r/shortscarystories peaks Wednesdays 3pm-5pm UTC
r/shortscarystories was created on December 05, 2011, making it 14 years and 11 months old and one of the older subreddits on Reddit. With 884,393 members, this is a mid-size community that has built a substantial following and typically sees consistent daily activity.
r/shortscarystories is steadily growing, with 5,487 new members in the last 30 days.
r/shortscarystories shows typical engagement for a community of this scale, with an average of 78.6 upvotes per post across its 884,393 members. The community is primarily content-consumption focused, with a comment-to-upvote ratio of 0.09. To reach the Hot section of r/shortscarystories, posts typically need at least 5 upvotes, reflecting the community's activity level.
Posts on r/shortscarystories receive an average of 6.7 comments, indicating a community that primarily engages through upvoting content. Posts tend to be appreciated more through voting than through discussion in the comments.
Based on an analysis of 83 top posts from the past week, Wednesday is the most active day with 16 posts reaching the top, while Friday sees the least activity with 7 posts. Weekday activity is higher than weekends, suggesting a more professionally-oriented community.
The peak posting hours are around 3pm UTC (11 posts), 4pm UTC (11 posts), and 2pm UTC (9 posts). The quietest hours are 7am UTC, 11pm UTC, and 8pm UTC, with only 1-1 posts each reaching the top during these times.
Weekly breakdown: Monday (12), Tuesday (14), Wednesday (16), Thursday (13), Friday (7), Saturday (10), Sunday (11) posts reaching the top.
r/shortscarystories currently has 884,393 subscribers. Over the past 30 days, the community has grown by 5,487 members (0.62%), averaging 57 new subscribers per day. This growth rate places r/shortscarystories in the top 15% of all tracked subreddits.
Over the past 90 days, r/shortscarystories has gained 5,487 subscribers (0.62%). Since tracking began 738 days ago, the community has added 53,898 total subscribers. The recent growth rate is consistent with the community's longer-term trajectory.
r/shortscarystories is steadily growing, with 5,487 new members in the last 30 days.
r/shortscarystories has 884,393 subscribers as of November 2026.
The best time to post on r/shortscarystories is Wednesdays 3pm-5pm UTC, based on analysis of top-performing posts from the past week.
r/shortscarystories is steadily growing, with 5,487 new members in the last 30 days.
r/shortscarystories was created on December 05, 2011, making it 14 years old.
Posts on r/shortscarystories typically need at least 5 upvotes to reach the Hot section.
r/shortscarystories is a Reddit community with 884,393 subscribers. The community describes itself as: "We deliver scares, thrills, and heart-wrenching twists in 1000 words or less" The best time to post on r/shortscarystories is Wednesdays 3pm-5pm UTC. Posts receive an average of 78.6 upvotes and 6.7 comments. The minimum upvotes needed to reach the Hot section is approximately 5. The subreddit is adding approximately 57 new members each day. Founded 14 years ago, r/shortscarystories is tracked and analyzed by RedditList as part of its comprehensive database of over 106,374 subreddits.
Last updated: 2026-10-29 22:50:32