Instagram is popular because it is fun & it feels like a digital wonderland for professional content creators & other users who demonstrate to the world their talents, personality, & whatever they are passionate about through videos & pictures.
Now, if you put in a significant effort to create videos & post often, you may be curious about your audience. A few questions that might pop into your head are -
- Has my content reached all my followers?
- Are there people who don't follow me watch my videos?
- Who has viewed my content?
These questions are important & raising these questions will help you improve your content & make better videos for an increased reach & may broaden your audience base.
So, if you are reading this article, your interest might be to know if Instagram allows you to see the viewers of your videos & well the answer is - No!
Instagram will show you the number of people who watched your content but you can't access those accounts directly from anywhere. However, this rule applies only if you post your videos in your main feed.
If you have posted your videos on your Instagram story or reshared the actual post on the story then you may identify the people who have seen it because the username of the account is visible within 24 hours of posting.
Thus, here's a quick guide on how you can access the views of your videos posted on your feed, story, & reels.
How To Check Views on Instagram Posts?
If you have shared a video on your main feed, then you can obviously check the total views on your content. Here is how you can check it:
- Launch the Instagram app on your smartphone.
- Then you will notice your profile image at the bottom right corner.
- Click on that profile picture.
How To Check Views on Instagram Reels?
Instagram Reels have taken the world of social media by storm. Reels are more popular than ever & they are very entertaining to watch.
People can scroll reel after reel & I assure you, you will never get bored. However, you can only see the number of 'plays' your reel has got & sadly, you won't know who is exactly these people who have 'played' your reels.
Follow these simple steps to learn how to check views on your Instagram Reels:
Another way of getting to know who has seen your videos is to post or share the video on your Instagram story, so you can see who has seen it within 24 hours of posting it.
How To Check Views on Instagram Story?
Instagram stories are very similar to stories uploaded on various social media apps like WhatsApp, Facebook, & similar others.
Users can post a picture, or video, or share their content from posts on their stories . These posts will be available on Instagram for 24 hours.
You can add these stories to profile highlights but you can see who has seen your story only within one day of posting it.
The steps below can help you know who has seen your Instagram story:
- Click on the "Activity" option at the bottom of your content.
- You will see the total number of people who have seen your story.
- Select the 'seen by' option & you will find the list of viewers where you can find out who your viewers are.
Read: 7 Ways to View Instagram Stories Anonymously
In order to know who your audience is, you can take advantage of these methods. Nevertheless, if you have a business account, then you have an additional option for every post, which is "Insights."
By clicking on Insights, you can see the total number of likes, comments, viewers, the average age group of your audience, the number of people who have saved your post & shared it & many other parameters.
Conclusion
I hope this article gave you some clarity on how to check the views on your Instagram posts, videos, reels, & stories.
You can see who has viewed your content only on stories. The total number of viewers is available for content posted as videos & reels, but you can't know who are these users that have viewed your content.
Views are important when it comes to analyzing the performance of your profile but it is advisable not to get too worked up on views & likes & stick to your niche.
Let us know if you have any queries related to this.
