About r/GifRecipes
In its own words:
Recipes in an easy to follow gif format.
Community guide
r/GifRecipes (#318, about 3.3 million) shares recipes in easy-to-follow GIF form. Rules: no spam; include the recipe or a link; be friendly; show food being prepared; no reposts; keep SFW. Link (~0.3 ppd).
GIF + recipe text/link
The moving recipe needs accompanying recipe text or link—not a silent loop alone.
Food prep, SFW
Show food being prepared; stay SFW; avoid reposts.
Practical pointers
Extremely thin activity in this snapshot (~0.3 ppd)—verify live before relying on norms.
SubMouse Editorial
The community was created on Oct 14, 2014, which makes it 12 years old. Since Oct 26, 2026, it has gained 109 subscribers (+0.00%). It sits just behind r/raspberry_pi (#317) and ahead of r/cursedcomments (#319) in our ranking.
What sets r/GifRecipes apart
Posts here spark a lot of conversation: the archive averages 49.3 comments per post, roughly 3.5× the typical big subreddit (14.0). Relative to its huge audience, posting is calm — around 0.1 new posts a day per million members, which puts it in the quietest fifth of the Top 100. A good post has less competition here.
Subscriber growth
Between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026, r/GifRecipes went up from 3,255,171 to 3,255,854 subscribers (+683, +0.02%). That is about 16 new members per day. The chart uses our weekly snapshots (9 so far), so it gets longer every week.
Activity and best time to post
r/GifRecipes gets about 0.3 new posts a day. The public archive holds 20,587 posts and 1,015,124 comments in total, about 49.3 comments per post.
Rules of r/GifRecipes
The moderators of r/GifRecipes list 6 rules. In short:
- No Spam
- Include the recipe (or a link to the recipe)
- Be friendly to other users
- Food being prepared
- Reposts
- Keep it SFW
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/GifRecipes and press “Join”. Read the community rules in the sidebar before you post: every subreddit is run by its own volunteer moderators.
Frequently asked questions
How many members does r/GifRecipes have?
r/GifRecipes has 3,255,854 subscribers (Nov 2, 2026), which makes it the #318 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 683 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026.
When was r/GifRecipes created?
r/GifRecipes was created on Oct 14, 2014, so it has been around for 12 years. The oldest post in the public archive is from Jun 18, 2015.
Is r/GifRecipes still active?
Moderately: r/GifRecipes gets about 0.3 new posts a day (average of the last four weeks). Over its lifetime the archive counts 20,587 posts and 1,015,124 comments.
What kind of posts are on r/GifRecipes?
The community describes itself as: “Recipes in an easy to follow gif format.”
Is r/GifRecipes SFW?
Yes. Reddit does not mark r/GifRecipes as an 18+ (NSFW) community. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.
What are the rules of r/GifRecipes?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/GifRecipes accepts link and media posts (no plain text posts), with images and galleries enabled. It has 6 posted rules, starting with: “No Spam”; “Include the recipe (or a link to the recipe)”; “Be friendly to other users”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
What subreddits are similar to r/GifRecipes?
Communities with similar topics include r/recipes (3.6M), r/15minutefood (3.8M), r/reactiongifs (3.9M), r/Baking (4.7M) and r/grilling (2.6M).
Stats from public data (data updated Nov 2, 2026; activity, rules and archive totals via the Arctic Shift archive, Nov 6, 2026). Point and comment counts are archive snapshots and can be lower than on Reddit today. SubMouse is an independent directory and is not affiliated with Reddit or the moderators of r/GifRecipes.