SubTrends

Averages 18 posts/day, top 10% activity. Most active Sundays around 5 PM UTC. Mostly image posts (87%).

Posts / Day Average posts per day this month. Arrow is change vs the prior calendar month.
18 2%
Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post this month (upvotes minus downvotes). Arrow is change vs the prior month.
83 21%
Avg Comments Mean number of comments per post this month. Arrow is change vs the prior month when that month’s data is available.
9 9%
Activity Rank #8,540 by posts/day among 90,883 tracked SFW subreddits as of Sep 2026 (Top 10%). Arrow is spots gained or lost vs the prior month.
#8,540 315
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.
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.
41%

r/pasta Traffic & Engagement

Volume and engagement over time

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

Post Format

Top Post Type Image
Typical Title Length Short (38 chars)
Peak Day Sunday

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
23%
10–99
42%
100–999
34%
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. 59%
Median upvoted post Median upvotes among posts that received upvotes. Differs from Avg Upvotes in the snapshot, which includes every post. 46
Top post Highest upvote count on a single post this month. 4.2K

r/pasta Most Active Times

Peak posting by day and hour (UTC)

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Most Active by Day

Sun 5 PM
Mon 8 PM
Tue 2 PM
Wed 10 PM
Thu 3 PM
Fri 10 AM
Sat 1 PM

r/pasta Flair Performance

Upvotes and volume by flair

Flair Posts Upvotes
Homemade Dish283 (54.7%)107
Pasta From Scratch89 (17.2%)86
Question40 (7.7%)7
Homemade Dish - From Scratch27 (5.2%)161
Restaurant21 (4.1%)7
Pasta Gear19 (3.7%)4
Info15 (2.9%)13
Recipe13 (2.5%)9
Store Bought 6 (1.2%)14
Professional 4 (0.8%)25

Post Type Breakdown

Share by text, image, or link

87%image posts

r/pasta Trending Keywords

Ranked by how often they appear

KeywordMentions ▼UpvotesComments
pasta
172 (32.8%)
506
spaghetti
74 (14.1%)
657
sauce
69 (13.2%)
667
carbonara
50 (9.5%)
11118
homemade
36 (6.9%)
658
made
35 (6.7%)
1086
tomato
32 (6.1%)
444
simple
27 (5.2%)
384
garlic
21 (4.0%)
338
chicken
21 (4.0%)
5010

r/pasta Mentioned Domains

Most linked sites

This community doesn't link off-site.

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

r/pasta Top Posts

Highest-performing posts

r/pasta Audience Overlap

Overlapping audiences

r/pasta FAQ

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

Based on posting volume, r/pasta is most active on Sundays around 5 PM UTC. That window has the most community activity, but busier hours also mean more competition for attention.

How active is r/pasta?

r/pasta averages 18 posts per day and ranks in the top 10% for activity among tracked SFW subreddits.

How many upvotes do posts on r/pasta get?

Posts on r/pasta average about 83 upvotes this month (net score per post).

What kind of posts does r/pasta get most?

On r/pasta, most posts are image posts (87%)