SubTrends

Averages 31 posts/day, top 10% activity. Most active Mondays around 12 PM UTC. Mostly image posts (73%).

Posts / Day Average posts per day this month. Arrow is change vs the prior calendar month.
31 8%
Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post this month (upvotes minus downvotes). Arrow is change vs the prior month.
67 24%
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 2%
Activity Rank #4,692 by posts/day among 92,652 tracked SFW subreddits as of Jul 2026 (Top 10%). Arrow is spots gained or lost vs the prior month.
#4,692 360
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.
8%
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.
29%

r/BBQ Traffic & Engagement

Volume and engagement over time

Posts/DayAvg Upvotes020406080050100150Jul 1Jul 8Jul 15Jul 22Jul 29
Posts/Day Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post in this bucket.

Post Format

Top Post Type Image
Typical Title Length Short (40 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
26%
10–99
47%
100–999
26%
1K+
1%
Posts that get upvoted Share of posts that received at least one upvote (2+ net upvotes). Most posts at 1 upvote are excluded. 64%
Median upvoted post Median upvotes among posts that received upvotes. Differs from Avg Upvotes in the snapshot, which includes every post. 32
Top post Highest upvote count on a single post this month. 2.4K

r/BBQ Most Active Times

Peak posting by day and hour (UTC)

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Most Active by Day

Sun 2 PM
Mon 12 PM
Tue 9 PM
Wed 4 PM
Thu 2 PM
Fri 3 PM
Sat 1 PM

r/BBQ Flair Performance

Upvotes and volume by flair

Flair Posts Upvotes
[Question]54 (16.6%)78
[Beef]45 (13.8%)166
[Pork]44 (13.5%)124
[BBQ]44 (13.5%)76
[Smoking]26 (8.0%)65
[Poultry]19 (5.8%)209
[Beef][Brisket]13 (4.0%)95
[Pork][Ribs]13 (4.0%)182
[Grilling]9 (2.8%)25
[Tools]8 (2.5%)8

Post Type Breakdown

Share by text, image, or link

73%image posts

r/BBQ Trending Keywords

Ranked by how often they appear

KeywordMentions ▼UpvotesComments
bbq
162 (16.8%)
4817
ribs
108 (11.2%)
8313
pork
77 (8.0%)
6713
first
77 (8.0%)
7618
brisket
74 (7.7%)
7026
smoked
60 (6.2%)
11212
time
46 (4.8%)
3910
grill
44 (4.6%)
8633
chicken
44 (4.6%)
10311
beef
40 (4.2%)
14115

r/BBQ Mentioned Domains

Most linked sites

Domain Links Upvotes
youtube.com30

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 Mondays around 12 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 31 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 67 upvotes this month (net score per post).

What kind of posts does r/BBQ get most?

On r/BBQ, most posts are image posts (73%)