SubTrends

Averages 29 posts/day, top 10% activity. Most active Sundays around 8 PM UTC. Mostly image posts (70%).

Posts / Day Average posts per day this month. Arrow is change vs the prior calendar month.
29 26%
Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post this month (upvotes minus downvotes). Arrow is change vs the prior month.
88 57%
Avg Comments Mean number of comments per post this month. Arrow is change vs the prior month when that month’s data is available.
15 38%
Activity Rank #5,093 by posts/day among 91,563 tracked SFW subreddits as of Jun 2026 (Top 10%). Arrow is spots gained or lost vs the prior month.
#5,093 1,508
Top 10%
Posts w/ Links The percentage of posts that link off-site. This counts true link posts plus text posts with a URL in the body. Image and video posts are not counted.
10%
Low-Reply Rate Share of posts with 0 or 1 comment. A single comment is often an automated mod reply rather than real community discussion.
28%

r/BBQ Traffic & Engagement

Volume and engagement over time

Posts/DayAvg Upvotes0123401234
Posts/Day Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post in this bucket.

Post Format

Top Post Type Image
Typical Title Length Short (39 chars)
Peak Day Thursday

Upvote Distribution

How upvoted posts perform Only posts with 2+ upvotes. The bands below show how those posts are spread by upvote count.

2–9
30%
10–99
43%
100–999
25%
1K+
2%
Posts that get upvoted Share of posts that received at least one upvote (2+ net upvotes). Most posts at 1 upvote are excluded. 69%
Median upvoted post Median upvotes among posts that received upvotes. Differs from Avg Upvotes in the snapshot, which includes every post. 31
Top post Highest upvote count on a single post this month. 5.3K

r/BBQ Most Active Times

Peak posting by day and hour (UTC)

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Most Active by Day

Sun 8 PM
Mon 7 PM
Tue 11 AM
Wed 5 PM
Thu 3 PM
Fri 3 PM
Sat 12 PM

r/BBQ Flair Performance

Upvotes and volume by flair

Flair Posts Upvotes
[Beef]66 (24.0%)65
[Pork]50 (18.2%)186
[Question]46 (16.7%)23
[Smoking]24 (8.7%)129
[BBQ]23 (8.4%)293
[Beef][Brisket]17 (6.2%)159
[Poultry]14 (5.1%)67
[Pork][Ribs]9 (3.3%)73
[Question][BBQ]7 (2.5%)93
[Grilling]6 (2.2%)48

Post Type Breakdown

Share by text, image, or link

70%image posts

r/BBQ Trending Keywords

Ranked by how often they appear

KeywordMentions ▼UpvotesComments
bbq
142 (16.4%)
5716
ribs
92 (10.6%)
12816
first
83 (9.6%)
7310
brisket
83 (9.6%)
8014
pork
58 (6.7%)
9410
grill
57 (6.6%)
2513
time
45 (5.2%)
8214
smoked
43 (5.0%)
13717
chicken
39 (4.5%)
14716
day
39 (4.5%)
9520

r/BBQ Mentioned Domains

Most linked sites

Domain Links Upvotes
youtube.com51
youtu.be30

r/BBQ Top Posts

Highest-performing posts

r/BBQ Audience Overlap

Overlapping audiences

r/BBQ FAQ

What's the best time to post on r/BBQ?

Based on posting volume, r/BBQ is most active on Sundays around 8 PM UTC. That window has the most community activity, but busier hours also mean more competition for attention.

How active is r/BBQ?

r/BBQ averages 29 posts per day and ranks in the top 10% for activity among tracked SFW subreddits.

How many upvotes do posts on r/BBQ get?

Posts on r/BBQ average about 88 upvotes this month (net score per post).

What kind of posts does r/BBQ get most?

On r/BBQ, most posts are image posts (70%)