Admittedly, Instagram doesn’t offer a lot of analytical data about the photos and videos we post. We can see the likes we have given to other publications , yes, but when it comes to knowing our own statistics, the platform is not as transparent as many of us would like.
Would you like to know how many people see the photos, videos and stories you post on Instagram? Can we know who has seen a certain photo or publication? Next, we will try to answer all these questions.
Can I know who has seen my Instagram?
As we say, Instagram is quite hermetic when it comes to letting users know who views their profile and posts. Fortunately or unfortunately, Instagram does allow us to know who has seen our photos and videos, but this data is only available for stories .
When it comes to “regular” photos and videos that we post on our Instagram feed , you can’t tell who has seen them unless you leave a like or comment.
The good news is that, at least when it comes to videos, Instagram does show us the number of views the video has had , so we can get an exact idea of the reach we get with these types of posts.
In this sense, there is also another exception that applies only to company accounts. If you have a business account on Instagram, you can also see the number of visits you’ve had in recent weeks , as well as the number of users we’ve reached with our posts (both photos and videos). Of course, as with standard accounts, there is no way to know what the names of these specific users are. In any case, this is something that can be great for us to discover what content is well received by our audience.
How to know who has seen your Instagram story and how many views it has
To find out which Instagram users have viewed one of your stories (either a photo or a video), follow these steps:
- On the Instagram home screen, click on “ Your story” (located in the upper left area of the screen).
- Click on the “ Activity” icon that you will see in the lower left margin.
- Here Instagram will show you a list of all the views that the video has had, and in the ” Spectators” section you will be able to see the name of the users who have seen your story.
Remember that this information can only be seen by you.
Keep in mind that stories are only available for 24 hours. However, Instagram allows us to know who has seen one of our stories up to 48 hours after publishing it .
- If the story you want to consult has already expired, go to your Instagram profile and click on the icon with 3 horizontal lines that you will see in the upper right margin.
- Click on “ File”.
- Within the “stories archive”, click on the desired story and select “activity” to see the number of views and people who have seen your publication.
The number of views may be greater than the number of viewers. This is because the number of views counts all the reproductions of the same user.
How to know how many views one of your Instagram videos has
Unlike what happens with the photos that we publish on our profile, Instagram does allow us to know how many people see our videos . To see the number of views one of your videos has, follow these steps:
- Go to your Instagram profile and click on the video you want to analyze.
- Just below the video you will see the number of views.
- If you click on the video again to see it full screen, you will also be able to see the number of likes and comments it has from one of the sides. In addition, if we click on the likes we can also see which users have liked that video.
It is important to mention that the Reels, although they are also videos, do not show the number of reproductions or any other data beyond the likes they have received.
How to know how many views one of your photos has on Instagram
Instagram has an analytical tool called “Insights” from where we can obtain additional data on the impact of our publications. The “Insights” function is only available if you have an “Instagram Business” account, or what is the same, a professional Instagram account.
If you’re a business, influencer, artist, publisher, or individual looking to build their professional brand on Instagram, you can upgrade from a standard account to a Business account for free and instantly.
Simply enter your account settings, click on ” Settings ” and select the option that you will see available to create your company account . This process takes just a few seconds, and once it’s activated you’ll see an additional button just below all your posts.
If you click on the new “Insights” button you will see a new panel with data such as the number of reproductions, the number of people your publication has reached and how many people have saved your publication as favorites.
Regarding the photos, we can also see the number of people reached with that publication (or what is the same, the number of impressions) . This is a very important piece of information, since with a standard Instagram account you cannot access all this information.
In addition to that, on your Instagram profile you will also see a new option called “Panel for professionals”. From here you can see how many daily visits you have , what are the busiest hours and other relevant data.
conclusions
In short, with a standard Instagram account we can see the number of views that both our videos and our stories have. To know the scope of the photos we publish, it is necessary to set up an Instagram account for professionals.
In any case, there is no function that allows us to see which specific people have viewed our Instagram profile . Although we can find other third-party apps that promise to show us this information, it is most likely an application that only wants to obtain our personal data. Always avoid these types of applications
