Facebook is widely and generally used by millions of users around the globe because the platform is easy and sophisticated to operate, as such there is a Friend Limit on Facebook which individuals’ accounts can contain.
The platform has a limit of 5,000 confirmed friends in each user’s account and around 1,000 requests in a queue. This has been the standard base of the platform and in the case of a popular user or a celebrity, in other to exceed this standard limit of having just 5,000 friends, you can convert your profile to a “FANS” page so you can be followed and you can collect more than the actual 5,000 friends limit.
The fans page is equiped with an enabled follow button that allows other users to follow you and see all your content even if they are not on your friends list on Facebook.
List of Facebook Features
Here are the enabled features contained in Facebook;
- News Feed
- Friends
- Wall
- Timeline
- Likes and Reactions
- Comments
- Messages and inbox
- Notifications
How to Access Friend Limit on Facebook
Below are the steps to access Friend Limit on Facebook and fix all the necessary changes by adding some friends on restricted list:
- Open to your Facebook account on your phone.
- From your News Feed, tap on Friend Lists in the left menu to see all your active friends
- Now tap on Restricted
- Then tap on Manage List in the top right.
- Select Edit List and now you can see your friends who are added to the Restricted list.
Steps to add someone to your Restricted list
Here is the possible method to add someone to your restricted list;
- Open to Facebook account in your device
- Then go to the profile of the person you want to add to the restricted list.
- Now look for the button that says Friends at the top of their profile and tap on it.
- Then Select and tap on the Edit Friend List.
- Select Restricted and tap on it to add your friend to the Restricted list.
Possible steps to view or edit your Restricted list
- Firstly, open to Facebook account in your device
- From your News Feed, tap on Friend Lists in the left menu. If you don’t see it, tap on See More.
- Now tap on Restricted.
- Then tap on Manage List in the top right.
- Select Edit List and now you can see your friends who are added to the Restricted list.
- To remove someone from the list, tap on X in the top right of their profile picture, and tap on Finish.
The above listed are methods to view and manage your Friend list and friends Limit on Facebook.
