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A subreddit to discuss and share NYT Cooking recipes, ask questions and post your results! Use flair to show if you’ve made one of the subs fan favorite recipes!

140k subscribers195 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. ~1% by known bots)136 authors / mosince 2019

r/NYTCooking has 140k members (+19% over the last 12 months). It gets about 195 posts a month from 136 people. Top topics: Bean Recipes & Varieties, Homemade Pasta Dishes and Recipe Sharing and Organization.

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Size and growth

How r/NYTCooking has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+19%in 12 months · +3.2% in 3 months · +0.6% in 1 month
Oct 2026140k
Growing140k subscribers
Data since Apr 2020Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−31%vs Sep 2025 · +0.6% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026195
QuieterPeaked at 643 in Feb 2025
Sep 2026: incl. ~1% by known botsData through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/NYTCooking

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Bean Recipes & Varieties1.5%
  2. Homemade Pasta Dishes1.1%
  3. Recipe Sharing and Organization1.1%
  4. Gnocchi Recipes1.1%
  5. Indian Curries1.1%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. smitten kitchen
  2. Simple Page
  3. Food Network
  4. King Arthur Baking
  5. Epicurious

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