Can’t Log In to Reddit? Password Reset Not Arriving, Forgotten Username, No Email

Does this match what you see?

• You can’t remember your Reddit password or username.
• The password reset email never arrives.
• Your Reddit account has no email address, or you can’t access it.

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Based on nine Reddit Help articles on passwords, usernames, email and phone numbers, supplied by the site owner on November 9, 2026.

Why this happens: the possible causes

Your options depend on what you still have (Reddit Help).

• The reset went to a different emailCheck this first

  Reddit only sends resets to the verified email on the account.

• Delays, spam filters or a blocking providerCheck this first

  Reset emails can take up to an hour; Yahoo and Hotmail sometimes block them. Rarely, Reddit itself is down.

• You signed up with Google, Apple or a phone numberPossible

  Those accounts may have no email or password set.

How to fix it, step by step

Work through these in order. They start with the quickest, safest checks and only move to steps that sign you out or remove data later.

Reset email not arriving?

Reddit lists these eight reasons:

• Wrong email. Resets only go to the verified email on the account, and Reddit won’t tell you which email that is. Request the reset with your username, then check each inbox you might have used.
• Delayed or filtered. It can take up to an hour, or land in spam, trash or a filtered folder. Add [email protected] and @reddit.com to your safe senders.
• Blocked by your provider. Yahoo and Hotmail sometimes block Reddit’s emails; allow them, then request a new reset.
• You used Google or Apple to sign up. Sign in with Continue with Google or Continue with Apple instead.
• You signed up with a phone number. Use Continue with phone number, then add an email in settings.
• You forward your email. Enter the address actually on the account, not the one it forwards to.
• Apple Hide My Email. Enter the relay address, found in your device’s Settings > [your name] > iCloud > Hide My Email.
• Reddit is having problems. Rarely, Reddit itself is down; check Reddit’s status page, then try again later.

Forgot your username

• Search your email for Reddit’s sign-up messages.
• Request a password reset with your email at reddit.com/password. The link in the email shows a list of some usernames tied to that address. (This needs an email on the account.)
• Still logged in to the app? Tap your avatar; with several accounts, use the username dropdown on your profile or long-press your avatar.

No email on your account

Reddit can’t send a reset without an email. First try any other way you set up: phone number, Google, Apple or a passkey. If one works, add and verify an email straight away.

If none work, Reddit says there’s no way to reset the password; your only option is a new account with a different username. Our tip: if you can still log in today, add an email now.

Add an email (and a password) to your account

Reddit says adding an email helps it support you with account recovery, and it’s the only way to get password reset emails. If you signed up with a phone number, you must add an email before you can add a password.

On reddit.com

1. Click your profile icon (top right) > Settings.
2. Under General, click Email address and add yours.
3. Phone sign-up? You’ll be asked to verify your phone number, then Reddit emails you a link to verify the email and set up a password.

In the iPhone or Android app

1. Tap your avatar > menu (three lines) > Settings, then your username under Account Settings.
2. Under Basic Settings, tap Add email address and follow the steps.
3. Phone sign-up? Then tap Add password; Reddit emails you a link to create one.

Either way, open Reddit’s email and click the link to verify your address. Note: Reddit’s add-password page says this is done in the mobile apps, but also lists reddit.com steps; if one doesn’t offer it, try the other. Already have a password but forgot it? Reset it instead.

Add, change or remove your phone number

In some countries you can sign up and sign in with a phone number. Manage it on reddit.com in Settings > Account > General (the arrow next to Phone Number), or in the app: avatar > menu (three lines) > Settings > your username > Basic Settings. New numbers are confirmed with a text code.

• To remove your number, you must have an email on the account first.
• If you no longer have the phone, Reddit says you can’t update or remove that number.
• Signed up with Google or Apple and never set a password? On reddit.com, you won’t see the option to add a number.

Can’t get into the email on your account

Reddit says it can’t help you log in if you’ve lost access to the account’s email, because it can’t confirm you’re the owner.

Email changed by someone else? Reddit sends an email explaining how to change it back: enter the original email and reset your password. Still stuck? Submit Reddit’s request form under Security problems > I think my account has been hacked, with your username and why you’re concerned. Reddit only replies if it can help.

Making a second account? Google or Apple keeps opening the old one

Reddit says you’re welcome to have more than one account, and can even verify them with the same email address. But each Google or Apple account can only be linked to one Reddit account at a time: if you try to sign up again with it, Reddit logs you into the existing account instead.

To use that Google or Apple account for a new Reddit account, disconnect it from the old one first:

• On reddit.com: go to Settings (Account), scroll to Connected Accounts, and click Disconnect next to the Google account or Apple ID.
• In the app: open Settings, tap your username under Account Settings, scroll to Connected Accounts, and tap Disconnect.

Reddit’s account-deletion help says that if you don’t have a password yet, you’ll be asked to create one when you disconnect. Our tip: also make sure the old account has a verified email, so you can still reset its password later. See add an email and password. Reddit’s help pages call this section both Connected Accounts and Account authorization.

Can I change my Reddit username?

No. Reddit says once a username is set it can’t be changed at all, not even its capitalization. Deleted usernames never become available again, and Reddit says you can’t claim a username from an inactive account either: usernames can’t be reused. You can create a new account with a new name and keep both.

How to know it worked

• You’re logged in, with an email address on your account.

Still not working? Your next steps

1. Locked out with a ban or red security warning? See Reddit account banned, suspended or locked.

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