Snapchat offers some of the most interesting ways to connect with friends and make new ones. Besides searching for friends and finding people from your contacts, the platform allows us to find people via Spotlight and Snap Map. However, most people we find and connect with on Snapchat come from a single place on the app: the Quick Add list. The Quick Add list remains in the foreground of most of the friends you make on Snapchat.
It shows you friends who are not in your contacts, people you haven’t met for a long time, and even strangers who later turn out to be old acquaintances. Whatever the algorithm behind the Quick Add list, it never fails to help us meet new people and stay more connected.
If finding new and old friends on Snapchat is your favorite part of Snapchat, you might want your Quick Add list to get even longer and show you more people. However, you might not know how to do that, as Snapchat has no such option.
Don’t worry, as we are here to help. Keep reading to know how you can find more people on Snapchat’s Quick Add list.
What makes the Quick Add list on Snapchat?
Snapchat’s Quick Add list is one of those features that are found in every social media platform in one form or another. Facebook has People You May Know. Instagram has Suggestions For You, and Twitter has Who To Follow.
Be it Snapchat, Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter, all these platforms have the same purpose– to make users more connected within the app.
So, when it comes to the Quick Add list on Snapchat, it shows you suggestions based on several factors. While Snapchat hasn’t made the algorithm public– and we don’t want it to– some factors are too obvious to overlook.
Here are some of the key factors that make up the Quick Add list on Snapchat:
Your contacts:
Your contacts on Snapchat are displayed in a separate All Contacts section under the Friends on Snapchat list. Although they don’t appear in the Quick Add list, they contribute to the list indirectly.
Snapchat might show you people who are friends or friends of friends of your contacts. This is a pretty obvious way of maximizing the chances of you knowing the people who appear on the list. Other factors might play a role in deciding which of the contact’s friends appear.
Your friends:
Needless to say, your friends shape much of your Snapchat experience. As such, it’s a no-brainer that your friend list affects your Quick Add list. The Quick Add list has several people who might be mutual friends and, therefore, potential friends. Sometimes, you might also see the number of mutual friends a person has.
Your location:
Location is another obvious choice for being a key factor in the Quick Add list. Some people who appear on the list might as well be your neighbors or people who live nearby in the same area or city.
Moreover, these three factors can also work simultaneously to show you relevant suggestions.
Besides the above factors, several other things build your Quick Add list. Nevertheless, they are some of the most important ones and can help you increase the number of people on your Quick Add list.
Can You Increase Number of People Who Show Up In Quick Add on Snapchat?
From what we have discussed so far, you would have got a rough idea of how the Quick Add list works. Therefore, we can now talk about how you can get more people on this list.
You might not necessarily increase the number of people on the list, as there is no fixed number. Snapchat shows you a mix of new and old suggestions each time you log in to your account.
If you want to increase the number of new people who appear on the Quick Add list or get more new suggestions on Snapchat, you just need to manipulate the aforementioned factors in your favor. Here are three things you can do to get more people on the Quick Add list.
1. Increase the number of people in your contacts
Since your contact list directly affects your Quick Add list on Snapchat, you can easily get new suggestions on Quick Add as you save more phone numbers on your phone. The longer your contact list, the greater the number of your contacts on Snapchat and the greater the number of suggestions you get.
Therefore, make sure you have allowed Snapchat permission to access your contacts so you get the suggestions. The more phone numbers you save, the more new suggestions you’ll get.
2. Make more friends
This is another no-brainer. Your friend list is a major factor in the Quick Add list. Snapchat shows you friend suggestions based on the friends you interact with the most. More friends will only enrich the list with more matching suggestions and potential friends.
The more you befriend people, the more potential friends you’ll see on your profile. In short, the more, the merrier!
Besides, connecting with highly active people on the platform helps you get more suggestions. As a result, friends with higher Snapscore will affect your list more strongly than friends with a low score.
3. Subscribe to popular public accounts
Public accounts on Snapchat are the best way to follow influencers and celebrities you like. But did you know that subscribing to these accounts can help you get more relevant suggestions on Snapchat?
Subscribing to popular and active public accounts can help you get more suggestions on Quick Add. The more you interact with the account, the more likely you are to get suggested people who follow the same account.
Closing thoughts
Snapchat can be a fun and interesting platform to hang out on. But much of that fun comes from making friends, which are mostly discovered via the Quick Add list on Snapchat.
In this blog, we have discussed some factors that affect the Quick Add list and have also talked about three ways to get new suggestions on the Quick Add list.
Try these methods and tell us which one helped you the most in getting new suggestions on Quick Add. See you in the next blog!
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