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 146K 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 courses, ux mentor sites, and ux books.

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Established 2008
146K Members

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Yearly: +11K members
Growth: +8.3% / 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: 5K members

Past year (monthly)

  • Jul: 1K members
  • Aug: 920 members
  • 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: 119 members

Themes

  • Advice Requests
    33 posts in the past month
    1. Laid off last month after 5 years. No portfolio and major anxiety around building one
    2. Looking for UX Feedback: A Screenless, Button-Based Bedside Interaction!
    3. Examples of design systems that worked?
    #1
    Advice Requests
    Laid off last month after 5 years. No portfolio and major anxiety around building one · Looking for UX Feedback: A Screenless, Button-Based Bedside Interaction! · Examples of design systems that worked?
    33
  • Solution Requests
    16 posts in the past month
    1. i'm trying to replace my paid subscriptions with free browser utilities. here is my 2025 stack.
    2. Evaluating smartlook competitors, what actually matters in this category?
    3. How do I cheaply recruit for 50+ b2b users for a quick unmoderated tree tests?
    #2
    Solution Requests
    i'm trying to replace my paid subscriptions with free browser utilities. here is my 2025 stack. · Evaluating smartlook competitors, what actually matters in this category? · How do I cheaply recruit for 50+ b2b users for a quick unmoderated tree tests?
    16
  • Pain & Anger
    9 posts in the past month
    1. For the love of god.. Please STOP putting pop-up notifications in your apps
    2. I mean... If a large corporation can't get it right... why should anyone else?
    3. Anyone else feel their body breaking from sitting all day?
    #3
    Pain & Anger
    For the love of god.. Please STOP putting pop-up notifications in your apps · I mean... If a large corporation can't get it right... why should anyone else? · Anyone else feel their body breaking from sitting all day?
    9
  • Ideas
    4 posts in the past month
    1. What's a 'user-first' principle you've broken that actually improved the experience?
    2. Design patterns for complex forms that don't overwhelm users
    3. Why collaborative wireframing breaks down with real teams and real product use cases
    #4
    Ideas
    What's a 'user-first' principle you've broken that actually improved the experience? · Design patterns for complex forms that don't overwhelm users · Why collaborative wireframing breaks down with real teams and real product use cases
    4
  • Opportunities
    3 posts in the past month
    1. Any of you all ever have to deal with a super chaotic company? How did you approach it?
    2. 70 percent drop off rate but only in the US - what am I missing?
    3. What's the most obvious UX issue you've seen that somehow made it to production?
    #5
    Opportunities
    Any of you all ever have to deal with a super chaotic company? How did you approach it? · 70 percent drop off rate but only in the US - what am I missing? · What's the most obvious UX issue you've seen that somehow made it to production?
    3

Topics

  • Design
    130 posts in the past month
    1. Does this design pattern have a specific name?
    2. tried to vibecode my design project into an app
    3. I created a free collection of 4,300+ real website designs (screenshots, fonts, colors, live links) to see what actually works.
    #1
    Design
    Does this design pattern have a specific name? · tried to vibecode my design project into an app · I created a free collection of 4,300+ real website designs (screenshots, fonts, colors, live links) to see what actually works.
    130
  • Ux
    114 posts in the past month
    1. Looking for UX Feedback: A Screenless, Button-Based Bedside Interaction!
    2. What are some dirty secrets of UX Design that go against the textbook teachings?
    3. Apple has excellent UX folks, far better than myself. Why did the chose to have Alert=none, when I create new appointment?
    #2
    Ux
    Looking for UX Feedback: A Screenless, Button-Based Bedside Interaction! · What are some dirty secrets of UX Design that go against the textbook teachings? · Apple has excellent UX folks, far better than myself. Why did the chose to have Alert=none, when I create new appointment?
    114
  • Ui
    78 posts in the past month
    1. Has anyone read Apple’s old Macintosh Human Interface Guidelines? Any thoughts on how it’s aged?
    2. What do you think about Craigslist Ui?
    3. Solo dev, no designer. How do you actually polish your app UI?
    #3
    Ui
    Has anyone read Apple’s old Macintosh Human Interface Guidelines? Any thoughts on how it’s aged? · What do you think about Craigslist Ui? · Solo dev, no designer. How do you actually polish your app UI?
    78
  • Looking For A
    41 posts in the past month
    #4
    Looking For A
    41
  • Website
    20 posts in the past month
    #5
    Website
    20

Flair

  • Product Design
    18 posts in the past month
    1. Laid off last month after 5 years. No portfolio and major anxiety around building one
    2. tried to vibecode my design project into an app
    3. [v2] tried to vibecode my design project into an app
    #1
    Product Design
    Laid off last month after 5 years. No portfolio and major anxiety around building one · tried to vibecode my design project into an app · [v2] tried to vibecode my design project into an app
    18
  • UX Strategy
    11 posts in the past month
    1. What's a 'user-first' principle you've broken that actually improved the experience?
    2. Do you actually still make wireframes… or are we all pretending?
    3. designing for "proof of human" is going to completely break our onboarding flows
    #2
    UX Strategy
    What's a 'user-first' principle you've broken that actually improved the experience? · Do you actually still make wireframes… or are we all pretending? · designing for "proof of human" is going to completely break our onboarding flows
    11
  • Fluff :pupper:
    11 posts in the past month
    1. Am I just stuck in my ways, or is the re-design of this airfare website worse in every possible way? Maybe it's just me but my eyes do not stop moving trying to figure out what I need to do next.
    2. A Day in the Life of a Enshittificator
    3. Anyone else think the UX job market will be dead for the next year or more? Share your stats
    #3
    Fluff :pupper:
    Am I just stuck in my ways, or is the re-design of this airfare website worse in every possible way? Maybe it's just me but my eyes do not stop moving trying to figure out what I need to do next. · A Day in the Life of a Enshittificator · Anyone else think the UX job market will be dead for the next year or more? Share your stats
    11
  • UX Research
    9 posts in the past month
    1. Looking for mobile and web design inspo? here's my go-to inspiration sites
    2. getting buy-in for user research when timelines are tight
    3. How do I cheaply recruit for 50+ b2b users for a quick unmoderated tree tests?
    #4
    UX Research
    Looking for mobile and web design inspo? here's my go-to inspiration sites · getting buy-in for user research when timelines are tight · How do I cheaply recruit for 50+ b2b users for a quick unmoderated tree tests?
    9
  • Junior Question
    7 posts in the past month
    1. The most interesting learning interfaces are coming from gaming, not edtech.
    2. How do you bridge the gap between behavioral data and user intent?
    3. Do you guys test who aren't developers?
    #5
    Junior Question
    The most interesting learning interfaces are coming from gaming, not edtech. · How do you bridge the gap between behavioral data and user intent? · Do you guys test who aren't developers?
    7

Product recommendations

  • ux courses
    3 posts in the past month
    1. What are the best UX courses you can recommend?
    2. What UX/UI course/program would you recommend?
    3. What UX/UI course/program would you recommend?
    #1
    ux courses
    What are the best UX courses you can recommend? · What UX/UI course/program would you recommend? · What UX/UI course/program would you recommend?
    3
  • ux mentor sites
    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?
    #2
    ux mentor sites
    Recommended sites for UX mentor (other than ADPList)? · Recommended sites for UX mentor (other than ADPList)? · Any recommended sites to find UX mentors?
    3
  • ux books
    2 posts in the past month
    1. What do you consider to be the best UX books?
    2. Can you recommend UX/UI design books?
    #3
    ux books
    What do you consider to be the best UX books? · Can you recommend UX/UI design books?
    2
  • design thinking book
    2 posts in the past month
    1. Any recommended Design Thinking book to read?
    2. Any recommended Design Thinking Book(s) to read?
    #4
    design thinking book
    Any recommended Design Thinking book to read? · Any recommended Design Thinking Book(s) to read?
    2
  • linkedin learning courses
    2 posts in the past month
    1. Do you recommend any LinkedIn Learning courses?
    2. recommended linkedin learning courses for beginners?
    #5
    linkedin learning courses
    Do you recommend any LinkedIn Learning courses? · recommended linkedin learning courses for beginners?
    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 146K 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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