Snapchat Creators Can Now Make Their Follower Counts Visible – The Wrap

Snapchat will now let users share their follower counts to the public, a feature that users have asked for since the app launched nine years ago. The new feature was first spotted by Houston-based social media consultant Mike Metzler, who noted on Twitter that Kylie Jenner appears to be the most-followed celebrity on the platform, with roughly 36.4 million subscribers — that’s more than YouTube star David Dobrik and music producer D.J. Khaled combined. To share their follower count, the Snapchat user needs to be registered as a creator, which is either a business account with a public profile or a high-profile person making content on the app. Typically these are celebrities — alongside Jenner, there’s TikTok star and dancer Charli D’Amelio (who reports 13.7 million followers) and President Donald Trump, who has 1.9 million followers on Snapchat. Also Read: Snapchat’s Stock Rockets 30% Higher After Big Q3 User and Revenue Growth Snapchat revamped public profiles in September and added a bio section, content highlights, and snap Lens usage highlights. Creator profiles can be managed by more than one individual, in the case of, say, Trump, who’s likely having his re-election committee help run his social media. Snap said in…
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