r/shortscarystories peaks Wednesdays 3pm-5pm UTC
r/shortscarystories was created on December 05, 2011, making it 14 years and 7 months old and one of the older subreddits on Reddit. With 878,384 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 2,154 new members in the last 30 days.
r/shortscarystories shows moderate engagement relative to its size, with an average of 174.2 upvotes per post across its 878,384 members. The community is primarily content-consumption focused, with a comment-to-upvote ratio of 0.12. To reach the Hot section of r/shortscarystories, posts typically need at least 11 upvotes, reflecting the community's activity level.
Posts on r/shortscarystories receive an average of 20.8 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 86 top posts from the past week, Wednesday is the most active day with 19 posts reaching the top, while Saturday sees the least activity with 5 posts. Weekday activity is higher than weekends, suggesting a more professionally-oriented community.
The peak posting hours are around 3pm UTC (10 posts), 4pm UTC (8 posts), and 5pm UTC (8 posts). The quietest hours are 10pm UTC, 8pm UTC, and 9am UTC, with only 2-1 posts each reaching the top during these times.
Weekly breakdown: Monday (15), Tuesday (11), Wednesday (19), Thursday (18), Friday (9), Saturday (5), Sunday (9) posts reaching the top.
r/shortscarystories currently has 878,384 subscribers. Over the past 30 days, the community has grown by 2,154 members (0.25%), averaging 67 new subscribers per day. This growth rate places r/shortscarystories in the top 20% of all tracked subreddits.
Over the past 90 days, r/shortscarystories has gained 5,666 subscribers (0.65%). Since tracking began 663 days ago, the community has added 53,901 total subscribers.
r/shortscarystories is steadily growing, with 2,154 new members in the last 30 days.
r/shortscarystories has 878,384 subscribers as of July 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 2,154 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 11 upvotes to reach the Hot section.
r/shortscarystories is a Reddit community with 878,384 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 174.2 upvotes and 20.8 comments. The minimum upvotes needed to reach the Hot section is approximately 11. The subreddit is adding approximately 67 new members each day. Founded 14 years ago, r/shortscarystories is tracked and analyzed by RedditList as part of its comprehensive database of over 106,366 subreddits.
Last updated: 2026-07-16 23:09:10