How the paranormal communities compare
A few giants dominate — r/UnresolvedMysteries, r/UFOs and r/Paranormal together account for 85% of the combined membership. Size and activity don't line up perfectly: r/UnresolvedMysteries has the most members, but r/ParanormalEncounters gets the most new posts (about 47 a day, against 10 in r/UnresolvedMysteries). Per member, the liveliest is r/OrdemParanormalRPG: 19 posts a day from 82.3K members — a smaller crowd, but an engaged one. Among the communities we track weekly, r/Ghosts grew fastest recently (+0.44%, +5.1K members since Nov 2). The oldest is r/UFOs, founded in 2008, and every community here is more than five years old — this is a long-established corner of Reddit.
10 paranormal subreddits by member count
r/UnresolvedMysteries 4,505,355 members · ~9.6 posts/day · +0 since Nov 2 · since 2013A subreddit dedicated to the unresolved mysteries of the world. Submissions should outline a mystery and provide a link to a more detailed review of the case such as a Wiki article or news report. Replies analysing and speculatin…
r/UFOs 4,238,008 members · ~41 posts/day · +1.3K since Nov 2 · since 2008A community for discussion related to Unidentified Flying Objects. Share your sightings, experiences, news, and investigations. We aim to elevate good research while maintaining healthy skepticism.
r/Paranormal 2,270,025 members · ~30 posts/day · +2.7K since Nov 2 · since 2008r/Paranormal is a space dedicated to true, first-hand, paranormal experiences.
r/Ghosts 1,155,984 members · ~17 posts/day · +5.1K since Nov 2 · since 2009Focus - Articles of evidence and discussions on ghosts and the paranormal. 🚨- IMPORTANT - 🚨 Posting fake or frivolous photos/videos *will* result in a ban. SELF-PROMOTION IS PROHIBITED NO ORBS Be civil! Moderators reserve the r…
- Pr/ParanormalEncounters ↗ 396,177 members · ~47 posts/day · since 2013
In /r/ParanormalEncounters only truthful accounts of paranormal sightings and experiences should be shared. This is not a place for writing horror stories; keep all submissions truthful and not exaggerated. ALWAYS WRITE IN THE FI…
- Ur/UFObelievers ↗ 125,606 members · ~1.7 posts/day · since 2018
🛸 r/UFObelievers is a community of Ufologists, Astronomers, Psychologists, Sociologists, Physicists, & Researchers/Professionals from all over the globe. We study & examine the phenomena from an analytical & science based perspe…
- Or/OrdemParanormalRPG ↗ 82,261 members · ~19 posts/day · since 2020
Subreddit não oficial sobre o universo do RPG Ordem Paranormal, criado por Rafael Lange (Cellbit)
- Hr/Haunted ↗ 49,962 members · ~2.7 posts/day · since 2011
Paranormal news, occurrences, sightings, and other phenomena related to haunting, places or ghostly experiences.
- Pr/Paranormalvideos ↗ 48,196 members · ~0.9 posts/day · since 2013
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- Pr/ParanormalScience ↗ 37,235 members · ~0.7 posts/day · since 2012
This subreddit was created to discuss and promote the best evidence that the paranormal community has to offer.
What these communities upvoted this week
This week's best-received posts from a few of the communities above — a quick way to get a feel for each one.
- [UPDATE] Kylie Arellano has been found ALIVE; A man was taken into custody in relation to the caser/UnresolvedMysteries · Nov 2
- Democrats now control both House and Senate. Let's get the UAP Disclosure Act passed!r/UFOs · Nov 4
- I am a total skeptic and don't believe in the paranormal but. ..r/Paranormal · Nov 4
- Apologies if this has been shared before, but this is really interesting - a possible supernatural experience caught on TVr/Ghosts · Nov 6
- FBI ECAP Jane doe 46 has been identified and is currently in custody!!!r/UnresolvedMysteries · Nov 3
- Dylan Borland has spoken about Elon Muskr/UFOs · Nov 6
- I think I had a conversation with a ghost for about 30 minutes.r/Paranormal · Nov 3
- Very weird experience with front door while gone today…r/Ghosts · Nov 5
Choosing where to post
Competition for attention differs a lot: r/UnresolvedMysteries has 4.5M members but only about 9.6 new posts a day — roughly one new post for every 469.3K members — while r/ParanormalEncounters gets about 47 a day, one for every 8.5K. A strong, well-made post therefore has more room to be seen in r/UnresolvedMysteries; r/ParanormalEncounters is better when you want quick replies.
Before posting, sort a subreddit by “Top” for the past month: it shows in a minute what that community rewards. Always read the rules in the sidebar first — each community is run by its own volunteer moderators. Our guide to searching Reddit explains how to dig through any of these communities, and the subreddit info tool gives you the stats of one we don't list.
Frequently asked questions
Which paranormal subreddit has the most members?
Of the communities listed here, r/UnresolvedMysteries is the largest, with 4,505,355 members, followed by r/UFOs (4.2M) and r/Paranormal (2.3M).
Where are the most new paranormal posts?
By new posts per day, r/ParanormalEncounters leads with about 47, ahead of r/UFOs (41). Counts are averages over the last seven days.
How many paranormal communities are on this list?
We list 10 safe-for-work paranormal communities with at least 25,000 members each, 12.9M members in total (people can be in several). Reddit has many smaller ones too; our guide on searching Reddit shows how to find them.
What is the oldest paranormal subreddit?
r/UFOs, created on Mar 11, 2008.
Are these paranormal subreddits safe for work?
Yes. Every community on this page is public and not marked 18+ by Reddit, and we filter out communities whose name or description points to adult content.
Data: Reddit's public subreddit search and the Arctic Shift archive (Nov 6, 2026), growth from SubMouse's weekly snapshots. Member counts of communities outside our Top 1000 come from the archive and can lag a little. Not affiliated with Reddit.