How long does it take to be a top fan on Facebook?

If you’re a regular frequenter of popular Facebook pages and groups, then you might have spotted a little jewel icon with the legend Top Fan on some of your fellow commenter’s posts. These mark those individuals out as, well, Top Fans. So, what are they and how do you get one? We explain.

There are a variety of badges that appear on people’s posts within Facebook pages or groups: initially just Top Fan and Valued Commenter, but now some new badges are now available to Facebook groups.

As the names suggest, the former is awarded to those who are the most active and engaged on a page or group, while the latter honours people who regularly post comments.

How long does it take to be a top fan on Facebook?

New badges available to groups with 50 or more members include:

  • Admin or Moderator: Shows you who is responsible for managing the page
  • New member: Highlights who is new to the group so you can make them feel welcome
  • Group anniversary: Appears on the anniversary of the day that person joined the group to celebrate their commitment
  • Conversation starter: Someone who regularly creates new posts that show decent engagement through likes and comments
  • Founding member: Acknowledges those who have been there from the beginning (within the first three days), helping you build membership and engagement 
  • Conversation booster: Recognises those who encourage others to contribute or who provide valuable comments
  • Visual storyteller: Someone who routinely shares useful photos and video
  • Greeter: Someone who frequently responds to comments from new members
  • Link curator: Someone who regularly shares useful links to sources of information elsewhere on the web
  • Rising star: New members that receive the most comments and reactions within their first month of membership to a group

Group admins can turn these badges on or off by visitng Settings > Admin Tools & Insights > Group Badges.

How can I get a Top Fan badge?

The answer is simple: take a very active part in the life of a page or group. This includes watching videos that are posted, liking and sharing posts, and of course commenting.

There are a few stipulations though. The page or group in question must have over 10,000 followers, so this will no doubt rule out your local church group or book club. The page must also have enabled the Facebook badges feature for this all to work.

You can see who the Top Fans of a page are by visiting it and clicking on the Community option in the left-hand column. This will then present you with a box at the top entitled Top fans, listing the chosen few inside.

How long does it take to be a top fan on Facebook?

How to award Top Fan badges

On a PC on laptop open Facebook and navigate to your page or group. Select the Settings tab, then click Facebook badges in the lefthand column. Ensure the slider next to Turn on top fan badges is set to On

That’s it, your Top Fans should now be automatically selected when they reach the required level of interaction.

How to remove Top Fan badges

If, at any point, you wish to revoke this privilege, simply click on a comment by the Top Fan and select the Remove Badge option.

Alternatively, select Community from the lefthand column, find the person for whom you want to remove the privilege, then tap the three dots next to their name and select Remove Top Fan Badge.

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You may be surfing some of the popular Facebook pages and have noticed this little jewel icon with the legend of ‘Top fan’ on some of the commenter’s posts. This is a new Facebook feature as part of the global roll out, meant to help brands like yours, identify top fans of your content. Isentia will be sharing what are they, how they will benefit your brand and how do you get one for your page.

What is a Facebook “Top Fan” badge? How is it different from “Valued Commenter”?

There are two new badges recently rolled out that appear on people’s posts: Top Fan and Valued Commenter. Top Fan Badges are awarded to those who are the most active and engaged on a page, while the Valued Customer honours people who regularly post comments on the page. People who qualify for and turn on top fan badges will have a badge next to their name when interacting with your Page’s content. They’ll also be publicly visible on a top fans list on your Page’s Community tab.

How I can benefit as a Brand owner or as a Top Fan?

How long does it take to be a top fan on Facebook?

With the brand new feature, there are quite a few things that brand owners can do and benefit from it. It allows you to easily identify your true top fan and able to connect, engage and communicate efficiently to drive more interactions. These top fans also act as your brand advocates to connect with most people and generate influence and impact on others. With this, brand owners are able to plot and track the loyalty of the top fans against competitors. Marketing messages could be tailored accordingly and reward your top fans with regular update but not limited to promotion, giveaway and exclusive invitation to events. With a handful of top fans, brands are also able to have access to a fan base to conduct focus groups or surveys to garner insights for your brand strategy/ product development.

As top fans, nothing beats the cyber cred of wearing the Top Fan badge of Shawn Mendes or any of your favourite artistes’ official Facebook page. So now you can literally proclaim your top fan online and offline at the same time. You are also being heard! Fans and Top Fans will be satisfied to know that their interactions aren’t going unnoticed. Having the top fan badge may give you greater chance of being heard by the brand owners. Brand owners might be interested to listen to feedback on their services or products, from none other than their loyal Top Fans. You may also build your personal corporate brand, be it as a go-to expert or just a go-to advisor for the best credit card in the market.

Top fans are also looking at exclusive deals from your favourite make-up brand, or secret fan-meets with your favourite artiste, possibilities are endless!

How does Facebook award Top Fan Badges to people?

Facebook has not talked or revealed much about the secret sauce algorithm behind the selection of worthy Top Fans. But here is what we know from Facebook so far. “People can become eligible for a top fan badge on your Page by being one of the most active people on your Page, which can include watching your Page’s videos, liking or reacting to content, and commenting on or sharing posts. People who qualify for and turn on top fan badges will have a badge next to their name when interacting with your Page’s content. They’ll also be publicly visible on a top fans list on your Page’s Community tab.” – Facebook

How do I access & turn on the Top Fan Badge function?

How long does it take to be a top fan on Facebook?

Go to your Facebook page, and click on Community button on the left menu panel – it will show a list of top fans Facebook has identified. If you do not see the list of top Fans, do read on and we will tell you how to turn on this feature.

Go to page Settings> template and Tabs. Select the Edit option and choose video page option. This will open the option of Facebook badges in the content.

How long does it take to be a top fan on Facebook?

You will see a new tab for that was not there before, make sure the Facebook badges feature is ON and Facebook will start generating your top fans using its algorithm.

You can also turn off specific badges from your top fans by clicking on a comment by a Top Fan and select Remove badge option.

Why is this option not available on my Facebook Page?

There might be a case where it is not an option on your page. As you will need 10,000 followers; your page is at least 28 days old and switched to video template for Pages according to Facebook in order for this to work. You must also have enabled the Facebook badges feature for this to start working. Scroll up for steps on how to turn this on. If you do not meet the 10,000 follower count, don’t freak out. Ensure that you have a sound content marketing strategy for creating engagement with your audience, which will help your page gather more likes and fans, and you will be there in no time. As this is still a relatively new feature, Facebook may continue to tweak and lower the requirements and algorithm to access this function in the future.

All in all, what’s the advantage here?

Now this is all exciting news for everyone, brands and consumers alike, with all parties including Facebook benefiting from this added feature. Brand owners can see who interacts the most while badge earners are recognized for their hard Facebook work. This reward system mimics that of forum/ message boards which recognises top thread and comment contributors. And hopefully, attempt to bring in some of these forum discussions to Facebook. It also gives fans and members alike a level of satisfaction that their interactions aren’t going unnoticed. Last but not least, we are not forgetting the biggest winner Facebook, with all the collected information contributing to Facebook’s ever-expanding pool of data.

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How do you get recognized as a top fan on Facebook?

You can become eligible to turn on a top fan badge by being one of the most active people on a Facebook Page or profile, which can include watching the Page's videos, liking or reacting to its content, and commenting on or sharing its posts.

Is Facebook Top fan automatic?

How to Give and Get Top Fan Badges. Once you've turned the feature on, there's nothing else you need to do! Facebook will automatically assign badges to users who qualify for them.

How long does it take to get a top fan badge?

The next step on how to become a top fan on Facebook t is the age of the page you have to reach 28 days or more. This is to see how serious you are in creating or having a page. The next requirement is that you may not use the Civic Engagement Badge on the pages that you have.

How many followers do you need for top fan badge?

As you will need 10,000 followers; your page is at least 28 days old and switched to video template for Pages according to Facebook in order for this to work. You must also have enabled the Facebook badges feature for this to start working. Scroll up for steps on how to turn this on.