facebook find friends
Find and add a friend on a computer:
- Click the search bar in the top left of any Facebook page.
- Type your friend’s name into the search bar and click
- To send someone a friend request, click
next to their profile picture. Some people might not have
Note: You can have up to 1,000 sent requests waiting for a response. If you send more, the oldest request will be deleted.
Find more friends
You can use People You May Know to find friends on Facebook. People You May Know suggests friends based on shared friendships, being in the same Facebook group, or your common networks.
To find more friends to add, you can upload your contacts from your mobile phone or email accounts.
If you’re having trouble adding a friend, learn more about why you can’t add someone as a friend.
To change who can add you as a friend:
Change your settings here
Who can send you friend requests?
Everyone
- Click your profile picture in the top right of Facebook.
- Click
Settings & Privacy, then click Settings.
- Scroll down to Audience and Visibility and click How People Find and Contact You.
- Click Edit next to Who can send you friend requests?
- From the dropdown menu, click Everyone or Friends of Friends.
