Many of us come across interesting content every day on Instagram, and the “Like” button is just one tap away. But what if you need to go back to a post you remember liking a while ago or are curious about what your followers have liked on the app? Follow along in this guide as we show you how you can view liked posts on Instagram in the form of a comprehensive overview of your preferences and a sneak peek of others’.

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How to View Your Likes on Instagram

Instagram easily lets you keep track of your own likes. Follow the steps below to view all the photos and videos you liked on the app:

1. Open the Instagram app on your phone.
2. Press on your profile picture in the lower-right corner.

3. Tap the hamburger menu in the upper right.

4. From the menu that pops up at the bottom, select “Your activity.”

5. Select “Interactions.”

6. Press on “Likes.”

7. You’ll be able to see the full collection of likes for photos and videos. Note that likes for material that has been deleted from the app won’t be available here.
8. You can either scroll through the content freely or tap on the “Sort & Filter” option in the upper right to find a certain post in an easier fashion.

9. You can filter by author, so if you remember who posted the post you’re trying to locate, you should have no problem finding it.

10. Alternatively, you can filter by date.
11. The Likes list is accessible if you’re browsing Instagram on your PC as well. On your Instagram profile, click on the “More” menu on the left.

12. Select “Your activity.”

13. Click “Interactions” to immediately see the list of likes.

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How to Unlike Multiple Posts on Instagram

In your list of likes, you may find posts that you no longer find appealing or interesting. To curate your list so that it contains only the posts you currently still appreciate, you may want to delete them. Fortunately, Instagram allows you to do that in bulk. Follow the steps below to bulk delete them.

1. Long-press on a post, then tap the others you want to remove from your list. Alternatively, press the “Select” button at the top and tap on the posts you want to unlike.
2. Press the “Unlike” button at the bottom.

3. Tap “Unlike” once again in the pop-up that appears.

4. The posts will be removed from your list of likes.
5. You can do the same from your PC by long-clicking on a post to select it.

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How to View Other People’s Likes on Instagram

Instagram used to have the “Following” tab that you could access by tapping on the little heart icon (upper-right corner) in your feed. It used to show information about which posts and comments your followers liked. In an attempt to discourage stalking and related activities, Instagram removed this tab back in 2019.

Currently, Instagram does not offer a replacement option and most likely never will, and there’s no way to bring back it back, even with a third-party app. Be that as it may, you can still get a glimpse of what your followers have liked on the app.

Instagram will highlight a post or a video you are looking at if one of the accounts you follow has liked it. Open a post (or a Reel) and look underneath it. If it says “Liked by [Account] and X others,” it means one of your followers has liked this post or video.

For more information on who has liked the post, click on the “Liked by” option to see the complete list of Likes. If more of your followers have liked this post, they will be shown at the top. You can check this on your PC if you’re browsing Instagram on your browser.

At this point, it’s unclear how Instagram picks the account listed in the “Liked by” message. It’s probably an account you’ve interacted with more frequently compared with others.

Note that some people might choose to hide the likes count on their posts. If someone has enabled this option for a specific post, there’s nothing you can do to see who liked the post, as this information will only be visible to them. The only solution would be to reach out to them and ask them to share that info with you, although that’s certainly not an avenue to be considered in most scenarios.

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Alexandra Arici

Alexandra is passionate about mobile tech and can be often found fiddling with a smartphone from some obscure company. She kick-started her career in tech journalism in 2013, after working a few years as a middle-school teacher. Constantly driven by curiosity, Alexandra likes to know how things work and to share that knowledge with everyone.