In a world where digital friendships often hold the same emotional weight as real-life bonds, users increasingly want to know exactly how long their connections have lasted. Snapchat known for its privacy-first messaging and playful interaction tools doesn’t display a simple “Friend Since” date like Facebook. Yet millions of users search daily for ways to check the age of their Snapchat friendships.
The good news? While Snapchat doesn’t show a direct “friendship start date,” there are multiple ways to estimate or verify how long you’ve been friends with someone using built-in features like Friendship Profiles, Snap Map, and Chat History metrics.
What Snapchat Shows And What It Doesn’t
Before jumping in, it’s important to understand what data Snapchat officially records and displays:
✔ Snapchat does track when a friendship starts.
✘ It does not publicly show a “Friend Since” date to users.
Instead, users must rely on other features that use the friendship age indirectly like your Snapstreak, Saved messages, and Friendship Charms.
How to See How Long You’ve Been Friends on Snapchat
1. Using Snapchat’s Friendship Profile (Most Accurate Method)
Snapchat introduced Friendship Profiles to highlight shared interactions between two users.
To check it:
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Open Snapchat.
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Go to Chat.
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Tap the Bitmoji/Bubble of the friend.
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Their Friendship Profile will appear.
Inside this profile, look for:
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Friendship Charms
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Your Snapstreak length
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When you became Best Friends (if applicable)
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Shared birthdays, zodiac signs, locations, etc.
One charm in particular “Friendship Anniversary Charm” may show up for some users. When it appears, it displays how long you’ve been connected, celebrating yearly milestones.
2. Check Your Snapstreak Length
Snapstreaks don’t show your total friendship length, but they can’t begin unless you’re already friends.
So if you and someone have a 500-day Snapstreak, you have been friends for at least 500 days or more.
This method is helpful when:
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You maintain a streak with the person
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You haven’t broken the streak
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You know approximately when the streak began
While not exact, it offers a reliable estimate.
3. Review Saved Messages & Media in Chat
Your chat history contains timestamps one of the simplest ways to get an approximate “friend since” date.
Steps:
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Open the chat with your friend.
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Scroll up to the earliest saved message or snap.
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Check the timestamp.
Your earliest conversation is often very close to the day you added each other.
This method is especially accurate if:
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You saved early conversations
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You exchanged snaps immediately after connecting
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You rarely cleared chat history
4. Look at Memories Featuring That Friend
If you share photos or videos together, Snapchat Memories can help.
Use the search filters:
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Search “Friends,” “Events,” or the person’s name (if tagged).
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Look for the earliest memory featuring them.
Snapchat’s AI vision and tagging features in 2025 are far more accurate than before, making this method surprisingly useful.
5. Check “Added Me” or “Added By” Info (Only Works If You Remember It)
Snapchat used to show a log under Added Me, including timestamps.
Now, timestamps disappear after you accept the request but if you took screenshots or recall when the person added you, this gives a clear start date.
Not reliable for everyone, but helpful if you track your friendships manually.
Why Snapchat Doesn’t Show an Official “Friend Since” Date
Snapchat has always prioritized privacy and ephemeral communication. According to platform behavior and updates, here’s why “Friend Since” isn’t displayed:
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It avoids exposing personal history publicly
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It prevents users from feeling pressured about long friendships
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Snapchat’s design philosophy focuses on the moment, not chronology
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Many friendships involve deleted messages, making exact dates inaccurate
Still, Snapchat compensates with features like charms and interaction badges that indirectly track your relationship timeline.
FAQs
1. Does Snapchat have a “Friend Since” feature?
No. As of 2025, Snapchat does not display this directly, but other metrics help estimate it.
2. What is the best method to find out how long I’ve been friends with someone?
Check the Friendship Profile and your earliest saved chats.
3. Can third-party apps show friendship start dates?
No third-party apps claiming to offer this are unsafe and violate Snapchat policy.
4. Do deleted chats affect the accuracy?
Yes. If you or your friend frequently clear chats, you may lose early timestamps.
5. Why do some people have a Friendship Anniversary Charm and others don’t?
It depends on:
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Activity frequency
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Interaction type
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Snapchat feature rollout region
Conclusion
While Snapchat doesn’t offer a direct “Friend Since” timestamp, users still have multiple ways to estimate the age of their friendships. From Friendship Profiles to chat history, Memories, and Snapstreaks, each method provides valuable clues about when your digital connection truly began.
If this guide helped you, share it, leave a comment, or bookmark it for future reference because friendships on Snapchat are worth celebrating.
