SubTrends

Averages 7 posts/day, top 25% activity. Most active Fridays around 3 PM UTC. Mostly image posts (96%).

Posts / Day Average posts per day this month. Arrow is change vs the prior calendar month.
7 62%
Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post this month (upvotes minus downvotes). Arrow is change vs the prior month.
18 6%
Avg Comments Mean number of comments per post this month. Arrow is change vs the prior month when that month’s data is available.
6 60%
Activity Rank #18,511 by posts/day among 92,652 tracked SFW subreddits as of Jul 2026 (Top 25%). Arrow is spots gained or lost vs the prior month.
#18,511 6,857
Top 25%
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.
1%
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.
39%

r/lunch Traffic & Engagement

Volume and engagement over time

Posts/DayAvg Upvotes0510150204060Jul 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 (32 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
44%
10–99
53%
100–999
3%
1K+
0%
Posts that get upvoted Share of posts that received at least one upvote (2+ net upvotes). Most posts at 1 upvote are excluded. 79%
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. 201

r/lunch Most Active Times

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Most Active by Day

Sun 6 AM
Mon 12 AM
Tue 5 PM
Wed 1 AM
Thu 4 PM
Fri 3 PM
Sat 1 AM

r/lunch Flair Performance

Upvotes and volume by flair

Flair Posts Upvotes
Ate45 (48.9%)16
Homemade43 (46.7%)19
Discussion4 (4.3%)27

Post Type Breakdown

Share by text, image, or link

97%image posts

r/lunch Trending Keywords

Ranked by how often they appear

KeywordMentions ▼UpvotesComments
lunch
83 (36.9%)
236
chicken
34 (15.1%)
164
rice
23 (10.2%)
156
salad
22 (9.8%)
115
today
14 (6.2%)
84
fried
12 (5.3%)
153
potato
11 (4.9%)
194
pasta
11 (4.9%)
269
homemade
10 (4.4%)
268

r/lunch Mentioned Domains

Most linked sites

This community doesn't link off-site.

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

r/lunch Top Posts

Highest-performing posts

r/lunch Audience Overlap

Overlapping audiences

r/lunch FAQ

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

Based on posting volume, r/lunch is most active on Fridays around 3 PM UTC. That window has the most community activity, but busier hours also mean more competition for attention.

How active is r/lunch?

r/lunch averages 7 posts per day and ranks in the top 25% for activity among tracked SFW subreddits.

How many upvotes do posts on r/lunch get?

Posts on r/lunch average about 18 upvotes this month (net score per post).

What kind of posts does r/lunch get most?

On r/lunch, most posts are image posts (96%)