Reddit adds a "For You" feed alongside a "Following" feed on its homepage

Mixed · 2Reddit announced on Wednesday 28 October 2026 that users will see two feed options on its homepage: "For You" and "Following". 1 2 Mixed · 2The For You feed mixes posts from communities a user has joined with recommendations tailored to their interests, while the Following feed shows only posts from communities they have joined. 1 2 Mixed · 2Reddit says users can switch between the feeds, and the platform reopens on whichever one they last viewed. 1 2

Mixed · 2Reddit says the new feed rolls out globally over the next few weeks, though some users, including The Verge's reporter, already had it before the announcement. 1 2 Mixed · 2In a blog post, Reddit called the change "a first step in helping drive discovery that leads to something novel and relevant" and said "a more human internet" is something people "want to participate in". 1 2 Centre · 1Reddit already recommended posts from outside users' subscribed communities, but the new layout gives those recommendations their own feed on the homepage. 1

Left · 1The change follows Reddit's earlier-announced plan this year to deprecate r/all, which surfaced posts popular across the platform, as part of efforts to simplify Reddit and improve Home feed personalization. 2 Centre · 1TechCrunch notes that Reddit joins Instagram, X, Threads and Facebook in offering a "For You"-style feed, a format popularized by TikTok, and says some users who saw the feed in testing have expressed frustration. 1 Left · 1The Verge's reporter, after a day of use, found For You more targeted than r/all, surfacing subreddits they do not subscribe to but had recently visited, and said they prefer Following for the greater control it gives. 2

Left · 1Users who want the older homepage sorting options (best, hot, new, rising, controversial) can use Old Reddit, but the company plans to cut back access to it for those who haven't used it recently. 2