How to See Who Views Your Facebook Profile

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May 27, 2019Tested

This wikiHow teaches you how to make an educated guess about who visits your Facebook profile the most. Keep in mind that there is no guaranteed way to determine the identities of users who visit your profile, and any service or method claiming to do so is either inaccurate or a scam. It's also worth noting that, thanks to the News Feed's algorithm, visiting people's profiles is less common than it used to be.

Method 1 of 2:
Using Your Friends List

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Open Facebook. Go to https://www.facebook.com/ (desktop) or tap the Facebook app icon (mobile). This will open your News Feed if you're logged into Facebook.
- If you aren't logged into Facebook on desktop, first enter your Facebook email address and password in the upper-right side of the page, then click Log In.
- On mobile, you can log into Facebook by entering your email address and password when prompted and then tapping Log In.
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Click your name tab. It's in the upper-right corner of the Facebook page. Doing so takes you to your Facebook profile page.
- On mobile, tap ☰ in the bottom-right corner of the screen (iPhone) or the top-right corner of the screen (Android).
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Click Friends. This is near the top of your profile page. This will bring up a list of your Facebook friends.
- On mobile, tap Friends in the menu.
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Review the top results. The top 10 to 20 friends in this list are the people with whom you have the most frequent interactions, which means that they most likely visit your profile more often than other people.
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Consider each of your top friends. Someone who has a few hundred friends is much more likely to view your profile than is someone who has a few thousand friends; this will help narrow down the list of people who are likely to be viewing your page.
- If you see a person with whom you don't go out of your way to interact, they're probably viewing your page a fair amount.
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Look for friend suggestions. If you receive a Facebook notification urging you to add certain people, the people in question are most likely friends of one (or more) of your most frequent profile visitors.
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Method 2 of 2:
Using a Status

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Open Facebook. Go to https://www.facebook.com/ (desktop) or tap the Facebook app icon (mobile). This will open your News Feed if you're logged into Facebook.
- If you aren't logged into Facebook on desktop, first enter your Facebook email address and password in the upper-right side of the page, then click Log In.
- On mobile, you can log into Facebook by entering your email address and password when prompted and then tapping Log In.
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Select the status text box. Click or tap the text box near the top of the News Feed page. This text box usually has a phrase such as "What's on your mind?" in it.
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Type in a neutral status. This might be a joke, a fact, or a general statement, but stay away from topics that will evoke strong emotions in your friend group.
- Avoid mentioning sensitive or partisan issues.
- Don't tag anyone in your status, as doing so will skew the test results.
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Click Post. It's in the bottom-right corner of the status window.
- On mobile, you'll tap Share in the upper-right corner instead.
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Wait to see who likes the status. After a certain amount of time (e.g., 8 hours), review the status to see who liked it.
- If applicable, make a note of who commented on the status as well.
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Repeat this test several more times. You'll want at least 5 different statuses to compare against each other.
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Compare the mutual people who liked your statuses. If you noticed that a large number of the same people liked and/or commented on your Facebook statuses each time, they're probably visiting your Facebook page more often than other people in your friends list.
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How can I know who visited my Facebook if I'm not friends with them?
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It's impossible to know who visits your profile when you're not friends.
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How do I know if someone is using my Facebook account?
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If you see posts on your account that you didn't make, or if you get alerts from Facebook. If you even suspect that your account has been hacked, then you should immediately change your password, and you might want to consider enabling two step verification.
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Can I add friends if I am not logged in to Facebook?
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No, you have to be logged in to Facebook in order to add friends to your account.
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If someone pops up on Facebook as "someone you might know," does that mean the person has recently viewed my profile?
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No. Facebook asks for your phone number to create an account. They can tell if your phone number has been used to contact any other registered phone number with a Facebook account. That's where the "someone you might know" recommendations come from.
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Why can't I add someone that I deleted in the past?
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The person may not allow others to add them as a friend. They might have also blocked you.
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Can I get old messages from my account as far back as 6 months ago on Facebook?
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If it isn't deleted yet, yes. You do have to search for that person's name in Messenger.
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Can I get deleted messages back on Facebook?
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You can't get deleted messages back; deletion is permanent on Facebook. To be secure, you might want to archive your Facebook data.
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How do I know if a stranger has visited my Facebook profile?
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Using statuses and your friends list to see who is the most engaged with your content isn't an exact science, but it will give you an idea of the general audience that's on your Facebook page.
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Facebook makes it clear that there is no way for you to see the names of people who visit your profile.^{[1]XResearch source}
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Do not install a Facebook app that claims to let you view people who visited your profile. These apps are typically spam- or malware-based programs designed to steal your information and attack other users.^{[2]XResearch source}
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