Research · checked October 22, 2026

Reddit RSS is ending. Here is what to follow instead.

Reddit retires its RSS feeds on November 13, 2026. While they still worked, we read the top 100 posts of the month from each of 25 big subreddits, 2,452 in all, and looked at where every post points. Most of what a news subreddit shares comes from publishers with feeds of their own. Below is a working feed for each, checked on October 22, 2026, and an OPML file per subreddit.

2,452
top posts read, from 25 subreddits
15 of 25
subreddits mostly link to publishers
45%
of their 1,275 outside links have a working feed below
83
feeds fetched and checked on October 22, 2026

What Reddit announced

On September 30, 2026, Reddit told moderators it will stop supporting RSS on November 13, 2026, citing scraping and automated abuse. Moderators are pointed to a Discord relay app for their own communities' alerts. For everyone else, Reddit's own words are that "there is no replacement." The same post gives apps and bots until January 12, 2027 to register with its Developer Platform.

So a feed reader full of subreddit subscriptions goes quiet that day. What replaces it depends on what kind of subreddit it was, and the data splits them cleanly in two.

Two kinds of subreddit

In 15 of the 25, most top posts are links to someone else's site. r/news and r/worldnews were 100 links out of 100. Those stories exist outside Reddit, and the publishers' feeds will keep carrying them. Together these 15 subreddits posted 1,275 outside links, and 579 of them (45%) went to a site with a working feed listed below. The rest is a long tail of sites linked once or twice.

In the other 10, almost nothing links out. r/cooking, r/gardening, r/personalfinance and r/investing were text or images in all 100 top posts. The conversation is the content, so no publisher feed replaces it. For those, the nearest thing is a community on Lemmy or a hashtag on Mastodon, both of which still publish RSS. They are much smaller than the subreddits they stand in for, and we say so below.

Subreddits that mostly share links

Every site linked three or more times in that subreddit's top 100 posts of the month, most-linked first, with its feed. The number is how many of the 100 posts linked there.

r/technology

OPML for r/technology

100 of 100 top posts linked out. The feeds below cover 57 of them.

  • TechSpot14 posts
    https://www.techspot.com/backend.xml
  • Tom's Hardware8 posts
    https://www.tomshardware.com/feeds.xml
  • GadgetReview7 posts
    https://gadgetreview.com/feed/
  • Dexerto5 posts
    https://dexerto.com/feed/
  • Ars Technica4 posts
    https://feeds.arstechnica.com/arstechnica/index
  • Business Insider4 posts
    https://www.businessinsider.com/rss
  • United24 Media3 posts
    No feed found.
  • The Intercept3 posts
    https://theintercept.com/feed/?rss
  • Fortune3 posts
    https://fortune.com/feed/
  • The Verge3 posts
    https://www.theverge.com/rss/index.xml
  • The Guardian3 posts
    https://www.theguardian.com/technology/rss
  • Mother Jones3 posts
    https://www.motherjones.com/feed/
  • Hacker News front pagefor the discussion
    https://hnrss.org/frontpage

r/futurology

OPML for r/futurology

90 of 100 top posts linked out. The feeds below cover 38 of them.

  • South China Morning Post7 posts
    https://www.scmp.com/rss/91/feed
  • ScienceDaily4 posts
    https://www.sciencedaily.com/rss/
  • TechSpot3 posts
    https://www.techspot.com/backend.xml
  • Military.com3 posts
    https://military.com/feed/
  • Fortune3 posts
    https://fortune.com/feed/
  • The Verge3 posts
    https://www.theverge.com/rss/index.xml
  • Axios3 posts
    https://api.axios.com/feed/
  • Maccus3 posts
    https://maccus.fr/feed/
  • TechCrunch3 posts
    https://techcrunch.com/feed/
  • Ars Technica3 posts
    https://feeds.arstechnica.com/arstechnica/index
  • The Guardian3 posts
    https://www.theguardian.com/technology/rss
  • Hacker News front pagefor the discussion
    https://hnrss.org/frontpage

r/apple

OPML for r/apple

95 of 100 top posts linked out. The feeds below cover 64 of them.

  • MacRumors39 posts
    https://feeds.macrumors.com/MacRumors-All
  • 9to5Mac18 posts
    https://9to5mac.com/feed/
  • Apple Newsroom7 posts
    https://www.apple.com/newsroom/rss-feed.rss
  • TechTimes UK3 posts
    No feed found.
  • Lemmy: c/apple_enthusiastfor the discussion
    https://lemmy.world/feeds/c/apple_enthusiast.xml

r/news

OPML for r/news

100 of 100 top posts linked out. The feeds below cover 36 of them.

  • AP News19 posts
    No public feed found.
  • The Guardian16 posts
    https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/rss
  • NBC News16 posts
    https://feeds.nbcnews.com/nbcnews/public/news
  • CNN5 posts
    Its feed still answers, but the newest item is from May 2023.
  • Reuters4 posts
    No public feed found.
  • ABC News4 posts
    https://feeds.abcnews.com/abcnews/topstories
  • CTV News3 posts
    No feed found.

r/worldnews

OPML for r/worldnews

100 of 100 top posts linked out. The feeds below cover 43 of them.

  • The Kyiv Independent16 posts
    https://kyivindependent.com/news-archive/rss/
  • United24 Media14 posts
    No feed found.
  • Kyiv Post11 posts
    https://www.kyivpost.com/feed
  • Ukrainska Pravda7 posts
    https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/rss/
  • Reuters6 posts
    No public feed found.
  • The Guardian5 posts
    https://www.theguardian.com/world/rss
  • The Telegraph4 posts
    https://www.telegraph.co.uk/rss.xml

r/science

OPML for r/science

100 of 100 top posts linked out. The feeds below cover 56 of them.

  • PsyPost26 posts
    https://www.psypost.org/feed
  • ScienceAlert23 posts
    https://www.sciencealert.com/feed
  • The Guardian4 posts
    https://www.theguardian.com/science/rss
  • Cambridge University Press3 posts
    Journal feeds only, per title.
  • Nature3 posts
    http://feeds.nature.com/nature/rss/current
  • EurekAlert!3 posts
    No feed found.

r/space

OPML for r/space

66 of 100 top posts linked out. The feeds below cover 23 of them.

  • Space.com13 posts
    https://www.space.com/feeds.xml
  • Ars Technica4 posts
    https://feeds.arstechnica.com/arstechnica/index
  • Orbinauts3 posts
    No feed found.
  • NASA Science3 posts
    No feed found. Use the NASA feed.
  • Phys.org3 posts
    https://phys.org/rss-feed/breaking/
  • NASA3 posts
    https://www.nasa.gov/feed/

r/programming

OPML for r/programming

98 of 100 top posts linked out. The feeds below cover 3 of them.

  • The Cloudflare Blog3 posts
    https://blog.cloudflare.com/rss/
  • Hacker News front pagefor the discussion
    https://hnrss.org/frontpage
  • Lobstersfor the discussion
    https://lobste.rs/rss

r/gadgets

OPML for r/gadgets

51 of 52 top posts linked out. The feeds below cover 40 of them.

  • Notebookcheck12 posts
    https://www.notebookcheck.net/News.152.100.html
  • Gizmodo11 posts
    https://gizmodo.com/feed
  • Engadget6 posts
    https://www.engadget.com/rss.xml
  • The Verge5 posts
    https://www.theverge.com/rss/index.xml
  • TechSpot3 posts
    https://www.techspot.com/backend.xml
  • Ars Technica3 posts
    https://feeds.arstechnica.com/arstechnica/index

r/economics

OPML for r/economics

100 of 100 top posts linked out. The feeds below cover 52 of them.

  • Fortune11 posts
    https://fortune.com/feed/
  • CNBC11 posts
    https://search.cnbc.com/rs/search/combinedcms/view.xml?partnerId=wrss01&id=20910258
  • Financial Times6 posts
    https://www.ft.com/rss/home
  • The Hill5 posts
    https://thehill.com/news/feed/
  • Reason5 posts
    https://reason.com/feed/
  • Reuters5 posts
    No public feed found.
  • SFGate5 posts
    https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/feed/Bay-Area-News-429.php
  • Bloomberg3 posts
    https://feeds.bloomberg.com/markets/news.rss
  • The New York Times3 posts
    https://rss.nytimes.com/services/xml/rss/nyt/Economy.xml
  • The Wall Street Journal3 posts
    https://feeds.content.dowjones.io/public/rss/RSSWorldNews

r/books

OPML for r/books

62 of 100 top posts linked out. The feeds below cover 17 of them.

  • The Guardian10 posts
    https://www.theguardian.com/books/rss
  • BBC4 posts
    https://www.bbc.com/culture/feed.rss
  • Literary Hub3 posts
    https://lithub.com/feed/

r/movies

OPML for r/movies

66 of 100 top posts linked out. The feeds below cover 30 of them.

  • Variety9 posts
    https://variety.com/feed/rss/
  • Deadline7 posts
    https://deadline.com/feed/rss/
  • The Hollywood Reporter5 posts
    https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/feed/rss/
  • IndieWire3 posts
    https://www.indiewire.com/feed/rss/
  • IGN3 posts
    https://www.ign.com/rss/v2/articles/feed
  • TheWrap3 posts
    https://www.thewrap.com/feed/

r/television

OPML for r/television

95 of 100 top posts linked out. The feeds below cover 63 of them.

  • Variety23 posts
    https://variety.com/feed/rss/
  • Deadline15 posts
    https://deadline.com/feed/rss/
  • The Hollywood Reporter8 posts
    https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/feed/rss/
  • Collider6 posts
    https://collider.com/feed/
  • TheWrap5 posts
    https://www.thewrap.com/feed/
  • TMZ3 posts
    https://www.tmz.com/rss.xml
  • IGN3 posts
    https://www.ign.com/rss/v2/articles/feed

r/music

OPML for r/music

90 of 100 top posts linked out. The feeds below cover 44 of them.

  • IBTimes UK15 posts
    https://ibtimes.co.uk/rss
  • Consequence9 posts
    https://consequence.net/feed/
  • The Mirror4 posts
    https://www.themirror.com/rss.xml
  • Rolling Stone4 posts
    https://www.rollingstone.com/feed/rss/
  • TMZ4 posts
    https://www.tmz.com/rss.xml
  • Parade4 posts
    https://parade.com/feed/
  • Daily Mail4 posts
    https://www.dailymail.com/home/index.rss

r/gaming

OPML for r/gaming

62 of 100 top posts linked out. The feeds below cover 13 of them.

  • PC Gamer7 posts
    No feed found.
  • IGN4 posts
    https://www.ign.com/rss/v2/articles/feed
  • Eurogamer3 posts
    https://www.eurogamer.net/feed
  • Prima Games3 posts
    https://primagames.com/feed
  • GamesRadar+3 posts
    https://www.gamesradar.com/feeds.xml

Subreddits that are the conversation

These rarely link out, so the replacement is another community, not a publisher. Lemmy communities and Mastodon hashtags both publish RSS without an account.

r/mac

OPML for r/mac

92 of 100 top posts were text, images or video on Reddit.

  • Mastodon: #macos
    https://mastodon.social/tags/macos.rss

r/macapps

OPML for r/macapps

97 of 100 top posts were text, images or video on Reddit.

  • Mastodon: #macapps
    https://mastodon.social/tags/macapps.rss

r/investing

OPML for r/investing

100 of 100 top posts were text, images or video on Reddit.

  • Lemmy: c/stocks
    https://lemmy.world/feeds/c/stocks.xml
  • Lemmy: c/investinglast posted Aug 24, 2026
    https://lemmy.world/feeds/c/investing.xml

r/stocks

OPML for r/stocks

99 of 100 top posts were text, images or video on Reddit.

  • Lemmy: c/stocks
    https://lemmy.world/feeds/c/stocks.xml

r/personalfinance

OPML for r/personalfinance

100 of 100 top posts were text, images or video on Reddit.

  • Lemmy: c/personalfinancelast posted Oct 10, 2026
    https://lemmy.ml/feeds/c/personalfinance.xml

r/cooking

OPML for r/cooking

100 of 100 top posts were text, images or video on Reddit.

  • Lemmy: c/cooking
    https://lemmy.world/feeds/c/cooking.xml

r/gardening

OPML for r/gardening

100 of 100 top posts were text, images or video on Reddit.

  • Lemmy: c/gardening
    https://lemmy.world/feeds/c/gardening.xml

r/photography

OPML for r/photography

91 of 100 top posts were text, images or video on Reddit.

  • Lemmy: c/photography
    https://lemmy.world/feeds/c/photography.xml
  • Mastodon: #photography
    https://mastodon.social/tags/photography.rss

r/design

OPML for r/design

92 of 100 top posts were text, images or video on Reddit.

  • Mastodon: #graphicdesign
    https://mastodon.social/tags/graphicdesign.rss

r/dataisbeautiful

OPML for r/dataisbeautiful

85 of 100 top posts were text, images or video on Reddit.

  • Lemmy: c/dataisbeautiful
    https://lemmy.world/feeds/c/dataisbeautiful.xml
  • Our World in Data
    https://ourworldindata.org/atom.xml
  • Pew Research Center
    https://www.pewresearch.org/feed/

Size matters here. lemmy.world's c/cooking had about 11,000 subscribers when we looked, a small fraction of r/cooking, and lemmy.world's c/investing had not posted since August. These are the closest communities we found, not equals.

Feeds that answer but are dead, and sites with none

CNN's old feed at rss.cnn.com still answers every request, and its newest item is from May 2023. A reader that subscribed to it gets no error and no news. The Wall Street Journal's old feeds.a.dj.com address stopped in January 2025. Its feed lives on at feeds.content.dowjones.io, which is the one listed above.

AP News and Reuters, two of the most linked sites in r/news and r/worldnews, publish no public feed we could find. If you followed them through Reddit, there is no direct feed to switch to.

Other feeds worth knowing

  • Hacker News front pagehnrss.org also does searches
    https://hnrss.org/frontpage
  • Lobsters
    https://lobste.rs/rss

Any Lemmy community has a feed at <instance>/feeds/c/<community>.xml. Any Mastodon hashtag has one at <server>/tags/<tag>.rss, and any Bluesky profile at bsky.app/profile/<handle>/rss. If you want a subreddit-by-subreddit suggester for communities, RSS Rescue is a free tool that maps a subreddit to Lemmy, Mastodon and Hacker News.

How we did this, and what it does not say

On October 22, 2026 we read each subreddit's top 100 posts of the past month from its own RSS feed, with a user agent that names us. Reddit rate-limited us after the first request, so we slowed to one request a minute rather than work around it. For every post we took the link it points to. Links back to Reddit and its image hosts count as Reddit posts. YouTube, X, GitHub and Medium count as outside links but are not listed, because they are platforms, not publishers.

We listed every site linked three or more times in a subreddit, then fetched each feed and parsed it on the same day. Where a publisher has sections, we picked the section that matches the subreddit, such as the Guardian's books feed for r/books. Three limits: a month's top posts are not everything a subreddit shares, the counts are one month in one season, and some subreddits are smaller samples (r/gadgets returned 52 posts). The data will not be refreshed, because after November 13 the feeds it came from are gone.

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