Where do People You May Know suggestions come from on Facebook?

People You May Know can help you find friends on Facebook. People You May Know suggestions come from things like:

Having friends in common.
Your networks, such as your current city, school or work.
Being in the same Facebook group.
Being tagged in the same photo or post.
Contacts you uploaded.

To add someone as a friend from People You May Know, you can send them a friend request. If you don't like a suggestion you can remove it.

Learn what to do if you're seeing suggestions for people you don't know.

For more information, please see our notice on contact uploading for Non-Users.

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