This guide explains what a close friend means on Instagram and its benefits. Also, we will how many close friends you can have on Instagram and how you can create your list of close friends.
What Does Close Friends Mean on Instagram?
Instagram’s “close friends” feature allows Instagram users to handpick people with whom they can share a private Instagram story. Ideally, when you create an Instagram story, anyone can view it. However, you can decide to only share a particular story with specific people. In that case, you can create a list of close friends, and when sharing your Instagram story, you select the option to share to “Close Friends.” That way, others won’t see what you’ve shared in your Instagram story as it won’t be visible to them. Note that your Instagram story shared with your close friends disappears after 24 hours, and you can view the list of close friends that view your Instagram story while it is live. So, do you have a close friends list on Instagram?
How Many Close Friends Can You Have on Instagram?
The idea behind Instagram creating the “Close Friends” feature is for you to categorize your Instagram friends. Therefore, it makes sense to have a small list of close friends. Nonetheless, you have no limit on the number of people you can add to your close friends. The good thing is that you can add and remove people from your list of close friends, and they won’t get notified about your action. Here’s how to create “Close Friends” on Instagram. Adding and removing someone from your Close Friends is kept private, and no notification is sent to them, which is a good privacy feature.
How To Create an Instagram Story To Share With Close Friends
Now that you have a list of close friends, you can create an Instagram story and specify to share it with them only. Check the steps below. Your created Instagram Story will only be visible to people in your Close Friends, making it a private Instagram story.
Conclusion
Instagram has the close friends feature that allows users to handpick the people close to them. That way, they can create a private Instagram story only viewed by those listed as close friends. Besides, there is no limit to how many close friends you can have. We’ve explained what close friends on Instagram mean, how to create a list of close friends, and how to create a private Instagram story.
