As of 2025, Instagram generally does not notify users when someone views their profile, so people cannot see when you visit their Instagram profile. This is true for regular personal accounts, where profile browsing remains private and anonymous, without notifications or lists of visitors shown to the profile owner. However, there are some recent developments and tests in 2025 focused on adding a "Profile Views" feature, which would show visitors to profiles only for business accounts or as a test feature. This feature is not widely rolled out yet to all users, and even then, users may have control over whether their profile views are visible. Overall, the standard privacy policy keeps profile views hidden for most users, meaning profile viewing remains anonymous unless you engage with content by liking, commenting, or following. Meanwhile, Instagram Stories are an exception—users can see who viewed their Stories. Reels and regular posts only show total views, not individual viewers. In summary:
- By default, people cannot see who views their Instagram profile.
- A new profile views feature is being tested for business accounts in 2025 but is not broadly available.
- Story viewers are visible; profile visitors are not.
- Third-party apps claiming to show profile viewers are not trustworthy.
This means one can typically browse most Instagram profiles without the owner knowing about the visit in 2025.
