Would it be possible to have friends have a beacon of light (or a badge) above them so it is easier to ride with them in groups and would make them easier to spot on solo rides (like if they are coming towards you).
Something a bit like the leader of a group ride has?
Thanks
Cool suggestion Richard, thanks for writing in!
This is a great idea and make riding with friend in overcrowded maps so so much easier!
But your friends are marked on the mini map in top right hand corner.
I donât like the idea of the beam of light, I may have to many friends and it will make the view look like a 1980âs game. How about something in the rider list.
I donât have many friends 
Having something in the rider list would be next to useless as in a big group it changes too quick.
As a visually impaired rider, i find it REALLY tough lately to keep track of my friend that Iâm riding with. The âbeaconâ idea is great! Could be same as group leader beacon or perhaps a âstarâ or something like that. I also like how leader name tag is different colour when they are behind youâŚmakes is super easy to see where your friends are
Yes Ryan, something like the Group Leader beacon would be great. Could it maybe incorporate the riderâs initials so it would be easy to tell who is who if you have lots of friends?
Maybe a really easy solution would be to only show the black name tags (that they currently use) of your friends. You would then also know how far they are behind you 
Well, over a year since I posted this and still no solution. I really do think this is something that could be done quickly* eg, Friends always have the name tag above their head - maybe a different colour?
It really is fun riding with someone you know and want to stay with, but almost impossible in mass start events and especially when you all end up wearing the same kit!!!
Nice feature request. 
I always dislike the highlight on the table or the map its to small i want to see friends directly.
Of course better then nothing but highlighting friends via beacon of light would be awesome!!!
I like this idea. Would also help to minimize clutter on the bigger rides
But isnât the point of a group ride to ride with the group? So does it matter if you know where your friend is, except if he drops off the back, in that case he should let you know and you can go back and ride with him.
It will be nice if our friends names were a different colour or even the Friend Icon.
This request will increase the clutter.
Yes, it may/may not cause clutter. I can see the riders around me by looking at the list to right. Having them also listed with rider badges(?) on screen below the avatar. I think this is clutter IMO. Having just friends names below your avatar will minimize that as groups get larger. Some of my friends may not always be able to text for help it would be good to see if they are staring to struggle.
I try to encourage more friends to use Zwiift and as they may be new to it and not know all its quirks its nice to help encourage but sometimes Itâs hard to keep an eye on them in the groups I ride that lately have been in the 300 + range
Having anything in the rider list on the right is next to useless IMO (in mass start events) - canât you only see 10-12 riders at a time anyway? A friend could move that many places in the time it takes to refresh.
Having them with a green name label (above their head) on all the time would be awesome.
I am sure they could add a âHighlight Friendsâ on/off button for those with 5k friends 
So, I was riding with Coco Cadence this morning and realised this is exactly what I have been talking about. All the features I would like are already there.
Riding with Coco completely validates the fun aspect of riding with someone in a big group in my opinion.
All I think I need now is to be able turn this on for any rider of my choice.
Agree, great simple suggestion. Iâm not a dev but this feature already exists so just a case of turning it on elsewhere.
Might not suit everybody if they have hundreds of followers so should be able to toggle it on / off.
I cannot read the riders list from where I am on my bike, in relationship to the monitor. Text is too small. Ok, I donât have the best monitor around so my resolution is not super high, but it works for the most part. How about placing a letter âFâ on the friends back? And make it a contrasting colour to the jersey being worn.
One other comment, because of my lower resolution screen, what are the icons at the bottom of the screen? I see only the top half of the icons. I donât know if there is a way I can correct this problem on my end, but it would help if I knew what they were. Thanks
Check your monitor settings it sounds like the picture is bigger than the monitor.
If the taskbar is in the way then set it to Auto hide
Looking forward to trying the new rider highlight feature just announced in Zwift Update Version 1.59. Sounds like it would be a solution to this feature request. 
It depends on how many friends you have near you. It wonât highlight an infinite number of them.
