About r/UXResearch
A community for sharing and discussing UX research. The goal is to think about UX research broadly and consider studies from related/overlapping disciplines (e.g., market research, medical anthropology, public health, design research). Open to both academic and applied research. **New to research? Here is a getting started guide: https://medium.com/getting-started-in-user-experience-and-design**
The community at a glance
r/UXResearch is a Subreddit for Product Managers and Market Researchers with roughly 69K members. It uses a forum format for communication. It is the 5th largest community in the Market Research topic page and the 7th largest community in the Product Management topic page.
Roughly 10K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Ux, Struggling, and Research. Common discussion themes are Advice Requests and Solution Requests. Product recommendations often mention ux research books, ux research courses, and participant recruitment.
Community Topics
Community Features
This community has a forum
Subreddit Analysis
via GummySearchMember growth over time
All time (yearly)
- 2015: 445 members
- 2016: 796 members
- 2017: 956 members
- 2019: 6K members
- 2021: 12K members
- 2023: 19K members
- 2024: 11K members
- 2025: 12K members
- 2026: 6K members
Past year (monthly)
- Nov: 951 members
- Dec: 2K members
- Jan: 907 members
- Feb: 751 members
- Mar: 794 members
- Apr: 700 members
- May: 764 members
- Jun: 628 members
- Jul: 587 members
- Aug: 589 members
- Sep: 572 members
- Oct: 115 members
Themes
- Advice Requests24 posts in the past month
- Any bad UXR interview experiences, ghost jobs, recruiters?
- Any of you work mostly alone?
- Career pivot from UXR/Product Design — where are people moving?
#124Advice RequestsAny bad UXR interview experiences, ghost jobs, recruiters? · Any of you work mostly alone? · Career pivot from UXR/Product Design — where are people moving? - Solution Requests3 posts in the past month
- Looking for UXR Aspirants to be coached for free
- Looking for UXR aspirants to be coached for free
- Has anyone tried QualBuddy? I think I'm in love with a qual tool!
#23Solution RequestsLooking for UXR Aspirants to be coached for free · Looking for UXR aspirants to be coached for free · Has anyone tried QualBuddy? I think I'm in love with a qual tool! - Opportunities2 posts in the past month
- Finding a new opportunity in Product Design before i winter and the end of this year
- Struggling w/ finding a job? Consider automation consulting and/or creating your own product w/ AI
#32OpportunitiesFinding a new opportunity in Product Design before i winter and the end of this year · Struggling w/ finding a job? Consider automation consulting and/or creating your own product w/ AI - Pain & Anger2 posts in the past month
- A brief statement on the job market: ARGHHHHHHHGGHHH
- I’m starting to hate UX research and I don’t know if it’s the job or the career
#42Pain & AngerA brief statement on the job market: ARGHHHHHHHGGHHH · I’m starting to hate UX research and I don’t know if it’s the job or the career - Ideas1 post in the past month
- Testing desirability for a research themed card game / workshop aid
#51IdeasTesting desirability for a research themed card game / workshop aid
Topics
- Ux18 posts in the past month#118Ux
- Struggling17 posts in the past month#217Struggling
- Research14 posts in the past month#314Research
- Job4 posts in the past month#44Job
- Researcher4 posts in the past month#54Researcher
Flair
- Career Question - New or Transition to UXR19 posts in the past month
- Doctorate, published research, hundreds of applications, zero interviews — is it just me?
- Is an experimental psych PhD worth much?
- Somehow, I can never ask the right question
#119Career Question - New or Transition to UXRDoctorate, published research, hundreds of applications, zero interviews — is it just me? · Is an experimental psych PhD worth much? · Somehow, I can never ask the right question - Career Question - Mid or Senior level13 posts in the past month
- I’m starting to hate UX research and I don’t know if it’s the job or the career
- Any bad UXR interview experiences, ghost jobs, recruiters?
- Resume/CV Improvements? [Senior UXR]
#213Career Question - Mid or Senior levelI’m starting to hate UX research and I don’t know if it’s the job or the career · Any bad UXR interview experiences, ghost jobs, recruiters? · Resume/CV Improvements? [Senior UXR] - Article or post for discussion12 posts in the past month
- This post about UX Research on LinkedIn really bothered me
- What's your favorite study you've ever worked on?
- Essay claiming the web collapsed into sameness because UX became one‑way
#312Article or post for discussionThis post about UX Research on LinkedIn really bothered me · What's your favorite study you've ever worked on? · Essay claiming the web collapsed into sameness because UX became one‑way - Tools Question12 posts in the past month
- Genuinely useful use cases of using MCP server?
- Testing desirability for a research themed card game / workshop aid
- Best unmoderated user testing platform right now?
#412Tools QuestionGenuinely useful use cases of using MCP server? · Testing desirability for a research themed card game / workshop aid · Best unmoderated user testing platform right now? - Methods Question12 posts in the past month
- Prioritizing feature ideas from interview data is melting my brain rn
- what do you use now for satisfaction research/monitoring?
- Fong test?
#512Methods QuestionPrioritizing feature ideas from interview data is melting my brain rn · what do you use now for satisfaction research/monitoring? · Fong test?
Product recommendations
- ux research books3 posts in the past month
- Best best books/guides for beginners to quantitative research?
- Best best books/guides for beginners to quantitative research?
- Hi there everyone I just joined this group. I’m interested in UX research and I just started to learn about UX research so can anyone recommend the best books that I must read Thank you in advance
#13ux research booksBest best books/guides for beginners to quantitative research? · Best best books/guides for beginners to quantitative research? · Hi there everyone I just joined this group. I’m interested in UX research and I just started to learn about UX research so can anyone recommend the best books that I must read Thank you in advance - ux research courses3 posts in the past month
- I'm learning UXR. Can you all recommend good certified courses, please?
- I'm learning UXR. Can you all recommend good certified courses, please?
- UXR recommended books, courses, articles, etc
#23ux research coursesI'm learning UXR. Can you all recommend good certified courses, please? · I'm learning UXR. Can you all recommend good certified courses, please? · UXR recommended books, courses, articles, etc - participant recruitment2 posts in the past month
- Can you recommend good participant recruiters
- Can you recommend a participant recruitment agency for qualitative research?
#32participant recruitmentCan you recommend good participant recruiters · Can you recommend a participant recruitment agency for qualitative research? - user testing tools2 posts in the past month
- Any user testing tools that you recommend for testing in African countries?
- Can you recommend UX analytics/metrics/testing tool for mobile apps?
#42user testing toolsAny user testing tools that you recommend for testing in African countries? · Can you recommend UX analytics/metrics/testing tool for mobile apps? - ux analytics tools2 posts in the past month
- Can you recommend UX analytics/metrics/testing tool for mobile apps?
- website analytics tools recs
#52ux analytics toolsCan you recommend UX analytics/metrics/testing tool for mobile apps? · website analytics tools recs
Community Reviews
Frequently asked questions
- Who is r/UXResearch for?
- Best for Product Managers and Market Researchers enthusiasts looking for a Reddit-based community with forum discussion.
- Is r/UXResearch 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/UXResearch have?
- Roughly 69K members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
- What platform is r/UXResearch on?
- r/UXResearch 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/UXResearch cover?
- On the Hive Index, r/UXResearch is organized under Product Managers, Market Researchers.
- How do I join r/UXResearch?
- You can join r/UXResearch 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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