Why People Are Leaving X (Twitter) for Reddit in 2026

Since Elon Musk's acquisition of Twitter (now X) in 2022, platform changes including verified-account restructuring, algorithm shifts, and content moderation rollbacks have driven significant user migration. Reddit has seen record traffic and engagement in 2025–2026, partly as a direct beneficiary. The two platforms serve different purposes — X is real-time public discourse, Reddit is topic-specific community knowledge — but for news, research, and community discussion, millions have made the switch.