You can sometimes wonder when a Snapchat account was first created, especially if the profile has been active for a long time or belongs to someone who’s been on the app since its early days. It may be that you need that detail for verification, recovery, or nostalgia. Whatever the reason, finding out when a Snapchat account was made is not as easy as checking a visible “joined” date like other social media platforms show.
Snapchat never publicly displays the creation date on any profile. That means you have to rely on a mix of in-app traces, saved content, and hidden data logs to figure it out.
You can try several ways to find this information, but each method has its own resilience. Checking old first posts is simple and doesn’t require technical skill, though it may not be exact, and also looking into older friend additions or login records offers a more indirect but still insightful approach.
It all depends on what level of accuracy you need. In most cases, using two or more of these approaches gives the clearest answer. Below are a few structured methods that help you figure out when a Snapchat account was actually created, starting with the most visible evidence and moving toward more hidden, data-based clues.
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Snapchat Age Checker
The Snapchat Age Checker is a smart online tool developed to estimate the age or creation date of any public Snapchat profile. It uses a unique blend of data analysis, pattern observation, and logical estimation to provide users with a close approximation of when a Snapchat account was likely created. While Snapchat itself doesn’t publicly display account creation dates, our system analyzes available profile information, follower trends, and visible activity indicators to estimate a reliable timeline.
The tool is designed for creators, marketers, and casual users (accounts having more than 10K followers) who want to understand how long an account has been active, whether for authenticity checks, influencer evaluation, or general curiosity.
You only need to enter the Snapchat username, and within moments, the tool processes relevant data and delivers an estimated account date along with an age summary such as “More than 2 Years” or “More than 6 Months.”
Every result is generated through a non-intrusive evaluation method that does not access any private data. Instead, it interprets visible metrics and activity clues to arrive at a practical estimate. The outcome is informative, fast, and gives users insight without breaching the boundaries of data protection or Snapchat’s public framework.
➡️ How It Works:
- The user enters any Snapchat username or profile handle into the checker.
- The tool retrieves public profile information available through Snapchat’s web interface.
- It evaluates display data such as name, followers, and timestamps visible on the page.
- A specialized algorithm interprets the metrics to identify age-related signals and patterns.
- The system applies statistical estimations to generate the most probable account start date.
- Finally, the tool displays an estimated date of creation and the profile’s approximate account age.
How To See When A Snapchat Account Was Created
There is no direct way of finding out when someone made a new Snapchat account. You have to either scroll through their first public story and check the date, or check their Snapchat score if they are not a private person.
1. Check old first posts
You can scroll through the account’s Stories, Memories, or Snap history and find the earliest visible posts. That gives a rough date for the account creation: if the first Snap or Story is from, say, March 2018, you know the account was created at or before that.
First, open the account’s profile → Story or Memories section (if accessible) and find the oldest saved Snap/Story and note its date.
You can now interpret: Account creation ≤ that date (since the first post couldn’t pre-date the account).
If the user deleted old posts or didn’t save them, you might miss earlier ones → it’ll be a “no later than” estimate, not exact. If posts were shared from other devices or archived, timestamps may reflect posting rather than account creation.
2. Look at the Score
The first way that you can show the date when someone created a Snapchat account is to check their Snapchat score, which will be pretty easy to analyze.
If you are familiar with how the Snapchat app works or have used it for some time in the past, you will know that Snapchat has a score that increases depending on your usage and the relationship you maintain with other users of the app. It specifically depends on the number of snaps a person has sent and the number of snaps they have received.
Now, you can understand when the account was made, depending on the score. If an account has just been created, its Snapchat score is relatively low compared to the score of an account that has been around for a long time.
In the same way, if the account is older, the Snapchat score will be high, and you can tell that they have been using the app for a long time.
3. Ask the Person
If the Snapchat account whose creation date you are searching for is of someone you know in real life or are close with on the internet, you can easily find out when they created their account.
Instead of analyzing their Stories or Snapchat score, you can personally ask them when they created their Snapchat account by texting them via Snapchat or asking them in person.
The chances are the person will not only tell you when they made their account, but at the same time, they might be flattered that you care about the information enough to ask personally.
How To See When Your Snapchat Account Was Created
You can check your own Snapchat account creation date directly from settings. Let’s follow the steps:
Step 1: Open Snapchat & tap on your ‘bitmoji’
The first step you have to follow to find out when you created your Snapchat account is to open the Snapchat app from your phone’s home screen.
After tapping on the Snapchat app icon, you will be in the camera section of Snapchat, from where you can take photos with filters.
On the top left corner of the screen, you will notice that there is a miniature of the bitmoji you had created earlier beside the search icon. You have to tap on this bitmoji option.
Step 2: Open the profile and scroll down
Now that you have tapped on the bitmoji option available at the top left end of the screen, you will be taken to the profile section of Snapchat.
Here, you will see all the specific information related to your account, like your bitmoji, Snapchat score, and username. You have to scroll in a ” down to upwards” motion. This will help you reach the bottom of the profile section of Snapchat.
Step 3: Find “Joined Snapchat on _date_”
Now that you are in the profile section of Snapchat and have scrolled to the bottom, you will notice that all the options have ended, and in front of you, there will be a blank screen that serves you no purpose.
Here, you will see shorter text in a lighter font than the options. The text here will say, “Joined Snapchat on [Month name] *day*, *year in four digits*”. This will tell you the exact day when you first joined Snapchat.
Alternative: Download the account data and check
You can request your account’s data from Snapchat and then look for metadata entries showing when the account was created. The official help page says you can access “the date your account was created … via the data file”.
Now, go to your Snapchat app or accounts portal → Settings → My Data (or similar) → request download. Once you receive the data file (often .zip or .json), open it and look for a field like “account_creation_time” or “created_at.”
That timestamp gives you the actual creation date (or very close to it). Sometimes the data may be vague or use Unix timestamps you’ll need to convert.
If the account was previously deleted/reactivated, the “creation” field might reflect the current version, not the original.
Frequently Asked Questions:
You can’t directly see another person’s account creation date on Snapchat. You can, however, estimate it by checking their oldest public Stories, saved Snaps, or early interactions. Sometimes, older usernames, Bitmoji styles, or outdated emojis also hint at age. Without access to their data file, though, you’ll only get an approximate timeline rather than the precise creation date.
Snapchat doesn’t display the account creation date on profiles or settings pages. The only official way to find it is by downloading your account data from the “My Data” section of the app or website. In that file, you’ll find a “created_at” or “account_creation” timestamp. It’s not visible to anyone else, only the account owner can see it once they request and open the downloaded data.
If you delete and later reactivate your Snapchat account within the 30-day window, the original creation date remains the same. But if you permanently delete it and make a new one, Snapchat treats that as a separate account with a new creation timestamp. Some users think the date resets after deactivation, but that only happens once an account is fully purged and re-registered with the same or a new username.
