Top Paranormal & Unexplained subreddits

Largest Paranormal & Unexplained subreddits

Largest Paranormal & Unexplained subreddits

#	Subreddit	Members	12-mo growth	Commenters / mo
1	r/UFOs	4.24M	+5.6%	10,810
2	r/Paranormal	2.27M	+9.7%	6,886
3	r/aliens	1.61M	+19%	9,754
4	r/Glitch_in_the_Matrix	1.33M	+5.5%	615
5	r/HighStrangeness	1.22M	+15%	7,370
6	r/Ghosts	1.16M	+8.1%	3,371
7	r/ParanormalEncounters	671,030	+32%	4,492
8	r/Thetruthishere	484,456	+1.4%	325
9	r/MandelaEffect	478,024	+8.8%	2,280
10	r/Ghoststories	460,893	+11%	1,007
11	r/ufo	436,830	–	4,783
12	r/StrangeEarth	405,945	+17%	3,974
13	r/Unexplained	404,580	+27%	4,429
14	r/strange	396,560	+22%	7,095
15	r/Humanoidencounters	358,572	+1.1%	158
16	r/Cryptozoology	344,858	+16%	2,631
17	r/Missing411	290,646	+5.4%	128
18	r/bigfoot	268,172	+8.5%	1,687
19	r/UFOB	255,500	+21%	2,628
20	r/cryptids	231,260	+19%	1,658
21	r/UAP	230,683	+10%	1,212
22	r/UFObelievers	183,601	+32%	209
23	r/mysteriesoftheworld	177,561	+14%	187
24	r/Experiencers	174,554	+35%	3,132
25	r/abovethenormnews	168,207	+21%	2,064

Fastest growing Paranormal & Unexplained subreddits

Member growth over 12 months, among subreddits that had at least 18,251 members a year ago.

Fastest growing Paranormal & Unexplained subreddits

#	Subreddit	12-mo growth	Members gained	Members	Commenters / mo
1	r/AliensRHere	+68%	+61,511	152,333	7,273
2	r/InterdimensionalNHI	+54%	+47,866	135,876	3,630
3	r/Alien_Theory	+45%	+8,497	27,507	481
4	r/Experiencers	+35%	+45,718	174,554	3,132
5	r/UFObelievers	+32%	+44,646	183,601	209
6	r/ParanormalEncounters	+32%	+160,884	671,030	4,492
7	r/GhostHunting	+31%	+7,311	30,667	264
8	r/AnomalousEvidence	+31%	+17,772	75,393	40
9	r/Mothman	+30%	+6,838	29,744	116
10	r/AlienAbduction	+29%	+21,782	95,647	533
11	r/hauntedhouses	+28%	+7,496	34,391	223
12	r/Unexplained	+27%	+86,064	404,580	4,429
13	r/UrbanMyths	+27%	+35,453	167,431	1,442
14	r/GhostVideos	+23%	+6,047	31,846	83
15	r/strange	+22%	+72,663	396,560	7,095
16	r/gettoknowtheothers	+22%	+6,205	34,073	9
17	r/UnexplainedPhenomena7	+22%	+11,947	66,464	423
18	r/abovethenormnews	+21%	+29,676	168,207	2,064
19	r/UFOPilotReports	+21%	+5,120	29,074	33
20	r/UFOB	+21%	+44,214	255,500	2,628
21	r/dogman	+21%	+7,607	44,120	412
22	r/aliens	+19%	+256,920	1.61M	9,754
23	r/cryptids	+19%	+36,639	231,260	1,658
24	r/Gangstalking	+19%	+13,978	88,607	774
25	r/ForteanResearch	+19%	+3,537	22,652	34

Most members gained

Paranormal & Unexplained subreddits that gained the most members

#	Subreddit	Members gained	12-mo growth	Members	Commenters / mo
1	r/aliens	+256,920	+19%	1.61M	9,754
2	r/UFOs	+223,566	+5.6%	4.24M	10,810
3	r/Paranormal	+200,684	+9.7%	2.27M	6,886
4	r/ParanormalEncounters	+160,884	+32%	671,030	4,492
5	r/HighStrangeness	+155,230	+15%	1.22M	7,370
6	r/Ghosts	+87,133	+8.1%	1.16M	3,371
7	r/Unexplained	+86,064	+27%	404,580	4,429
8	r/strange	+72,663	+22%	396,560	7,095
9	r/Glitch_in_the_Matrix	+68,749	+5.5%	1.33M	615
10	r/AliensRHere	+61,511	+68%	152,333	7,273
11	r/StrangeEarth	+59,158	+17%	405,945	3,974
12	r/InterdimensionalNHI	+47,866	+54%	135,876	3,630
13	r/Cryptozoology	+47,853	+16%	344,858	2,631
14	r/Experiencers	+45,718	+35%	174,554	3,132
15	r/Ghoststories	+45,089	+11%	460,893	1,007
16	r/UFObelievers	+44,646	+32%	183,601	209
17	r/UFOB	+44,214	+21%	255,500	2,628
18	r/MandelaEffect	+38,823	+8.8%	478,024	2,280
19	r/cryptids	+36,639	+19%	231,260	1,658
20	r/UrbanMyths	+35,453	+27%	167,431	1,442
21	r/abovethenormnews	+29,676	+21%	168,207	2,064
22	r/InternetMysteries	+25,615	+18%	164,290	1,052
23	r/UAP	+21,917	+10%	230,683	1,212
24	r/mysteriesoftheworld	+21,839	+14%	177,561	187
25	r/AlienAbduction	+21,782	+29%	95,647	533

Most active Paranormal & Unexplained subreddits

People who comment in a month, the average of the three months ending September 2026.

Most active Paranormal & Unexplained subreddits

#	Subreddit	Commenters / mo	Posts / mo	Members
1	r/UFOs	10,810	1,517	4.24M
2	r/aliens	9,754	1,183	1.61M
3	r/HighStrangeness	7,370	604	1.22M
4	r/AliensRHere	7,273	506	152,333
5	r/strange	7,095	312	396,560
6	r/Paranormal	6,886	1,054	2.27M
7	r/TrueCryptozoology	5,481	105	136,681
8	r/ufo	4,783	573	436,830
9	r/ParanormalEncounters	4,492	1,433	671,030
10	r/Unexplained	4,429	528	404,580
11	r/StrangeEarth	3,974	314	405,945
12	r/InterdimensionalNHI	3,630	228	135,876
13	r/Ghosts	3,371	465	1.16M
14	r/Experiencers	3,132	646	174,554
15	r/Cryptozoology	2,631	307	344,858
16	r/UFOB	2,628	302	255,500
17	r/MandelaEffect	2,280	357	478,024
18	r/abovethenormnews	2,064	245	168,207
19	r/bigfoot	1,687	246	268,172
20	r/cryptids	1,658	282	231,260
21	r/UrbanMyths	1,442	103	167,431
22	r/UAP	1,212	192	230,683
23	r/uapfiles	1,089	138	10,264
24	r/Retconned	1,054	114	117,824
25	r/InternetMysteries	1,052	225	164,290

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