About r/spicy
The community was created on Aug 19, 2010, which makes it 16 years old. Since Oct 26, 2026, it has gained 441 subscribers (+0.04%).
Subscriber growth
Between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026, r/spicy went up from 1,193,407 to 1,196,238 subscribers (+2.8K, +0.24%). That is about 64 new members per day. The chart uses our weekly snapshots (9 so far), so it gets longer every week.
What r/spicy talks about
Across 18 recent posts (Nov 1–Nov 4), the words that come up most are “minutes”, “reaper”, “hot”, “sichuan” and “numbing”. Other frequent themes are beef, noodle, feel and lips.
Activity and best time to post
r/spicy gets about 11 new posts a day. The public archive holds 70,065 posts and 961,089 comments in total, about 13.7 comments per post. Last week the busiest day was Saturday (15 posts) and the quietest was Wednesday (7). Posting peaks around 18:00 UTC and is lowest around 07:00 UTC.
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/spicy 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 subscribers does r/spicy have?
r/spicy has 1,196,238 subscribers, which makes it the #888 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 2,831 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026.
When was r/spicy created?
r/spicy was created on Aug 19, 2010, so it has been around for 16 years.
Is r/spicy still active?
Yes. r/spicy gets about 11 new posts a day (average of the last week). Over its lifetime the archive counts 70,065 posts and 961,089 comments.
What is the best time to post in r/spicy?
Based on post counts from Oct 30, 2026 to Nov 5, 2026, the busiest day was Saturday and the quietest Wednesday, and most posts arrive around 18:00 UTC, with the fewest around 07:00 UTC. More posts also means more competition, so a quieter hour can help a post get noticed.
What kind of posts are on r/spicy?
The community describes itself as: “reddit spicy: recipes and discussions about spicy food” Recent post titles often mention minutes, reaper, hot, sichuan and numbing.
Is r/spicy SFW?
Yes. Reddit does not mark r/spicy as an 18+ (NSFW) community. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.
What are the rules of r/spicy?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/spicy accepts both text and link posts, with images, videos, galleries and polls enabled. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
What subreddits are similar to r/spicy?
Communities with similar topics include r/recipes (3.6M), r/JapaneseFood (1.4M), r/food (24.6M), r/GifRecipes (3.3M) and r/budgetfood (3M).
Stats from public data (data updated Nov 2, 2026; activity, rules and archive totals via the Arctic Shift archive, Nov 7, 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/spicy.