How to See Who Liked Your Post on Instagram

How do you see who liked your post on Instagram?

To see who liked your post on Instagram, open the post and tap the like count under it. Instagram opens a list of the accounts that liked that post, and you can scroll or search it.

1. Open the Instagram app and tap your profile picture at the bottom right to go to your profile.
2. Tap the photo, carousel or Reel you want to check.
3. Under the post, tap the number of likes. If the post shows "Liked by" a name "and others", tap that line instead.
4. Scroll the list of accounts that liked the post.
5. Use the search bar at the top of the list to check whether one person liked it.
6. Tap any name to open that person's profile.

The list is the same for photos, carousels and Reels. Menus can differ slightly by app version and device, but the like count under the post is always the way in.

What other people see on your post

Other people see the total like count, unless you hid it, and a few usernames of people they follow who liked the post. The Instagram Help Center explains that anyone who can see a post can also see the likes on it. On a private account, that means only your approved followers.

How to see likes on Instagram post when counts are hidden

Hiding the like count on your post hides the number from other people, not from you. The Instagram Help Center states that you will still see the total number of likes on your own posts.

1. Open the post on your profile.
2. Under the post, tap "Liked by" a name "and others".
3. The list of accounts opens, along with the total count that only you can see.

Two different settings hide likes, and people often mix them up. The first lives in the post itself: tap the three dots on your post and choose to hide the like count. That hides the number from everyone else. The second is in Settings under "What you see", then "Like and share counts". That one only hides counts on posts in your own feed.

If you turned on the second setting, you will stop seeing counts on other people's posts, but your own totals stay visible to you. For the full picture of who sees what, read our guide to hidden likes on Instagram.

How to see who liked your Reel on Instagram

To see who liked your Reel, open the Reel and tap the like count next to the heart. Instagram opens the same list of accounts that you get on a photo post.

1. Go to your profile and tap the Reels tab.
2. Open the Reel you want to check.
3. Tap the number next to the heart icon on the right side of the screen.
4. Scroll or search the list of accounts that liked the Reel.

On some app versions, the Reel's play count opens a screen first, with the likes and the list of accounts inside it. The Instagram Help Center describes this route for videos: tap the count below the video to see how many likes it has and who liked it.

When you hide the like count on a Reel before sharing it, Instagram hides the like and play counts together. The toggle is called "Hide like and view counts on this post" and sits under Advanced settings on the last screen before you share.

How to see who liked your comment on Instagram

To see who liked your comment on Instagram, check your activity feed under the heart icon at the top of your Home feed. Instagram sends an alert when someone likes your comment, and that alert names the account.

1. Open the Instagram app and go to your Home feed.
2. Tap the heart icon at the top of the screen to open your notifications.
3. Look for alerts that say an account liked your comment. Tap one to jump to the comment.

Under each comment, Instagram also shows a small like count. Try tapping that count. On app versions that still support it, a list of the accounts that liked the comment opens. The Instagram Help Center does not describe a liker list for comments, and current guides disagree on whether every version shows one, so the activity feed is the method you can count on.

Can you see who liked comments on someone else's post?

You can see the like count on any comment you can read. Seeing the names behind that count depends on your app version, as described above. Skip third-party sites that promise to reveal comment likers. The Instagram Help Center warns that apps given your username and password can get full access to your account.

Instagram likes notification: where new likes show up

New likes show up in two places: your activity feed inside the app and, if you allow them, push notifications on your phone. The activity feed keeps a running record, while push alerts appear once on your lock screen.

Turn like alerts on or off

1. Go to your profile and tap the menu (three lines) at the top right.
2. Tap Notifications.
3. Open the push notification options for posts and comments and choose what you want to hear about.

The exact labels inside the Notifications menu change between app versions, so look for the section about posts and comments. You can also set alerts for one account from that person's profile.

What happens when someone unlikes

The Instagram Help Center explains that when someone removes a like, the alert disappears from your activity feed shortly after. A push notification that already reached your phone stays there, because it was sent the moment they tapped the heart. So a lock-screen alert for a like that is no longer on the post usually means the person unliked it.

Who can see the list of people who liked your post?

Anyone who can see your post can open its likes list. On a public account that is everyone on Instagram, and on a private account it is only your approved followers.

The same rule works the other way round. When you like someone's post, anyone who can see that post can see your like. If you are curious how far that goes, our guide on how to see what someone likes on Instagram covers what is and is not visible.

Why does a like disappear from your Instagram likes list?

A like disappears when the person unlikes the post, when their account is deactivated or disabled, or when Instagram removes it as fake activity. None of these needs any action from you.

• Unlikes. People change their minds or tap the heart by accident. You can do the same with our guide on how to delete Instagram likes.
• Removed accounts. The Instagram Help Center says Instagram routinely removes disabled accounts, so counts shift over time.
• Fake activity. Instagram removes likes, follows and comments that come from inauthentic accounts or from third-party apps that automate activity to make accounts look more popular.

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