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How to Delete a Reddit Account?
(A geek’s guide to rage-quitting the front page of the internet without leaving a trail of digital confetti)
By your new friend who already deleted three alt accounts so you don’t have to.
The Crisis That Lead You To Think About How To Delete Your Reddit Account
Just think about it, at 3 a.m., while you’re arguing with a 14-year-old about whether water is wet, you suddenly realize Reddit has eaten your soul. Again. The good news? Nuking your account in 2025 is faster than finding a subreddit for pictures of bread stapled to trees. The bad news? Reddit keeps the stapled bread—and everything else you ever posted—long after you’re gone.
Pre-Delete Spring Cleaning
Before you slam the big red button, do the digital equivalent of moving out of a bad apartment:
1. Cancel Reddit Premium separately. Deleting your account does NOT auto-cancel the subscription; your credit card will keep bleeding 5.99/month like a forgotten gym membership.
2. Download your data if you want a keepsake of your decade-long argument about the best Star Wars prequel. Request it via reddit.com/prefs/data; the link lands in your inbox within a few days.
3. Scrub your history unless you fancy every hot take living forever under the charming alias “u/[deleted]”. Reddit still hosts the content; it just ghost-writes your username. Bulk-wipe tools like PowerDeleteSuite or Redact.dev let you overwrite posts with nonsense before deletion—think of it as digital confetti that says “I was here, now I’m not”.
How To Delete Your Reddit Account The Actual Break-Up (Desktop)
1. Log in on a real browser—the mobile app will only dump you at the login screen like an ex who “just wants to talk.”
2. Click your avatar → User Settings → Account.
3. Scroll to the bottom until you spot Delete Account hiding under “Advanced.” (It’s the social-media equivalent of the nuclear codes being stashed behind the cereal box.)
4. Re-enter username and password, because Reddit wants to be sure this isn’t a sleep-deprived mistake.
5. Optional: tell them why you’re leaving. My personal favourite: “I achieved enlightenment, also touch grass.”
6. Check the “I understand this is irreversible” box—translation: “Yes, I know my 200k karma is about to evaporate faster than a Tesla’s resale value.” Click Delete. Poof. Username locked forever, karma gone, account toast.
The Mobile Workaround
The iOS/Android app still won’t let you commit account seppuku directly. Instead:
1. Open a browser in desktop mode (Chrome → “Request Desktop Site”).
2. Repeat steps above while squinting at tiny text.
3. Confirm. Done. Phone autocorrect will no longer turn “lol” into “lactose-intolerant llama” in your comments, because there are no more comments.
What Dies, What Haunts
Gone: username, karma, chat history, cake-day bragging rights.
Ghosted: every post and comment now floats around attributed to “u/[deleted]” like bathroom graffiti nobody claims.
Kept by Reddit: IP logs, advertiser IDs, and that one time you gave an award to a post titled “Beans.” Reddit’s privacy policy admits it holds “certain information for legal and business purposes”. Translation: your data is in the vault next to the recipe for Coca-Cola.
Pro Tips From Your New Friend Who’s Done It Three Times
Don’t trust third-party apps promising one-click deletion; if it asks for your password, it’s either open-source or openly shady. Stick to reddit.com or old.reddit.com/prefs/delete.
Two-factor authentication must be disabled first; otherwise the confirmation screen loops like a bad dream.
Username is toast forever—even if you beg support, the answer is “no backsies.” Pick a new identity or finally touch grass.
Life After Reddit
Congratulations, you are now free. Expect withdrawal symptoms: reflexively typing “r/” in the search bar, hearing imaginary notification pings, and realizing Twitter (X) is just Reddit with character limits. Install a site blocker, buy a plant, maybe read a book that isn’t split into 47 comment threads. And if you ever feel the urge to return, remember: the front page of the internet will still be there, patiently waiting to steal your soul one subreddit at a time.
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