Lifestyle, food & advice
r/recipes stats
r/recipes has 3,563,692 members and gets about 5.5 new posts a day. The best time to post is Thursday around 8am US Eastern.
- Members
- 3.6M
- Posts per day
- 5.5
- Avg comments
- 28.9
- Created
- 2008
From the subreddit: Improve and share your cooking repertoire with recipes from reddit's community.
Best time to post on r/recipes
When this month's top 100 posts went up, weighted by score. Times are US Eastern.
- #1
Thu 8am
- #2
Sat 10am
- #3
Wed 8pm
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Top posts this month
- Brownie Burnt Basque Cheesecake — fudgy brownie + creamy cheesecake in one bake▲ 2K
- Japanese Potato Curry▲ 1K
- Fun spooky pigs in a blanket.▲ 1K
- Ube Cheesecake▲ 855
- Mango Pancakes with Fresh Mango and Cream▲ 673
Who buys on r/recipes
People asking for advice on food, money, style, travel, careers and relationships. Buyers ask for product and service recommendations here every day.
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Common questions
r/recipes has 3,563,692 members, read from Reddit on October 29, 2026.
Based on when this month's top posts went up, Thursday around 8am US Eastern. Check the heatmap for runner-up slots.
It gets about 5.5 new posts a day, and a new post averages 28.9 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/recipes 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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