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Snapchat may not be as talked-about as TikTok, but there are still millions and millions of people using it every day.

The app has legions of loyal followers and is also constantly bringing in new features to keep things fresh.

The app recently opened up its own chatbot called My AI to all users, as it becomes the latest app to offer a chatbot alternative to ChatGPT.

But even though it’s bringing in new features, Snapchat still has the things that made it a hit in the first place. A big part of which is the ‘Snapchat score’.

What is a Snapchat score?

You may have noticed the number beside your username on Snapchat, and how it keeps going up and up.

This is a Snapchat score, which is a special equation combining the number of Snaps you’ve sent and received, the stories you’ve posted and other factors, according to Snapchat’s website.

Basically, it shows how active you are on the app.

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You can view your Snapchat score by swiping down on the Snapchat camera screen and the figure will be displayed next to your username.

Tap once on your Snapchat score to see the number of sent snaps vs received snaps.

What is the Snapchat score breakdown?

You receive a point for sending a Snap, you receive a point for opening a Snap, but there are no points for just messaging on Snapchat.

You also receive a point for posting a Snap to your story.

Unfortunately, Snapchat scores do not increase if you watch a story.

Additional points to your Snapchat score may take a while to register and may all come at once.

If you have not been active on Snapchat for a while, then the first Snap you send on the app will add six points to your score.

You can see your friends Snapchat’s scores when you swipe right on their name to chat them, then click the three blue lines on the top left corner of your chat screen.

Their score will be displayed beside their username.

A Snapchat score is similar to a followers list or a friends list on other apps, it gives your profile some authority and shows people how strong your snap game is.

But what if my Snaps don’t add up?

If you add up your sent Snaps number and received Snaps number – you may be surprised to get a different result to your final Snapchat score.

This can be due to the fact that Snapchat may award you different points depending on how you sent the Snap.

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If you send a Snap to multiple users you will receive a point for every user you sent it to and then another point for sending the Snap itself.

However, no one really knows the exact answer and Snapchat may have a variety of different ways to calculate your score depending on how you send and receive snaps.

How can I increase my Snapchat score?

Obviously, get snapping. Send out Snaps, be active on the app.

If you want to see your Snapchat score increase dramatically without bothering all of your friends, here is a hack…

First, you should add celebrity Snapchat accounts to your friends list. Not only are their stories entertaining, but you can use them to raise your Snapchat score.

To save you time, read this definitive list of celebrity Snapchat accounts to follow – and get adding.

These celebrities you add may never reply to any of your Snaps, they may never open or receive them.

Sending a celebrity or a famous Snapchatter a Snap still only increases your score by one point – but at least you’re not annoying your friends.

Unlike Instagram and Twitter, which have hack programs that will help you gain followers, the Snapchat algorithm cannot be hacked.

You’d be wasting your time, and possibly money, if you engage a program that says they can increase your Snapchat score.

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