How to See Reddit Search History (2024)

This article shows how to find the various history lists in your Reddit account, including search history, browsing history, and other past posts you've engaged with. These directions work for both a browser on the desktop and in the mobile app.

Does Reddit Keep Search History?

Your search history is simply a list of keywords you used when searching Reddit. The list is stored on the website, the official app and probably your browser. Select the search box at the top of Reddit to view recent searches.

How Long Does Your History Stay on Reddit?

When you use Reddit's desktop website, search history and browsing history remain available until you manually delete it or until you log out of your account. It will not stick around if you log out, nor will it reappear in your account when you log back in.

Unlike the website, signing out does not flush the app's browsing and search history. So, if you enter a few search terms and visit some posts, and then log out of your account, they will show back up again the next time you log in through the app, and will remain until you manually delete them.

Whether you use the app or the website, post and comment history remain available to the public indefinitely. They are deleted only if you or a moderator delete them (but even then, it's technically just archived, so comments made by other users remain). Even closing your whole Reddit account won't clear out your data, but will instead disassociate it with you, replacing your username with [deleted].

How to View Your Browsing History on Reddit

Both the desktop version and mobile app store some amount of your history.

View Your History in the Website

The desktop version of Reddit shows the five posts you most recently engaged with. These are listed on the site's home page, under RECENT POSTS in the right sidebar. To see more than those five, you'll need to check your browser's history.

View Your History in the Reddit Mobile App

To view your browsing history in the app, select the menu/profile icon at the top-right, and then choose History from the list of options. Make sure Recent is chosen from the top-left, so you see recently-viewed posts. Unlike the website, the app shows more than five posts.

Where to Find Other Reddit History

There's much more than just search and browsing history available in your account. You can also see a record of all the following:

• Posts you've made
• Comments you've left
• Posts and comments you've saved and hidden
• Upvoted and downvoted posts
• Awards you've received and given

Additional History on Reddit's Website

On Reddit.com, select your username at the top-right, and then Profile to access all those details. Just choose the appropriate tab to see its history.

Additional History in the Reddit Mobile App

In the app, tap your profile image icon at the top-right. In that menu are three options that will lead you to all kinds of history lists.

• Choose History, and then pick between Recent, Upvoted, Downvoted, and Hidden at the top left.
• My profile is where your post and comment history are stored.
• Things you've saved are stored in the Saved menu item.

Your Browser Stores Reddit History, Too

Your search history, browsing history, and more are stored in the browser's history as well (depending on the browser, since not all of them store history).

For example, view your browser search history to look through your Reddit search history. Just search for this:

 reddit.com:searchresults

Or, modify the search to find what else you've looked up on Reddit, such as posts or users:

 reddit.com\r\reddit.com\u\