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How To See Who Viewed Your Instagram Profile

You can make your Instagram account private so that people have to request to see the beauty it beholds. But is there any way you can tell who viewed your Instagram profile? What if someone looks but doesn’t send a message, like a post, or comment?

Not everyone wants to leave a trail wherever they go online, and not everyone feels the need to say something every time they look at a profile or Story. But when it comes to privacy, you might want to learn how many people visit your Instagram profile.  

Here are some tips for learning the who, when, and where of your Instagram visitors.

Who Viewed Your Instagram Profile?

If you’re trying to figure out if someone is cyberstalking you, Instagram’s information cannot help. However, if you want to know because you’re running a business and want to reach out, it can help.

Currently, there is no way a regular, everyday, personal Instagram account can tell how many people checked their profile. There are no counters built into the app. So if someone is viewing your profile several times a day, you won’t get any notification,n and there isn’t a way to see who they are.

If you found this article through Google, chances are you had to wade through lots of low-rent websites offering ‘Top ways to see who viewed your Instagram profile.” They all say pretty much the same thing. Use this app or that app to spy on your own profile and generate a list of people who visited your profile or looked at your stuff without saying anything.

The vast majority of these don’t work. They are pointless, like many third-party apps that say they can give you insights into who visits your social media profiles or show you who lurked but not said hello. While there is nothing to say Instagram doesn’t track who visits whom, there is currently no mechanism by which an app can find that out.

You can, however, check to see who has been looking at your Instagram Stories. It’s very simple.

How to See Who Viewed Your Instagram Story

It is possible to see who viewed your Instagram Story to determine if they are stalking you. To do this, simply pull up your Story, then swipe up. You will see the result below the snapshot of the Story.

Instagram story views

Look for accounts you don’t follow or people you never interacted with. Those might be the ones who are stalking you on Instagram. A simple solution to fix this would be to report them and switch your account to private, as there isn’t a way to view a private Instagram account. However, consider switching to a professional account if you want more details. 

How to See How Many People Viewed Your Profile

The only way you can genuinely see who viewed your Instagram profile is to convert it to a professional account. Even then, it will only give you numbers, not identities.

If you switch to a business account,t you gain access to more insights into your Instagram account,t including how many visitors you get. If you have to see who viewed your profile or read your Stories, this is how to do it.

Open Instagram and log in, then follow these steps:

  1. Go to your profile section and tan the three vertical lines in the top right corner. 
    Instagram Settings and privacy
  2. Select Settings and Privacy and tap on Account type and tools.
    Instagram Account type and tools option
  3. Tap Switch to professional account and press Continue
    Instagram Switch to professional account option
  4. Select a category that suits you the best and choose Creator as the type of account you wish to set up.
  5. Hit the Next button. 

There is no approval process or any more hoops to jump through. Your Instagram account should now be a business account that automatically gives you access to Instagram Insights.

The upside is that you will soon be able to see how many people view you on Instagram going forward. The downside is that you must wait seven days to generate enough data to view.

Using Instagram Insights to See Who Viewed Your Profile

Instagram Insights includes a lot of data you need to review frequently if you use the platform as part of your business marketing strategy. One of the things it measures is Impressions, which counts how many times a post has been viewed.

Once your business account has been running for a week, you should see a notification at the top of your profile window. It should say something like ‘155 profile views in the last 7 days’. This tells you how many people viewed your content on Instagram.

Select the notification, and it will show you when you experience traffic, how many individual visitors you receive per day, and so on. To learn even more, select Professional dashboard on your profile page and then Account reached to see all the engagements done to your Instagram account.

If you’re looking to promote content, posting during those most active times would gain you the most views and, thus, the most possible activity within your business.

If you run a business, the details from Instagram Insights can help you target marketing through your page. Switching to a Business account can give you access to data that includes popular viewing times and demographics.

Bottom Line

We hope this article helped you understand how checking a profile works on Instagram and gave the answer you were looking for. 

Unfortunately, this does not help find out if someone is stalking you online, and while Instagram offers plenty of privacy features to help you lock down content, there’s no way to see who might be looking at your profile. Unless someone views your Story or interacts with your posts, you will never know they were there.

What are your thoughts about your account’s privacy on Instagram? Tell us in the comments below.

If you find this article helpful, consider checking out our guide on using your avatar in Instagram or Messenger video calls next. 

Frequently Asked Questions

Q. What can I do if someone is Stalking me on Instagram?

A. Depending on your situation, you can block or report the offending user. If you’re experiencing real-life stalking accompanied by Instagram stalking, you may want to involve your local law enforcement.

Before blocking the offender, take screenshots of any threats or texts because you will need them later. Also, you can download all of your Instagram data from the Settings. It isn’t a good idea to respond to someone if they are getting out of line, so quietly blocking them and making your account private is a good place to start.

Q. Does an Instagram Business account know I’m viewing their content?

A. Not unless it’s a story. Although this can increase their engagement, the account administrators will not know who is viewing their content.

If you wish to retain a sense of anonymity on Instagram, ensure your privacy and security settings are set to your specifications. You can block any user who harasses you and reports content, as well. Choose a profile picture that doesn’t show your face.

Q. How can you see how many people have viewed your Instagram?

A. There are two ways to check how many people viewed your Instagram profile:
1. Post a story and check how many people viewed it.
2. Switch to a professional account to check how many people viewed your content on Instagram.

Q. Can you see who viewed your Instagram reels?

A. Instagram does not tell which profiles viewed your reel, but you can see how many views it has. It is also possible to check the number of likes you got on your reel and choose whether or not to display this information.

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One thought on “How To See Who Viewed Your Instagram Profile”

Heater Wallace says:
I want to know if I’m following someone who is NOT following me, do they know how many times I see their business account (posts) or save any of their pictures to my personal account? I do check several times a day to see if there is anything new to see. Thank you, Heather Wallace

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Ronil Thakkar

Aug 31, 2023

Ronil is a Computer Engineer graduate who has a knack for writing about consumer technology. He has been covering news and guides about consumer electronics for around three years. His work has appeared on esteemed publications such as MakeUseOf, 91Mobiles, FossBytes, and Greenbot.

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