SubTrends

Averages 85 posts/day, top 5% activity. Most active Thursdays around 4 PM UTC. Mostly text posts (100%).

Posts / Day Average posts per day this month. Arrow is change vs the prior calendar month.
85 4%
Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post this month (upvotes minus downvotes). Arrow is change vs the prior month.
26 9%
Avg Comments Mean number of comments per post this month. Arrow is change vs the prior month when that month’s data is available.
37 6%
Activity Rank #1,162 by posts/day among 92,652 tracked SFW subreddits as of Jul 2026 (Top 5%). Arrow is spots gained or lost vs the prior month.
#1,162 44
Top 5%
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.
4%
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.
16%

r/Cooking Traffic & Engagement

Volume and engagement over time

Posts/DayAvg Upvotes0501001500255075100Jul 1Jul 8Jul 15Jul 22Jul 29
Posts/Day Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post in this bucket.

Post Format

Top Post Type Text
Typical Title Length Short (49 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
49%
10–99
38%
100–999
12%
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. 38%
Median upvoted post Median upvotes among posts that received upvotes. Differs from Avg Upvotes in the snapshot, which includes every post. 10
Top post Highest upvote count on a single post this month. 4.4K

r/Cooking Most Active Times

Peak posting by day and hour (UTC)

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#1 Top 3 activity windows

Most Active by Day

Sun 1 PM
Mon 5 PM
Tue 8 PM
Wed 2 PM
Thu 4 PM
Fri 4 PM
Sat 12 PM

r/Cooking Flair Performance

Upvotes and volume by flair

Flair Posts Upvotes
Food Safety17 (100.0%)15

Post Type Breakdown

Share by text, image, or link

100%text posts

r/Cooking Trending Keywords

Ranked by how often they appear

KeywordMentions ▼UpvotesComments
cooking
199 (7.5%)
1231
recipe
180 (6.8%)
1221
chicken
172 (6.5%)
1225
cook
155 (5.9%)
2238
make
143 (5.4%)
3154
best
120 (4.5%)
1034
recipes
116 (4.4%)
2745
help
111 (4.2%)
2431
rice
106 (4.0%)
3036
food
96 (3.6%)
1224

r/Cooking Mentioned Domains

Most linked sites

This community doesn't link off-site.

Its posts are text, images, or discussion rather than outbound links.

r/Cooking Top Posts

Highest-performing posts

r/Cooking Audience Overlap

Overlapping audiences

r/Cooking FAQ

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

Based on posting volume, r/Cooking is most active on Thursdays around 4 PM UTC. That window has the most community activity, but busier hours also mean more competition for attention.

How active is r/Cooking?

r/Cooking averages 85 posts per day and ranks in the top 5% for activity among tracked SFW subreddits.

How many upvotes do posts on r/Cooking get?

Posts on r/Cooking average about 26 upvotes this month (net score per post).

What kind of posts does r/Cooking get most?

On r/Cooking, most posts are text posts (100%)