Can you see what someone else likes on Instagram?

If you’re an OG Instagram user, you probably remember the time when you could see what posts the people you followed liked. But can you still see what someone else likes on Instagram? Here’s everything you need to know.

Instagram is one of the most popular ways to share pictures and videos online and has been for many years now. Users can share content in the form of stories, reels, and more, and interact with the range of content that’s available on the platform.

If you’re ever curious about what you’ve double-tapped throughout your time on the app, Instagram allows you to easily view what you’ve liked via your profile page.

You may have also wondered whether it’s possible to see what your friends or accounts you’re following have liked — but is this possible in 2024?

Can you see what someone likes on Instagram?

No, you can’t see what other people have liked on Instagram. Previously, there was a ‘following’ tab that gave users updates about what people they followed were interacting with on the app, including posts they liked and commented on.

Not everyone was a huge fan of this feature, and in 2019, Instagram ended up removing it, meaning it’s no longer easy to track what content people are interacting with.

You are, however, able to click on the likes beneath a photo to see a list of people who have liked it, as long as that option has been made available by the original poster, so this can be one way to see whether someone you know has liked a particular image.

There are third-party apps that claim to help you find out this information, but it’s not clear how safe or accurate they are.

If you want to know more about how to use Instagram, you can check out our other guides here:

How to link your Instagram account to TikTok | How to see your first-liked Instagram post | How to switch Instagram feed to chronological order | How to re-share a post to your Story on Instagram | How to make money on Instagram | How to hide likes on Instagram