Snapchat Planets Order: What Each Planet Means

Snapchat planets show where you rank in a friend's Best Friends list. Mercury means you're their number one, and Neptune means you're their eighth. The feature is called the Friend Solar System, and it's part of Snapchat+, the paid subscription. Snapchat Support says tapping the Best Friends badge "will show you which planet you are in their Solar System, with each planet representing a different position in their Best Friends list." So the planet tells you where you sit in their list.

We read Snapchat Support's page on Friend Solar Systems and Digital Trends' October 2026 guide through our server on October 23, 2026.

What is the Snapchat planets order?

Planet	Your rank in their Best Friends	What it looks like
Mercury	1	Red planet with red hearts
Venus	2	Light planet with colorful hearts
Earth	3	Blue and green with a moon
Mars	4	Reddish planet with hearts
Jupiter	5	Large orange planet with stripes
Saturn	6	Pale yellow planet with rings
Uranus	7	Light blue planet
Neptune	8	Deep blue planet

Snapchat Support, "How do Friend Solar Systems work?", and Digital Trends (October 14, 2026), read October 23, 2026.

Digital Trends puts it plainly: "Mercury represents the first position, while Neptune represents the eighth." The planets follow the real solar system's order from the sun, and there are only eight. Pluto's not included.

What does the Best Friends badge mean?

Snapchat Support says "'Best Friends' means they're among the eight friends you Snap and Chat with the most." The badge has "a gold ring around it" on a friend's Friendship Profile. Digital Trends adds that a Friends badge is different, and that the ranking "isn't necessarily mutual." Someone can be your Mercury while you're Saturn in their system.

How do you see your Snapchat planet?

1. Open Snapchat and go to your friend's profile.
2. Open their Friendship Profile.
3. Look for the Best Friends badge with a gold ring.
4. Tap it to see which planet you are in their Solar System.

You'll need Snapchat+ for this, and the feature has to be on.

How do you turn on the Friend Solar System?

It starts switched off. Snapchat Support says "Solar System is off by default for first time subscribers," and you can turn it on from the Snapchat+ feature management page. Digital Trends gives the steps:

1. Tap your profile icon in the top left.
2. Tap your Snapchat+ membership card.
3. Find Solar System in the feature settings.
4. Toggle it on.

Snapchat says it "can be toggled on/off at any time."

Can your Snapchat planet change?

Yes. Your planet moves as your place in their Best Friends list changes. Digital Trends says "Snapchat hasn't disclosed the exact criteria," so there's no trick beyond snapping and chatting with that person more. "Snapchat planets" gets about 1,220,000 searches a month, and "snapchat planets order" another 90,500.

Snapchat also counts your activity in other ways. Our guide to Snapchat score explains what raises it, and our page on the Snapchat public profile covers growing an audience. Hclout sells Snapchat followers, so weigh that the way you'd weigh any seller.

Frequently asked questions

What is the Snapchat planets order?

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune, from first to eighth.

What does Mercury mean on Snapchat?

You're that friend's number one Best Friend.

Do Snapchat planets show your best friends or theirs?

Theirs. The planet shows your position in the other person's Best Friends list.

Do you need Snapchat+ to see planets?

Yes. The Friend Solar System is a Snapchat+ feature, and it's off by default.

Is the planet ranking mutual?

Not always. You can be someone's Mercury while they rank lower in yours.

Sources

• Snapchat Support, "How do Friend Solar Systems work?", read through our server on October 23, 2026
• Digital Trends, "Snapchat planets explained," October 14, 2026, read through our server on October 23, 2026
• Google Ads Keyword Planner, worldwide, read October 23, 2026