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How to see who unfollowed you on Instagram

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There are two main ways to check if someone unfollowed you on Instagram. Thomas Trutschel/Getty Images

Instagram, which is owned by Meta (formerly Facebook), has certain basic privacy features that are common across most social media platforms. For example, when you follow someone on Instagram, the app notifies the user that you have done so, but does not notify you if they unfollow.

While it is not generally possible to know when someone has unfollowed you, it is possible to know if they are no longer following you. Here are two ways to accomplish it.

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Check your Followers list

The first method is to check your Followers list, looking for the other user's account.

1. View your profile in Instagram by tapping on your profile picture in the bottom right of the screen.

2. Tap on Followers.

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Tap on Followers on your profile. Kyle Wilson

3. Search for the user's name using the Search bar or look through the list for them if you are unsure of their name. If they appear, they are still following you. 

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If you can't locate a user in this list, they aren't following you. Kyle Wilson
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Check the Following list of another user's profile

1. Tap on the eye glass search icon.

2. Search for the user's username using the Search bar and tap it.

3. On the user's profile, tap on Following.

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Tap the Following header on a user's profile. Kyle Wilson

4. Search for your name or username using the Search bar or look through the list for yourself.

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Search for yourself in the user's Following tab. Kyle Wilson
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