Find out who's following your public posts on Facebook
This wikiHow teaches you how to see a list of the people who follow your Facebook account's public posts. After enabling public followers on your account, you'll find your followers list on your profile in the menu that's below your cover photo.
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Open Facebook. If you're using a phone or tablet, open the Facebook app by tapping the blue "f" icon in your app list. If you're using a computer, go to //www.facebook.com and sign in to your account.
- You can only see who is following you on Facebook if you've allowed non-friends to follow you.
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Click or tap your profile photo at the top-left corner. This opens your profile.
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Click or tap the three dots below your cover photo. It's below the cover's bottom-right corner.[1] A menu will expand.
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Select Followers on the menu. This option is only visible if you have at least one non-friend follower. Selecting this option displays a list of all of your followers.
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Open Facebook. If you haven't allowed people who aren't your Facebook friends to follow you, you can do so by enabling Public followers. If you're using a phone or tablet, open the Facebook app by tapping the blue "f" icon in your app list. If you're using a computer, go to //www.facebook.com and sign in to your account.
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Open your Settings. Here's how to do it:
- Android: Tap the three lines at the top-right corner, select Settings & Privacy, and then tap Settings.
- iPhone/iPad: Tap the three lines at the bottom-right corner, tap Settings & Privacy, and then tap Settings.
- Computer: Click the down-arrow at the top-right corner of the page, select Settings & Privacy, and then click Settings.
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Click or tap Public Posts. You'll have to scroll down to find it on a phone, but it'll be a tab on the left side if you're using a computer.
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Choose an option from the "Who Can Follow Me" menu. If you want to allow people to follow you without becoming Facebook friends, choose Public. This will give you a separate "Followers" list outside of your standard "Friends" list.
- If you just want your friends to be able to follow you, select Friends.
- Once someone follows you, you'll be able to view your followers list on your profile.
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Followers who aren't your friends will not be able to see your friends-only content.
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1. Go to your profile.
2. Click the three dots under your cover photo.
3. Click Followers.
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