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UFOscience is a community for serious discussion related to the UFO topic. We err on the side of skepticism and science when possible but we realize the nature of the topic requires a certain level of speculation and open-minded consideration.

141k subscribers37 posts / mo in Sep 202630 authors / mosince 2020

r/UFOscience has 141k members (+3.5% over the last 12 months). It gets about 37 posts a month from 30 people. Top topics: UAP Science & Research, UFO Phenomena and UFO Sighting Debates & Disinfo.

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How r/UFOscience has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+3.5%in 12 months · +0.7% in 3 months · +0.2% in 1 month
Oct 2026141k
Growing141k subscribers
  • no data — drawn from 0 at creation (Jul 2020)
Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−41%vs Sep 2025 · +6.6% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 202637
QuieterPeaked at 135 in Aug 2023
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/UFOscience

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. UAP Science & Research5.0%
  2. UFO Phenomena3.8%
  3. UFO Sighting Debates & Disinfo3.2%
  4. UFO/UAP Phenomenon2.3%
  5. UFO Disclosure & Aliens1.9%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. Medium
  2. Substack
  3. ResearchGate
  4. New Paradigm Institute
  5. arXiv.org e-Print archive

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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