How to see whos following me on facebook

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With recent whistleblower reports claiming that Facebook is prioritizing growth over privacy, it’s more important than ever to know exactly who is able to see your personal information. To find out who can follow you on Facebook, first check your privacy settings. If you have enabled the feature where users who aren’t your friends can follow you, this means that anyone in the world can see your public posts. In addition to that, anyone can have your public posts sent to their newsfeeds without being your Facebook friend. This “follow” feature is useful for business owners and public figures, but you might not want the feature enabled on your personal account that you prefer to share only with friends and family. Unfortunately, there’s no way to see who’s actually viewed your Facebook profile.

How to see who follows you on Facebook

How to see who follows you on Facebook mobile app

If you don’t have access to a computer, it’s still possible to see who follows you on Facebook while using your phone. On the app, click onto your profile tab, then click the “See More About Yourself” button located under your About section. If you scroll down to the bottom of this new page, past your educational history, interests, and birthday, a list of your followers will be visible at the bottom. You can click “See All” in order to view the complete list of your followers.

How to see who you follow on Facebook

To find out who you follow on Facebook, follow the same steps as described above. But this time, keep your eye out for a widget that says “Following,” rather than “Followers.” If you notice that you have followed someone by accident, you can go to their profile and unfollow them using the next steps.

How can you unfollow someone on Facebook?

On Facebook, any “friend” you have is also a follower, unless they have chosen to unfollow or “hide” you on the platform. Luckily, anyone can use this unfollow tool. If you want to hide someone’s posts from your timeline, you can do so by going to the other user’s profile and clicking on the “Following” icon on their cover photo. This will open a drop-down menu where you can unfollow the user while maintaining your Facebook friendship. Find out when you should actually unfriend someone on Facebook and when you should just unfollow.

How to allow followers on Facebook

To allow Facebook users to follow your public posts, go into your settings by navigating to the arrow icon in the top right corner and opening the drop-down menu. Click into your general settings, then find the “Public Posts” option in the left tab. Click into this view, and then select “Public,” in the “Who Can Follow Me” section. With this setting changed, any user with a Facebook account can follow you. Your public posts will be delivered to their timelines without the need for you to confirm a friend request. But even if you don’t allow everyone to see your posts, you should watch out for the signs you’re sharing way too much on Facebook.

Originally Published: September 05, 2019

• On the website: Home tab > your profile > More > Followers.
• In the mobile app: Menu tab > your profile > Followed by.
• Alternatively on mobile: Menu tab > your profile > See Your About Info and find the Followers section.

This article explains how to see your Facebook followers on the web and in the mobile app. We’ll also show you how to check your settings if you don’t see any followers and believe you have at least one.

When you become friends with someone on Facebook, that person automatically follows you. The same goes for you; you’ll follow them too. 

Also, if you receive a friend request on Facebook and don’t respond to, ignore, or delete it, that person automatically follows you. If you don’t want a particular person to follow you, you can block them on Facebook.

In addition to friends or pending friends, you can let others follow you as well. Let’s take a look at how to see who is following you and adjust your settings to allow public followers.

If you’re using Facebook on the web, you can see who is following you in a just a few clicks. Head to Facebook.com and sign in.

1. Click the Home tab at the top.

2. Select your profile in the left-hand navigation.

3. Pick Friends below your profile picture.

4. Choose Followers in the Facebook Friends section that appears.

You can see your Facebook followers in the mobile app on Android and iPhone as well, so open the app and use one of these methods.

This is the straight forward approach to checking out your followers, you simply tap Followed by.

1. Select the Menu tab.

2. Tap your profile at the top of the Menu screen.

3. In the top section of your profile, select Followed by.

Here's an alternative way to check out your followers by going to See Your About Info.

1. Select the Menu tab.

2. Tap your profile at the top of the Menu screen.

3. In the top section of your profile, select See Your About Info at the bottom of the list.

4. Scroll to the bottom of the About page to the Followers section.

   To view all followers in the list, tap See All.

If you don’t see a list of followers using the above steps, it’s possible you don’t have any Facebook followers. 

Alternatively, your Facebook follower privacy settings may not be set to Public. Here’s how to check and change it on the web and in the mobile app.

1. On Facebook.com, click the Your profile arrow on the top right and select Settings & Privacy.

2. Choose Settings.

3. In the left-hand navigation on the subsequent screen, choose Privacy > Public Posts.

4. On the right, check your setting in the Who Can Follow Me section. If it’s set to Friends, you can change it to Public if you’d like anyone to be able to follow you.

1. In the Facebook mobile app, select the Menu tab.

2. Expand Settings & Privacy and pick Settings.

3. Go to the Audience and Visibility section and choose Followers and public content.

   On Android select Profile settings > Public Posts.

4. In the Who Can Follow Me area at the top, see if you have Public or Friends marked. If you want anyone to be able to follow you, pick Public.

FAQ

• How do I remove a follower on Facebook?

  Your friends on Facebook automatically become followers. If you get a follower you don't want, the easiest way to make sure they can't see your activity is to block them. To do so, go to their profile, select the More menu, and choose Block.

• How do I see who I follow on Facebook?

  You can see the accounts and people you follow through your profile page. Go to Friends > Following to pull up a list.

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