The invention discloses a method and device for obtaining a friend list, and belongs to the technical field of communication. The method for obtaining the friend list comprises the steps of (1) obtaining biological information of a user, (2) carrying out friend matching according to the biological information of the user and biological information, obtained in advance, of other users, and obtaining the list of the friends matched with the user. The device for obtaining the friend list comprises an obtaining module and a processing module. According to the method and device for obtaining the friend list, friend matching is carried out according to the biological information of the user, the biological information of the user is specific information of the user, and can indicate the identity of the user, and safety of mutual communication is improved.