How to Delete Your Reddit Account

Reddit deletes the account but keeps your comments and posts under '[deleted]' unless you remove each one manually.

What Reddit keeps after deletion

  • All your posts and comments remain visible, attributed to '[deleted]'.
  • Archived copies on third-party sites like Reveddit.

Steps to delete your Reddit account

  1. Edit or delete posts you care about. Use a tool like Power Delete Suite (or do it manually) before closing the account — otherwise content stays public forever.
  2. Open account settings. reddit.com/settings/account.
  3. Click Delete account. Confirm with your password.

Gotchas to watch for

  • Reddit will not retroactively scrub your content. Edit first, then delete.

What deleting your Reddit account doesn't fix

Closing the account stops the flow of new data. It does not retrieve what has already left. Anything Reddit shared with advertising or analytics partners before you deleted stays with those partners, and anything that reached a data broker stays in the broker's database.

That is why people who delete a dozen accounts still find their home address on people-search sites afterwards. Those sites did not get your address from Reddit — they compiled it from public records, marketing lists and each other. Account deletion and broker removal are separate jobs, and doing one does not do the other.

Both are free to do yourself. The opt-out guides on this site cover 45+ brokers step by step, and the deletion steps above cost nothing but time.

Frequently asked questions

How long does it take to delete a Reddit account?

10 min. Difficulty: medium. The full step-by-step process is on this page, and the official deletion page is at https://www.reddit.com/settings/account.

What data does Reddit keep after you delete your account?

Deletion is rarely total. Reddit retains: All your posts and comments remain visible, attributed to '[deleted]'.; Archived copies on third-party sites like Reveddit.. That is normal across the industry — most retention is for legal, security or fraud-prevention reasons — but it is worth knowing that "delete" does not mean every trace is gone.

Can you recover a deleted Reddit account?

Assume not. Some services offer a grace period before deletion finalises, and where Reddit does, it is noted in the steps above. Once that window closes the account is gone. Download your data before you start — every major service offers an export, and it takes minutes.

Is deleting my Reddit account enough to protect my privacy?

No, and this is the part most guides skip. Deleting the account stops Reddit from collecting more, but it does not claw back what was already shared with advertisers, analytics partners or data brokers. If your name, address and phone are published on people-search sites, that stays true after the account is gone — those listings have to be removed separately, which you can do yourself for free.

Rather not do this manually?

Every opt-out on this site is free to do yourself. The catch is that brokers re-list you within months, so it is a recurring job rather than a one-off. These services handle the repetition for you:

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