r/recipes↗
Improve and share your cooking repertoire with recipes from reddit's community.
3.6M subscribers266 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. ~3% by known bots)194 authors / mosince 2008
r/recipes has 3.6M members (+2.0% over the last 12 months). It gets about 266 posts a month from 194 people. Top topics: Favorite Foods & Recipes, Recipe Sharing and Organization and Sauces & Recipes.
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Topics and brands on r/recipes
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Share of the subreddit's posts
- Favorite Foods & Recipes1.1%
- Recipe Sharing and Organization1.0%
- Sauces & Recipes0.6%
- Chicken Parts & Cooking Methods0.6%
- Shrimp Stir Fry & Fried Recipes0.5%
Brands people mention
Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months
- Simple Page
- RecipeTin Eats
- Substack
- Apple
- Food Faith Fitness
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