MobileTracking EditorAre you curious about who’s been checking out your Facebook profile? While some apps and websites claim they can show you your recent profile views, they don’t work. But don’t worry—there are still several things you can do to get a sense of who’s viewing your profile! This comprehensive guide will teach you a few tricks for identifying your most frequent profile visitors.
How to See Who’s Viewed Your Facebook Page
While there’s no surefire way to see who has viewed your Facebook profile the most, you can gather clues by observing who comments and reacts to your posts. Additionally, you can try logging the IP addresses of people who click on a link on your profile, though this method only works if your friends are spread across multiple cities.
Method 1: Ways to Find Your Profile’s Top Viewers
Step 1: Monitor Who Likes Your Posts People who like your posts are likely viewing your profile, too. To test this theory, create a neutral but interesting post, such as a cool photo, an odd news story, or an intriguing scientific discovery—something sure to elicit a response. Those who frequently look at your profile will probably like or react to your post.
Step 2: Create About 5 Posts Over a Week Notice if certain people are consistently liking or commenting more than others. Compare the responses to all your posts to determine if some individuals are more engaged with your content. These people might be visiting your profile often to see what you have to say.
Method 2: Finding Out Who’s Viewed Your Stories
You can always see who’s viewed your Facebook stories. Unlike your profile, Facebook provides information about who has viewed your stories, which is only visible to you.
- To see who’s viewed one of your stories, select the story at the top of your Facebook Feed.
- Click Viewers under the bottom-left corner of your story to see who’s viewed it. If no one has viewed your story yet, it will say “No Viewers Yet.”
Method 3: Are My Suggested Friends People Who Looked at My Profile?
Facebook doesn’t suggest new friends based on who views your profile. Instead, the “People You May Know” list is based on mutual friends, networks (such as your work or school), activity (including tagged photos and posts), group memberships, and your friends’ uploaded phone contacts. Unfortunately, you cannot find out who views your profile by looking at your friend suggestions.
Method 4: Advanced Methods to Find Your Top Viewers
Post Tracking Links to Log IP Addresses If you have friends in various cities, you can use a URL shortening tool like Grabify to share links on Facebook and log the IP addresses of everyone who clicks them. This method won’t reveal names, but you can look up their IP addresses to find general locations.
Here’s how to do it:
- Decide on an interesting site that people would want to check out, such as a funny article.
- Copy the URL of that site.
- Go to and paste the URL into the field, then click Create URL and agree to the terms.
- Write down or copy the Access Link—you’ll need it to track your results.
- Click View other link shorteners to see services that mask the fact that you’re using Grabify.
- Select a less obvious URL shortener from the list, such as or goo.gl, to create a disguised link to your Grabify URL.
- Copy the shortened URL and share it on Facebook with an enticing message.
- After some time, check the results by visiting the Access Link. You’ll find a list of all IP addresses that clicked your link.
- Repeat this process for other interesting links you want to share, and check those Access Links too.
Note that IP addresses change frequently, so the person viewing your profile may not always have the same address. However, if they aren’t using a VPN or proxy, it should help you determine their region.
Method 5: What About the People at the Top of My Friends List?
Your top friends are the people you interact with most on Facebook. This means you chat with, like, and reply to each other’s posts most often—not necessarily that they click on your profile. Although there’s no way to find out if your top friends actually visit your profile, it’s likely that they do since you communicate with them often.
It’s also possible that some of your most frequent viewers are people you rarely interact with at all. Unfortunately, there’s no way to know for sure.
Method 6: Are There Apps That Can Show Who Viewed My Profile?
No app or browser extension can see who views your profile. This feature isn’t built into Facebook, so none of the apps that claim to show you this information actually work. These apps are often designed to steal your information and possibly attack other users. Don’t install any apps or browser extensions like this, even if they seem legitimate.
Q&A for How to See Who Views Your Facebook Profile
How do I know if someone is using my Facebook account? If you see posts on your account that you didn’t make or if you get alerts from Facebook, you might have been hacked. Change your password immediately and consider enabling two-step verification.
Can I add friends if I am not logged in to Facebook? No, you have to be logged in to Facebook to add friends to your account.
If someone pops up on Facebook as “someone you might know,” does that mean they have recently viewed my profile? No. Facebook’s recommendations are based on your phone contacts, mutual friends, and other factors, not profile views.
Why can’t I add someone that I deleted in the past? The person may have restricted who can add them as a friend or may have blocked you.
Can I get old messages from my account as far back as six months ago on Facebook? Yes, if the messages haven’t been deleted, you can search for them in Messenger.
Can I get deleted messages back on Facebook? No, deletion is permanent. To be secure, you might want to archive your Facebook data.
How would I know if someone took a screenshot of my post? Facebook doesn’t notify users when someone takes a screenshot of their post. If your phone flashes at the top of the screen, a screenshot has occurred or remote access to your camera has been activated.
Conclusion
I hope you find this guide useful for understanding more about who might be viewing your Facebook profile. Remember, while it’s interesting to speculate, respecting others’ privacy and using Facebook responsibly is essential.
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