Reddit can be a great social media platform if you want to explore niche hobbies with a certain degree of anonymity. The app lets you dig deeper into varied topics, share content, and interact with a diverse community online. Not only that, Reddit users often provide resources, ideas, or product advice. You can access Reddit across multiple devices, whether you use an Android phone, a laptop, or acheap Chromebook.
Your experience can be frustrating if you engage in useless arguments or waste time doomscrolling through Reddit. Consider deleting it for your mental health. We show you how to delete your Reddit account.
Before deleting your Reddit account
Before we describe the steps necessary to delete your Reddit account, there are a few things to keep in mind.
Deleting your account doesn’t remove any of your Reddit posts. They remain on the platform under a generic “deleted user” profile name. Reddit has ahandy guidewith FAQs to help you delete your posts and other Reddit data before closing your account.
If you’re a Reddit Premium member, you mustcancel your subscriptionbefore deleting your account. If you don’t, contact Reddit’s customer support to avoid paying a subscription for a non-existent Reddit account.
You’ll need your Reddit username and password to confirm the deletion of your Reddit account, so verify you remember them before you initiate the process.
How to cancel Reddit Premium
The process of canceling your Reddit Premium subscription varies according to your mode of payment. We list the steps for subscriptions purchased with a credit card, PayPal, Google Play, and Apple ID.
How to delete your posts on Reddit
Here’s how to delete your Reddit post:
How to delete your comments on Reddit
Here’s how to delete your Reddit comment:
All set? Let’s get that Reddit account deleted.
How to delete your Reddit account
You can delete your Reddit account from desktop web browsers or via the Reddit app for Android and iOS devices.
Delete Reddit from the browser
Here’s how to delete a Reddit account using a computer’s web browser:
Delete Reddit from the mobile app
Here’s how to delete Reddit from your Android phone:
Here’s how to delete Reddit from your iPhone:
Unlike Twitter or Facebook, Reddit does not provide a three-day grace period that allows you to log in and recover your data. There isn’t a temporary “deactivate account” option. Your data is gone for good after you click that big red button.
What happens to your profile after you delete your Reddit account?
All your profile details, including your post and comment history, avatar, and karma, are dissociated from your username when you delete your Reddit account. Other users can’t trace the origin of your content. When someone clicks your profile with a direct link, they receive a message indicating that the account was deleted.
You can’t log in to Reddit with your old credentials if you change your mind. Older messages and chats remain, but the recipients don’t see who sent them.
Starting over again
You may wonder what to do with your free time now that you’ve deleted your account. If you’re missing the social media platform, consider theseReddit alternatives. If you want to start over with a new Reddit account, read our guide onhow to create a Reddit profile.
