Snapchat has finally rolled out its premium membership, called Snapchat+, for its users. The membership promises to provide some more unique features to make our Snapchatting experience more interesting. But does the rollout of Snapchat+ mean Snapchat was not interesting enough already? Hardly. The platform is different from most other platforms you’d ever come across- not only in terms of the unique features it provides but also in terms of some common features it doesn’t.
With several otherwise common features missing from the app, beginners often find it difficult to get acquainted with the Snapchat environment.
Take, for example, the number of followers you have on Snapchat. If you are finding it difficult to know your follower count, it is not surprising at all, as it is not very easy to find this number on the platform.
In the following sections, we will guide you through these features of Snapchat and see if you can know your follower count and other similar numbers on Snapchat. So, keep reading to know more.
Is it Possible to Know My Number of Followers on Snapchat?
Before proceeding further, we must ensure you don’t remain confused throughout the blog. There is no such thing as followers on Snapchat. You either have “friends” in your private account or “subscribers” in your public account.
The terminology of Snapchat doesn’t have the term “followers,” just like Instagram doesn’t have the term “friends.”
So, if you want to know the number of your followers on Snapchat, we assume you mean one of the following things:
- The number of your friends: A Snapchatter is considered a friend on Snapchat if you have added each other.
- The number of users who have added you (but you haven’t added them back).
Your subscriber count: If you have a public account, the number of people who have subscribed to see updates from you are your subscribers.
Since each of the above cases differs in meaning and purpose, we will discuss each case separately, telling you the number of friends, the number of users who have added you, and the number of users subscribed to your public account.
Without wasting time, let’s jump into the three cases now.
How to Know the Number of Friends on Snapchat
We are not sure why, but for some reason, Snapchat doesn’t show you the number of friends you have.
Apparently, the platform doesn’t want its users to worry about the number of friends they have. We all have been addicted to growing our friend list on Facebook or our follower list on Instagram at some point in our life. Clearly, Snapchat doesn’t want its users to focus on the number of friends but rather on their friends themselves.
However, loopholes exist in the most unexpected places. Yes, a trick can help you know the exact number of friends you have on Snapchat. Follow these steps to find your number of friends on Snapchat.
Step 1: Open Snapchat and log into your account.
Step 2: You will find yourself on the Camera tab. Tap on the Snap Map icon in the far-left corner at the bottom.
Step 3: On the Snap Map tab, tap on the gear-shaped Settings icon at the top-right corner of the screen.
Step 4: On the Settings screen, you will see the Only These Friends option under the My Location subhead. Tap on this option.
Step 5: You will see a list of all your friends.
Select all the friends on the list. You might need to tap on Select All beside each alphabet. So, at most, you need to select 26 times. After that, tap on the Save button at the bottom.
Step 6: Bingo! You will see your number of friends under the Only These Friends option. It will appear like this.
Annie, Bob, Catherine, + 25 others
In this case, your total number of friends comes out to be 28. Similarly, you can find the number of your friends.
How to Know the Number of People Who have Added You
You can also see the number of people who have added you on the Added Me section on Snapchat. Follow these steps to know who added you:
Step 1: Open the app and log in to your Snapchat account.
Step 2: Tap on the Add Friends icon near the top-right corner. The Add Friends icon is the one with a plus + sign with a man’s silhouette.
Step 3: You will find the Added Me section at the top of the list. Here, you can see who has added you on Snapchat. You can count the number of these people manually.
NOTE: The people on the Added Me section are not your friends until you add them back. If you tap on the +Accept button to accept a user’s friend request, the user will be removed from this list.
How to know the number of subscribers on Snapchat
When you create a public account on Snapchat, people can subscribe to your stories and other updates without adding you. You can see the number of your subscribers on Snapchat, but there is a condition.
You can only see your number of subscribers if it is more than 5000. Any values less than 5000 are not displayed.
Step 1: Open the app and go to your profile page by tapping on your bitmoji at the top-left corner.
Step 2: Scroll down the screen to the Public Profiles subhead. Tap on My Public Profile.
Step 3: You will arrive at your public profile page, where you can see your public name, username, and subscriber count.
Wrapping Up
Before we part, let’s recount what we have discussed in this blog.
There is no such thing as followers on Snapchat, but with a little trick, you can find your number of friends. The number of people who added you are displayed separately in the Added Me section. You can also see the number of subscribers if you have a public account with over 5000 subscribers.
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