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r/assholedesign↗

When Assholes Design Things

3.1M subscribers212 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. ~1% by known bots)191 authors / mosince 2014

r/assholedesign has 3.1M members (+1.3% over the last 12 months). It gets about 212 posts a month from 191 people. Top topics: Notifications Management, Email Unsubscribe Issues and Samsung Phones & Ads.

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Size and growth

How r/assholedesign has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+1.3%in 12 months · +0.2% in 3 months · +0.1% in 1 month
Oct 20263.1M
Growing3.1M subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
r/assholedesign

Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−27%vs Sep 2025 · −8.7% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026212
QuieterPeaked at 2.6k in Dec 2021
Sep 2026: incl. ~1% by known botsData through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/assholedesign

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Notifications Management0.8%
  2. Email Unsubscribe Issues0.6%
  3. Samsung Phones & Ads0.5%
  4. Ad Issues0.4%
  5. AdBlock0.4%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. Apple
  2. AdGuard Ad Blocker
  3. Microsoft
  4. Mozilla
  5. European Union

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