There are lots of websites and apps out there that promise to uncover your top Facebook stalkers and let you know who is searching for and visiting your profile on a regular basis.
But are any of them real?
In this article, we’re uncovering some of the best and most reliable ways to see who visits your Facebook profile on a regular basis – and debunking some myths around Facebook stalkers!
Can You Track Facebook Profile Visitors?
Perhaps the most important point to make in relation to this conversation is this: there is no way of seeing who has visited your Facebook profile. Thereby, there is no direct way of seeing who might be “stalking” you on the app.
Having said that, there are things that you can track.
Tracking Facebook Story Views
If you upload regular Facebook stories, then you can look at who is viewing your content regularly and within a short window directly after your post is shared.
Your story audience list is made up of those who see you have uploaded a Facebook story and choose to watch it. This information may correlate to those who search for your content and profile often.
Tracking Engagement
You can also see when someone is engaging with lots of your content, by looking out for their name under your posts.
It could be that they are liking your posts or leaving comments – either way, seeing their name pop up on a regular basis generally indicates that they are a very close friend or are keeping an eye out for your content.
Can You Protect Your Profile From Stalkers
It’s very difficult to protect your profile and content from stalkers when you don’t know who those stalkers are or might be. You may not even have any and could be worried about nothing!
However, if you are concerned about your content being viewed excessively by friends or by those who don’t know you directly, then the best thing to do is adjust the privacy settings of your profile and content. Setting your content to ‘Friends’ means that only those who are friends with you on the app can see your profile and content.
In addition to this, if there are specific friends that you are concerned about from a stalking perspective then you can restrict their view of your profile. Adding friends to a restricted list means that they are still your friends on the app but cannot see all your content.
Taking these steps can make you feel more secure – enhancing your user experience on Facebook and keeping the platform a safe and friendly place for users to connect and engage.
