“Add friends” on TikTok is a layered topic with several aspects to consider. If you want to add someone on TikTok, the first piece of information you need to digest is that you can only “follow” someone on TikTok, not directly add someone as your friend. In order to be “friends” on TikTok, you must follow each other mutually.

Let’s start with the question: what’s the difference between a “friend” and a “follower” on TikTok? If you follow someone on TikTok and they don’t follow you back, you’ll still be a “follower” of that user. The same goes if you don’t follow back someone who follows you on the app: their status will be limited to a follower. However, if you follow each other, you’ll be labeled as “friends” when viewing each other’s profiles.

Now that the concepts of “friend” and “follower” on TikTok are clearly defined, let’s look at the different ways to add someone on TikTok.

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