r/chicagofood peaks Fridays 4pm-6pm UTC
r/chicagofood was created on January 12, 2011, making it 15 years and 8 months old and one of the earliest subreddits on Reddit. With 191,790 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 3,135 new members in the last 30 days.
r/chicagofood shows moderate engagement relative to its size, with an average of 140.2 upvotes per post across its 191,790 members. The community is moderately discussion-oriented, with a comment-to-upvote ratio of 0.26. To reach the Hot section of r/chicagofood, posts typically need at least 4 upvotes, reflecting the community's activity level.
Posts on r/chicagofood receive an average of 37.1 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, Friday is the most active day with 19 posts reaching the top, while Wednesday sees the least activity with 6 posts. Activity is fairly evenly distributed between weekdays and weekends.
The peak posting hours are around 4pm UTC (12 posts), 3am UTC (9 posts), and 11pm UTC (9 posts). The quietest hours are 8am UTC, 6am UTC, and 12pm UTC, with only 1-1 posts each reaching the top during these times.
Weekly breakdown: Monday (18), Tuesday (15), Wednesday (6), Thursday (13), Friday (19), Saturday (16), Sunday (13) posts reaching the top.
r/chicagofood currently has 191,790 subscribers. Over the past 30 days, the community has grown by 3,135 members (1.66%), averaging 98 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 9,297 subscribers (5.09%). Since tracking began 658 days ago, the community has added 82,225 total subscribers. Growth has been accelerating recently compared to the longer-term trend.
r/chicagofood is experiencing strong growth, with 3,135 new members in the last 30 days.
r/chicagofood has 191,790 subscribers as of September 2026.
The best time to post on r/chicagofood is Fridays 4pm-6pm UTC, based on analysis of top-performing posts from the past week.
r/chicagofood is experiencing strong growth, with 3,135 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 4 upvotes to reach the Hot section.
r/chicagofood is a Reddit community with 191,790 subscribers. The community describes itself as: "All things relevant to Chicagoland food and its restaurants" The best time to post on r/chicagofood is Fridays 4pm-6pm UTC. Posts receive an average of 140.2 upvotes and 37.1 comments. The minimum upvotes needed to reach the Hot section is approximately 4. The subreddit is adding approximately 98 new members each day. Founded 15 years ago, r/chicagofood is tracked and analyzed by RedditList as part of its comprehensive database of over 106,367 subreddits.
Last updated: 2026-07-24 20:32:24