Can You Have Multiple Mercury Friends on Snapchat? What the Solar System Actually Shows

Can you have multiple Mercury friends on Snapchat? No. In one Friend Solar System, Mercury represents the #1 position, so the same Solar System does not show two different people as Mercury at once. Snapchat says Best Friends are the people you Snap and Chat with most, with up to eight Best Friends shown in the system.

The important detail is that Snapchat does not publish a fixed score, point system, or exact formula that tells you how someone moves from Venus to Mercury. Your Best Friends list can change as your Snapchat activity changes, but there is no official method for creating two #1 planet positions.

My Personal Experience with Multiple Mercury Friends Snapchat

This question often comes from people who have two very close Snapchat friends and want to know whether both can hold the top planet. The confusion usually starts when Friend Emojis, Best Friends, and the Solar System appear to describe the same relationship.

They are related, but they are not identical features. Snapchat describes Best Friends as people you Snap and Chat with the most, while Friend Solar System represents a position within that Best Friends list. That means two close friends can both be important to you without both occupying the same planet position.

It is also important not to treat online experiments as proof of a hidden ranking formula. Sending a certain number of Snaps, matching chat counts, or repeating an interaction pattern cannot establish an exact Snapchat score because Snapchat does not publish those calculations.

So, if you are comparing two friends, focus on the official meaning of the feature rather than trying to reproduce an unofficial point system. One friend may appear as Mercury while another appears as Venus, even when both are among your closest Snapchat connections.

Related guide: Snapchat Yellow Heart vs Mercury

Can You Have Two Mercury Friends at the Same Time?

Within one Snapchat Friend Solar System, no. Mercury represents the first position in the eight-planet sequence. Since the Solar System maps each planet to a different Best Friends position, there is only one Mercury position in that sequence.

The Logic of the “Sun” and the “Orbit”

Snapchat uses the Solar System as a visual way to represent your relationship positions. When you view a Best Friends badge on a Friendship Profile as a Snapchat+ subscriber, tapping it can show which planet you are in that friend’s Solar System.

The planet is therefore a position, not a separate badge that can be assigned independently to several people. Mercury is the first position, Venus is the second, Earth is the third, and the sequence continues through Neptune as the eighth position.

What Determines the Mercury Slot?

Snapchat officially says Best Friends are the people you Snap and Chat with the most. It does not publish a detailed mathematical formula showing how many points a Snap, message, streak, or other action contributes to a specific planet.

• Snaps and Chats: These are central to how Snapchat describes Best Friends.
• Overall interaction: Your Best Friends list is updated regularly, so positions can change.
• No public point values: Snapchat does not provide a public Mercury score or exact threshold.
• No guaranteed timing: Snapchat does not promise that a particular action will move someone to Mercury after a fixed number of hours or days.

Understanding Friend Solar System Slots

The easiest way to understand the feature is to think of the planets as eight positions in a Best Friends list. Snapchat’s official Solar System guide maps the positions from Mercury through Neptune.

The Top 8 Ranking Order

Here is the official planet order used by Friend Solar Systems:

This is why you cannot have two Mercury positions in the same Solar System. If two friends are both high on your Best Friends list, one can occupy #1 while the other occupies another available position such as #2.

The “Sharing Top Rank” Myth

Another common misunderstanding is that Snapchat+ features can create a second Mercury position. The main feature often mentioned in this context is the private “Pin as #1 Best Friend” option.

Pinning vs. Solar System Ranking

Snapchat+ subscribers can privately pin one friend as their #1 Best Friend. Snapchat says the pin makes it faster and easier to stay in touch, and only the subscriber can see who they pinned.

That pin should not be confused with the planet shown in Friend Solar System. Pinning is a Snapchat+ Best Friends feature, while Solar System is a visual representation of positions in the Best Friends list.

1. Pinning: You can privately pin one person as your #1 Best Friend.
2. Solar System: The planets represent positions from #1 through #8.
3. Mercury: It represents the first position in that Solar System sequence.

So pinning another friend does not give you a second Mercury planet. It is better to treat the two features as separate ways Snapchat represents or organizes a close friendship.

Is There a Snapchat BFF Limit?

Snapchat says you can have up to eight Best Friends at a time. Those Best Friends are the people you Snap and Chat with the most, and Snapchat says the list is updated regularly.

Friend Solar System also uses the eight-position sequence from Mercury to Neptune. That is why the system stops at Neptune rather than adding a ninth planet for another Best Friends position.

Why can’t we just add more planets?

The feature is designed around eight Best Friends positions. Snapchat has not announced a way for users to add extra Solar System planets or create additional Mercury positions.

It is also worth remembering that a planet is not a measurement of how much you care about someone in real life. It is simply a Snapchat relationship position based on how the platform organizes Best Friends.

How to Move Someone into the Mercury Slot

You cannot manually assign a friend to Mercury. If you want to become closer on Snapchat, the practical approach is to use the app naturally: keep communicating with the friend you want to stay connected with through Snaps and Chats.

Do not rely on claims that a certain number of Snaps, a particular streak length, or a fixed number of messages guarantees Mercury. Snapchat does not publish those thresholds.

• Use Snapchat regularly if it is the platform where you normally communicate.
• Send and reply to Snaps naturally instead of trying to manufacture a ranking.
• Keep chatting with the friends who matter to you.
• Check the Solar System later if the position changes; there is no official fixed update schedule you can use to predict it.

If you want to understand the broader ranking question, see our guide to how the Snapchat Solar System ranking works.

FAQ: Your Solar System Questions Answered

1. Can my friend see if they are my Mercury?

With Snapchat+, a friend can tap the Best Friends badge on your Friendship Profile to see which planet they are in your Solar System when the feature is available and enabled. Mercury represents the first position.

2. Why did my Mercury friend suddenly become Venus?

Your Best Friends list can change as your Snapchat activity changes. Snapchat says Best Friends are updated regularly, but it does not publish an exact formula or guaranteed timing for a person moving from one planet to another.

3. Does a “Super BFF” (two pink hearts) mean they are Mercury?

Pink Hearts mean you have been each other’s #1 Best Friend for two months. That is a Friend Emoji relationship status. It is closely related to Best Friends, but Snapchat does not publish a rule saying every emoji change must instantly map one-to-one to a planet.

4. Can I hide my Solar System from others?

Yes. Snapchat says Friend Solar System is off by default for first-time Snapchat+ subscribers, and it can be toggled on or off from Snapchat+ feature management. If you turn it off, the Solar System feature will not be available in the same way until you enable it again.

5. Does the “Pin as #1 Best Friend” affect the Solar System?

Pinning is a private Snapchat+ feature that lets you choose one person as your #1 Best Friend for easier access. It does not create an additional Mercury position. The Solar System still represents the eight Best Friends positions.

For another comparison, read Snapchat Friend Emojis vs Planets to see how the two systems differ.

Martin’s Final Tip

The key takeaway is simple: one Friend Solar System has one Mercury position. You can have several close friends, but Snapchat’s Solar System maps its top eight positions from Mercury through Neptune rather than giving every close friend the same planet.

If two friends are important to you, there is no need to treat the planet difference as a judgment about the friendship. The feature describes Snapchat activity and Best Friends positioning, not the personal value of a relationship.