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r/CookbookLovers↗

We love cookbooks! Whether traditionally published, created by websites, blasted from the past, created by groups, generated by celebrities, or can't quite be categorized, post here if you have something to share about a cookbook!

111k subscribers408 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. <1% by known bots)296 authors / mosince 2020

r/CookbookLovers has 111k members (+53% over the last 12 months). It gets about 408 posts a month from 296 people. Top topics: Cookbooks & Recipes, Cookbooks & Recipes and Old Recipes.

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Size and growth

How r/CookbookLovers has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+53%in 12 months · +5.6% in 3 months · +1.5% in 1 month
Oct 2026111k
Growing111k subscribers
Data since Apr 2020Live · through Oct 2026
r/CookbookLovers

Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

+32%vs Sep 2025 · +7.1% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026408
BusierPeaked at 582 in Jan 2026
Sep 2026: incl. <1% by known botsData through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/CookbookLovers

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Cookbooks & Recipes17%
  2. Cookbooks & Recipes14%
  3. Old Recipes11%
  4. Baking Books & Science2.2%
  5. Recipe Sharing and Organization1.3%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. ThriftBooks
  2. Substack
  3. smitten kitchen
  4. Bookshop
  5. Simple Page

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