The launching of Instagram stories began in 2016 after garnering inspiration from Snapchat. When it first came out, this feature blew up all over social media, and there are more than 500 million daily users of this feature today. You can see the amount of interaction and engagement that takes place on this platform. There are so many reputed Instagram users online who have harnessed the true power of using stories. When all these big and small businesses are making use of it, why won’t you?

Also, do not develop the idea that this feature is only meant for influencers and brands when it comes to tapping on the creativity button. Did you just start a small business? Well, you can start using stories to garner more exposure. With your stories, you will also be able to see all the people who have viewed your post. Your stories will expire after a time span of 24 hours, and they will get saved to your archives. But don’t fret because we know how you can see the viewers even after 24 hours.

How Do I See My Viewers After 24 Hours?

Once your stories expire, it gets saved to your archives on Instagram. And it’s up to you if you want to display your stories as a post in the form of highlights. Here, a highlight refers to a story that has expired, but you chose to save it in your account. Remember that all your expired stories will still be discoverable in your archives until you choose to delete them. Also, don’t get confused between stories and highlights.

They are connected but to obtain highlights; you have to create Insta stories first and wait for them to expire. You should use this feature to save all your popular and favorite updates. Here, the highlights also offer a list of profiles who have viewed your story content in the last 24 hours. It proves to be super helpful for people who run businesses on Instagram because they would want to know the number of accounts that have engaged with their posts.

For viewing the accounts that have viewed your story, head towards the archive page of your Instagram. Pick the story that you want the information on regarding the views. Start swiping up on your screen for seeing the list of profiles who have seen your content in the last 48 hours after you posted it. Whenever you use your story for making a highlight, it will also include the total view count that the story has accumulated.

Once you create that highlight, if the new viewers have watched the content, then the view count will increase to 48 hours. But only a single count per profile will end up registering in the view count. It means that you can’t possibly know the number of times a user has watched your highlights. In the same way, your story won’t receive any new count from the same user.

Steps for Enabling Your Instagram Archive

• Open your Instagram app and enter your user ID and password.
• Once it launches, head towards the profile section of your account by tapping on the icon that says “Me.”
• Choose the settings option and proceed to tap on the “Privacy” button.
• Now, you need to pick the story that you want from the options available.
• Proceed in enabling the “Save” option for archiving all your stories. Remember that these archived stories aren’t visible to your viewers at all. Why? Well, because your profile has made them private once it was archived. You can choose to make them public via the highlights.

Who Is Watching Your IG Highlights?

• To know who viewed your Insta highlights, you should head towards the profile area.
• Locate and tap on the desired highlight for knowing its view count.
• Tap on the option that says “Seen by.”
• Once you tap on it, you will come across the list of accounts that viewed your highlights.
• If you don’t want a specific profile to view your highlights, then you can also choose to change the setting. Ensure that you select the “Hide” button to activate it.
• You can easily change this by editing your privacy settings.

The viewing options assist you in keeping track of your story’s performance. It takes into account the number of accounts that your stories are reaching. Here, Serviceh your visibility and reach on the profiles are shown based on your interaction with them, including other algorithms of Instagram. These features tend to be the most beneficial for influencers and brand owners.

They can monitor the number of viewers that are reaching and engaging with. It will help in developing the strategies of your business. We would also encourage you to improve your skillset in story-making. Once you do, you will only garner more exposure, profit, and revenue.