While you can't see how many times an Instagram account viewed your Instagram Story, you can see a list of which users viewed at least once.

To do so, swipe up from the bottom of your Story and you will see the profile picture and name of each user associated with the Story views.

You can tap the Insights icon to the left of the Story Views tab to view an overview of your profile Insights. This includes:

• accounts reached

• accounts engaged

• profile activity

• story interactions (shares, replies, likes)

• navigation metrics (forwards, exited, next story)

• profile visits

• followers

These metrics are all in relation to your Story. For example, the navigation metrics refer to how many users clicked to move forward, to exit, or to view the next story after yours.

How The Instagram Story Viewers List Works

To locate your Instagram Story viewers list, you'll need to be on the Instagram app. Navigate to the Story of your choice, then swipe up from the bottom to see a list of users who viewed your Instagram Story.

Viewers are organized in order of who viewed the story. You will see their profile picture and profile display name. If a user liked your story, you will see a red heart at the bottom of their profile picture.

If you'd like to adjust your privacy in relation to a specific user you can tap the three horizontal dots to the right of their name and choose from the following options:

• restrict

• block

• remove follower

• hide your story (from this user)

• view the user's profile

You can also message the user directly by tapping the arrow to the right of the three horizontal dots. Select a reaction emoji or type out your response directly.

Adjusting Your Instagram Story Privacy Settings

If you'd like to adjust the privacy of your Stories, you can select Close Friends when publishing a Story. This will show your Story only to users who you have chosen on this specific list.

Alternatively, you can restrict specific users from viewing and interacting with your Stories by following the steps below:

Visit the user's profile from the Instagram app and tap the three dots on the top right corner.

From here you can choose to:

• Restrict (limited interactions, chat moved to message requests, and more)

• Block (they will no longer be able to access your profile or see your content at all)

• Hide your Story

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