How to delete your Reddit account permanently

Steps last checked 15 August 2026

Reddit is the exception to the 30-day rule. Most platforms hold a deleted account for a month and can restore it. Reddit does not offer that — treat the confirmation button as final.

Your comments do not get deleted

This surprises nearly everyone. Deleting your Reddit account detaches your username from your posts and comments, but the text itself stays exactly where it is, permanently, attributed to [deleted].

If your goal is to remove what you wrote — not just the account — you have to delete the content first, while you can still log in. Once the account is gone you have no way to reach those comments.

1. Go through your profile and delete individual posts and comments you care about, oldest first.
2. Only then delete the account.

Be realistic about what this achieves. Reddit content is mirrored by search engines, archive sites and third-party scrapers within minutes of posting, so deletion removes it from Reddit, not from the internet.

Delete your Reddit account

1. Go to reddit.com/settings/account while logged in.
2. Scroll to the very bottom of the page.
3. Select Delete account.
4. Enter your username and password, tick the confirmation box, and confirm.

Signed up with a phone number and never set a password? Reddit sends a 6-digit confirmation code instead once you tap Delete account.

Reddit administrators cannot delete an account for you — you have to be able to log in. Behind the scenes, Reddit says the process to remove or anonymise your data commences within 90 days.

Before you go

• Reddit Premium: cancel the subscription separately or billing continues.
• Moderator roles: subreddits where you are the only mod are left unmoderated. Hand over first if the community matters.
• Your username: retired rather than recycled — nobody else gets it, but neither do you.
• Saved posts: not included in an export in any useful form. Copy the links you want to keep.