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We rarely realize how quickly time passes, so to some it may seem like Facebook was introduced less than 10 years ago. Surprise, surprise: Facebook turned 17 this year and your personal account may be older than you think. If you want to know when your Facebook account was created, we are here to help you.
In this guide, we will explain how to access the creation date of your or someone else’s Facebook account. We’ll also share instructions for knowing when you’ve become friends with someone on the platform. At the end, we will explain how to find another user’s birthday on Facebook.
How to know when you created your own Facebook account
You can see the date your account was created by accessing your Facebook information. To do this, follow the steps below:
- Open Facebook through a browser or app and log in to your account.
- Click on the down arrow icon in the upper right corner to access your account options.
- Select Settings and privacy in the dropdown menu.
- Choose Your Facebook information from the left sidebar.
- Click View next to Access your information on the right.
- Select Personal information in it Your information p.
- look in the Your account creation date p to find the date your account was created.
Another option to know the account creation date and your first actions on the platform is through the Activity Log. To access the activity log, follow the instructions below:
- Open Facebook and log in to your account.
- Expand the profile options drop-down menu by clicking the down icon at the top right.
- Click Settings and privacythen click Your Facebook information located in the left sidebar.
- Click Activity log.
- Select the earliest date on the timeline to the right.
- Scroll down to the bottom to see your first actions on Facebook, such as likes, comments, or profile changes.
Alternatively, you can find a welcome email from Facebook if you still have access to the email address you used when signing up. If you set a profile picture immediately after creating the account, you can also see the date of your first profile picture.
How to know when someone else created your Facebook account
Knowing when someone else joined Facebook is not as simple as seeing the creation date of your own account. This is because the account creation date is not indicated in the user’s profile information. However, there is a way to access this information by scrolling to the end of the user’s timeline. Here’s how to do it:
- Open Facebook and log in to your account.
- Click on the icon with two human figures located at the top of the page to access your friends list.
- Scroll through the list to find a user whose account creation date you want to know. You can type your name in the search bar to speed up the process.
- When you open the user’s profile, scroll to the bottom until you see their first post. You can instantly jump to posts from a specific year by selecting them in the timeline on the right. The first post can contain the date the account was created, although some users choose to hide their previous posts.
How to know when you friended someone on Facebook?
Checking when you’ve friended someone on Facebook is interesting and often surprising. To view this information, follow the steps below:
- Open Facebook in a browser and log in to your account.
- Click on the icon with two human silhouettes located at the top of your screen to open your friends list.
- Scroll down until you find the person you are looking for and click on their name. Alternatively, type your name in the search box.
- Click on the three dots icon next to Messages located to the right of the user’s profile image.
- Click See friendship.
- You’ll see the year you two became friends on Facebook on the left. You can also see how many mutual friends you have and where the person lives.
Alternatively, you can find out the exact date, rather than just the year, that you friended someone on Facebook. To do this, you will need to scroll through the Activity Log. Follow the steps below:
- Sign in to your account and click on your profile icon to open your timeline.
- Click Activity loglocated to the right of your profile photo.
- In the left sidebar, select Further.
- Click Friends from the left sidebar.
- Scroll down the list until you find the date you became friends with the user you’re looking for. Optionally, select a specific year from the calendar on the right.
good old times
Now that you’ve hopefully found the date your Facebook account was created, you may have experienced a feeling of nostalgia or found some nice old photos. Sometimes looking at your old posts can be uncomfortable, but at the end of the day, where else could you access such a detailed history of your early days if not on Facebook?
How old is your Facebook account? Let’s see who has been on the platform the longest: Share the year your account was created in the comments p below.
