Have you ever been curious as to what someone else is liking on Instagram? Maybe you want to see what your target audience is liking for business purposes, or you’re being nosy about someone from your personal life. Whatever the case may be, we have some bad news. As of May 2023, you cannot see what others have liked on the Instagram platform.
While that may be so, there are alternative methods if you’re dying of curiosity.
Can You See Someone’s Likes on Instagram?
The short answer to this question is no, you cannot see what someone else is liking on Instagram. The feature was removed in May 2023 likely due to privacy concerns. So there is no place you can go to see a total of likes that someone has done on Instagram.
The only thing you can do through Instagram is manually check for likes. That would mean going through posts to see what they’ve liked. You can do this on your own page, and it will show you all of the people who have liked your posts. All you need to do is click the number of likes below the picture in a post.
You can, however, access a list of your own Instagram likes.
How to See Your Own Likes on Instagram
- Head to your Profile Page
- Click on the three dashes menu at the top right
- Select Your Activity
- Tap Likes
- You’ll be taken to an archive of every post you’ve liked, including reels
You can also access your tags, comments, sticker responses, reviews and archived posts from this page. This feature is helpful if you’ve liked a post, but can’t remember what it was. For example, maybe you wanted to make a recipe from a Reel you saw weeks ago. If you liked the post, it will be saved here.
For Instagram stories, likes are available in your archive but it will delete the list of those who viewed the post after 24 hours. Reel likes are also always available. There is no feature like this to see likes on other accounts.
Using Third-Party Apps
If you really want to see what someone has been liking on Instagram, there are third-party apps that claim to allow you to do this. We do not recommend trying this method. Since Instagram doesn’t let you access this information, it’s unlikely that a third-party app can do so for you.
If an app claims that they can find someone’s Instagram likes for you, typically they just want your user data. You should steer clear of these apps. It may be time to accept that this information isn’t available to you.
Conclusion
At the end of the day, the answer to this question is no, you can’t see someone’s likes on Instagram. You can go the roundabout way and check posts manually, but we suggest you stay away from third-party apps.
