Snapchat Planets Explained: Which Planet Are You?
The Snapchat Plus Friend Solar System ranks your top 8 best friends as planets. See the full order, Mercury to Neptune, and what each planet means.
Tap any planet below to see its rank, color, and meaning.
Tap a planet to see what it means
Mercury
Best friend #1You are their 1st closest friend
You are their #1 best friend, the person they interact with the most on Snapchat.
Order matches the real solar system: Mercury is closest to the Sun (#1 best friend), Neptune is farthest (#8).
All 8 Snapchat Planets in Order
The order matches the real solar system. Mercury is closest to the Sun, so it is the #1 best friend. Neptune is farthest, so it is #8.
Mercury
Color: Red
Around it: Five red hearts
Their #1 best friend, the person they interact with most
Venus
Color: Light brown / tan
Around it: Yellow, pink, and blue hearts
Their 2nd closest friend
Earth
Color: Blue and green
Around it: A moon, stars, and red hearts
Their 3rd closest friend
Mars
Color: Red
Around it: Stars with purple and blue hearts
Their 4th closest friend
Jupiter
Color: Reddish-orange with dark stripes
Around it: Stars
Their 5th closest friend
Saturn
Color: Orange with a ring
Around it: Stars
Their 6th closest friend
Uranus
Color: Green
Around it: No hearts
Their 7th closest friend
Neptune
Color: Blue
Around it: Bare, no hearts or stars
Their 8th best friend, the farthest planet
| Rank | Planet | Color | Surrounding Elements | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Mercury | Red | Five red hearts | Their #1 best friend, the person they interact with most |
| #2 | Venus | Light brown / tan | Yellow, pink, and blue hearts | Their 2nd closest friend |
| #3 | Earth | Blue and green | A moon, stars, and red hearts | Their 3rd closest friend |
| #4 | Mars | Red | Stars with purple and blue hearts | Their 4th closest friend |
| #5 | Jupiter | Reddish-orange with dark stripes | Stars | Their 5th closest friend |
| #6 | Saturn | Orange with a ring | Stars | Their 6th closest friend |
| #7 | Uranus | Green | No hearts | Their 7th closest friend |
| #8 | Neptune | Blue | Bare, no hearts or stars | Their 8th best friend, the farthest planet |
How the Snapchat Friend Solar System Works
What is the Snapchat Friend Solar System?
The Friend Solar System is a Snapchat Plus feature that turns your friendships into a tiny galaxy. You are the Sun, and your top 8 best friends orbit around you as planets. Each planet represents a rank: Mercury, the closest planet, is your #1 best friend, and Neptune, the farthest, is your 8th. The planets look like their real-world counterparts, with their own colors and surrounding hearts, stars, or moons.
It requires Snapchat Plus
The planets are exclusive to Snapchat Plus, Snapchat's paid subscription. Only subscribers can tap a friend's Best Friends badge, the one with the gold ring, to reveal which planet they are in that friend's solar system. If you do not subscribe, you will not see any planets, and no free workaround exists.
How the ranking is determined
Snapchat ranks your solar system by how much you actually interact: the Snaps and Chats you exchange, your streaks, story replies, and how two-way the engagement is. Someone who messages you constantly while you rarely reply will rank lower than someone you talk with back and forth. The ranking updates as your habits change, so planets shift over time.
Who can see the planets
Only Snapchat Plus subscribers can see planets, and only from their own side. Your friends are not notified about which planet they are, and a friend without Snapchat Plus cannot check their position in your solar system at all. The feature is a private view for the subscriber, not a public leaderboard.
How to find your planet
Subscribe to Snapchat Plus and make sure the Friend Solar System is enabled in your Snapchat Plus settings. Then open a friend's profile and look for the Best Friends badge with a gold ring. Tap it and Snapchat shows you which planet you are in their solar system. Use the interactive guide above to decode what that planet means.
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