Did You Know That Science Says You Can Only Have 5 Best Friends At A Time?

Taylor Swift's squad may not like this new study which says you can only have five best friends at once. This means that Swift can only have five BFFs as it is the only number that the brain can handle, according to science.

This science-backed finding was pioneered by Robert Dunbar, an anthropologist who discovered the correlation between an individual's social group and the brain size. According to the study, the bigger your brain is, the more best friends you can have.

Finite Number Of Friends

Lifestyle said that Dunbar's report showed that human beings can have a finite number of friends at a time. This is because of the size of the neocortex, which is responsible for sensory perception.

The study elaborated on the different tiers of "decreasing closeness." It said that you can only have five possible best friends.

The number of close friends is at 10, while acquaintances are numbered at 35. As for additional contacts, the brain can handle up to 100.

Others Will Remain Acquaintances

According to Cosmopolitan, Dunbar's report, which appeared in MIT Technology Review, showed that he examined 35 million people who made six billion phone calls. The findings from the 2007 strengthened his previous theory about having only five best friends at once. He found that people talked mostly to 4-5 other individuals, leaving the rest as merely acquaintances or additional contacts.

In the study, a comment noted that the frequency of calls made between two individuals measures the strength of their relationship. The most frequent calls were made to basically four to five people, which make them a person's "best friend."

With all these adverse science-backed findings against Taylor Swift's squad, whom do you think will be left out? Taylor Swift may only consider five members that would be included in her list of BFFs. This is what science says and Swift might just have to abide by it.