回复：刚刚出境激活H1B，我朋友的H1B还有六年吗？

The initial approval of H1B is for 3 years. In your friend's case, his/her H1B was approved last year, so s/he would have 2 years left now.
S/he could get an extention of H1B for 3 years before the expiration date of his/her current H1B.