How to Hide Your Instagram Followers: IG Privacy Tips

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Are you looking for a way to hide who follows you on Instagram? Even though Instagram lets you customize many privacy settings, there’s no way to completely hide followers from your profile. But don’t worry—there are a few ways to limit who can see your Instagram followers, even if you can’t hide them from everyone. This wikiHow article will teach you three easy ways to hide your Instagram followers from certain people.

How can I hide my followers on Instagram?

Instagram may be experimenting with giving some verified accounts the option to hide their followers list. However, this feature is unavailable for most accounts. You can get around it by restricting or blocking people you don’t want seeing your followers, or by making your account private.

Steps

Tap your profile picture in the bottom right corner. If you want to hide your Instagram followers from certain people who follow you, you can restrict those people in your account settings. In the Instagram app, tap your profile icon at the bottom of the screen. This will take you to your profile.
Tap . It’s at the top right side of the screen when you’re in your profile.
Tap . It’s under the How others can interact with you header. A screen may open up explaining what restricting someone does. If so, tap Next.
Search for the user you want to restrict. Type the person’s name or username into the search bar at the top of the page. Find them in the list of results.
Tap . The person will be restricted, which means that their comments and replies will be hidden from your posts, and they won’t be able to mention you. They also won’t be able to see who’s in your followers or following lists (although they can still see the number of people on each list).
- You can also restrict someone by visiting their profile, tapping the ••• icon at the top right corner of the screen, and selecting Restrict.
- To unrestrict someone, return to the Restricted menu and tap Unrestrict next to their name.
You can also restrict someone by visiting their profile, tapping the ••• icon at the top right corner of the screen, and selecting

Community Q&A

QuestionHow do I prevent other people from seeing my followers?Community AnswerYou cannot do that unless your entire profile is private, and even then, your followers who you approved are able to see your other followers.
QuestionWhy do I have 51 followers on Instagram, but only 31 are visible?Community AnswerThe most likely reason is a glitch in the app, or those missing followers were fake or bot accounts.
QuestionCan a user I’ve blocked on Instagram still message my followers?Community AnswerYes, a blocked user can message your followers unless your followers have also blocked them, as each account operates independently.

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Tips

Instagram frequently tests new features and may implement a «hide followers» option in the future.

Warnings

Users you block or restrict might have other accounts you don’t know about. When they sign in to Instagram with an unblocked account, they’ll still be able to see your followers unless your account is private.

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1. Tap your profile photo.
2. Tap the three lines.
3. Tap Settings.
4. Tap Privacy.
5. Switch the account to private.

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