zulip/help/user-list.md

# User list

In the Zulip web and desktop app, the right sidebar shows a list of users in
your organization. The user list has up to three section:

- **In this conversation**: Recent participants in the conversation you're viewing.
- **In this channel** or **Others in this channel**: Subscribers to the channel you're viewing.
- **Others**: Everyone else.

In organizations with up to 600 users, everyone is shown. In larger
organizations, only users who have been active in the last two weeks are shown,
but everyone is included when you [search](#filter-users).
[Deactivated users](/help/deactivate-or-reactivate-a-user) and
[bots](/help/bots-overview) are not listed.

To avoid distraction, you can [hide](#show-or-hide-the-user-list) the user list
any time.

## Filter users

{start_tabs}

{tab|desktop-web}

1. If the user list is hidden, click the **user list** (<i class="zulip-icon
   zulip-icon-triple-users"></i> ) icon in the upper right to show it.

1. Type the name of the user you are looking for in the **Filter users** box at
   the top of the right sidebar.

!!! keyboard_tip ""

    You can also use the <kbd>W</kbd> keyboard shortcut to start searching for
    a person.

{end_tabs}

## Show or hide the user list

{start_tabs}

{tab|desktop-web}

1. Click the **user list** (<i class="zulip-icon zulip-icon-triple-users"></i>
) icon in the upper right.

!!! keyboard_tip ""

    The <kbd>W</kbd> keyboard shortcut to filter users reveals the user list if
    it is hidden.

{end_tabs}

## Related articles

- [View someone's profile](/help/view-someones-profile)
- [Status and availability](/help/status-and-availability)
- [Searching for messages](/help/search-for-messages)
- [Find administrators](/help/find-administrators)