About r/Ghosts
In its own words:
Focus - 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 right to moderate posts and comments based on their suitability for this sub. Language: English.
Community guide
r/Ghosts (#920, about 1.2 million) focuses on evidence-minded ghost and paranormal discussion—fake or frivolous media risks bans, self-promo is prohibited, and “no orbs” is called out in the public description.
What belongs
Encounters, camera catches, and evidence talk (about 17 posts/day). Extensive rules cover image/video/story standards, EVPs, privacy, no politics, no dream analysis, no sagas, no NSFW, anti-trolling, and anti-self-promo.
Versus Paranormal and HighStrangeness
Those broaden into wider unexplained topics. Ghosts stays on apparitions/evidence with stricter fake-content enforcement.
Practical pointers
Don’t post orb-only fluff or self-promo reels; keep politics and dream diaries out.
SubMouse Editorial
The community was created on Jul 6, 2009, which makes it 17 years old. Since Oct 26, 2026, it has gained 0 subscribers (+0.00%). Among the 10 communities on our paranormal list it is number 4 by size. It sits just behind r/im14andthisisdeep (#919) and ahead of r/IndoorGarden (#921) in our ranking.
What sets r/Ghosts apart
Its rhythm is strongly tied to time zones: the busiest hour (15:00 UTC) sees about 10.0× as many posts as the quietest (05:00 UTC).
Subscriber growth
Between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026, r/Ghosts went up from 1,150,369 to 1,155,984 subscribers (+5.6K, +0.49%). That is about 128 new members per day. The chart uses our weekly snapshots (9 so far), so it gets longer every week.
What r/Ghosts talks about
Across 112 recent posts (Oct 29–Nov 5), the words that come up most are “ghost”, “experience”, “haunted”, “paranormal” and “camera”. Other frequent themes are house, halloween, caught, real, weird and room. Recurring phrases include “ring camera”, “paranormal experiences”, “cell phone” and “spirit communication”. By format, 43% are text posts, 15% are images and 15% are galleries.
Popular post flairs: Personal Encounter (17), What Do You Think? (13), Is this paranormal? (7), Caught on Camera (7), Captured Apparition (5), Paranormal Community [Discussion] (3).
Activity and best time to post
r/Ghosts gets about 17 new posts a day. The public archive holds 70,820 posts and 1,279,456 comments in total, about 18.1 comments per post. Last week the busiest day was Sunday (23 posts) and the quietest was Wednesday (5). Posting peaks around 15:00 UTC and is lowest around 05:00 UTC.
Rules of r/Ghosts
The moderators of r/Ghosts list 15 rules. In short:
- Images
- Videos
- Stories and Articles
- Self promotion and spamming
- Hate Posting/Trolling
- Cross posting
- EVPs
- Low Effort Posts
- Privacy
- Post links
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/Ghosts 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 big is r/Ghosts?
r/Ghosts has 1,155,984 subscribers (Nov 2, 2026), which makes it the #920 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 5,615 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026.
When was r/Ghosts created?
r/Ghosts was created on Jul 6, 2009, so it has been around for 17 years.
Is r/Ghosts still active?
Yes. r/Ghosts gets about 17 new posts a day (average of the last four weeks). Over its lifetime the archive counts 70,820 posts and 1,279,456 comments. In a sample of 112 recent posts we counted 102 different authors.
What is the best time to post in r/Ghosts?
Based on post counts from Oct 29, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, the busiest day was Sunday and the quietest Wednesday, and most posts arrive around 15:00 UTC, with the fewest around 05:00 UTC. More posts also means more competition, so a quieter hour can help a post get noticed.
What kind of posts are on r/Ghosts?
The community describes itself as: “Focus - 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 res…” Recent post titles often mention ghost, experience, haunted, paranormal and camera. Most posts are text posts (43%).
Is r/Ghosts SFW?
Yes. Reddit does not mark r/Ghosts as an 18+ (NSFW) community, and its own rules forbid NSFW content. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.
What are the rules of r/Ghosts?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/Ghosts accepts both text and link posts, with images, videos and galleries enabled. It has 15 posted rules, starting with: “Images”; “Videos”; “Stories and Articles”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
What subreddits are similar to r/Ghosts?
Communities with similar topics include r/Paranormal (2.3M), r/self (1.8M), r/ifyoulikeblank (1.5M), r/PhotoshopRequest (2.4M) and r/HighStrangeness (1.2M).
Stats from public data (data updated Nov 2, 2026; activity, rules and archive totals via the Arctic Shift archive, Nov 6, 2026). 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/Ghosts.