How To Change Top Friends On Facebook & Messenger

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Your Quick Answer:

To change the top friends on Facebook you’ll need to unfriend the friends who are on the top of the friend list.

Then, you’ll find that the order of the list has changed. You’ll need to re-add the friends whom you’ve unfriended. You’ll need to send friend requests to the users whom you’ve unfriended to re-add them.

You can also block the top friends to remove them from the friend list. The friends who were below them will come to the top and the ranks will change.

You can also add new friends on Facebook so that the newly added friends replace the old friends who were at the top of the list before.

On Messenger, to change the top friends, you’ll need to delete the chats that you’ve with the top friend.

You can also start a new conversation to add it to the top of the chat list.

You can archive the top chat to hide it from the chat list and the order will be changed.

Facebook chooses the top friends among the newly added friends, friends who react to your posts, and the ones with whom you chat frequently on Messenger.

You should know that when you see the top 6 friends on Facebook it has some meanings.

How to Change Top Friends on Facebook:

You have the following methods:

1. Unfriend & Add Them Again

If you want to change the top friends on Facebook, you need to first unfriend them so that they get removed from your friend list. Once they’re removed from the friend list.

You’ll be able to see that the order has changed and other friends have come to the top of the friends list. Then you’ll need to re-add those few friends whom you’ve unfriended so that they can be on your friend list.

🔴 Steps To Follow:

Step 1: Open the Facebook application.

Step 2: Log in to your account.

Step 3: Click on the three lines icon.

Click on the three lines icon on facebook app

Step 4: Click on your profile name.

Click on your profile name

Step 5: Next, click on See all friends.

click on See all friends

Step 6: You’ll be able to see the friends list.

Step 7: Click on the three dots icon next to the top friend.

Click on the three dots icon

Step 8: Click on Unfriend (user’s name).

Click on Unfriend (user's name)

Step 9: CONFIRM it.

CONFIRM it

Repeat it for the top few friends to change the order of the list.

Then you’ll need to search for each of them individually on Facebook again, then click on Add Friend to send a friend request to the users whom you’ve unfriended.

2. Block Them to remove them from the List

If you want to change the order of the friend list of your Facebook account, you can just block the friends who are at the top so that the order changes and other friends get their position. When you block someone on Facebook the person automatically gets removed from your friends list. The next person on the list will take his rank on the friend list.

🔴 Steps To Follow:

Step 1: Open the Facebook application.

Step 2: Next, you’ll need to log in to your account.

Step 3: Then click on the three lines icon.

Click on the three lines icon on facebook app

Step 4: Click on your profile name.

Click on your profile name

Step 5: Click on See all friends.

click on See all friends

Step 6: It will open up your friends list. 

Step 7: Click on the three dots icon next to the top friend.

Click on the three dots icon

Step 8: Then click on Block (user’s) profile.

click on Block

Step 9: Confirm it by clicking on Block.

Confirm it by clicking on Block

Then repeat this process for the first few friends to change the friend who comes at the top of your friend list.

3. Add New Friends

You can make new friends on Facebook and keep the old friends on the friends list. The new friends will replace the old friend’s position on the friend list. This will help you change the top friends.

On Facebook, the friend list shows the recently added friends on the top so if you add new people to your profile then you’ll find that the old friend’s name has gone down and the newly added friends have come to the top.

You can accept some of the pending friend requests to make new friends or you can send some new friend requests to people on Facebook. Once they accept your friend request, they’ll be added to your friend list and the top friends will be changed.

🔴 Steps To Follow:

Step 1: Open the Facebook application.

Step 2: Log in to your account.

Step 3: Next, you need to click the People icon.

click the People icon

Step 4: You’ll find the friend request. Click on Confirm to accept the requests.

Click on Confirm to accept

Step 5: Under People You May Know you’ll find a user to whom you can send friend requests.

Step 6: Click on the Add Friend button next to the users to whom you want to send a friend request.

Click on the Add Friend

Wait for the user to accept your request. Once your request is accepted, the person will be added to your friend list and the top friends will be changed.

How to Change Top Friends on Messenger:

You can try the following methods:

1. Delete the Chat on Messenger

You can change the top friends on Messenger by deleting the chats you’ve with the top friend. On Messenger, the friend with whom you chat most often and frequently is listed as the top friend and the rest of the friends come after him.

However, if you delete the entire conversations that you’ve had with your top friend, the order will change and it will get replaced by someone with whom you chat less often.

🔴 Steps to delete chat on Messenger:

Step 1: Open the Messenger application.

Step 2: If you’re not logged in, log in with your Facebook account.

Step 3: Next, you’ll find the chat list.

Step 4: Click on the top chat that’s on the list and hold it.

Click on the top chat that's

Step 5: Click on Delete and then confirm it by clicking on Delete on the confirmation box.

Click on Delete

The next chat will appear at the top of the list and the order will be changed.

2. Start a new Chat with Someone to add him to the top List

The order of the chat list in Messenger can get changed if you start a new chat with someone. On Messenger, you’ll find that the person with you you chat most frequently and recently is placed at the top. However, if you start a new chat with someone else and converse with him more frequently than the other user you’ll be able to add him to the top of the chat list without removing the previous user who will automatically come to the second position.

You’ll need to keep the chat of this person at the top of the list by having conversations with him more than you with other friends.

🔴 Steps To Follow:

Step 1: Open the Messenger application.

Step 2: Then you’ll see the chat list.

Step 3: On the top right corner, you’ll find a pencil icon. Click on it.

you'll find a pencil icon

Step 4: Enter the Friend’s name on the input box with whom you want to start a conversation.

Enter the Friend's name

Step 5: Then from the results list, click on the user’s name, and then it will open the chat page with the user.

from the results list

You can type a message and send him to start a conversation.

3. You can Tap & hold to hide (from the top list)

You can hide the top chat on your Messenger to change the existing order. If you want to change the top friends on Messenger, you don’t need to delete the chat that is appearing at the top of the chat list.

You can archive the chat to hide it so that the next chat comes in the top position and the order will get changed automatically. Once you hide the top chat, the conversation which was on the second rank will come at the top.  You can unarchive the chats anytime to restore the previous order too.

🔴 Steps To Follow:

Step 1: Open the Messenger application.

Step 2: Click on the top chat and hold it.

Click on the top chat that's

Step 3: Click on Archive.

Click on Archive

Step 4: The chat will be hidden and the order will get changed.

The next chat on the list will appear at the top.

How Facebook Decides the Top Friends on Facebook:

These are the things you should know:

1. Most Recently Added People Are on Top

Facebook follows different chronologies to decide whom to display at the top of the friend list. However, in most cases, you’ll find that the most recently added people are shown at the top of the Facebook friends list and as you go down the list.

Most Recently Added People Are on Top

You’ll find the older friend whom you’ve added before the new friends. The oldest friend is displayed at the bottom of the friend list whereas the newest friend is displayed at the top of the friend list.

2. People Reacts to your Posts Shows Up at the Top

People who react to your posts are considered more engaging and interactive than others by Facebook which is why they are shown at the top of the friends list.

People Reacts to your Posts Shows Up at the Top

You’ll find that the users who react to all of your posts, leave comments, and share your posts are at the top of your friend list whereas the users who barely like your posts or never comment on any posts are displayed at the bottom of the list.

3. The Person you had the Most Conversation with

The people with whom you chat frequently are more interactive than others which is why they’re displayed at the top of the list and above the non-interactive friends.

The Person you had the Most Conversation with

You’ll find that the friend who messages you more than others is at the top of the friends list and as you go down you’ll find those friends with whom you’ve barely had any chat. At the bottom of the list, you’ll find the users with whom you’ve never had any chat or conversation.

Frequently Asked Questions:

1. How to see a Close friend list on the Facebook mobile app?

You can’t see the Close Friends list on the mobile app of Facebook. You’ll need to log in to your Facebook account using a web browser on your PC. Then click on Friends from the left sidebar.

Next, click on the Friends option and then click on the Custom lists option. Next, click on Close friends and then it will show the list of close friends on the right side of the page.

2. How to Edit the Close Friends list on the Facebook mobile app?

You’ll need to first go to the friend’s profile whom you want to add as a close friend. Then click on the Friends button.

Click on the Edit Friend List. You’ll need to click on Close Friends to add the user as your friend on Facebook. The user will be added to your Close Friends list on Facebook.

3. How does Facebook decide which friends to show on the profile page?

The friends with whom you’ve information and networks in common are generally shown on the profile page.

The users who have the most common mutual friends are sometimes considered to be the ones to be shown on the profile pages. It’s never the less interactive ones. But it’s always someone among those friends whose stories you check, contacts you’ve uploaded on Facebook, etc.

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