Snapchat’s two-thirds of a billion users are active users. This means that there is no limit to the number of friends you can make.
Also, you can add up random accounts and when they add you back, you can start a conversation which will lead to a budding friendship.
The only downside to adding random users on Snapchat is that the people may live very far away from you or they are not the kind of people you would want to associate with.
In this article, you will learn what mutual friends mean on Snapchat. You’ll also know how to check mutual friends on Snapchat.
What Does Mutual Friends Mean On Snapchat
A mutual friend is a friend of your friend. In case you have not noticed, when Snapchat suggests an account for you to add, there is usually a message like “3+ mutual friends”.
This means that you have friends in common with such users. You are more than likely to share similar interests with such users than with a random account. This feels much safer
How To Check Mutual Friends On Snapchat?
It is impossible to find out exactly which friends you and another user have in common.
This is due to Snapchat’s privacy feature which restricts the information users can access.
However, you can check the number of mutual friends with the steps provided below.
Step 1: Open Snapchat
Open Snapchat, sign in to your account by entering your username or email and password to gain access to your account
Step 2: Go To Account
After successfully signing in, on the camera screen that appears, select your Bitmoji at the top-left-hand corner
Step 3: Go To Friends
Scroll down the My Friends section. This is usually after the My Stories section.
Step 4: Add Friends
Click on the Add Friends option > There are two sections, “Added Me” and “Quick Add”.
The Added Me section refers to users who have added you and are waiting for you to add them back.
Under the Quick Add section, these are the recommended accounts for you by Snapchat.
Scrolling down you will see a list of accounts with “n+ Mutual Friends” where “n” is the number of friends.
This number can be as low as three and as high as twenty.
Conclusion
This is how to check for mutual friends on Snapchat. Any account you add will get the notification that you added them by Quick Add.
Now you no longer have to worry about what mutual friends on Snapchat mean.
FAQs On What Does Mutual Friends Mean On Snapchat
What do 3 mutual friends on Snapchat mean?
This means that you have three friends in common with that user and they are not total strangers.
Can you see if someone has mutual friends on Snapchat?
You cannot see the names of the friends but you can see the number of mutual friends you have in common with them. You can check this if you are yet to add them as friends.
Further Reading
- How To Fix “Could Not Update Email On Snapchat”
- How To Fix “We Cannot Find A Matching Username On Snapchat”
- How To Fix “Snapchat Device Ban”
- What Does “Ignored From Added Me” Mean On Snapchat?
