How to Delete Multiple Friends on Facebook: Quick Tips

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Remove more than one Facebook friend at once

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Last Updated: September 2, 2025 Fact Checked

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If you’ve had a Facebook account for a long time, you might have a lot of people on your friends list who you don’t really know anymore. Although there's no way to mass delete multiple Facebook friends in a single click or tap, there are still ways you can quickly remove lots of friends. Read on to learn the fastest way to unfriend multiple people on Facebook!

Mass Deleting Friends on Facebook

While there's no built-in way to remove more than one Facebook friend at once, you can delete users quickly using your friend list. Just navigate to your profile, select Friends , and then select All Friends . To delete a user, select the three-dots icon next to their name and select Unfriend .

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Go to your Facebook profile. You can use the Facebook website at www.facebook.com or the Facebook mobile app.
- If you aren't already logged in, enter your email address or phone number and password to do so now.
- Don't worry, you won't have to go to each friend's profile to remove them. You can easily remove multiple friends by clicking or tapping a few buttons on your Friends page. ^{[1]
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  Research source} Your friends won't be notified that you've removed them, but if they visit your profile, they will see that you're not friends.
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Select Friends . If you're using the website, you'll see this at the top of the page. If you're using the mobile app, tap the three horizontal lines labeled Menu , and then tap Friends .

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Select All Friends . This displays your friends list. Now, you can go through every user you're friends with and delete them if necessary.
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Delete users. Click or tap the three horizontal dots next to their name, select Unfriend , and then choose Confirm .
- Repeat for all friends you want to remove.

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Hiding My Posts Without Unfriending

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If you don't mind keeping lots of friends but don't want them all to see what you post, you can add people to your Restricted list . ^{[2]
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Research source} This means that even if you choose to make your posts viewable to Friends, those on your Restricted list will not see them—they'll only see the posts you mark as Public . All friends who aren't on your Restricted list will see your content as normal. Nobody on your Restricted list will know you've added them, and you can still chat with them and comment on their posts. ^{[3]
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- On a computer, click the down-arrow at the top-right, select Settings & Privacy , and then choose Settings . Click the Blocking tab on the left, and then click Edit next to Restricted List . Click Add to restricted list and click all of the friends you want to add to the Restricted list. Click Finish to add them all at the same time.
- If you're using the mobile app, there's no way to quickly add multiple people to your Restricted list. It's best to use a computer. ^{[4]
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  Research source} However, you can add someone individually by visiting their profile. On their profile, tap the three dots at the top, tap Friends , select Edit Friend List , and then tap Restricted .

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Unfollowing Friends

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If you don’t want to remove certain friends but don't care to see their posts in your feed , you can unfollow them. Unfollowing someone doesn't remove them from your friends list (or vice-versa), so the people you've unfollowed will never know. ^{[5]
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- On a computer, go to your Facebook profile and click the Friends tab at the top of the page. In the mobile app, tap three horizontal lines labeled Menu , select Friends , and tap All Friends .
- Click or tap the three dots next to a person you want to unfollow, then choose Unfollow . This immediately unfollows the person—no confirmation necessary.
- If you want to follow someone again in the future, just head over to their profile, select Friends at the top, and then click or tap Follow .

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If you don't want people to see who you're friends with, you can easily hide your friends list from your profile. When you hide your friends list, friends can only see which friends you have in common, not your entire list. ^{[6]
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- On a computer, click the down-arrow at the top-right corner, select Settings & Privacy , and then click Privacy checkup . Click Who Can See What You Share and select Continue . Select Who can see your friends list? Select an option.
- In the mobile app, tap the three-line menu, select Settings & Privacy , and then tap Settings . Scroll down to the "Audience and Visibility" section, tap How People Find and Contact You , select Who can see your friends list? and then select Only me . ^{[7]
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Go to their Timeline. Click the button with 3 dots on it and click Block to block them. Or go to Settings. click Blocking and type the name of the person you want to block on the block users list.

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Use the Friend Remover browser extension, then hit "select all." That will select all of your friends on Facebook, and then you can hit "Remove Friends."

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