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 68K 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 Opportunities. 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)
- Oct: 697 members
- 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: 315 members
Themes
- Advice Requests10 posts in the past month
- Looking for UX research case studies; websites/apps that could use user testing & feedback
- B2B SAAS participant recruitment methods as a newbie
- Request for Resume Feedback - applying for Senior Level Roles
#110Advice RequestsLooking for UX research case studies; websites/apps that could use user testing & feedback · B2B SAAS participant recruitment methods as a newbie · Request for Resume Feedback - applying for Senior Level Roles - Opportunities3 posts in the past month
- COLLAB] Looking for a partner to work on a UX case study together – from research to final write-up
- 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
#23OpportunitiesCOLLAB] Looking for a partner to work on a UX case study together – from research to final write-up · 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 - Money Talk1 post in the past month
- What are you actually paying research participants outside the US? We got this embarrassingly wrong
#31Money TalkWhat are you actually paying research participants outside the US? We got this embarrassingly wrong - Pain & Anger1 post in the past month
- A brief statement on the job market: ARGHHHHHHHGGHHH
#41Pain & AngerA brief statement on the job market: ARGHHHHHHHGGHHH
Topics
- Ux18 posts in the past month
- COLLAB] Looking for a partner to work on a UX case study together – from research to final write-up
#118UxCOLLAB] Looking for a partner to work on a UX case study together – from research to final write-up - 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 UXR23 posts in the past month
- Is an experimental psych PhD worth much?
- Estudiante de Psicología y aspirante a UX researcher
- how is the quant UXR job market?
#123Career Question - New or Transition to UXRIs an experimental psych PhD worth much? · Estudiante de Psicología y aspirante a UX researcher · how is the quant UXR job market? - Methods Question17 posts in the past month
- Prioritizing feature ideas from interview data is melting my brain rn
- What is the best research method to employ to conduct a feature parity analysis between 2 tools doing the same thing?
- How do you tell if quality actually dropped or if you just lost control of it?
#217Methods QuestionPrioritizing feature ideas from interview data is melting my brain rn · What is the best research method to employ to conduct a feature parity analysis between 2 tools doing the same thing? · How do you tell if quality actually dropped or if you just lost control of it? - General UXR Info Question14 posts in the past month
- Groups for disabled UXers?
- active Slack or WhatsApp communities for qualitative researchers?
- UX benchmarking (as a) service
#314General UXR Info QuestionGroups for disabled UXers? · active Slack or WhatsApp communities for qualitative researchers? · UX benchmarking (as a) service - Article or post for discussion13 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
#413Article 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 - State of UXR industry question/comment11 posts in the past month
- A brief statement on the job market: ARGHHHHHHHGGHHH
- Recruiter rants
- I analysed 200+ Reddit comments about the state of UXR. The results scared me.
#511State of UXR industry question/commentA brief statement on the job market: ARGHHHHHHHGGHHH · Recruiter rants · I analysed 200+ Reddit comments about the state of UXR. The results scared me.
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 68K 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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