. As a self-taught React/Next.js developer, I'm honestly worried about my future in this AI era. What should I do?
    3. users kept our react app open across deploys and lazy loaded chunks started 404ing
    #4
    Discussion
    Are we stuck with today's UI frameworks because AI learned to use them? · As a self-taught React/Next.js developer, I'm honestly worried about my future in this AI era. What should I do? · users kept our react app open across deploys and lazy loaded chunks started 404ing
    16
  • News
    5 posts in the past month
    1. TanStack Start 1.0 is Finally Stable!
    2. This Week In React #301: TanStack Start, React Aria, Base UI, Satori, Next.js, Vitest RSC, MobX | RN Web, Tamagui, One, Skia, Observe, Screens, Hot Updater, Nano Icons | Deno, Bun, TS, JPEG XL, AsyncContext, Playwright, pnpm, Partytown
    3. This Week In React #298: Astro, Redux, img, Hotkeys, R3F, Next.js, AI, Redact | Reanimated, Worklets, Helix, Screens, SecondaryRuntime, Arrangement View, View Shot | TC39, Node, pnpm, Turborepo, jsdom, responsive iframes
    #5
    News
    TanStack Start 1.0 is Finally Stable! · This Week In React #301: TanStack Start, React Aria, Base UI, Satori, Next.js, Vitest RSC, MobX | RN Web, Tamagui, One, Skia, Observe, Screens, Hot Updater, Nano Icons | Deno, Bun, TS, JPEG XL, AsyncContext, Playwright, pnpm, Partytown · This Week In React #298: Astro, Redux, img, Hotkeys, R3F, Next.js, AI, Redact | Reanimated, Worklets, Helix, Screens, SecondaryRuntime, Arrangement View, View Shot | TC39, Node, pnpm, Turborepo, jsdom, responsive iframes
    5

Product recommendations

  • react course
    3 posts in the past month
    1. Best react course available in web?
    2. Can any please recommend me a good course for reactjs.I am a very beginner.
    3. Hey all just started with react. Can you anyone recommend me a good course which is beginner friendly and also covers advanced topics too
    #1
    react course
    Best react course available in web? · Can any please recommend me a good course for reactjs.I am a very beginner. · Hey all just started with react. Can you anyone recommend me a good course which is beginner friendly and also covers advanced topics too
    3
  • rich text editor
    3 posts in the past month
    1. Best Rich Text Editor
    2. Which rich text editor for React is recommended to use for updating a field of block type in Sanity?
    3. Which rich text editor for React is recommended to use for updating a field of block type in Sanity?
    #2
    rich text editor
    Best Rich Text Editor · Which rich text editor for React is recommended to use for updating a field of block type in Sanity? · Which rich text editor for React is recommended to use for updating a field of block type in Sanity?
    3
  • html to pdf functionality packages
    3 posts in the past month
    1. Im trying to add html to pdf functionality on dynamic data in react. Can someone recommend best packages to accomplish that
    2. Im trying to add html to pdf functionality on dynamic data in react. Can someone recommend best packages to accomplish that
    3. Im trying to add html to pdf functionality on dynamic data in react. Can someone recommend best packages to accomplish that
    #3
    html to pdf functionality packages
    Im trying to add html to pdf functionality on dynamic data in react. Can someone recommend best packages to accomplish that · Im trying to add html to pdf functionality on dynamic data in react. Can someone recommend best packages to accomplish that · Im trying to add html to pdf functionality on dynamic data in react. Can someone recommend best packages to accomplish that
    3
  • best way to set search params without react-router
    2 posts in the past month
    1. Best way to set search Params without react-router?
    2. Best way to set search Params without react-router?
    #4
    best way to set search params without react-router
    Best way to set search Params without react-router? · Best way to set search Params without react-router?
    2
  • best sites to get animations
    2 posts in the past month
    1. Best sites to get animations from!?
    2. Best sites to get animations from!?
    #5
    best sites to get animations
    Best sites to get animations from!? · Best sites to get animations from!?
    2

Frequently asked questions

Who is r/reactjs for?
Best for Web Developers and Programmers enthusiasts looking for a Reddit-based community with forum discussion.
Is r/reactjs 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/reactjs have?
Roughly 516K members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
What platform is r/reactjs on?
r/reactjs 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/reactjs cover?
On the Hive Index, r/reactjs is organized under Web Developers, Programmers.
How do I join r/reactjs?
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What are the Web Development communities like?
Communities for web developers working across the stack, from front-end frameworks to backend architecture and deployment. Discord and Slack host the most active spaces, with communities organized around specific languages, tools, and frameworks. Good for getting code review, talking through architecture decisions, or finding collaborators.