Curious who is looking at your stories? In this tutorial, we’ll show you how to see how many people viewed your Instagram story and the usernames of those who did.
Whether you want to know how many viewers saw your story or are wondering who in particular looked at it, you only have a short period of time to find out.
Also see: How to use the Instagram Effect Gallery for stories
See who viewed your Instagram story
1) Open Instagram on your phone and make sure you are in the Home tab.
2) Tap your story icon from the upper left corner.
3) Tap Activity from the lower left corner or swipe up on the story screen.
4) You will see the number of viewers and their names.
Instagram says that the number of views includes all the replays of your story. So, if some people have viewed your story multiple times, you may see a higher number of views than the number of names/usernames listed there.
See who viewed your Instagram story after 24 hours
If it has been more than 24 hours, your published story is automatically removed from your profile, and added to your Archive. You have an additional 24 hours (48 in total since you published the story) to see who viewed it.
1) Open Instagram and go to your profile screen.
2) Tap the menu icon from the top right and select Archive.
3) Make sure you are in the story tab. If something other than your Stories displays, tap the arrow at the top and select Stories Archive from the drop-down list.
4) Select the story whose viewers you want to see.
5) Swipe up from the bottom of the screen, and you’ll see the Viewers section with the names of those who looked at your story.
Notes on archived Instagram stories
Here are a couple of things to keep in mind regarding your Instagram story archives.
- If you delete a story yourself before it disappears, it will not be saved to your Stories Archive. But you can Archive a story manually after publishing it.
- If you haven’t enabled or already disabled the feature to automatically Archive your stories after they disappear, you won’t be able to see them in the Stories Archive. To re-enable the feature, go to your Instagram Settings > Archiving and downloading and turn on the toggle for Save story to archive.
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