r/Foodforthought peaks Saturdays 4pm-6pm UTC
r/Foodforthought was created on December 24, 2009, making it 16 years and 3 months old and one of the earliest subreddits on Reddit. With 464,333 members, this is a mid-size community that has built a substantial following and typically sees consistent daily activity.
r/Foodforthought is slowly growing, with 373 new members in the last 30 days.
r/Foodforthought shows moderate engagement relative to its size, with an average of 203.9 upvotes per post across its 464,333 members. The community is primarily content-consumption focused, with a comment-to-upvote ratio of 0.05. To reach the Hot section of r/Foodforthought, posts typically need at least 4 upvotes, reflecting the community's activity level.
Posts on r/Foodforthought receive an average of 9.7 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 43 top posts from the past week, Saturday is the most active day with 12 posts reaching the top, while Sunday sees the least activity with 3 posts. Weekend activity tends to outpace weekdays, suggesting a more leisure-oriented community.
The peak posting hours are around 4pm UTC (6 posts), 3pm UTC (5 posts), and 1pm UTC (4 posts). The quietest hours are 1am UTC, 4am UTC, and 2am UTC, with only 1-1 posts each reaching the top during these times.
Weekly breakdown: Monday (5), Tuesday (5), Wednesday (6), Thursday (4), Friday (8), Saturday (12), Sunday (3) posts reaching the top.
r/Foodforthought currently has 464,333 subscribers. Over the past 30 days, the community has grown by 373 members (0.08%), averaging 12 new subscribers per day. This growth rate places r/Foodforthought in the top 53% of all tracked subreddits.
Over the past 90 days, r/Foodforthought has gained 1,366 subscribers (0.3%). Since tracking began 602 days ago, the community has added 68,281 total subscribers. Growth has been accelerating recently compared to the longer-term trend.
r/Foodforthought is slowly growing, with 373 new members in the last 30 days.
r/Foodforthought has 464,333 subscribers as of April 2026.
The best time to post on r/Foodforthought is Saturdays 4pm-6pm UTC, based on analysis of top-performing posts from the past week.
r/Foodforthought is slowly growing, with 373 new members in the last 30 days.
r/Foodforthought was created on December 24, 2009, making it 16 years old.
Posts on r/Foodforthought typically need at least 4 upvotes to reach the Hot section.
r/Foodforthought is a Reddit community with 464,333 subscribers. The community describes itself as: "Intelligent and thought-provoking commentaries on life and culture with an emphasis on longform articles and essays that stimulate intellectual discourse." The best time to post on r/Foodforthought is Saturdays 4pm-6pm UTC. Posts receive an average of 203.9 upvotes and 9.7 comments. The minimum upvotes needed to reach the Hot section is approximately 4. The subreddit is adding approximately 12 new members each day. Founded 16 years ago, r/Foodforthought is tracked and analyzed by RedditList as part of its comprehensive database of over 106,349 subreddits.
Last updated: 2026-04-02 20:43:12