We’re all interested in knowing who follows us back on Instagram. Some may simply be curious, while others may prefer to follow only those who follow them back. Whatever the case, many apps let you see who doesn’t follow you or has unfollowed you recently, but almost all of them ask for your Instagram login details—something many are uncomfortable to share.
I went on a spree searching for free options that wouldn’t require my Instagram password on a third-party service, and luckily, I found some good ones. So, here’s how to see who unfollowed you on Instagram without logging in.
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Method 1: Find Unfollowers Using Chrome Extension
Many people get their Instagram accounts hacked after typing their usernames and passwords into shady unfollower apps. This Chrome extension offers a solution. It is completely free, privacy-friendly (as it doesn’t ask for your Instagram login credentials), and involves a simple two-step process.
However, it can currently only process accounts with fewer than 10,000 followers. Here’s how to use it:
1. Open Google Chrome and visit the Unfollowed.lol Chrome Web Store page.
2. Click on Add to Chrome to install the extension in your browser.
3. Now, visit instagram.com and log in to your Instagram account.
4. Open the Unfollowed extension (from the toolbar on the top right) and click Start Analysis.
5. Once it is done, click View full analysis.
On the next screen, you’ll see your recent followers, recent unfollows, and all of your unfollowers (people who do not follow you back). You can directly unfollow those who don’t follow you back from here. You can also see people that you don’t follow back in the ‘User doesn’t follow back’ section.
Method 2: See Who Doesn’t Follow Back Using Instagram Data
Instagram lets you download all your data in an archive file. Since you can select what data to include, you can separately download your “Followers and Following” data and scrape out people not following you back using a third-party website.
Note: You’re only giving them your followers and following information, which is publicly available otherwise, and this is much safer than giving your login details. If you want to manually read the data without using any third-party website, you can check this Reddit post.
Step 1 – Request Your Instagram Data
- On your profile page, tap the hamburger menu and choose Your activity.
- Tap on Download your information > Download or transfer information.
- Choose Some of your information.
- Check the box for Followers and following under Connections and tap Next.
- Select Download to Device and press Next.
- Tap Date range and change it to All time. Then, tap on Format and change it to JSON.
- Finally, tap Create files.
Step 2 – Download the Zip File
- Open your email account associated with your Instagram account. Check the “Your Meta information download is ready” email received from Instagram.
- Click on Download Your Information.
- You’ll land on the Instagram website with the available download. Click on Download and confirm that it’s your account. The download will start automatically.
Step 3 – Upload Data to Find Non Followers
- Open https://unfollowerstracker.com/ on your web browser.
- Upload the downloaded Zip file and tap Discover Unfollowers.
- Within a few seconds, you’ll have the complete list of people not following you on Instagram.
Method 3 – Manually Check Who Doesn’t Follow You on Instagram
Instagram does let you manually check who follows or doesn’t follow you, but that’s completely manual, and you’ll have to check each user individually. So, if you just want to know whether a specific person follows you or not, you can use this method:
- Open the Instagram app on your iPhone or Android phone.
- Head to your profile page. Tap the follower count at the top.
- You’ll see the full list of people following you. Simply search for the user you want to check.
- If they do not appear in the search results, they do not follow you.
Know Your Followers!
Most people currently use apps like FollowMeter to check who unfollowed them on Instagram. But as mentioned, these apps require you to log in to your account, which is not something I’d advise. Thankfully, none of the methods above require giving your account access to a third party, and hence your privacy is protected. Personally, I’d simply use the Unfollowers extension, but if that stops working for some reason, you can always resort to other methods. Happy ‘gramming!
