About r/assholedesign
Community guide
r/assholedesign (#340, about 3.1 million) is for underhanded designs (description empty). Rules: must pass Hanlon’s Razor; not literal assholes; design must be underhanded—not merely “they charge money”; no low-effort; must show design aspects; common topics/reposts may be removed; don’t be an asshole user. Image/Text (~5.9 ppd).
Underhanded design, not bad luck
Hanlon’s Razor applies—show intentional dark-pattern energy, not mere incompetence or price tags.
Show the design
Posts must display design aspects with a descriptive title; skip tired common topics.
SubMouse Editorial
The community was created on Sep 21, 2014, which makes it 12 years old. Since Oct 26, 2026, it has gained 327 subscribers (+0.01%). It sits just behind r/mlb (#339) and ahead of r/somethingimade (#341) in our ranking.
What sets r/assholedesign apart
Compared with other large communities, r/assholedesign leans heavily on images (49% of recent posts; the typical Top 100 subreddit sits at 17%). Relative to its huge audience, posting is calm — around 1.9 new posts a day per million members, which puts it in the quietest fifth of the Top 100. A good post has less competition here.
Subscriber growth
Between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026, r/assholedesign climbed from 3,126,658 to 3,129,450 subscribers (+2.8K, +0.09%). That is about 63 new members per day. The chart uses our weekly snapshots (9 so far), so it gets longer every week.
What r/assholedesign talks about
Looking at the titles of 41 recent posts (Oct 29–Nov 4), the words that come up most are “page”, “privacy”, “google”, “requires” and “support”. Other frequent themes are shitty, design, product, search, pay and amazon. Recurring phrases include “privacy rights”. By format, 49% are images, 24% are text posts and 17% are galleries.
Activity and best time to post
r/assholedesign gets about 5.9 new posts a day. The public archive holds 287,014 posts and 4,706,940 comments in total, about 16.4 comments per post. Last week the busiest day was Thursday (8 posts) and the quietest was Monday (4). Posting peaks around 03:00 UTC and is lowest around 01:00 UTC.
Rules of r/assholedesign
The moderators of r/assholedesign list 7 rules. In short:
- Posts Must Pass Hanlon's Razor
- No, it's Not Literal
- Design must be underhanded in some way, not just charging money for a product
- No low-effort content, make sure your title is relevant and descriptive
- Posts must display aspects of design
- Common topics and reposts might be removed at moderator discretion
- We want asshole designs, not asshole users. Don't be an asshole user.
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/assholedesign and press “Join”. Read the community rules in the sidebar before you post: every subreddit is run by its own volunteer moderators.
Frequently asked questions
How big is r/assholedesign?
r/assholedesign has 3,129,450 subscribers (Nov 2, 2026), which makes it the #340 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 2,792 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026.
When was r/assholedesign created?
r/assholedesign was created on Sep 21, 2014, so it has been around for 12 years.
Is r/assholedesign still active?
Yes. r/assholedesign gets about 5.9 new posts a day (average of the last four weeks). Over its lifetime the archive counts 287,014 posts and 4,706,940 comments.
What is the best time to post in r/assholedesign?
Based on post counts from Oct 29, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, the busiest day was Thursday and the quietest Monday, and most posts arrive around 03:00 UTC, with the fewest around 01:00 UTC. More posts also means more competition, so a quieter hour can help a post get noticed.
What kind of posts are on r/assholedesign?
The community describes itself as: “When Assholes Design Things” Recent post titles often mention page, privacy, google, requires and support. Most posts are images (49%).
Is r/assholedesign SFW?
Yes. Reddit does not mark r/assholedesign as an 18+ (NSFW) community. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.
What are the rules of r/assholedesign?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/assholedesign accepts link and media posts (no plain text posts), with images and galleries enabled. It has 7 posted rules, starting with: “Posts Must Pass Hanlon's Razor”; “No, it's Not Literal”; “Design must be underhanded in some way, not just charging money for a product”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
What subreddits are similar to r/assholedesign?
Communities with similar topics include r/Design (4.5M), r/AmItheAsshole (24.7M), r/AITAH (7.6M), r/CrappyDesign (6.2M) and r/webdev (3.3M).
Stats from public data (data updated Nov 2, 2026; activity, rules and archive totals via the Arctic Shift archive, Nov 6, 2026). Point and comment counts are archive snapshots and can be lower than on Reddit today. SubMouse is an independent directory and is not affiliated with Reddit or the moderators of r/assholedesign.