r/chicagofood peaks Tuesdays 1am-3am UTC
r/chicagofood was created on January 12, 2011, making it 15 years and 5 months old and one of the earliest subreddits on Reddit. With 189,210 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 3,289 new members in the last 30 days.
r/chicagofood shows moderate engagement relative to its size, with an average of 64.9 upvotes per post across its 189,210 members. The community is moderately discussion-oriented, with a comment-to-upvote ratio of 0.33. To reach the Hot section of r/chicagofood, posts typically need at least 1 upvotes, reflecting the community's activity level.
Posts on r/chicagofood receive an average of 21.1 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, Tuesday is the most active day with 17 posts reaching the top, while Thursday sees the least activity with 10 posts. Activity is fairly evenly distributed between weekdays and weekends.
The peak posting hours are around 1am UTC (11 posts), 4pm UTC (10 posts), and 11pm UTC (9 posts). The quietest hours are 9am UTC, 5am UTC, and 6am UTC, with only 1-1 posts each reaching the top during these times.
Weekly breakdown: Monday (14), Tuesday (17), Wednesday (16), Thursday (10), Friday (14), Saturday (16), Sunday (13) posts reaching the top.
r/chicagofood currently has 189,210 subscribers. Over the past 30 days, the community has grown by 3,289 members (1.77%), averaging 103 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 9,209 subscribers (5.12%). Since tracking began 688 days ago, the community has added 87,154 total subscribers.
r/chicagofood is experiencing strong growth, with 3,289 new members in the last 30 days.
r/chicagofood has 189,210 subscribers as of June 2026.
The best time to post on r/chicagofood is Tuesdays 1am-3am UTC, based on analysis of top-performing posts from the past week.
r/chicagofood is experiencing strong growth, with 3,289 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 1 upvotes to reach the Hot section.
r/chicagofood is a Reddit community with 189,210 subscribers. The community describes itself as: "All things relevant to Chicagoland food and its restaurants" The best time to post on r/chicagofood is Tuesdays 1am-3am UTC. Posts receive an average of 64.9 upvotes and 21.1 comments. The minimum upvotes needed to reach the Hot section is approximately 1. The subreddit is adding approximately 103 new members each day. Founded 15 years ago, r/chicagofood is tracked and analyzed by RedditList as part of its comprehensive database of over 106,360 subreddits.
Last updated: 2026-06-27 16:25:57