r/UnresolvedMysteries

Unresolved Mysteries

Founded April 2013 · Public — anyone can post

Updated Sep 23

A subreddit dedicated to the unresolved mysteries of the world. Submissions should outline a mystery and provide a link to a more detailed review of the case such as a Wiki article or news report. Replies analysing and speculating over the mystery and possible explanations are encouraged. -

Members

4,498,723

4.5M

Online now

not captured in the last snapshot

Posts per day

2.2

from the last 100 posts, spanning 44.5 days

Comments per post

no sample yet

Growth · 7d

not enough history yet

Growth · 30d

not enough history yet

Promo tolerance

not assessed yet

Last post

Sep 23

sampled Sep 23

Distinct posters

60%

of the last 100 posts

Tracking since Sep 23 · growth spans are the real distance between snapshots, not rounded windows. Posts/day is measured from the community’s own newest posts on Reddit, not from what Prowlo happens to crawl.

Member growth

Tracking since Sep 23 — growth charts appear after a week of history.

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r/UnresolvedMysteries — frequently asked

How many members does r/UnresolvedMysteries have?

r/UnresolvedMysteries has 4,498,723 members as of our most recent crawl on Sep 23. Prowlo re-checks tracked communities on a rolling schedule, so this figure moves rather than sitting frozen at whatever it was when a scraper last ran.

Is r/UnresolvedMysteries growing?

We don't have 30 days of snapshot history for r/UnresolvedMysteries yet, so we're not going to invent a growth number. We've been tracking it since Sep 23; the chart fills in as history accumulates.

How active is r/UnresolvedMysteries?

Around 2.2 posts per day, measured from the newest 100 posts on Reddit, which span 44.5 days. Posting rate matters more than subscriber count when you're deciding where to spend your time — it determines how long your comment stays visible.

When was r/UnresolvedMysteries created?

r/UnresolvedMysteries was founded in April 2013 and is a public — anyone can post community. Age matters: an older community with steady growth has survived Reddit's moderation churn; a young one with a spike may not.

Who posts in r/UnresolvedMysteries?

Of the last 100 posts we sampled, 60% came from distinct accounts; the newest was published Sep 23. A low share means a feed dominated by a handful of accounts (bots, mods, or one prolific poster) rather than a community.

Can I promote my product in r/UnresolvedMysteries?

We don't have a promo-tolerance read for r/UnresolvedMysteries yet. Default to the safe approach: read the sidebar rules, contribute in threads where you gain nothing, and mention your product only when it is the honest answer to someone's question.

How do I monitor r/UnresolvedMysteries for mentions?

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