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Ancient Aliens, Ancient Astronaut Theory & Forgotten Civilizations

A reddit community for fans of the Ancient Aliens TV show, or other similar productions, or Ancient Astronaut Theory in general. Also welcome is discussion of possible forgotten Earth civilizations lost to history. "I'm not saying it was aliens... but it was aliens."

77k subscribers39 posts / mo in Sep 202632 authors / mosince 2011

r/AncientAliens has 77k members (+14% over the last 12 months). It gets about 39 posts a month from 32 people. Top topics: UFO SIGHTINGS, Ancient Pyramids and Alien Encounters.

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+14%in 12 months · +2.9% in 3 months · +0.5% in 1 month
Oct 202676k
Growing76k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−19%vs Sep 2025 · −19% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 202639
QuieterPeaked at 320 in Jul 2022
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/AncientAliens

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. UFO SIGHTINGS1.5%
  2. Ancient Pyramids1.4%
  3. Alien Encounters1.0%
  4. UFO Sightings Compilation0.9%
  5. Alien Invasion Theory0.8%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. Doi
  2. Substack
  3. Medium

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Posts and activity for Sep 2026. Members from Reddit's subscriber counts. Read from the same data the app runs on. Our research