r/cookingforbeginners peaks Wednesdays 12am-2am UTC
r/cookingforbeginners was created on July 31, 2014, making it 11 years and 11 months old and one of the older subreddits on Reddit. With 2,135,716 members, this is a large and well-established subreddit with significant reach and influence on Reddit.
r/cookingforbeginners is steadily growing, with 13,142 new members in the last 30 days.
r/cookingforbeginners shows typical engagement for a community of this scale, with an average of 63.6 upvotes per post across its 2,135,716 members. The community is highly discussion-oriented, with a comment-to-upvote ratio of 1.72. To reach the Hot section of r/cookingforbeginners, posts typically need at least 2 upvotes, reflecting the community's activity level.
Posts on r/cookingforbeginners receive an average of 109.4 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 64 top posts from the past week, Wednesday is the most active day with 18 posts reaching the top, while Saturday sees the least activity with 4 posts. Weekday activity is higher than weekends, suggesting a more professionally-oriented community.
The peak posting hours are around 12am UTC (7 posts), 10pm UTC (5 posts), and 3am UTC (5 posts). The quietest hours are 5am UTC, 2am UTC, and 10am UTC, with only 1-1 posts each reaching the top during these times.
Weekly breakdown: Monday (6), Tuesday (8), Wednesday (18), Thursday (8), Friday (10), Saturday (4), Sunday (10) posts reaching the top.
r/cookingforbeginners currently has 2,135,716 subscribers. Over the past 30 days, the community has grown by 13,142 members (0.62%), averaging 411 new subscribers per day. This growth rate places r/cookingforbeginners in the top 6% of all tracked subreddits.
Over the past 90 days, r/cookingforbeginners has gained 38,938 subscribers (1.86%). Since tracking began 614 days ago, the community has added 228,602 total subscribers. Growth has been accelerating recently compared to the longer-term trend.
r/cookingforbeginners is steadily growing, with 13,142 new members in the last 30 days.
r/cookingforbeginners has 2,135,716 subscribers as of July 2026.
The best time to post on r/cookingforbeginners is Wednesdays 12am-2am UTC, based on analysis of top-performing posts from the past week.
r/cookingforbeginners is steadily growing, with 13,142 new members in the last 30 days.
r/cookingforbeginners was created on July 31, 2014, making it 11 years old.
Posts on r/cookingforbeginners typically need at least 2 upvotes to reach the Hot section.
r/cookingforbeginners is a Reddit community with 2,135,716 subscribers. The community describes itself as: "Just moved into your first apartment and don't know a thing about cooking or have lived on your own for years and have existed on take out and fast food? Then this is the sub for you! Learn how..." The best time to post on r/cookingforbeginners is Wednesdays 12am-2am UTC. Posts receive an average of 63.6 upvotes and 109.4 comments. The minimum upvotes needed to reach the Hot section is approximately 2. The subreddit is adding approximately 411 new members each day. Founded 11 years ago, r/cookingforbeginners is tracked and analyzed by RedditList as part of its comprehensive database of over 106,366 subreddits.
Last updated: 2026-07-16 10:37:34