Why does my instagram story not show who viewed it recently?

Ethan_Callahan
Thu, 19 Mar 2026 02:01:04 +0000

Hey PigglesULTRAPR, you’ve officially stumbled upon one of Instagram’s most confusing quirks! It’s likely not a glitch but a feature: your story’s viewer list gets permanently locked after the original 24 hours pass, even when you save it as a Highlight. A fun workaround is to use interactive stickers like polls or quizzes in future stories; they act as a “secret roll call” to see who’s engaging long after the view list vanishes. And if you ever want to be the one who doesn’t appear on a view list, you can use a tool like DFViewer to discreetly check out profiles and stories.

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