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r/charcoal↗

Charcoal Grilling

For those who grill for taste over convenience, a subreddit dedicated to grilling over charcoal. Tips, tricks, pics, bragging rights, etc.

157k subscribers39 posts / mo in Sep 202634 authors / mosince 2011

r/charcoal has 157k members (+3.6% over the last 12 months). It gets about 39 posts a month from 34 people. Top topics: Grill Advice, Weber Kettle Smoking and New Grills & First Cooks.

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Size and growth

How r/charcoal has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+3.6%in 12 months · +1.1% in 3 months · +0.3% in 1 month
Oct 2026157k
Growing157k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−46%vs Sep 2025 · −25% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 202639
QuieterPeaked at 98 in Apr 2023
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/charcoal

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Grill Advice1.5%
  2. Weber Kettle Smoking1.0%
  3. New Grills & First Cooks0.9%
  4. Grilling0.9%
  5. Smoked Chicken Thighs0.8%

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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