By default, your Facebook profile information, posts, and even your friends are available for all to see. It's often convenient for your friends list to be public, because it can help people find and connect with you.
If you prefer, you can restrict who can see your entire friends list using Facebook's privacy settings. You might not want everyone to see it, especially if you want to mask the identity of some friends from others. Or perhaps you just value your privacy and don't want everyone to know who you're connected to online.
Here's how to hide your friends list on Facebook.
How to hide your friends on Facebook via web browser
1. Open Facebook in a web browser.
2. Click your profile picture in the top right corner.
3. In the dropdown menu, click Settings & privacy.
4. Click Settings.
5. In the left side menu, click Privacy.
6. In the section called How people can find and contact you, click Edit next to Who can see your friends list?
7. Click the dropdown to reveal a list of options. You can choose: Public, Friends, Friends except, Specific friends, Only me, or Custom.
How to hide your friends on Facebook via a mobile device
1. Open the Facebook app on your iPhone or Android device.
2. Tap the three horizontal lines (this is the hamburger menu). On an iPhone, this is in the bottom right corner of the screen; on an Android, it's in the top right corner.
3. Tap Settings & Privacy.
4. Tap Settings in the dropdown menu.
5. In the Audience and visibility section, tap How people can find and contact you.
6. Tap Who can see your friends list?
7. Choose who you want to be able to see your friends list. You can choose: Public, Friends, Friends except, Specific friends, or Only me.
