Can people see who viewed their TikTok? How to find and change the setting

Can people see who viewed their TikTok? How to find and change the setting

Can people see who viewed their TikTok? The profile view history feature lets you see who viewed your profile, but the feature is disabled by default. Understanding how to activate or deactivate this setting ensures better control over your account's privacy.

TikTok logo (L). The TikTok app is displayed on a smartphone (R)
Customising TikTok Profile View History and Post View History lets users balance engagement with privacy. Photo: @tiktok on Facebook, SOPA Images (modified by author)
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Key takeaways

  • Privacy on TikTok is essential in safeguarding personal information and controlling online interactions.
  • The ability to see who viewed your TikTok profile directly impacts this privacy as it can reveal user activity and interests.
  • TikTok offers settings like profile view history that enable users to monitor or limit the visibility of their profile views.

Can people see who viewed their TikTok?

TikTok lets one see who has viewed their profile within the last 30 days. This feature requires enabling the TikTok profile view history setting in your account. Users must also have their profile view history turned on and must have visited your profile during that time.

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How to see who viewed your TikTok profile?

Checking who viewed your TikTok profile is straightforward as long as the profile view history feature is enabled. Follow the steps below to learn how to access and manage your profile views.

Checking TikTok profile view history
A screenshot of a phone showing TikTok profile view history. Photo: Legit.ng
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  1. Open TikTok and go to your profile.
  2. Tap the footprint icon near your profile name.
  3. Ensure the "Profile view history" setting is active.

This will display a list of users who viewed your profile in the last 30 days, provided they have also enabled this feature.

How do I hide that I viewed someone's TikTok?

You can stop others from seeing that you viewed their TikTok profiles in various methods. Below are easy-to-follow tricks to turn off profile views on TikTok.

Privacy settings

TikTok's privacy settings give you control over who can track your profile visits. Disabling profile view history in your settings lets you browse freely without leaving a trace. Follow these steps to disable this feature via TikTok’s settings menu.

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Hiding profile view using settings
A screenshot of a phone hiding profile view using settings on TikTok. Photo: Legit.ng
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  1. Open TikTok, tap the Profile icon, and then the three-line menu at the top.
  2. Go to Settings and Privacy > Privacy.
  3. Scroll to the Privacy section, and tap Profile Views to toggle it off/off.

Profile views page

If you have accessed your Profile views page and want to stop others from knowing you visited their profile, there is a quick solution. Here is how:

  1. Open TikTok and tap the Inbox button.
  2. Tap the notification showing other users visiting your profile.
  3. On the Profile Views page, tap the Settings icon, then toggle off Profile view history.

Inbox

Managing profile views is also possible from TikTok's inbox, where activity notifications are stored. This option lets you disable profile view history without navigating the main settings. Below are the steps to turn off profile views directly from your inbox.

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Hiding profile views from the inbox
A screenshot showing a phone hiding profile viewing from the inbox. Photo: Legit.ng
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  1. Tap the Inbox icon in TikTok and select Activities.
  2. Locate the notification showing profile visits.
  3. Tap Profile Views, then the Settings button, and toggle off Profile View History.

Can someone see if you viewed their video on TikTok?

TikTok’s post view history lets you see who watched your videos within the last 7 days. Users you follow and have this setting turned on will see that you viewed their videos. However, if viewers like or comment on your video, they will appear in your post view history even if their settings are off. Below is a stepwise approach to toggling TikTok post view history.

Toggling TikTok videos view history
A screenshot showing a phone toggling TikTok videos view history. Photo: Legit.ng
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  1. Open TikTok and tap the Profile button.
  2. Select the three-line menu, then Settings and Privacy.
  3. Go to Privacy > Post Views, and toggle the settings on or off.

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Can you see who viewed your TikTok if they don't follow you?

TikTok’s post view history feature works with followers who have this feature enabled. While it primarily tracks engagement, it does not allow visibility for users you don’t follow. The post-view history includes:

  • Views from people who follow you and have enabled the feature.
  • Views from users who don’t follow you but interact with your post through likes or comments.
  • Views only from posts within the last 7 days.

Can someone see if you viewed their TikTok profile if yours is off?

No, if you have disabled your post view history, others cannot see that you viewed their profile. This ensures complete anonymity while browsing profiles.

TikTok users can now easily see who views their profile on the platform. The platform offers various privacy settings to manage visibility and interaction on the platform. Customising features like Profile view history and Post view history lets users balance engagement with privacy.

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