Facebook and Instagram are famously owned by and operated under the same parent company: Meta.
Not only does this mean that sharing content between the two platforms is incredibly easy, but it also means that transferring friends and other information is both quick and super straightforward – with all of this accessible through a single Accounts Centre log in.
One of the quickest and easiest ways to grow your network on either platform is to transfer friends from one to the other. On Facebook, you invite other users to become friends with you whereas on Instagram you simply follow other users and hope they follow you back.
If you have a high number of friends and want to transfer those friends over to your Instagram experience, the most important thing to do is ensure that the accounts are connected under the same Meta login.
If they are, then you will find that your suggested friends all stem from your other platforms as well as your interactions, mutual friends, and common interests. You can also use the ‘Discover Friends’ tool in your Instagram settings to import friends from Facebook, making sure that your privacy settings on both platforms are flexible enough to allow inter-app information to be shared.
Why Import Facebook Friends to Instagram?
… and vice versa?
The fact is that both Facebook and Instagram are intrinsically sociable platforms and rely on growing networks to sustain engagement on posts and to keep content visible.
By importing friends from one platform to the other, you can support sustainable growth on both social apps and keep your friends updated with your news – regardless of which app they prefer to use.
We hope this helps! The fact that both Facebook and Instagram are owned by the same parent company means that the two are geared towards cross-platform sharing. The rest, from finding friends to adding them and sharing great content to keep them engaged, is up to you.
