r/BBQ peaks Fridays 1am-3am UTC
r/BBQ was created on May 04, 2009, making it 16 years and 10 months old and one of the earliest subreddits on Reddit. With 840,250 members, this is a mid-size community that has built a substantial following and typically sees consistent daily activity.
r/BBQ is steadily growing, with 5,418 new members in the last 30 days.
r/BBQ shows typical engagement for a community of this scale, with an average of 44.5 upvotes per post across its 840,250 members. The community is primarily content-consumption focused, with a comment-to-upvote ratio of 0.2. To reach the Hot section of r/BBQ, posts typically need at least 4 upvotes, reflecting the community's activity level.
Posts on r/BBQ receive an average of 9.0 comments, indicating a community that primarily engages through upvoting content. Posts tend to be appreciated more through voting than through discussion in the comments.
Based on an analysis of 98 top posts from the past week, Friday is the most active day with 19 posts reaching the top, while Thursday sees the least activity with 9 posts. Weekend activity tends to outpace weekdays, suggesting a more leisure-oriented community.
The peak posting hours are around 1am UTC (9 posts), 11pm UTC (9 posts), and 6pm UTC (8 posts). The quietest hours are 9am UTC, 6am UTC, and 5am UTC, with only 1-1 posts each reaching the top during these times.
Weekly breakdown: Monday (13), Tuesday (12), Wednesday (12), Thursday (9), Friday (19), Saturday (16), Sunday (17) posts reaching the top.
r/BBQ currently has 840,250 subscribers. Over the past 30 days, the community has grown by 5,418 members (0.65%), averaging 159 new subscribers per day. This growth rate places r/BBQ in the top 14% of all tracked subreddits.
Over the past 90 days, r/BBQ has gained 14,576 subscribers (1.77%). Since tracking began 575 days ago, the community has added 176,863 total subscribers.
r/BBQ is steadily growing, with 5,418 new members in the last 30 days.
r/BBQ has 840,250 subscribers as of March 2026.
The best time to post on r/BBQ is Fridays 1am-3am UTC, based on analysis of top-performing posts from the past week.
r/BBQ is steadily growing, with 5,418 new members in the last 30 days.
r/BBQ was created on May 04, 2009, making it 16 years old.
Posts on r/BBQ typically need at least 4 upvotes to reach the Hot section.
r/BBQ is a Reddit community with 840,250 subscribers. The community describes itself as: "Discuss any and everything BBQ. Have questions? Ask fellow pitmasters!" The best time to post on r/BBQ is Fridays 1am-3am UTC. Posts receive an average of 44.5 upvotes and 9.0 comments. The minimum upvotes needed to reach the Hot section is approximately 4. The subreddit is adding approximately 159 new members each day. Founded 16 years ago, r/BBQ is tracked and analyzed by RedditList as part of its comprehensive database of over 106,347 subreddits.
Last updated: 2026-03-07 06:01:57