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r/food has 24,579,838 members and gets about 75.0 new posts a day. The best time to post is Thursday around 2pm US Eastern.

Members
24.6M
Posts per day
75.0
Avg comments
12.4
Created
2008

From the subreddit: The internet's number one place for original food images and more!

Best time to post on r/food

When this month's top 100 posts went up, weighted by score. Times are US Eastern.

  1. #1

    Thu 2pm

  2. #2

    Wed 5am

  3. #3

    Sun 4pm

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Who buys on r/food

The largest communities on Reddit by members. Huge reach, but rarely where buyers ask for help; useful for audience research and timing, not for leads.

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Common questions

r/food has 24,579,838 members, read from Reddit on October 27, 2026.

Based on when this month's top posts went up, Thursday around 2pm US Eastern. Check the heatmap for runner-up slots.

It gets about 75.0 new posts a day, and a new post averages 12.4 comments.

Read the subreddit rules first; most business subreddits remove promotional posts. What works is answering posts where someone asks for help, being genuinely useful, and disclosing when you mention your own product.

Watch for posts where someone asks for a recommendation, a quote, or an alternative to a tool. Leadhoot watches r/food for you, scores every new post 0–100 for buyer intent, and alerts you within a minute of the high scorers.

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