Key Takeaways
- You can’t check who has viewed your Facebook profile as the platform doesn’t release a visitor list. However, you can post a Story in your account, and if someone views that Story, you’ll find them in your Story audience list.
We all want more views on our Facebook posts, but only from the right people. If you’re worried that someone might be stalking you on Facebook—or you just want to know who’s checking you out—there is a sneaky way to find out. It isn’t perfect, though.
You Can’t See Who Has Viewed Your Facebook Profile
You can’t check who has viewed your Facebook profile, as Meta doesn’t release a profile visitor list. Anyone can access your profile page from a desktop or mobile device without you finding out about it.
Even third-party apps can’t help you find out who is stalking your Facebook profile. This is because Facebook doesn’t release your profile visit data to anyone. If you come across an app claiming to show you everyone who’s visited your profile, that app is likely malicious and is trying to steal your personal data.
Unfortunately, this all means you can’t find a simple list of everyone who is checking you out on Facebook. But there are some cunning workarounds you can use to get an idea of visitors instead.
You Can See Who Has Watched Your Facebook Story
While there’s no way to check who has viewed your Facebook profile, you can post a Facebook Story on your account and find out who watches it. If someone views your profile and they end up clicking or tapping your Story, you’ll see them in your Story audience list.
To do that, launch Facebook on your desktop or mobile device. Then, select “Create Story” to make a new Story.
Add the content you want to your Story and publish it. You’ll probably want to expect for some time until people start watching your Story. Once some time has passed, open Facebook, select “Your Story,” and select “Viewers” to see who has watched it. That will give you an idea of the people checking out your profile.
Facebook will also show your Story to friends in their own News Feeds, so some of the people on that list may not have visited your profile page, but they’ll still be watching what you do on the platform.
How to Protect Yourself From Facebook Stalking
Facebook offers a few ways to safeguard your account. These methods include changing your posts’ privacy settings, making your account private, and blocking unwanted users from accessing your profile.
Change Your Posts’ Audience
One way to impede people from seeing your posts is to change your Facebook audience. This lets you ascertain who can and can’t see your posts.
To do that for a new post, on the new post screen, select the padlock icon beneath your name. On the “Post Audience” page, select your post’s audience.
You can change your existing posts’ audience as well by editing your posts and tweaking the post audience.
Make Your Account Private
By making your account private, you only allow your friends to see your profile content. Anyone who isn’t your friend on Facebook will only see your profile picture, cover photo, and a portion of your about information. They’ll know you’ve made your account private as Facebook will display a badge on your profile.
To do that, check out our full guide on how to lock your Facebook profile. It tells you exactly what happens when you lock your profile, how to do it, and how to unlock your profile.
Block Stalkers
If you’re aware of the people who may be stalking your profile, you can block them in your Facebook account. Doing so prevents those people from accessing your profile on the platform. For the blocked people, you’re basically non-existent on the platform.
