How to Delete a Facebook Group

Written by Jack Lloyd

Last Updated: March 4, 2021

This wikiHow teaches you how to delete a Facebook group that you created. In order to do this, you'll first have to remove every member in the group individually, then remove yourself to completely delete the group.

Method 1

Method 1 of 2:

On Mobile

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Open Facebook. It's a dark-blue app with a white "f" on it. This will open your Facebook News Feed if you're already logged into Facebook on your phone or tablet.
- If you aren't logged into Facebook, enter your email address (or phone number) and password to continue.
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Tap ☰. It's in either the bottom-right corner of the screen (iPhone) or the top-right corner of the screen (Android).

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3
Tap Groups. This option is near the middle of the pop-out menu.
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Tap your group's name. You may have to scroll down to find it.
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Tap Info. It's in the upper-right side of the page options, just below your group's cover photo.
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Tap Members. This option is in the middle of the page.
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Remove each group member. Make sure you don't remove yourself during this process. To do so:
- Tap a member's name.
- Tap Remove Member.
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Tap your own name. Once you've removed everyone else from the group, you can leave the group to close it.
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Tap Leave Group. It's at the bottom of the drop-down menu.
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Tap Leave Group when prompted. This will both remove you from the group and delete the group itself.
- It will take a few seconds for your name to disappear from the members list, and you may have to wait for a few minutes before the group disappears.

Method 2

Method 2 of 2:

On Desktop

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Go to Facebook's website. Do so by entering https://www.facebook.com into your browser's URL box. This will load your News Feed if you're already logged into Facebook.
- If you aren't already logged into Facebook, enter your email address (or phone number) and password before continuing.
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Click your group's name. You'll usually find it near the top of the left-hand column of options in the News Feed.
- If you can't find your group, click ▼ in the top-right corner, click New Groups, click the Groups tab in the top-left corner, and click your group's name under the "Groups You Manage" heading.
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Click Members. This tab is in the upper-left side of the page. Doing so will pull up a list of all people in the group.
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Remove each group member from the group. Make sure you don't remove yourself during this process. To do so:
- Click ⚙️ to the right of a member's name.
- Click Remove from Group.
- Click Confirm when prompted.
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Click ⚙️ next to your name. Once everyone except you is gone from the group, click this gear icon to prompt your own drop-down menu.
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Click Leave Group. This will invoke a pop-up window.
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Click Leave and Delete when prompted. It's the blue button in the pop-up window. Doing so immediately removes you from the group and deletes the group itself.

Community Q&A

Question

Why am I still getting emails from groups that I have deleted?

Community Answer

If you have Gmail, you can press the blue unsubscribe button at the bottom of the email that says "If you don't want to receive these emails from Facebook in the future, please unsubscribe."
Question

How do I delete a Facebookgroup when there are no other members to take it on as administrator?

Community Answer

If you are the administrator and you are the only member of the group, just remove yourself from it. You will be asked if you're sure about it and that removing the last member will delete the group.
Question

I accidentally removed myself as the admin of a group. The admin I invited has forgotten his password, so neither of us can access the group. How can I delete a group I created?

Community Answer

You will need to have a member of the group add you back to the group and then assign you as an admin of the group. If no members remain in the group, your group is already deleted. A Facebook group is deleted when it has no members. You have to remove all members to delete a group.

Warnings

Merely leaving a group for which you are the only admin will not delete the group. The group will remain in effect, and admin positions will be offered to current group members.

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