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If you have recently explored the premium features of Snapchat Plus, you have likely stumbled upon the Friend Solar System. This feature completely gamifies your digital friendships, replacing the classic best friend emojis with a massive, colorful galactic hierarchy. However, figuring out exactly where you stand in someone else’s orbit can be incredibly confusing if you do not know the visual codes. If you are trying to decipher your exact friendship ranking, understanding the snapchat planets in order is the absolute key to unlocking how this exclusive social feature works.
Let us break down exactly what this feature is, the precise order of the planets, and why this simple interface update has the entire internet completely obsessed with their social rankings.
What Exactly is the Friend Solar System?
The “Friend Solar System” is a premium cosmetic feature exclusive to Snapchat Plus subscribers. When you tap on a friend’s profile who also has a “Best Friends” badge with you, you will see a unique planet icon next to their name.In this digital galaxy, your friend represents the “Sun,” and you are a planet orbiting them. The closer your planet is to their sun, the higher you rank on their best friends list. It is a highly visual way to see exactly who you interact with the most. However, this system only applies to your top eight best friends. If you do not see a planet at all, it simply means you have fallen out of their immediate top-eight solar system.
The Official Planetary Rankings
Snapchat does not explicitly label the planets with numbers in the app, meaning you have to identify them purely by their visual design and color. Here is the exact breakdown of the orbital hierarchy, from closest to furthest:Mercury (1st Best Friend): A dark red planet surrounded by small red hearts. If you are Mercury, you are their absolute top priority and number one best friend.
Venus (2nd Best Friend): A light brown, sandy-colored planet featuring a yellow and pink heart motif.
Earth (3rd Best Friend): The classic blue and green globe, adorned with a red heart and a tiny moon orbiting it.
Mars (4th Best Friend): A distinctly red planet covered in craters, featuring a purple and blue heart.
Jupiter (5th Best Friend): A massive orange planet with dark, prominent stripes and a few small stars around it.
Saturn (6th Best Friend): A yellow-orange planet easily defined by its massive, distinct rings.
Uranus (7th Best Friend): A pale, icy green/blue planet with no rings.
Neptune (8th Best Friend): A deep, dark blue planet, representing the very edge of the best friend list.
The Psychology of Digital Friendship Rankings
Why did Snapchat introduce this, and why are users so heavily invested in it? It taps directly into a psychological desire to understand our social standing.In the early days of social media, features like Myspace’s “Top 8” caused massive real-world drama because friendship rankings were public for everyone to see. Snapchat has effectively revived that exact same energy, but made it private and highly personalized between you and the other person. Seeing yourself drop from Mars (4th) to Jupiter (5th) can genuinely spark conversations or encourage users to engage with the app more frequently—sending more snaps and starting more streaks—just to maintain their coveted status as a “Mercury” or “Earth.”
Managing Your Solar System
Because this feature can occasionally cause a bit of social anxiety, Snapchat allows users to manage how they participate in it. If you are a Plus subscriber and do not want to engage in the galactic ranking system, you can easily disable the Solar System feature in your Snapchat Plus management settings. This hides your planetary status from others and removes the pressure of maintaining your orbital rank.Whether you are fighting to be someone’s Mercury or you are perfectly content floating out by Neptune, understanding this system is essential for navigating the modern Snapchat Plus experience. It transforms basic messaging metrics into a visually stunning and highly engaging game of social orbit.
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