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About r/food

In its own words:

The internets number one place for original food images and more!

The community was created on Jan 25, 2008, which makes it 18 years old. Since Oct 19, 2026, it has gained 4,918 subscribers (+0.02%). It sits just behind r/AmItheAsshole (#23) and ahead of r/GetMotivated (#25) in our ranking.

What sets r/food apart

Compared with other large communities, r/food leans heavily on images (64% of recent posts; the typical Top 100 subreddit sits at 9%). People mostly look and upvote here rather than comment — about 5.9 comments per post, against 16.2 for a typical large subreddit. Its rhythm is strongly tied to time zones: the busiest hour (15:00 UTC) sees about 5.2× as many posts as the quietest (07:00 UTC).

Subscriber growth

Between Sep 19, 2026 and Oct 29, 2026, r/food grew from 24,559,005 to 24,580,733 subscribers (+21.7K, +0.09%). That is about 543 new members per day. The chart uses our weekly snapshots (8 so far), so it gets longer every week.

All-time top posts

The highest-ranked posts in the history of r/food, from 2017 to 2023, ranked by Reddit.

[I ate] a taco boxu/notanotherchinadoll · Nov 7, 2020 · image
[Pro/Chef] “Raspbaby Yoda” Raspberry Pieu/ThePieous · Dec 6, 2019 · 70,308 points · 827 comments · image
[Pro/Chef] Mirror Glazed Mousse Cakeu/ragsy1224 · Feb 21, 2021 · image
[Homemade] Blackberry-Lemon Cheesecakeu/aybrah · Feb 13, 2019 · 65,685 points · 943 comments · image
[Homemade] cheesecake with buttercream frostingu/elephantsgraveyard · Nov 15, 2020 · image
[Homemade] Homer Simpson Cakeu/Craftastrophe · Jul 6, 2020 · image
[Homemade] Crunchwrap Supremeu/cookinwithclint · Mar 22, 2021 · image
[Homemade] Kraken Pieu/GypsyWitch05 · Mar 14, 2018 · 56,673 points · 730 comments · image
[Homemade] cartoon cake sliceu/Single_Disaster_2856 · Apr 8, 2023 · 58,910 points · 963 comments · image
[Homemade] Cherry/Blueberry Bunny Pieu/Unqualified2Live · Apr 12, 2020 · 54,664 points · 623 comments · image

What r/food talks about

We read the titles of 690 recent posts (Oct 21–Oct 28), the words that come up most are “homemade”, “ate”, “chicken”, “cheese” and “steak”. Other frequent themes are rice, potatoes, beef, soup, sauce and pork. Recurring phrases include “homemade chicken”, “homemade steak”, “mashed potatoes” and “pro chef”. By format, 64% are images, 28% are galleries and 6% are text posts.

homemade 486
ate 156
chicken 90
cheese 44
steak 39
rice 35
potatoes 31
beef 30
soup 30
sauce 30
pork 27
bacon 22
breakfast 22
text 22
pasta 20
garlic 20
chocolate 20
pizza 19

Popular post flairs: Recipe In Comments (32), Vegetarian (25), ✨Sprinkles at Maximum Capacity✨ (19), :Spag: Blessed by noodly appendage (11), Discussion (8), Lactose-Free (4).

Activity and best time to post

r/food gets about 120 new posts a day. The public archive holds 1,726,403 posts and 10,219,714 comments in total, about 5.9 comments per post. Last week the busiest day was Sunday (139 posts) and the quietest was Saturday (94). Posting peaks around 15:00 UTC and is lowest around 07:00 UTC.

Posts per hour of the day, UTC, Oct 21, 2026 – Oct 27, 2026

Images 64%Galleries 28%Text posts 6%Videos 3%

Rules of r/food

The moderators of r/food list 8 rules. In short:

Original Images only (OC Only)
Image posts: The majority of your title (over 50%) must specifically describe the food.
Add a [Tag] into Your Title
No Low-Quality Posts or Comments
Be Nice
No Abusive Circlejerks
Spam/NSFW Gif or Image Comment
Blog/Website Linking

How to join

Open reddit.com/r/food and press “Join”. Read the community rules in the sidebar before you post: every subreddit is run by its own volunteer moderators.

Frequently asked questions

How many members does r/food have?

r/food has 24,580,733 subscribers (Oct 29, 2026), which makes it the #24 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 21,728 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Oct 29, 2026.

When was r/food created?

r/food was created on Jan 25, 2008, so it has been around for 18 years. The oldest post in the public archive is from Jan 26, 2008.

Is r/food still active?

Yes. r/food gets about 120 new posts a day (average of the last four weeks). Over its lifetime the archive counts 1,726,403 posts and 10,219,714 comments. In a sample of 690 recent posts we counted 490 different authors.

What is the best time to post in r/food?

Based on post counts from Oct 21, 2026 to Oct 27, 2026, the busiest day was Sunday and the quietest Saturday, and most posts arrive around 15:00 UTC, with the fewest around 07:00 UTC. More posts also means more competition, so a quieter hour can help a post get noticed.

What kind of posts are on r/food?

The community describes itself as: “The internets number one place for original food images and more!” Recent post titles often mention homemade, ate, chicken, cheese and steak. Most posts are images (64%).

Is r/food SFW?

Yes. Reddit does not mark r/food as an 18+ (NSFW) community, and its own rules forbid NSFW content. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.

What are the rules of r/food?

Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/food accepts both text and link posts, with images and galleries enabled. It has 8 posted rules, starting with: “Original Images only (OC Only)”; “Image posts: The majority of your title (over 50%) must specifically describe the food.”; “Add a [Tag] into Your Title”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.

What subreddits are similar to r/food?

Communities with similar topics include r/gaming (47.4M), r/EatCheapAndHealthy (11.5M), r/AmItheAsshole (24.7M), r/GetMotivated (24.1M) and r/mildlyinteresting (25.4M).

Stats from public data (data updated Oct 29, 2026; activity, rules and archive totals via the Arctic Shift archive, Oct 29, 2026; top posts from Reddit’s public feeds). Point and comment counts are archive snapshots and can be lower than on Reddit today. SubMouse is an independent directory and is not affiliated with Reddit or the moderators of r/food.

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