Can You See Who Views Your Instagram Story?

James Orublig / Updated 4 July 2025 11:27 am / 2 minute

Yes, Instagram allows you to see who views your stories. In this blog, we’ll explore how to check who views your Instagram stories, understand story insights, and discuss key privacy features around Instagram Stories. Keep reading to find out more about this topic!

Can I See Who Views My Instagram Story?

Now, you’ve uploaded one or more photos and videos if you know how to use the Stories. Good job! However, can you see who views your Instagram story?

We will try to explain with short instructions for our readers:

Tap on your story. As soon as the first followers have looked at your story, a small eye icon and the number of users who have seen your story appear at the bottom left. Tap on it to see a list of viewers.
If you have multiple photos or clips in the story, you can switch between each segment to see the audience.
This information is only visible to you. Nobody else can see how many views you have per story.

Who Can See My Instagram Stories?

If your account is private, only allowed people can see your Instagram posts and Stories.
And for you, if you are added to another person’s Instagram, you can see all their sharings.
Even if you’re not a follower of them, you can see their sharings if their Profile is open to the public.
Public pages on Instagram are open to anybody by their nature.

Can You See How Many Times Someone Viewed Your Story?

Since 2019, Instagram does not show how many times someone views your story. Each viewer is counted only once, no matter how many times they watch it.

This means you can replay a story as much as you want without the other person knowing. Likewise, you won’t be able to see if someone views your story multiple times.

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Frequently Asked Questions About

Can you put a timer on an Instagram story?

There’s a timer sticker that you can use and put on your stories as a reminder of what’s coming, with a description above the timer.

What should you not do on Instagram stories?

The one mistake that quickly arises among others about stories is putting polls too close to the screen edges. When the polls are placed too much to the left or right of the screen, the button on the respective side becomes useless since tapping on edges works as a swipe between stories.

Can you know if someone mutes your stories?

Unfortunately, Instagram has no official feature to let users know who muted their stories, posts, or profiles.

Can you react to Instagram stories?

Reacting on Instagram stories is a key engagement factor for stories and can be easily done by swiping up when the story is being viewed.

Does someone know if you hide your story on Instagram?

No. That’s the whole point of it, right? When you disable someone from seeing your stories, they won’t know about your stories’ existence.

James Orublig

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Hi, my name is James but my friend calls me JamesTheNews since I always have the latest news about social media. Follow my blogs to learn every bit of trickery there is to social media.

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Justice Cross

Great post. Now I wonder, can you see who views your Instagram profile as well? Wish they came up with an app that allows you to view your stalkers.

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InstaInsider

Honestly, I used to wonder if Instagram showed multiple views, but this clears it up! 😅 Kind of a relief knowing I can rewatch stories without looking obsessed.

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