K-Food Trends on 2026-09-15
This is the top 16 of the K-Food Trends exactly as it stood on 2026-09-15 (UTC). Scores run 0–100 and are a weighted aggregate of that day's collected signals; a published snapshot is never rewritten.
A snapshot is kept for every day this ranking runs. 73 validated days are public, from 2026-06-12 to 2026-09-17.
| Rank | Entry | Influence score | Change | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ramyeon3/3 axes measured | 46 | — | 2 |
| 2 | Korean Fried Chicken3/3 axes measured | 45 | — | 3 |
| 3 | Tteokbokki3/3 axes measured | 43 | — | 3 |
| 4 | BibimbapRising2.13/3 axes measured | 34 | — | 3 |
| 5 | BBQ Chicken3/3 axes measured | 33 | ▲7 | 2 |
| 6 | SamgyeopsalRising2.12/3 axes measured | 30 | ▼1 | 2 |
Held outside the ranking for insufficient data (10)
Too few measured axes and sources, so it is held outside the ranking
- Jjajangmyeon1/3 axes measuredInsufficient data
- Kimchi1/3 axes measuredInsufficient data
- Rosé Tteokbokki1/3 axes measuredInsufficient data
- Buldak Ramen1/3 axes measuredInsufficient data
- Soju1/3 axes measuredInsufficient data
- Kimbap1/3 axes measuredInsufficient data
- Kimchi Jjigae1/3 axes measuredInsufficient data
- Hotteok1/3 axes measuredInsufficient data
- Galbi1/3 axes measuredInsufficient data
- Bonchon1/3 axes measuredInsufficient data
How the score is computed
K-Food Trend Index aggregates Korean community buzz, global reach via Reddit/YouTube, delivery and restaurant platform rankings, review engagement depth, and cross-source consensus. Sprint 8 ships with Reddit r/KoreanFood + YouTube K-Food providers; platform-ranking providers (Baemin, Naver DataLab Food, Catchtable) follow in Sprint 8.5+.
Daily aggregate · as of 2026-09-15 · Out of 100 · 3 axes measured of 5 designed
Weights are renormalised over the axes actually measured, then pulled toward the category average in proportion to how much was measured. · scoring v1.1
Sources: YouTube K-Food, 다이닝코드, 식신
- Popularity (45%) — Delivery/restaurant platform rankings
- Global Reach (33%) — International food community presence
- Consensus (22%) — Cross-source validation
Scoring details
Low agreement with the independent aggregate of the per-source rankings (tau=0.15).
Axes excluded from this run (2)
- Engagement
- Domestic Buzz
Machine-readable data for this period: /api/rankings/k-food/history