Snapchat streaks have become a daily ritual for many students. However, streaks are pointless. They are pictures of meaningless objects just to make sure their streak doesn't come to an end. ... In order to keep a Snapchat streak going, you must keep sending a picture to get numbers added to the number of days.

What is the point of keeping streaks?

Streaks give users a sense of competition and friendship. A lot of young people want to get streaks to rivals their friends, or to show that they have a very close friendship with a particular contact.

Do snap streaks do anything?

Snapstreaks are represented with a fire emoji next to a person's name, and the number of days they've shared a Snapstreak, and kick in after three days of sharing. You don't win anything or get any special privileges on the app by maintaining a Snapstreak.