You can make your Friends list private in a few quick steps.
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You can hide your friends list on Facebook by going to your profile’s Privacy settings.
By default, your friends list is public, and anyone with a Facebook account can see who is on it.
You can hide your friends list so that only your friends, or no one at all, can see it.
By default, your Facebook profile information, posts, and even your friends are available for all to see. It’s often convenient for your friends list to be public, because it can help people find and connect with you.
If you prefer, you can restrict who can see your entire friends list using Facebook’s privacy settings. You might not want everyone to see it, especially if you want to mask the identity of some friends from others. Or perhaps you just value your privacy and don’t want everyone to know who you’re connected to online.
Here’s how to hide your friends list on Facebook.
How to hide your friends on Facebook via web browser
1. Open Facebook in a web browser.
2. Click your profile picture in the top right corner.
3. In the dropdown menu, click Settings & privacy.
4. Click Settings.
Go to your Facebook account’s settings.
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5. In the left side menu, click Privacy.
Click “Privacy” in the left side menu.
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6. In the section called How people can find and contact you, click Edit next to Who can see your friends list?Click “Edit.”
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7. Click the dropdown to reveal a list of options. You can choose: Public, Friends, Friends except, Specific friends, Only me, or Custom.
Choose the privacy setting for your friends list.
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Quick tip: If you click Custom, you can choose to enter specific names. For example, you can share your friends list with all of your friends except for Bob Smith. After adding a specific person, click Save Changes.
How to hide your friends on Facebook via a mobile device
1. Open the Facebook app on your iPhone or Android device.
2. Tap the three horizontal lines (this is the hamburger menu). On an iPhone, this is in the bottom right corner of the screen; on an Android, it’s in the top right corner.
Tap the hamburger menu in the Facebook app.
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3. Tap Settings & Privacy.
4. Tap Settings in the dropdown menu.
Tap “Settings.”
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5. In the Audience and visibility section, tap How people can find and contact you.
6. Tap Who can see your friends list?
7. Choose who you want to be able to see your friends list. You can choose: Public, Friends, Friends except, Specific friends, or Only me.
Quick tip: If you choose Friends except, you can block specific people from seeing your friends list.