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Low and Slow

Discuss any and everything BBQ. Have questions? Ask fellow pitmasters!

899k subscribers666 posts / mo in Sep 2026510 authors / mosince 2009

r/BBQ has 899k members (+9.4% over the last 12 months). It gets about 666 posts a month from 510 people. Top topics: BBQ Places, BBQ Ribs and Competition BBQ.

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Size and growth

How r/BBQ has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+9.4%in 12 months · +2.3% in 3 months · +0.4% in 1 month
Oct 2026897k
Growing897k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−27%vs Sep 2025 · −23% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026666
QuieterPeaked at 1.7k in Jul 2024
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/BBQ

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. BBQ Places1.8%
  2. BBQ Ribs1.2%
  3. Competition BBQ1.1%
  4. Ribs Smoking Tips1.0%
  5. Brisket Smoking Adventures1.0%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. AmazingRibs.com
  2. Simple Page
  3. TikTok
  4. Walmart
  5. ThermoWorks

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Posts and activity for Sep 2026. Members from Reddit's subscriber counts. Read from the same data the app runs on. Our research