When does Snap Score go up in your Snapchat?

If you’re wondering when does Snap Score go up in your Snapchat, read this post. Snap Score is a metric that tells how often you use the Snapchat app. It’s a number that appears under your name on the Profile screen as a virtual badge, representing your engagement within the Snapchat community.

Snapchat introduced Snap Score to encourage user activity and engagement on the platform. By giving users a visible reward for their activity, Snapchat strategically intended to reduce the likelihood of users switching to competing platforms.

What makes your Snap score go up?

While the exact formula to calculate the Snap Score remains a secret, certain factors are believed to influence this number. For example, if you send or receive a Snap, your Snap score increases. Similarly, a couple of other factors such as the number of stories you post or how well you maintain Snapstreaks determine when your Snap Score goes up.

When does Snap Score go up in your Snapchat?

Snap Score doesn’t measure how well your Snaps are received by others (as in ‘likes’ or ‘shares’). It has nothing to do with how many people view or interact with your Snaps. It goes by a simple rule: the more active you are on the platform, the more your score will grow.

How to check the Snap Score

From your Snapchat account, you can check your own Snap Score and other’s Snap Score.

Launch Snapchat and tap on your Bitmoji or profile icon in the top-left corner of the screen. Under your username, you’ll see your Snap Score displayed as a number. If you tap it, three numbers appear:

• The first number represents the Snaps you’ve sent or viewed.
• The second number represents the Snaps you’ve received.
• The third number represents the Snaps you added to Stories

If you add these numbers, they may equal your total Snap Score. This indicates that the score reflects your broader activity on the app.

For someone else’s account, swipe right to access the Chats screen and tap their profile icon. Below the username, you’ll see their Snap Score displayed (you can only view someone’s Snap Score if they have added you as a friend).

When you view a friend’s Snap Score, it reflects the last time their score was updated on the server. If their activity increases their score, you may need to reopen their profile (or refresh the app) to see the latest score.

Activities that increase your Snap Score

If you want your Snap Score to increase, you need to increase your overall activity on Snapchat. This includes:

• Sending Snaps: Send more photo and video Snaps to friends individually or in groups (sending text messages won’t increase your score).
• Receiving Snaps: Actively open and view Snaps sent to you by friends.
• Posting Stories: Add photos or videos to your Snapchat Story to engage with your audience. Engaging with others’ stories by viewing, reacting, and responding to them can also increase your Snap Score.
• Maintaining Streaks: Snapchat Streaks play a key role in increasing your Snap Score. A streak starts when you and a friend exchange Snaps daily for consecutive days. The more days you maintain a streak, the more it contributes to your overall Snap Score.
• Exploring Snapchat features: Engage with Discover content, Spotlight, and public Stories (though their impact on Snap Score is unclear, they may contribute).

Please note that the above factors are just indicators of what influences the Snap Score. Snapchat has not publicly disclosed the exact algorithm it uses to calculate it.

How Snapchat activities affect your Snap Score

Snapchat has not officially disclosed the exact points awarded for each activity, but based on observations, here’s a general idea of how different activities might impact your Snap Score:

• Sending a Snap: +1 point per Snap sent to an individual or group. Sending the same Snap to multiple people may earn 1 point per recipient.
• Receiving a Snap: +1 point per Snap received.
• Posting a Story: +1 point for each Snap added to your story.
• Group Snaps: Sending a Snap to a group may earn points based on the number of recipients in the group (+1 point per person).
• Reactivating your account: If you’ve been inactive for a while, returning to the app and engaging again may give your Snap Score a small bonus.

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How long after you send a Snap does your score go up?

If you and your recipient have stable internet connections, your Snap Score should go up right after the Snap is sent or opened. However, delays can happen sometimes if there are connection issues or when the server load is high. If you’re not able to see the updated score, log out of your account and log back in to refresh the score.

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