Electronic device and Method for recommandation contents thereof

Provided are an electronic device and a method for recommending content by the same. The method for recommending content by an electronic device includes the steps of: determining a subject to whom content is to be recommended based on preference information of social network members if a predetermined command is inputted while the content is provided; displaying a list including the subject to whom the content is to be recommended; and recommending the content to the selected subject if at least one subject is selected among the subjects included in the list.