What does the list of friends on my facebook profile mean?

[jam]

There's a list of 10 friends on your facebook profile.
What does it mean and why are those friends there in that order?
I keep seeing the same people there..

** on my profile page.. not the entire friends list

[A.]

It selects 10 random friends to show.

[LCJ momof 4]

I heard that it's the people who view your profile the most, not sure if that's true or not

[celine chapman]

What? It's in alphebetical order and it shows how many friends you have of u no someone or got a friend then u add them

[Leah-Jade]

Facebook is a social network site where you "add" friends on there to socialise with. People you know may add you, and also people who you do not know. You can send people a "friend request" or they can send you one. All you have to do is choose whether to accept or decline their request you only have to add people you want to. It will tell you how many friends you have on your profile. That is why it says you have a list of ten friends you must have accepted friend requests or added people and they have accepted yours. People you know can send other people you know a friend suggestion to show that you know eachother and you are both on facebook and to add eachother. Don't worry if you find it a bit confusing all people do when they are new to facebook, I know I did.