About r/HighStrangeness
In its own words:
Explorations of the Paranormal, UFOs, Ancient Cultures, Cryptozoology, Consciousness, Futurism, Fringe Science, Anomalies, Animal Mutilations, and instances of High Strangeness.
Community guide
r/HighStrangeness (#863, about 1.2 million subscribers) — Explorations of the Paranormal, UFOs, Ancient Cultures, Cryptozoology, Consciousness, Futurism, Fringe Science, Anomalies, Animal Mutilations, and instances of High Strangeness. A recent sample averaged 17 posts a day (~32% link, ~29% video, ~20% text). Its public rules include: Respect each other and keep discussion civil.; Posts and comments must focus on High Strangeness related subjects.; Titles must accurately and informatively explain the content of the submission.
What belongs here
Stay inside the room’s stated scope rather than adjacent off-topic dumps. Self-promotion and ads are limited—read those rules before linking your own work. Low-effort or empty shitposts are often removed—add real context.
How it differs from lookalikes
Prefer this room when your post matches its description and rules—not merely a larger sibling community.
Practical pointers
Read the live sidebar/rules before posting; rules can change. Common flairs include: UFO, Paranormal, Discussion, Non Human Intelligence.
The community was created on Apr 2, 2009, which makes it 17 years old. Since Nov 2, 2026, it has gained 2,168 subscribers (+0.18%). It sits just behind r/BitcoinBeginners (#861) and ahead of r/billieeilish (#863) in our ranking.
What sets r/HighStrangeness apart
It is also one of the faster-growing big communities: its 1.66% gain since Sep 19, 2026 beats 97% of the Top 100. Its rhythm is strongly tied to time zones: the busiest hour (17:00 UTC) sees about 10.0× as many posts as the quietest (09:00 UTC).
Subscriber growth
Between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 9, 2026, r/HighStrangeness grew from 1,209,000 to 1,229,113 subscribers (+20.1K, +1.66%). That is about 394 new members per day. The chart shows 10 weekly subscriber counts.
Top posts on r/HighStrangeness this week
The most upvoted posts of the past seven days, in the order Reddit ranks them (collected Nov 8, 2026).
- Anyone wonder if there's hidden ancient structures mistaken as natural?u/Gyirin · Nov 6 · video
- A fool's guide to everythingu/Deep_World_4378 · Nov 1 · video
- Video taken in Alaska of a strange jellyfish object. (Kite?) great video captureu/Cute-Can8257 · Nov 4 · video
- Did you know a specific frequency of silent sound was accidentally discovered to cause shadow figure sightings and unexplained dread in an empty roomu/MorganaSpells · Nov 7 · text post
- Is CERN and Quantum Computers Summoning Highly Strange Intelligent Entities from other Universes?u/The_one_who-repents · Nov 6 · video
- Michael Levin: Consciousness, memory and intelligence occur in organisms without brainsu/whoamisri · Nov 4 · link
- Physicists created a tiny universe and watched time emerge without a clocku/Gyirin · Nov 1 · link
- In 2016, over 100 students and teachers at a Malaysian school claimed to be possessed by a black shadow figure (Pontianak). The outbreak was so severe that the school brought in Islamic exorcists, tr…u/bortakci34 · Nov 3 · gallery
- New trailer for documentary on the Fermi "paradox" ft. Nick Bostrom, Ed Witten, Christopher Mellon, Erik Davis (High Weirdness), Michael P. Masters, Donald Hoffman, Roman Yampolskiy, Kevin Knuth, Eri…u/Either_Cicada4049 · Nov 4 · video
- The Man Who Built a Time Machine: Michael “Mad Man” Marcumu/howthee123 · Nov 4 · link
All-time top posts
The highest-ranked posts in the history of r/HighStrangeness, from 2020 to 2026, ranked by Reddit.
- Folks I mean this in the least conspiratorial way possible… does anybody know why this man is wearing (what looks like) a MASK?!u/Emergency_Height_165 · May 21, 2026 · video
- Robert Harward seemingly wearing a mask on Fox News..u/theworldofAR · May 21, 2026 · video
- Pack it up folksu/5_meo · Feb 22, 2026 · image
- David Wilcock’s final video just 2 days prior to his death “People are disappearing. Scientists are going missing…”u/Worst_Artist · Apr 22, 2026 · video
- When you clap your hands in front of Chichen Itza stairs, the echo sounds like a Quetzal birdu/iltifaat_yousuf · Mar 29, 2022 · 7,771 points · 417 comments · video
- okay i work as a workmen (electrician). today at work( i work in an old apertment) i drag cables and inside a wall i find this old news paper, what i find weird is the date it came out :wednesday 18 …u/Primary-Map-785 · Jan 18, 2023 · 9,534 points · 396 comments · image
- if you multiply the height of the Great Pyramid Of Giza by 2π you get 3022 ft. The actual perimeter of its base is 3024ft .. to put that in perspective, each side of the base should be 755.5 ft inste…u/kingberr · May 9, 2021 · image
- Recently an 8-mile long "canvas" filled with ice age drawings of extinct animals has been discovered in the Amazon rainforest.u/krazykoalaharris · Dec 9, 2020 · image
- I don't know if anybody cares, but I met Georgio Tsoukalos from Ancient Aliens.u/dingykaren · May 9, 2023 · 10,514 points · 567 comments · image
- I’ve seen so many posts here about the depiction of angels I had to share thisu/AndrewStackson · Nov 18, 2020 · image
What r/HighStrangeness talks about
Across 116 recent posts (Oct 29–Nov 5), the words that come up most are “ufo”, “video”, “universe”, “world” and “real”. Other frequent themes are across, black, secret, aliens, nature and michael. Recurring phrases include “stranger drew”, “figures dressed”, “small argentine” and “argentine settlement”. By format, 32% are links, 29% are videos and 20% are text posts.
Popular post flairs: UFO (23), Paranormal (14), Discussion (11), Non Human Intelligence (11), Consciousness (11), Personal Experience (8).
Activity and best time to post
r/HighStrangeness gets about 17 new posts a day. The public archive holds 93,514 posts and 2,304,733 comments in total, about 24.6 comments per post. Last week the busiest day was Thursday (24 posts) and the quietest was Friday (7). Posting peaks around 17:00 UTC and is lowest around 09:00 UTC.
Rules of r/HighStrangeness
The moderators of r/HighStrangeness list 4 rules. In short:
- Respect each other and keep discussion civil.
- Posts and comments must focus on High Strangeness related subjects.
- Titles must accurately and informatively explain the content of the submission.
- Low effort, spam and fake content is subject to removal. Self promotion may be restricted.
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/HighStrangeness 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 many members does r/HighStrangeness have?
r/HighStrangeness has 1,229,113 subscribers (Nov 9, 2026), which makes it the #862 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 20,113 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 9, 2026.
When was r/HighStrangeness created?
r/HighStrangeness was created on Apr 2, 2009, so it has been around for 17 years.
Is r/HighStrangeness still active?
Yes. r/HighStrangeness gets about 17 new posts a day (average of the last week). Over its lifetime the archive counts 93,514 posts and 2,304,733 comments. In a sample of 116 recent posts we counted 97 different authors.
What is the best time to post in r/HighStrangeness?
Based on post counts from Oct 29, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, the busiest day was Thursday and the quietest Friday, and most posts arrive around 17:00 UTC, with the fewest around 09:00 UTC. More posts also means more competition, so a quieter hour can help a post get noticed.
What kind of posts are on r/HighStrangeness?
The community describes itself as: “Explorations of the Paranormal, UFOs, Ancient Cultures, Cryptozoology, Consciousness, Futurism, Fringe Science, Anomalies, Animal Mutilations, and instances of High Strangeness.” Recent post titles often mention ufo, video, universe, world and real. Most posts are links (32%).
Is r/HighStrangeness SFW?
Yes. Reddit does not mark r/HighStrangeness as an 18+ (NSFW) community. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.
What are the rules of r/HighStrangeness?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/HighStrangeness accepts both text and link posts, with images, videos, galleries and polls enabled. It has 4 posted rules, starting with: “Respect each other and keep discussion civil.”; “Posts and comments must focus on High Strangeness related subjects.”; “Titles must accurately and informatively explain the content of the submission.”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
What subreddits are similar to r/HighStrangeness?
Communities with similar topics include r/HighQualityGifs (3.9M) and r/Paranormal (2.3M).
Stats from public data (data updated Nov 9, 2026; activity, rules and archive totals via the Arctic Shift archive, Nov 6, 2026; top posts from Reddit’s public feeds). 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/HighStrangeness.