r/shortscarystories peaks Tuesdays 9pm-11pm UTC
r/shortscarystories was created on December 05, 2011, making it 14 years and 6 months old and one of the older subreddits on Reddit. With 876,380 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 1,904 new members in the last 30 days.
r/shortscarystories shows moderate engagement relative to its size, with an average of 154.3 upvotes per post across its 876,380 members. The community is primarily content-consumption focused, with a comment-to-upvote ratio of 0.11. To reach the Hot section of r/shortscarystories, posts typically need at least 4 upvotes, reflecting the community's activity level.
Posts on r/shortscarystories receive an average of 16.6 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 100 top posts from the past week, Tuesday is the most active day with 20 posts reaching the top, while Friday sees the least activity with 10 posts. Activity is fairly evenly distributed between weekdays and weekends.
The peak posting hours are around 9pm UTC (13 posts), 4pm UTC (11 posts), and 5pm UTC (9 posts). The quietest hours are 2am UTC, 9am UTC, and 11am UTC, with only 1-1 posts each reaching the top during these times.
Weekly breakdown: Monday (13), Tuesday (20), Wednesday (17), Thursday (11), Friday (10), Saturday (16), Sunday (13) posts reaching the top.
r/shortscarystories currently has 876,380 subscribers. Over the past 30 days, the community has grown by 1,904 members (0.22%), averaging 61 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 5,443 subscribers (0.62%). Since tracking began 678 days ago, the community has added 59,651 total subscribers.
r/shortscarystories is steadily growing, with 1,904 new members in the last 30 days.
r/shortscarystories has 876,380 subscribers as of June 2026.
The best time to post on r/shortscarystories is Tuesdays 9pm-11pm UTC, based on analysis of top-performing posts from the past week.
r/shortscarystories is steadily growing, with 1,904 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 4 upvotes to reach the Hot section.
r/shortscarystories is a Reddit community with 876,380 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 Tuesdays 9pm-11pm UTC. Posts receive an average of 154.3 upvotes and 16.6 comments. The minimum upvotes needed to reach the Hot section is approximately 4. The subreddit is adding approximately 61 new members each day. Founded 14 years ago, r/shortscarystories is tracked and analyzed by RedditList as part of its comprehensive database of over 106,360 subreddits.
Last updated: 2026-06-17 08:38:21