r/userexperience

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About r/userexperience

A community where professionals, enthusiasts, and individuals interested in the field of user experience can share knowledge, ask questions, and engage in discussions about various UX-related topics.

The community at a glance

r/userexperience is a Subreddit for Product Managers and Designers with roughly 148K members. It has been around since 2008. It uses a forum format for communication. It is the 3rd largest community in the Design topic page and the 3rd largest community in the Product Management topic page.

Roughly 11K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Design, Ux, and Ui. Common discussion themes are Advice Requests and Solution Requests. Product recommendations often mention ux mentor, linkedin learning courses, and ux/ui course/program.

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Established 2008
148K Members

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Yearly: +11K members
Growth: +7.9% / year

Member growth over time

All time (yearly)

  • 2013: 1K members
  • 2014: 5K members
  • 2015: 5K members
  • 2016: 5K members
  • 2017: 7K members
  • 2018: 13K members
  • 2019: 16K members
  • 2020: 19K members
  • 2023: 45K members
  • 2024: 13K members
  • 2025: 12K members
  • 2026: 7K members

Past year (monthly)

  • Sep: 698 members
  • Oct: 727 members
  • Nov: 1K members
  • Dec: 883 members
  • Jan: 1K members
  • Feb: 1K members
  • Mar: 954 members
  • Apr: 776 members
  • May: 908 members
  • Jun: 968 members
  • Jul: 1K members
  • Aug: 682 members

Themes

  • Advice Requests
    9 posts in the past month
    1. Any product design recommendation?
    2. Is getting a Career coach worth it! Any recommendations?
    3. Rebuilt the first-run flow of a small macOS utility. Same number of screens, completely different job. Would like a second opinion.
    #1
    Advice Requests
    Any product design recommendation? · Is getting a Career coach worth it! Any recommendations? · Rebuilt the first-run flow of a small macOS utility. Same number of screens, completely different job. Would like a second opinion.
    9
  • Solution Requests
    6 posts in the past month
    1. Anything that lets me build the desktop frame like Figma and still ship it responsive?
    2. Qualitative mobile analytics tools for understanding the "why" behind user behavior?
    3. contentsquare alternative for a team of 5 that doesn't have an analyst
    #2
    Solution Requests
    Anything that lets me build the desktop frame like Figma and still ship it responsive? · Qualitative mobile analytics tools for understanding the "why" behind user behavior? · contentsquare alternative for a team of 5 that doesn't have an analyst
    6
  • Pain & Anger
    2 posts in the past month
    1. The “subscribe to our newsletter” popup shows up 0.2 seconds after the page loads. I haven’t even read the headline.
    2. Anyone else find YouTube app on android so annoying now?
    #3
    Pain & Anger
    The “subscribe to our newsletter” popup shows up 0.2 seconds after the page loads. I haven’t even read the headline. · Anyone else find YouTube app on android so annoying now?
    2

Topics

  • Design
    68 posts in the past month
    1. Anyone else tired of watching their design die in dev handoff
    2. tried designing driver insights for low data-literacy users, where you infer it at a glance instead of reading it
    3. The elements of user experience — A framework for the five layers of UX design, from strategy to surface.
    #1
    Design
    Anyone else tired of watching their design die in dev handoff · tried designing driver insights for low data-literacy users, where you infer it at a glance instead of reading it · The elements of user experience — A framework for the five layers of UX design, from strategy to surface.
    68
  • Ux
    67 posts in the past month
    1. Email builders have the weirdest UX debt and nobody talks about it
    2. the best interfaces are the ones you completely forget you’re using. why is zero friction UX so rare now?
    3. Whats one UX problem you’ve learned to tolerate because fixing it isnt considered ‘important enough’?
    #2
    Ux
    Email builders have the weirdest UX debt and nobody talks about it · the best interfaces are the ones you completely forget you’re using. why is zero friction UX so rare now? · Whats one UX problem you’ve learned to tolerate because fixing it isnt considered ‘important enough’?
    67
  • Ui
    55 posts in the past month
    1. What companies or designers do you learn UI design from
    2. Why trust matters more than UI polish in fintech product design?
    #3
    Ui
    What companies or designers do you learn UI design from · Why trust matters more than UI polish in fintech product design?
    55
  • Looking For A
    39 posts in the past month
    #4
    Looking For A
    39
  • Website
    20 posts in the past month
    1. Hosting my own test website while I learn?
    #5
    Website
    Hosting my own test website while I learn?
    20

Flair

  • Product Design
    11 posts in the past month
    1. Rebuilt from Scratch - Clock planner for the laziest
    2. Anything that lets me build the desktop frame like Figma and still ship it responsive?
    3. I have been thinking about this for a while and wanted some honest opinions.
    #1
    Product Design
    Rebuilt from Scratch - Clock planner for the laziest · Anything that lets me build the desktop frame like Figma and still ship it responsive? · I have been thinking about this for a while and wanted some honest opinions.
    11
  • UX Strategy
    9 posts in the past month
    1. The "just add an ai chat" mandate is ruining perfectly good user journeys
    2. Email builders have the weirdest UX debt and nobody talks about it
    3. designing for "proof of human" is going to completely break our onboarding flows
    #2
    UX Strategy
    The "just add an ai chat" mandate is ruining perfectly good user journeys · Email builders have the weirdest UX debt and nobody talks about it · designing for "proof of human" is going to completely break our onboarding flows
    9
  • UX Research
    9 posts in the past month
    1. Whats one UX problem you’ve learned to tolerate because fixing it isnt considered ‘important enough’?
    2. generative user research tools in 2026, which ones survived real studies?
    3. best call recording setup for user research in 2026?
    #3
    UX Research
    Whats one UX problem you’ve learned to tolerate because fixing it isnt considered ‘important enough’? · generative user research tools in 2026, which ones survived real studies? · best call recording setup for user research in 2026?
    9
  • Junior Question
    5 posts in the past month
    1. What is the term for clicking on a blank space, only to be taken to a porn site?
    2. Is getting a Career coach worth it! Any recommendations?
    3. Questions about tracking
    #4
    Junior Question
    What is the term for clicking on a blank space, only to be taken to a porn site? · Is getting a Career coach worth it! Any recommendations? · Questions about tracking
    5
  • Fluff :pupper:
    4 posts in the past month
    1. "Wall of Text" Dilemma - Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG UX Design
    2. Impossible to start Steam without a mouse.
    3. "OriginOS 6" on iqoo has one of the worst flashlight UI. you have to follow multiple steps just to enable a flash light!
    #5
    Fluff :pupper:
    "Wall of Text" Dilemma - Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG UX Design · Impossible to start Steam without a mouse. · "OriginOS 6" on iqoo has one of the worst flashlight UI. you have to follow multiple steps just to enable a flash light!
    4

Product recommendations

  • ux mentor
    3 posts in the past month
    1. Recommended sites for UX mentor (other than ADPList)?
    2. Recommended sites for UX mentor (other than ADPList)?
    3. Any recommended sites to find UX mentors?
    #1
    ux mentor
    Recommended sites for UX mentor (other than ADPList)? · Recommended sites for UX mentor (other than ADPList)? · Any recommended sites to find UX mentors?
    3
  • linkedin learning courses
    2 posts in the past month
    1. Do you recommend any LinkedIn Learning courses?
    2. recommended linkedin learning courses for beginners?
    #2
    linkedin learning courses
    Do you recommend any LinkedIn Learning courses? · recommended linkedin learning courses for beginners?
    2
  • ux/ui course/program
    2 posts in the past month
    1. What UX/UI course/program would you recommend?
    2. What UX/UI course/program would you recommend?
    #3
    ux/ui course/program
    What UX/UI course/program would you recommend? · What UX/UI course/program would you recommend?
    2
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Frequently asked questions

Who is r/userexperience for?
Best for Product Managers and Designers enthusiasts looking for a Reddit-based community with forum discussion.
Is r/userexperience 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/userexperience have?
Roughly 148K members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
What platform is r/userexperience on?
r/userexperience 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/userexperience cover?
On the Hive Index, r/userexperience is organized under Product Managers, Designers.
How do I join r/userexperience?
You can join r/userexperience 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.
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