Introducing the Subscribe Button

Now you can hear from people you're interested in, even if you're not friends.

Hear from interesting people

You've always been subscribed to friends. Now you can hear from journalists, celebrities, political figures and other people too. Click the Subscribe button on someone's profile to get their public updates in your News Feed. Find people to subscribe to.

Fine-tune your News Feed

Use the Subscribe button to choose what you see from friends and others in News Feed. For each person, you could hide all game stories, see just photos, limit updates to life events and more.
Get Your Own Subscribers
Let anyone get your public updates.
Allow Subscribers
To allow subscribers, log in to your account.
Allowing subscribers is a simple way to broaden your conversation on Facebook, while reserving personal updates for people you know well.

Common Questions


Why do all my friends have a 'Subscribed' button?

You've always been subscribed to your friends. With the Subscribe button, you can choose which of their updates you get.

Why don't all profiles have a Subscribe button?

Only people who allow subscribers will have a Subscribe button on their profile. If you don't see the button, you can't subscribe.

How do people subscribe to my updates?

After you allow subscribers, a Subscribe button will show up on your profile. Your public updates will appear in people's News Feeds once they click this button.

If I allow subscribers, what updates will they see?

Subscribers can see only the things you share publicly. They can also choose how many and what types of these public updates they get.
Learn more about the Subscribe button in the Help Center.
Do you have a Facebook Page? Learn about the differences between allowing subscribers and using a Page.