I switched my FB profile to Professional Mode for the first time on July 6, 2025. Following are links to affiliated services to help me manage the switch:
I knew I had 2,190 friends but was surprised to find that I currently had 2907 followers.
Friends and followers
Followers receive updates from your profile in their Feed when your audience is set to Public. In professional mode, there’s no limit to how many followers you can have. You also keep your friends. Friends are included in your follower count, but their names and profiles won’t appear in your follower list. You can still share privately to friends.
Anyone on Facebook Can Tag Professional Profiles by default, but that can be changed.
Anyone can tag you
In professional mode, your tagging setting is now set to Public so anyone can tag your profile in content or comments. You can change this setting anytime.