diff --git a/thoughts-frontend/app/page.tsx b/thoughts-frontend/app/page.tsx
index 0ef49b5..08fb0b4 100644
--- a/thoughts-frontend/app/page.tsx
+++ b/thoughts-frontend/app/page.tsx
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { ThoughtCard } from "@/components/thought-card";
 import { PostThoughtForm } from "@/components/post-thought-form";
 import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button";
 import Link from "next/link";
+import { PopularTags } from "@/components/popular-tags";
 
 // This is now an async Server Component
 export default async function Home() {
@@ -31,11 +32,11 @@ async function FeedPage({ token }: { token: string }) {
   );
 
   return (
-    <div className="container mx-auto max-w-2xl p-4 sm:p-6">
-      <header className="my-6">
-        <h1 className="text-3xl font-bold">Your Feed</h1>
-      </header>
-      <main className="space-y-6">
+    <div className="container mx-auto max-w-4xl p-4 sm:p-6 grid grid-cols-1 md:grid-cols-3 gap-8">
+      <main className="md:col-span-2 space-y-6">
+        <header className="my-6">
+          <h1 className="text-3xl font-bold">Your Feed</h1>
+        </header>
         <PostThoughtForm />
         {feedData.thoughts.map((thought) => (
           <ThoughtCard
@@ -53,6 +54,9 @@ async function FeedPage({ token }: { token: string }) {
           </p>
         )}
       </main>
+      <aside className="md:col-span-1 space-y-6 pt-20">
+        <PopularTags />
+      </aside>
     </div>
   );
 }
diff --git a/thoughts-frontend/app/users/[username]/page.tsx b/thoughts-frontend/app/users/[username]/page.tsx
index 9741626..7d6b675 100644
--- a/thoughts-frontend/app/users/[username]/page.tsx
+++ b/thoughts-frontend/app/users/[username]/page.tsx
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { Card } from "@/components/ui/card";
 import { notFound } from "next/navigation";
 import { cookies } from "next/headers";
 import { FollowButton } from "@/components/follow-button";
+import { TopFriends } from "@/components/top-friends";
 
 interface ProfilePageProps {
   params: { username: string };
@@ -59,53 +60,58 @@ export default async function ProfilePage({ params }: ProfilePageProps) {
         }}
       />
 
-      <main className="container mx-auto max-w-3xl p-4 -mt-16">
-        <Card className="p-6 bg-card/80 backdrop-blur-lg">
-          <div className="flex justify-between items-start">
-            <div className="flex items-end gap-4">
-              <div className="w-24 h-24 rounded-full border-4 border-background shrink-0">
-                <UserAvatar src={user.avatarUrl} alt={user.displayName} />
-              </div>
-              <div>
-                <h1 className="text-2xl font-bold">
-                  {user.displayName || user.username}
-                </h1>
-                <p className="text-sm text-muted-foreground">
-                  @{user.username}
-                </p>
+      <main className="container mx-auto max-w-3xl p-4 -mt-16 grid grid-cols-1 md:grid-cols-3 gap-8">
+        <aside className="md:col-span-1 space-y-6 pt-24">
+          <TopFriends usernames={user.topFriends} />
+        </aside>
+        <div className="md:col-span-2 mt-8 md:mt-0 space-y-4">
+          <Card className="p-6 bg-card/80 backdrop-blur-lg">
+            <div className="flex justify-between items-start">
+              <div className="flex items-end gap-4">
+                <div className="w-24 h-24 rounded-full border-4 border-background shrink-0">
+                  <UserAvatar src={user.avatarUrl} alt={user.displayName} />
+                </div>
+                <div>
+                  <h1 className="text-2xl font-bold">
+                    {user.displayName || user.username}
+                  </h1>
+                  <p className="text-sm text-muted-foreground">
+                    @{user.username}
+                  </p>
+                </div>
               </div>
+
+              {/* Render the FollowButton if it's not the user's own profile */}
+              {!isOwnProfile && token && (
+                <FollowButton
+                  username={user.username}
+                  isInitiallyFollowing={isFollowing}
+                />
+              )}
             </div>
 
-            {/* Render the FollowButton if it's not the user's own profile */}
-            {!isOwnProfile && token && (
-              <FollowButton
-                username={user.username}
-                isInitiallyFollowing={isFollowing}
+            <p className="mt-4 whitespace-pre-wrap">{user.bio}</p>
+            <div className="flex items-center gap-2 mt-4 text-sm text-muted-foreground">
+              <Calendar className="h-4 w-4" />
+              <span>Joined {new Date(user.joinedAt).toLocaleDateString()}</span>
+            </div>
+          </Card>
+
+          {/* Thoughts Feed */}
+          <div className="mt-8 space-y-4">
+            {thoughts.map((thought) => (
+              <ThoughtCard
+                key={thought.id}
+                thought={thought}
+                author={{ username: user.username, avatarUrl: user.avatarUrl }}
               />
+            ))}
+            {thoughts.length === 0 && (
+              <p className="text-center text-muted-foreground">
+                This user hasn&apos;t posted any thoughts yet.
+              </p>
             )}
           </div>
-
-          <p className="mt-4 whitespace-pre-wrap">{user.bio}</p>
-          <div className="flex items-center gap-2 mt-4 text-sm text-muted-foreground">
-            <Calendar className="h-4 w-4" />
-            <span>Joined {new Date(user.joinedAt).toLocaleDateString()}</span>
-          </div>
-        </Card>
-
-        {/* Thoughts Feed */}
-        <div className="mt-8 space-y-4">
-          {thoughts.map((thought) => (
-            <ThoughtCard
-              key={thought.id}
-              thought={thought}
-              author={{ username: user.username, avatarUrl: user.avatarUrl }}
-            />
-          ))}
-          {thoughts.length === 0 && (
-            <p className="text-center text-muted-foreground">
-              This user hasn&apos;t posted any thoughts yet.
-            </p>
-          )}
         </div>
       </main>
     </div>
diff --git a/thoughts-frontend/components/popular-tags.tsx b/thoughts-frontend/components/popular-tags.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9464f68
--- /dev/null
+++ b/thoughts-frontend/components/popular-tags.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+import Link from "next/link";
+import { Card, CardContent, CardHeader, CardTitle } from "@/components/ui/card";
+import { Badge } from "@/components/ui/badge";
+import { getPopularTags } from "@/lib/api";
+import { Hash } from "lucide-react";
+
+export async function PopularTags() {
+  const tags = await getPopularTags().catch(() => []);
+
+  if (tags.length === 0) {
+    return (
+      <Card>
+        <CardHeader>
+          <CardTitle>Popular Tags</CardTitle>
+        </CardHeader>
+        <CardContent>
+          <p className="text-center text-muted-foreground">
+            No popular tags to display.
+          </p>
+        </CardContent>
+      </Card>
+    );
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <Card>
+      <CardHeader>
+        <CardTitle>Popular Tags</CardTitle>
+      </CardHeader>
+      <CardContent className="flex flex-wrap gap-2">
+        {tags.map((tag) => (
+          <Link href={`/tags/${tag}`} key={tag}>
+            <Badge
+              variant="secondary"
+              className="hover:bg-accent cursor-pointer"
+            >
+              <Hash className="mr-1 h-3 w-3" />
+              {tag}
+            </Badge>
+          </Link>
+        ))}
+      </CardContent>
+    </Card>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/thoughts-frontend/components/top-friends.tsx b/thoughts-frontend/components/top-friends.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..494d4d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/thoughts-frontend/components/top-friends.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+import Link from "next/link";
+import { Card, CardContent, CardHeader, CardTitle } from "@/components/ui/card";
+import { UserAvatar } from "./user-avatar";
+import { getUserProfile, User } from "@/lib/api";
+import { cookies } from "next/headers";
+
+interface TopFriendsProps {
+  usernames: string[];
+}
+
+// This is an async Server Component
+export async function TopFriends({ usernames }: TopFriendsProps) {
+  const token = (await cookies()).get("auth_token")?.value ?? null;
+
+  if (usernames.length === 0) {
+    return (
+      <Card>
+        <CardHeader>
+          <CardTitle>Top Friends</CardTitle>
+        </CardHeader>
+        <CardContent>
+          <p className="text-center text-muted-foreground">
+            No top friends to display.
+          </p>
+        </CardContent>
+      </Card>
+    );
+  }
+
+  // Fetch all top friend profiles in parallel
+  const friendsResults = await Promise.allSettled(
+    usernames.map((username) => getUserProfile(username, token))
+  );
+
+  const friends = friendsResults
+    .filter(
+      (result): result is PromiseFulfilledResult<User> =>
+        result.status === "fulfilled"
+    )
+    .map((result) => result.value);
+
+  return (
+    <Card>
+      <CardHeader>
+        <CardTitle>Top Friends</CardTitle>
+      </CardHeader>
+      <CardContent className="grid grid-cols-4 gap-4">
+        {friends.map((friend) => (
+          <Link
+            href={`/users/${friend.username}`}
+            key={friend.id}
+            className="flex flex-col items-center gap-2 text-center group"
+          >
+            <UserAvatar src={friend.avatarUrl} alt={friend.username} />
+            <span className="text-xs font-medium truncate w-full group-hover:underline">
+              {friend.displayName || friend.username}
+            </span>
+          </Link>
+        ))}
+      </CardContent>
+    </Card>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/thoughts-frontend/lib/api.ts b/thoughts-frontend/lib/api.ts
index dabb99a..dbb1cf9 100644
--- a/thoughts-frontend/lib/api.ts
+++ b/thoughts-frontend/lib/api.ts
@@ -154,4 +154,11 @@ export const unfollowUser = (username: string, token: string) =>
   );
 
   export const getMe = (token: string) =>
-  apiFetch("/users/me", {}, MeSchema, token);
\ No newline at end of file
+  apiFetch("/users/me", {}, MeSchema, token);
+
+  export const getPopularTags = () =>
+  apiFetch(
+    "/tags/popular",
+    {},
+    z.array(z.string()) // Expect an array of strings
+  );
\ No newline at end of file