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Reddit Retires r/Popular Default as Personalized Feeds Roll Out

CEO Steve Huffman says a single front page misrepresents the platform’s culture.

Overview

  • r/popular will no longer appear for new accounts and may be removed from default lists for users who rarely open it.
  • A staged rollout begins this week, with some users already seeing feed changes according to a Reddit spokesperson.
  • Reddit plans to emphasize relevance-driven, individualized feeds, with Huffman signaling the return of feed filters as part of the approach.
  • Starting March 31, 2026, any one person may moderate at most five communities that exceed 100,000 weekly visitors.
  • Subreddit size will be shown by weekly visitor counts instead of subscribers, while articles cite differing daily-visitor figures of about 57 million and 116 million.