Disclosed is a method, system, and non-transitory computer-readable record medium for verifying a nearby friend based on a short-range wireless communication. A method of verifying a nearby friend based on a short-range wireless communication includes collecting, using processing circuitry, a plurality of device identifiers using short-range wireless communication, the plurality of device identifiers identifying a plurality of other electronic devices, transferring, using the processing circuitry, at least a portion of the plurality of device identifiers to a server, acquiring, using the processing circuitry, at least one social identifier from the server, each of the at least one social identifier being associated with a respective social network service (SNS) account, the at least one social identifier corresponding to the portion of the plurality of device identifiers, and providing the at least one social identifier through an interface of the electronic device.