r/chicagofood peaks Sundays 11pm-1am UTC
r/chicagofood was created on January 12, 2011, making it 15 years and 5 months old and one of the earliest subreddits on Reddit. With 189,508 members, this is a mid-size community that has built a substantial following and typically sees consistent daily activity.
r/chicagofood is experiencing strong growth, with 3,239 new members in the last 30 days.
r/chicagofood shows moderate engagement relative to its size, with an average of 57.9 upvotes per post across its 189,508 members. The community is highly discussion-oriented, with a comment-to-upvote ratio of 0.54. To reach the Hot section of r/chicagofood, posts typically need at least 1 upvotes, reflecting the community's activity level.
Posts on r/chicagofood receive an average of 31.1 comments, indicating a highly engaged community where members actively participate in conversations rather than passively consuming content. This level of discussion is characteristic of communities that value dialogue and diverse perspectives.
Based on an analysis of 100 top posts from the past week, Sunday is the most active day with 17 posts reaching the top, while Saturday sees the least activity with 12 posts. Activity is fairly evenly distributed between weekdays and weekends.
The peak posting hours are around 11pm UTC (11 posts), 3pm UTC (8 posts), and 1am UTC (8 posts). The quietest hours are 9am UTC, 7am UTC, and 6am UTC, with only 1-1 posts each reaching the top during these times.
Weekly breakdown: Monday (16), Tuesday (13), Wednesday (16), Thursday (12), Friday (14), Saturday (12), Sunday (17) posts reaching the top.
r/chicagofood currently has 189,508 subscribers. Over the past 30 days, the community has grown by 3,239 members (1.74%), averaging 108 new subscribers per day. This growth rate places r/chicagofood in the top 2% of all tracked subreddits.
Over the past 90 days, r/chicagofood has gained 9,272 subscribers (5.14%). Since tracking began 690 days ago, the community has added 87,452 total subscribers.
r/chicagofood is experiencing strong growth, with 3,239 new members in the last 30 days.
r/chicagofood has 189,508 subscribers as of July 2026.
The best time to post on r/chicagofood is Sundays 11pm-1am UTC, based on analysis of top-performing posts from the past week.
r/chicagofood is experiencing strong growth, with 3,239 new members in the last 30 days.
r/chicagofood was created on January 12, 2011, making it 15 years old.
Posts on r/chicagofood typically need at least 1 upvotes to reach the Hot section.
r/chicagofood is a Reddit community with 189,508 subscribers. The community describes itself as: "All things relevant to Chicagoland food and its restaurants" The best time to post on r/chicagofood is Sundays 11pm-1am UTC. Posts receive an average of 57.9 upvotes and 31.1 comments. The minimum upvotes needed to reach the Hot section is approximately 1. The subreddit is adding approximately 108 new members each day. Founded 15 years ago, r/chicagofood is tracked and analyzed by RedditList as part of its comprehensive database of over 106,361 subreddits.
Last updated: 2026-06-30 05:29:28