Facebook does not tell you who looked at your profile. It never has, there is no hidden setting, and every app that claims otherwise is either guessing or after your password. What you can do is turn the question around: paste your own profile link below and see exactly what a stranger sees when they look you up.
Facebook says it plainly in its help centre: it does not let people track who views their profile, and third-party apps cannot do it either. The reason is simple. A visitor log would stop people from looking, and looking is what keeps them on the site. LinkedIn shows visitors because it sells that as a premium feature. Facebook makes its money on the other side of the glass.
The apps that claim to do it fall into two groups. Some ask for your password, then use the account to spam your friends or sell it on. Others take your friend list and reorder it into something that looks like a visitor list, using the same signals Facebook uses to sort your feed. Neither has data that does not exist.
What a Facebook stalker viewer really shows
Search for a Facebook stalker viewer and you find apps, extensions and sites that promise a list of the people who visit your profile. They all have the same problem. Facebook does not share profile visits with anyone, so there is no list for them to read.
The phrase has a second meaning. Some people mean a way to look at someone else's profile quietly. That part is real. Facebook does not tell anyone who viewed their profile, so you can paste any profile link in the box above and open what that person shares in public.
What you can actually check
Reactions and comments on your posts. Open any post and click the reaction count. That is real interaction, and Facebook shows all of it.
Story viewers. Open your story and tap the viewer count. Stories are the one place Facebook lists who watched.
Your own exposure. Paste your profile link above and open the sections a stranger can reach. Then use View As on your profile to see it exactly as the public does.
Friend requests and follows. The Followers count on your profile lists people who follow your public posts without being friends.
If someone is really watching
Lock your profile if your country has the feature, or set the friends list and the older posts to Friends. Turn on tag review so you approve what lands on your timeline. Block the person, which removes you from their search results and their feed entirely. Those four moves close every door a stranger can use, and none of them needs an app.
Common questions
Can I see who viewed my Facebook profile?
No. Facebook has never built this and says so directly in its own help pages. There is no setting, no hidden page and no trick that reveals it. The same is true of Instagram and WhatsApp for ordinary profile views.
What about the apps and sites that say they can show me?
They cannot, and most are actively harmful. The usual pattern is to ask you to log in with your Facebook password, then either take the account or spam your friends. Some browser extensions simply invent a plausible-looking list of names from your friend list. If something promises a visitor list, treat it as a scam.
Why do I keep seeing the same people at the top of my feed then?
Because Facebook orders your feed and your story tray by who you interact with most, not by who looks at you. People read that ordering as a visitor list, which is where most of this belief comes from.
So what can I actually find out?
Two useful things. You can see everyone who publicly liked or commented on your posts, which is real interaction rather than guesswork. And you can check your own exposure by running your profile through the tool above, which shows what is reachable without being your friend.
Does the Facebook app have a hidden profile visitors list in its code?
No. The InitialChatFriendsList trick that went around years ago was the order Facebook loads your chat sidebar, which is ranked by interaction, not by visits.
Can I see who searched for my name?
No. Searches are private on both ends. The person searching is not told, and the person searched for is not told.
Is there a Facebook stalker viewer that shows who looks at my profile?
No. Apps sold as a Facebook stalker viewer cannot see profile visits, because Facebook does not share them with anyone. The names they show come from your own friends list, sorted by who you talk to most.
Can I see who viewed my Facebook Reels?
No. Facebook shows how many times a Reel was played, plus the reactions and comments, but not who watched it. The exception is a Reel you shared to your story: the story's viewer list shows who opened it there.
Can I see who viewed my Facebook highlights?
Partly. Highlights are saved stories, and stories show who watched them. Open the highlight on your profile and look for the viewer count at the bottom. Nobody gets a list of who looked at the rest of the profile.
Can I see who viewed my Facebook photos?
No. Facebook does not show who looked at a photo, a profile picture or an album. You see reactions, comments and shares, which only come from people who chose to interact. Apps that promise a list of photo viewers cannot get one from Facebook.
