r/chicagofood peaks Thursdays 12am-2am UTC
r/chicagofood was created on January 12, 2011, making it 15 years and 2 months old and one of the earliest subreddits on Reddit. With 179,783 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 3,613 new members in the last 30 days.
r/chicagofood shows moderate engagement relative to its size, with an average of 74.3 upvotes per post across its 179,783 members. The community is moderately discussion-oriented, with a comment-to-upvote ratio of 0.36. To reach the Hot section of r/chicagofood, posts typically need at least 2 upvotes, reflecting the community's activity level.
Posts on r/chicagofood receive an average of 26.6 comments, indicating a community with a healthy balance between content appreciation and active discussion. Members regularly engage with posts through both upvotes and comments.
Based on an analysis of 100 top posts from the past week, Thursday is the most active day with 21 posts reaching the top, while Friday sees the least activity with 8 posts. Weekend activity tends to outpace weekdays, suggesting a more leisure-oriented community.
The peak posting hours are around 12am UTC (10 posts), 9pm UTC (10 posts), and 1am UTC (8 posts). The quietest hours are 2am UTC, 5am UTC, and 11am UTC, with only 2-1 posts each reaching the top during these times.
Weekly breakdown: Monday (17), Tuesday (8), Wednesday (14), Thursday (21), Friday (8), Saturday (15), Sunday (17) posts reaching the top.
r/chicagofood currently has 179,783 subscribers. Over the past 30 days, the community has grown by 3,613 members (2.05%), averaging 109 new subscribers per day. This growth rate places r/chicagofood in the top 1% of all tracked subreddits.
Over the past 90 days, r/chicagofood has gained 11,045 subscribers (6.55%). Since tracking began 594 days ago, the community has added 77,727 total subscribers. Growth has been accelerating recently compared to the longer-term trend.
r/chicagofood is experiencing strong growth, with 3,613 new members in the last 30 days.
r/chicagofood has 179,783 subscribers as of March 2026.
The best time to post on r/chicagofood is Thursdays 12am-2am UTC, based on analysis of top-performing posts from the past week.
r/chicagofood is experiencing strong growth, with 3,613 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 2 upvotes to reach the Hot section.
r/chicagofood is a Reddit community with 179,783 subscribers. The community describes itself as: "All things relevant to Chicagoland food and its restaurants" The best time to post on r/chicagofood is Thursdays 12am-2am UTC. Posts receive an average of 74.3 upvotes and 26.6 comments. The minimum upvotes needed to reach the Hot section is approximately 2. The subreddit is adding approximately 109 new members each day. Founded 15 years ago, r/chicagofood is tracked and analyzed by RedditList as part of its comprehensive database of over 106,347 subreddits.
Last updated: 2026-03-25 18:38:42