Low confidence

Fragmentary anecdotal reports, single-source claims, or active controversy. Provisional ratings; substantial new sources can move them in either direction.

91 canonical entries. See the confidence-levels methodology page for what each tier means.

• 29/40· HighApostolic Faith / fundamentalist-Pentecostal isolate communities· Christian
• 29/40· HighSeed of David / faith-healing isolates· Christian
• 26/40· High'Anchor' new online sects (umbrella, 2025+)· New Religious Movement
• 25/40· HighOnline radical-religious influencer cults (umbrella)· Other
• 25/40· HighThe Foundation (Trent and Tony Stansfeld)· New Religious Movement
• 25/40· HighAI-companion / chatbot cult communities (umbrella)· New Religious Movement
• 25/40· HighAccess Consciousness (Gary Douglas / Dain Heer)· Wellness / Multi-Level
• 25/40· HighOnline radical-religious influencer cults 2026 evolution· Other
• 25/40· HighHumanitarian-disaster opportunist online cult figures (2024–26)· Other
• 24/40· HighMar Mari Emmanuel / Christ the Good Shepherd Church (Sydney)· Christian
• 24/40· HighTablighi Jamaat (Saadi / Nizamuddin faction)· Islam
• 24/40· HighRight-wing news influencer parasocial cult communities· Political / Ideological
• 23/40· HighWestern Vajrayana high-control teacher circles (umbrella)· Buddhist
• 23/40· HighSanta Muerte high-control templos (umbrella)· Other
• 23/40· HighEkklesia / cell-church high-control networks· Christian
• 22/40· HighA Course in Miracles high-control circles· New Religious Movement
• 22/40· HighHebrew Roots Movement (high-control variants)· Christian
• 22/40· HighManosphere extreme-figure online cults· Political / Ideological
• 22/40· HighTrue Buddha School (Lu Sheng-yen)· Buddhist
• 21/40· HighFalun Gong (Falun Dafa)· New Religious Movement
• 21/40· HighConversations with God (Neale Donald Walsch) high-control circles· New Religious Movement
• 21/40· HighUniversal White Brotherhood (Peter Deunov / Mikhaël Aïvanhov)· New Religious Movement
• 20/40· ModerateDeobandi (high-control sub-currents)· Islam
• 20/40· ModerateMessianic Judaism (high-control fellowships)· Christian
• 20/40· ModerateVarious 2025 high-control group emergence (umbrella)· New Religious Movement
• 20/40· ModerateNGO / aid-worker cult umbrella (rare but documented)· Other
• 20/40· ModerateOnline trading-influencer cult communities (umbrella)· Wellness / Multi-Level
• 20/40· ModerateVarious Indonesian high-control Islamic groups (umbrella)· Islam
• 20/40· ModeratePhilippine Moro high-control groups (umbrella)· Islam
• 20/40· ModerateVietnamese high-control religious movements (umbrella)· Other
• 20/40· ModerateKenyan high-control church umbrella (beyond Mackenzie)· Christian
• 20/40· ModerateNaqshbandi-Haqqani (high-control sub-currents)· Islam
• 20/40· ModerateTenrikyo offshoots (Honmichi, Honbushin)· Other
• 20/40· ModerateIglesia de Cristo (Mexican high-control variants)· Christian
• 20/40· ModerateAyahuasca retreat high-control facilitator circles· Wellness / Multi-Level
• 20/40· Moderate5-MeO-DMT / Bufo Alvarius shaman circles· Wellness / Multi-Level
• 20/40· ModerateElon-Musk-stan online subcultures (high-control adjacent)· Political / Ideological
• 20/40· ModerateWealth-affirmation coaching cults· Wellness / Multi-Level
• 20/40· ModerateCatholic-charismatic high-control cells (Latin America)· Christian
• 19/40· ModerateBreslov Na Nach street-evangelism variants· Judaism
• 19/40· ModerateVarious 1970s 'mind cure' / human-potential movements (umbrella)· New Religious Movement
• 19/40· ModerateVarious Hawaiian / Polynesian guru-led communities (umbrella)· New Religious Movement
• 19/40· ModerateVarious 'clean eating' / 'wellness influencer' online cults (umbrella)· Wellness / Multi-Level
• 19/40· ModerateCarnivore-diet influencer cult communities· Wellness / Multi-Level
• 19/40· Moderate'Tradwife' online influencer cult communities (umbrella)· Political / Ideological
• 19/40· ModeratePolyamory / relationship coaching online cults (umbrella)· Wellness / Multi-Level
• 19/40· ModerateOnline trauma-healing influencer cults (umbrella)· Wellness / Multi-Level
• 19/40· ModerateVarious modern channeling networks (umbrella)· Wellness / Multi-Level
• 19/40· ModerateIndian online spirituality influencer cults 2025 (umbrella)· Hindu
• 19/40· ModerateVarious Bangladeshi pir / fakir high-control groups (umbrella)· Islam
• 19/40· ModerateCelebrity-led wellness cult communities (umbrella)· Wellness / Multi-Level
• 19/40· ModerateOnline dating-coach / 'attraction' parasocial cults (umbrella)· Wellness / Multi-Level
• 18/40· ModerateAetherius Society· New Religious Movement
• 18/40· ModerateVarious body-positive / fat-acceptance influencer cults (umbrella)· Wellness / Multi-Level
• 18/40· Moderate'Techno-feudalism' / accelerationist Silicon Valley online cults· Political / Ideological
• 18/40· ModerateFar-right religious-political movements (umbrella)· Political / Ideological
• 18/40· ModerateBolivian / Andean curanderismo high-control variants (umbrella)· Other
• 18/40· ModerateGlobal Awakening (Randy Clark)· Christian
• 18/40· ModerateRaëlian Movement modern continuation· New Religious Movement
• 18/40· ModerateGabriel Cousens / Tree of Life Center· Wellness / Multi-Level
• 17/40· ModerateOnline tarot / witch influencer cult communities (umbrella)· Pagan / Wiccan
• 17/40· ModerateInstagram spirituality influencer cult communities (umbrella)· Wellness / Multi-Level
• 17/40· ModerateTikTok spirituality / 'WitchTok' cult communities (umbrella)· Wellness / Multi-Level
• 17/40· ModerateParty for Socialism and Liberation (PSL)· Political / Ideological
• 17/40· ModerateMindValley high-control online communities· Wellness / Multi-Level
• 16/40· ModerateCrossFit-adjacent extreme-fitness cult communities (umbrella)· Wellness / Multi-Level
• 16/40· ModerateOnline mediumship / 'spirit channeling' cult communities (umbrella)· New Religious Movement
• 16/40· ModerateHolotropic Breathwork high-control facilitator circles· Wellness / Multi-Level
• 16/40· ModerateSri Karunamayi (Indian guru, hugging-style ministry)· Hindu
• 16/40· ModerateRenovação Carismática Católica (high-control Latin American variants)· Christian
• 15/40· ModerateCalvary Chapel network (high-control variants)· Christian
• 15/40· ModerateEckankar· New Religious Movement
• 15/40· ModerateOnline energy-healing influencer cult communities (umbrella)· Wellness / Multi-Level
• 15/40· ModerateOnline fitness influencer cult communities (umbrella)· Wellness / Multi-Level
• 15/40· ModerateOnline intuitive-eating / anti-diet influencer cults (umbrella)· Wellness / Multi-Level
• 15/40· ModerateVarious 'self-improvement' podcast cult communities (umbrella)· Wellness / Multi-Level
• 15/40· ModerateTony Robbins UPW intensives· Wellness / Multi-Level
• 15/40· ModerateSanto Daime / União do Vegetal (Brazilian ayahuasca churches)· Other
• 14/40· ModerateSelf-Realization Fellowship (Paramahansa Yogananda)· Hindu
• 14/40· ModerateSelf-Realization Fellowship modern continuation· Hindu
• 14/40· ModerateHolosync (Bill Harris / Centerpointe Research Institute)· Wellness / Multi-Level
• 14/40· ModerateZion Christian Church / ZCC (South Africa)· Christian
• 13/40· ModeratePrimitive Baptists (Old Line)· Christian
• 13/40· ModerateEuropean modern occult-revival movements (umbrella)· Pagan / Wiccan
• 13/40· ModerateWim Hof Method extreme-franchise variants· Wellness / Multi-Level
• 12/40· LowHuman Design online community (umbrella)· Wellness / Multi-Level
• 12/40· LowOther Bahá'í offshoots (umbrella)· Bahá'í
• 12/40· LowIndigenous-syncretic spiritual movements (umbrella)· Other
• 11/40· LowOnline astrology influencer cult communities (umbrella)· Wellness / Multi-Level
• 10/40· LowBuilders of the Adytum (BOTA)· New Religious Movement
• 7/40· LowQuraniyoon (Quran-only Muslims, mainstream)· Islam