r/humanoidencounters
If you have ever had an encounter with a humanoid being, this is the place to post it. Have you been abducted by "aliens?" Have you bumped…
How to think about r/humanoidencounters
This community is dedicated to sharing personal encounters with humanoid beings, including aliens, cryptids, and other mysterious entities. Members recount their experiences, ranging from abductions to sightings of Sasquatch-like creatures. The distinct focus on firsthand narratives creates a unique space for those who believe in or have encountered the unexplained, fostering a sense of camaraderie among enthusiasts of the paranormal and cryptozoology.
Confidence 4/5
Audience
Participants in this community are typically individuals interested in the paranormal, cryptozoology, and unexplained phenomena. The demographic is diverse, often including those who have had unusual experiences or are simply curious about such topics. The vibe is generally open-minded, with members eager to share and discuss their stories, while also seeking validation or understanding of their encounters.
Posting culture
Content that thrives includes detailed personal accounts of encounters, photographs, and discussions about various humanoid phenomena. Posts that lack specificity or appear overly skeptical may face downvotes. Members often engage in storytelling, and there is a cadence of frequent posting, especially when new sightings or experiences arise, creating a dynamic and active community atmosphere.
Brand engagement notes
Brands looking to engage with this community should approach with caution, as overt promotion is often met with skepticism or hostility. Authenticity is key; brands could consider sharing relevant content that aligns with the community's interests, such as educational materials on cryptids or paranormal phenomena. Collaborations with credible figures in the field or sponsoring discussions around related topics may resonate better than traditional advertising.
Top keywords
What r/humanoidencounters talks about
Weighted by how often each term appears in posts and comments, relative to baseline frequency. The largest words are the strongest signals of community focus.
External signals
Where the community looks
Top external domains linked from posts and comments — a quick read on the sources of truth this audience trusts.
- phantomsandmonsters.com
- i.redd.it
- infinityexplorers.com
- reddit.com
- howandwhys.com
- singularfortean.com
- noctivagantpodcast.buzzsprout.com
- imgur.com
- v.redd.it
- twitter.com
- donkeyjunk.com
- et-cultures.com
- youtu.be
- coasttocoastpm.podbean.com
- fb.watch
- paranormalcatalog.net
- open.spotify.com
- i.imgur.com
- dublinlive.ie
- ghosttheory.com
Top contributors
Who shapes the conversation
The most active and most-upvoted posters and commenters in this community. Useful when planning outreach or studying a community's tastemakers.
Top posters
By post count
- u/cryptid
- u/emilos260
- u/brats699
- u/ansh4050
- u/SingularFortean
- u/ProjectBluebookTV
- u/Intelligent-Loan-592
- u/godzilla19821982
- u/NoctivagantPodcast
- u/[deleted]
- u/UAPofNH
- u/matthew_caspian
- u/real_politik_pod
- u/theMothman1966
- u/MikeJamieson1950
- u/MartianXAshATwelve
- u/Earth7051
- u/shine0n4ever
- u/Western-Fisherman-22
- u/joeyisnotmyname
- u/Underbelly2_0
- u/MACKGforEver
- u/wozziies
- u/SolutionCreepy6067
- u/GrinningPizza
- u/elwyn5150
- u/sniggity
- u/Trick_Season_9499
- u/GilgameshvsHumbaba
- u/Hanpee221b
- u/DelveSea8
- u/paranormalisnormal
- u/Hidden-Creatures
- u/ExtensionBuffalo8092
- u/ThadeusKray
- u/austingoeshard
- u/R0-M
- u/paranormalguy86
- u/Curious-Ad4680
- u/SpiritWorldExplorer
- u/LeonNonPeon
- u/INCREDHISTORY
- u/tayvibes
- u/SmilingFriendsHQ
- u/emveetu
- u/Throwaway-71
- u/alwystired
- u/SeenParanormalThings
- u/barl31
- u/hunter_williams_
- u/helloimronnie
- u/Odd-Reception-2069
- u/user678990655
- u/Captain_Litecoin
- u/Sm0ke_Sh0w
- u/somarji
- u/Latticese
- u/dinosaur_decay
- u/bertramdaddy
- u/AntisocialGuru
- u/Attention_Fast
- u/Wacky_Paleontologist
- u/Any_Insect8448
- u/RevolutionaryPie5223
- u/Thefuckeroffaces
- u/panos42
- u/cannuckgamer
- u/cashan0va_007
- u/Anxious-Custard6208
- u/babyjuice999
- u/fastxloud
- u/h3lios
- u/sis_gldhr
- u/Salty-Injury-3187
- u/ChuckWool
- u/darlingchase
- u/GROUNDZEROCONTENT
- u/jumpinGMO
- u/babyel93
- u/Solid_Tie4180
- u/Damiendw
- u/-boogercookie-
- u/Artist_Laurence
- u/anoncitizen4
- u/Octamax4528263638
- u/Sweet-Dragonfly4851
- u/JoeSinopoli
- u/MichelRuisch
- u/willowduck89
- u/highroller2002
- u/Agitated_Rice8818
- u/Galdtay93
- u/dashingchair
- u/Devilish-Doll
- u/Jesse_O_48
- u/brandongraves08
- u/TheHybred
- u/erepair
- u/Temporary_Sentence74
- u/forbiddensnackie
By votes
- u/emilos260
- u/cryptid
- u/brats699
- u/joeyisnotmyname
- u/ansh4050
- u/Underbelly2_0
- u/SingularFortean
- u/tayvibes
- u/Intelligent-Loan-592
- u/SmilingFriendsHQ
- u/emveetu
- u/godzilla19821982
- u/UAPofNH
- u/Throwaway-71
- u/alwystired
- u/MACKGforEver
- u/SeenParanormalThings
- u/Earth7051
- u/SolutionCreepy6067
- u/barl31
- u/hunter_williams_
- u/helloimronnie
- u/ProjectBluebookTV
- u/Odd-Reception-2069
- u/user678990655
- u/Captain_Litecoin
- u/Sm0ke_Sh0w
- u/matthew_caspian
- u/wozziies
- u/somarji
- u/[deleted]
- u/GrinningPizza
- u/Latticese
- u/GilgameshvsHumbaba
- u/dinosaur_decay
- u/bertramdaddy
- u/AntisocialGuru
- u/Attention_Fast
- u/Wacky_Paleontologist
- u/Any_Insect8448
- u/elwyn5150
- u/sniggity
- u/Trick_Season_9499
- u/RevolutionaryPie5223
- u/Thefuckeroffaces
- u/panos42
- u/real_politik_pod
- u/cannuckgamer
- u/cashan0va_007
- u/Anxious-Custard6208
- u/babyjuice999
- u/paranormalisnormal
- u/Hanpee221b
- u/shine0n4ever
- u/h3lios
- u/fastxloud
- u/sis_gldhr
- u/Salty-Injury-3187
- u/ChuckWool
- u/darlingchase
- u/jumpinGMO
- u/GROUNDZEROCONTENT
- u/babyel93
- u/DelveSea8
- u/Solid_Tie4180
- u/Damiendw
- u/-boogercookie-
- u/anoncitizen4
- u/Artist_Laurence
- u/Octamax4528263638
- u/Sweet-Dragonfly4851
- u/JoeSinopoli
- u/MichelRuisch
- u/willowduck89
- u/MartianXAshATwelve
- u/highroller2002
- u/Agitated_Rice8818
- u/Galdtay93
- u/Jesse_O_48
- u/dashingchair
- u/Devilish-Doll
- u/brandongraves08
- u/TheHybred
- u/erepair
- u/Temporary_Sentence74
- u/MikeJamieson1950
- u/forbiddensnackie
- u/Totorekupfer
- u/FantASSticWill
- u/Appropriate_Guide_35
- u/DREMORA_VALKYNAZ
- u/Inspection_Perfect
- u/thebignazty
- u/theMothman1966
- u/Morenob1
- u/Springtronic315
- u/Modern_Explorer
- u/Dogman_91
- u/_KRISPY_-
- u/dienaked
Top commenters
By comment count
- u/[deleted]
- u/emilos260
- u/jamesquall9192
- u/buckee8
- u/HeatScissors003
- u/AmberHour2
- u/TheRiceDevice
- u/ExKnockaroundGuy
- u/Moving_Under_Fire
- u/SlugJones
- u/RealCountryBoy
- u/Yours_and_mind_balls
- u/BannedfromTelevsion
- u/Bleepin_BooperDooper
- u/addictedtoreddit777
- u/dalmatian777
- u/TirayShell
- u/lurkerboi2020
- u/bertiesghost
- u/Miraculous773
- u/elwyn5150
- u/winnipegsmost
- u/Beard_Man
- u/trashponder
- u/visicircle
- u/GabrielBathory
- u/Underbelly2_0
- u/-Xx_CpS_xX-
- u/Ok-Restaurant8690
- u/Ornery_Translator285
- u/cannuckgamer
- u/Utahvikingr
- u/Pattymayo2222
- u/Ollex999
- u/itsydots537
- u/ChampaignPapi86
- u/DangerousDiscoTits
- u/Hanpee221b
- u/sallithorpe
- u/Parading_Panda12
- u/electr1cbubba
- u/laikenbacon
- u/TheHossDelgado
- u/CosmicM00se
- u/timlest
- u/Ok_Fox_1770
- u/OCTM2
- u/Downvote_deliveryman
- u/Talking_Strange
- u/Crazy_Echidna4870
- u/wlh0242
- u/Video-Comfortable
- u/Fantazumagoria
- u/Natal1e32B
- u/Drtjrs
- u/Anon_In_Web
- u/DuckInTheFog
- u/Responsible_Public15
- u/EasyEEE37
- u/greymaresinspace
- u/WeAreLegion411
- u/CactusCracktus
- u/ud4y
- u/No_Administration468
- u/Old_Laugh_2386
- u/emveetu
- u/offtobedfordshire
- u/No-Mix-9366
- u/mind_document
- u/enkrypt3d
- u/Crepes_for_days3000
- u/ZW31H4ND3R
- u/archangel-4444
- u/Soviet_Sultan
- u/SuperNoob74
- u/Brianthepartyanimal
- u/Jaffa_Tealk
- u/Jagu721
- u/ProcessCreative5306
- u/MPPockets4
- u/PerfectMako9
- u/BadHabitsDieYoung
- u/THEFLYINGSCOTSMAN415
- u/ElJefe543
- u/HelloDeathspresso
- u/JambaChevron777
- u/supermarket_Ba
- u/opalizedentity
- u/gaze-upon-it
- u/PlanetaryConundrum
- u/Ok_Scholar9259
- u/Greedy-Specific7723
- u/SuperNova0_0
- u/youworry
- u/Medical_Poet_9900
- u/the_not_my_throwaway
- u/Apprehensive-Room-24
- u/ripjohnmcain
- u/pastelldillann
- u/SpeakingInDrums
By votes
- u/emilos260
- u/idkrandomusername1
- u/CowPunkRockStar
- u/VermilionGunner
- u/[deleted]
- u/tw0pantz
- u/improbablynotahuman
- u/SinisterHummingbird
- u/lurkerboi2020
- u/PurgatoryMountain
- u/Bigbonekjcc
- u/Lizzy_lazarus
- u/placeboaffix
- u/Sphere369
- u/Fuzzy-Pollution-3883
- u/ThisToxicProphet
- u/optimusflan
- u/Alteredego619
- u/ExKnockaroundGuy
- u/cannuckgamer
- u/hussan546
- u/DivineJustice
- u/Revolutionary_Tale_1
- u/johninbigd
- u/bigbio2521
- u/Possible-Nature2248
- u/CrazyEG
- u/SlugJones
- u/FrivolousFrank
- u/TweeksTurbos
- u/Raenoke
- u/ReklessGamer07
- u/SaltyBawlz
- u/monchichi025
- u/user678990655
- u/VolatileOntology
- u/Comfortable-Ad-63
- u/Jaffa_Tealk
- u/joe_ruins_things
- u/Anon_In_Web
- u/Nahdudeurgood
- u/MarionberryShot6480
- u/ZeroQuick
- u/VerboseChicken9
- u/Eloisem333
- u/talaxia
- u/theblackmamba8124
- u/Solwilo
- u/MACKGforEver
- u/leyendeck
- u/TirayShell
- u/amon2365
- u/Raging_Rocket
- u/vehiclesales
- u/Underbelly2_0
- u/awright_john
- u/Samiris33
- u/Meekgeek531
- u/Fantazumagoria
- u/B1TAH1
- u/FormidableEscape
- u/TarnieOlson
- u/dreamconcubine
- u/intheworldnotof
- u/RadRandy2
- u/TrashMammal84
- u/sumpuertoricanguy13
- u/Thief025
- u/wrckid
- u/Doctor-Volty
- u/macweirdo42
- u/JerryDandridge54
- u/Ornery_Translator285
- u/brats699
- u/visicircle
- u/stabthecynix
- u/Thisisnow1984
- u/OddPlunders
- u/cobalt358
- u/Yours_and_mind_balls
- u/LifeIsBizarre
- u/Remarkable_Routine62
- u/BillyMeier42
- u/fuckshawn1
- u/GracefulFiber
- u/DizzyConstruction823
- u/sackman93
- u/Moving_Under_Fire
- u/deckard1980
- u/dirtplug
- u/bleachedgasshole
- u/stank_head
- u/HiImChewy
- u/adrisc00
- u/sancho420420
- u/-_-Naga_-_
- u/mishaving_p0tato
- u/Izlude
- u/tauntonlake
- u/jollyc
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FAQ
r/humanoidencounters — frequently asked questions
Quick facts about this subreddit's size, history, focus, and related communities.
How many subscribers does r/humanoidencounters have?
r/humanoidencounters has approximately 356,255 subscribers as of May 27, 2026.
When was r/humanoidencounters created?
r/humanoidencounters was created on May 24, 2014 (12 years ago).
What is r/humanoidencounters about?
This community is dedicated to sharing personal encounters with humanoid beings, including aliens, cryptids, and other mysterious entities. Members recount their experiences, ranging from abductions to sightings of Sasquatch-like creatures. The distinct focus on firsthand narratives creates a unique space for those who believe in or have encountered the unexplained, fosterin…
What subreddits are similar to r/humanoidencounters?
Communities similar to r/humanoidencounters include r/cryptozoology, r/bigfoot, r/aliens, r/crawlersightings, r/skinwalkers.
Who are the most active posters on r/humanoidencounters?
The most frequent posters on r/humanoidencounters include u/cryptid, u/emilos260, u/brats699.
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