Delete Your Reddit Account (and Cancel Premium First): Steps, Errors, What Stays

Does this match what you see?

• You want to close your Reddit account for good.
• Deleting your account shows an error.
• You want to stop paying for Reddit Premium.

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Based on six Reddit Help articles on deleting accounts and cancelling subscriptions, supplied by the site owner on November 9, 2026.

Why this happens: the possible causes

What deleting does, and doesn’t do (Reddit Help).

• Wrong password when confirmingCheck this first

  Reddit says to double-check it, or reset it before deleting.

• Account created with Google or AppleCheck this first

  You may need to disconnect it and create a password first.

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.

Signed up with Google, Apple or a phone number?

• Google or Apple: in Settings > Account, disconnect the Google account or Apple ID you signed up with (Reddit calls the section Account authorization on one help page and Connected Accounts on another). If you don’t have a password yet, you’ll be asked to create one.
• Phone number, no password: after tapping Delete account, Reddit sends a 6-digit code to confirm.

Error when deleting?

1. Check your username and password. Unsure of the password? Reset it at accounts.reddit.com/password first.
2. Try deleting on old.reddit.com/prefs/deactivate.
3. Signed up with Google or Apple? Disconnect it first (see above).
4. On the web, clear your browser’s cookies, turn off extensions, or use a private window.

What happens to your posts, comments and username

Reddit says your posts, comments, messages and chats stay on Reddit, but no one can see they came from you. If you want any removed, delete them before deleting the account; afterwards you can’t. A deleted post’s link still exists, but the post is gone and won’t show in Reddit search. Anyone visiting your old profile sees that the account was deleted.

Deleting chat messages: you can delete messages you sent in direct or group chats, but not ones you received. In the app, long-press your message and tap Delete; on reddit.com, hover over it and select Delete.

Your username can’t be used again, by you or anyone else. Want a fresh start instead? Reddit says you can simply make a new account and keep both.

Want to delete (or rename) a community you created?

Reddit says there’s no way to delete a community, because communities are shared spaces that belong to their members as much as to the creator. If you don’t want it any more, you can remove yourself as a moderator, and post in r/adoptareddit to let others know the community is available to take over.

Renaming isn’t possible either. Reddit says community names can’t be changed once created, including capitalization. So if you want a different name, you’d need to create a new community: on reddit.com, click Create Community in the left sidebar; in the app, tap the menu (top left) > Start a Community.

Name already taken? Reddit suggests choosing another name, or asking that community’s moderators whether they’d add more mods. If it has no moderators or is unmoderated, you can try requesting it through r/redditrequest.

Moderators can find more in Reddit’s Mod Help Center (external site, opens in a new tab).

How to know it worked

• Premium is cancelled, and your account is deleted.

Still not working? Your next steps

1. Comparing your options across apps? See the Delete or Deactivate Planner.
2. Can’t log in to delete it? See can’t log in to Reddit.

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