# 5 reasons Duolingo is more fun with friends

Hit your goals with a little help from your friends!

At Duolingo, we know how to make learning fun. From delightful characters to special rewards to competitive leaderboards, it _almost_ doesn't feel like studying. But one of our favorite ways to use Duolingo is to do so with friends!

Wait, you haven't added any friends yet?! [Adding friends](https://support.duolingo.com/hc/en-us/articles/205126060-How-do-I-find-follow-and-or-block-users-?ref=blog.duolingo.com#:~:text=When%20you%20land%20on%20their,add%2C%20follow%20or%20contact%20them.) can enrich your experience in so many ways. In fact, **learners who add friends on Duolingo are 5.6x more likely to finish their course!** Just visit the profile tab to find friends and sync your contacts to easily find people you know.

But that's not all. Here are a few ways you can interact with your friends on Duolingo!

## Maintain a Friends Streak

If you’re obsessed with your streak, then you’ll love the [Friend Streak](https://blog.duolingo.com/friend-streak/)! Now, you can have up to 5 shared streaks with friends on Duolingo. Nudge them to do their daily lesson, because if they don’t, you’ll lose your shared progress! Fun fact: Learners with at least one shared streak are 22% more likely to complete their daily lesson.

## Cheer them on when they hit a milestone

If you tap the bell icon at the bottom of your screen, you’ll be taken to your Feed. That’s where you can high-five friends for reaching exciting milestones, like 10 lessons in a day, a 365 day streak, or a promotion to the [Diamond League](https://blog.duolingo.com/duolingo-leagues-leaderboards/). And don’t worry—they’ll cheer you on, too!

## Compete together in a weekly Friends Quest

The [Leaderboards](https://blog.duolingo.com/duolingo-leagues-leaderboards/) are a great way to compete against a randomly-selected group of learners, but [Friends Quests](https://blog.duolingo.com/friends-quests/) are a fun way to team up with your friends to complete a challenge! You have a choice: get randomly matched with a friend or choose your partner, and then compete in a weekly quest that will earn you a special reward! And now, iOS learners (and Android soon!) can _choose_ the friend you compete with each week.

## Make your own Duolingo “family”

The [Duolingo Family Plan](https://blog.duolingo.com/plus-family-plan/) lets you invite up to 5 people to one [Super Duolingo](https://blog.duolingo.com/super-duolingo-launch/) account. And unlike other apps and websites, we don’t require you to reside in the same household or share the same name—friends, neighbors, or colleagues can be family, too! It’s a fun way to get your friends on Duolingo and split the cost of our premium subscription (which includes perks like no ads, unlimited Hearts, and access to our [Practice Hub](https://blog.duolingo.com/guide-to-duolingo-practice-hub/)!)

## Meet new people and get married

OK, we can’t _guarantee_ this will happen, but just know that if you make friends on Duolingo you could end up meeting the love of your life. [Just ask Rob and Amanda](https://blog.duolingo.com/falling-in-love-on-duolingo/).