Ever found yourself scrolling through your Instagram feed, wondering who’s been checking out your profile? We get it. With over 1.44 billion users worldwide, Instagram is a bustling hub, and the curiosity is real. For example, some people may want to see others’ Instagram profiles before going out for a date¹. You may never know who view your profile and why. Join me on this journey as we unravel the secrets of Instagram profile views.

Quick Answer

As a Redditor rightly pointed out, there’s no official way to see who has visited your Instagram profile².

Instagram doesn’t spill the beans on who visits your profile out of privacy concerns. Since Instagram was acquired by Facebook in 2012, it’s no wonder that there is some overlap between them. In this post, we’ll explore some tricks to uncover your profile lurkers and distinguish the curious from the keen.

How to see who views your Instagram profile?

You may notice that tons of third-party apps or individuals claim they can show who views your profile, blocks you, or unfollows you (e.g. this one). Don’t be fooled by them. Most social media don’t share their visitor data with other parties. Those applications don’t really work but require access to your Instagram account. As a Quora user mentioned, “they are not authentic. They might steal your data and put you in big trouble.”³

But there are still tricks to see who views your Instagram profile.

Check who views your Instagram stories

You can find out who sees your Instagram by making a post and marking it as a Story. Though stories only last for 24 hours before expiring⁴, users who view them will appear in a Viewers list. Just simply open your story and swipe up on the screen within 24 hours. It’s designed to grant you insights into the specific audience members who have viewed your photo, video, or story post.

Note that this feature isn’t available on computers, but it is available on Android and iPhone.

Besides, you can still look at who’s seen your story up to 48 hours after you post it. Here’s how:

1. Tap your profile icon in the bottom right to enter your profile.
2. Tap the three-line icon in the top right.
3. Tap Archive.
4. Scroll to the story you want to see viewer info on.
5. Tap the story and swipe up on the screen.

If you’re a business or creator account, you can also view insights on past stories or posts. Check this Instagram guide to see how to do it.

Check Instagram interactions

The easiest way to check your Instagram interactions is just tapping on the heart icon in the top right. All the users who liked and commented on your post, or followed you, will show up here.

You may think this trick is not worth mentioning, but it’s a useful way to discover stalkers. For example, if you find someone suspicious to keep liking or commenting on your images or post, it may indicate that he/she is stalking you especially when he/she is not following you. That’s because it means such users have to visit your profile to see your post because they don’t see your content on their feed. That’s what stalkers usually do.

If you spot them, you can enter their usernames on this page to run a reverse username lookup.

People search engines like BeenVerified, help search for people with limited info like a username, a phone number, or a location. These private, quick, and legitimate tools have provided numerous reports to users for years.

After filling in a username and clicking Search Now, you can pay and obtain a detailed report illustrating this Instagram account owner’s real name, address, contact info, education, job, and other personal information.

By searching for a username with the username lookup tool, you can figure out whether it’s a stalker account, or belong to a long-lost friend.

Check Instagram followers

Apart from those who view your Instagram profile constantly, you may also need to watch out for your followers. Do a thorough analysis of your followers by tapping on the follower number on your profile page. Check those users you don’t know and open their accounts.

If you find possible photos linking to the account owner, we suggest you do a reverse image lookup to see to whom this picture belongs, in order to figure out the account owner’s identity.

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It’s true that you can use Google image search, but here we recommend Social Catfish, an online dating investigation expert. It scans millions of social profiles within seconds and returns all accounts relative to the image. Many use it to verify online dating, protect copyrights, and track down old friends.

Apart from that, if you want to find someone’s Instagram account, you can also make full use of people search engines. Just enter their phone numbers, email addresses, or name, and you can easily find someone on Instagram.

FAQs

Ready to unveil your Instagram mysteries? Dive into the methods above and share your discoveries with us. Don’t forget to check out our other intriguing guides!

1. AskReddit. [browneyes4919]. (2022, November 15). How can a person view a private instagram account? [Online forum post]. Reddit. https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/v9nir9/comment/iweoi9e/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3 ↩︎
2. Instagram, [JoeGraffito]. (2023, May 26). Is there a way to find out who viewed your profile? [Online forum post]. Reddit. https://www.reddit.com/r/Instagram/comments/13s9szo/comment/jlota1o/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3 ↩︎
3. [Jessica Adler]. (2023, September 22). How can I see who views your Instagram profile for free? [Online forum post]. Quora. https://qr.ae/pKlWrc ↩︎
4. Instagram Help Center. (n.d.). How long Instagram stories remain visible. Instagram. https://help.instagram.com/1729008150678239 ↩︎