How to See the Instagram Accounts You Recently Followed

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See anyone's recently followed accounts on Instagram

Co-authored by Ross Taylor and Rain Kengly

Last Updated: January 28, 2026 Fact Checked

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If you're curious about who you recently followed on Instagram, the app now makes it super easy to check. With just a few clicks on the app, you can see accounts you followed in chronological order from latest to earliest. If you want to see someone else's following, you'll need to use a third-party website. This wikiHow will teach you how to see who you most recently followed on Instagram.

Check Your Recently Followed on Instagram

To check anyone's recently followed on Instagram, go to Dolphin Radar's online tool and input their username. To check your own recently followed, go to your profile and tap Following. Tap the two arrows and sort by "latest date".

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Checking Who Anyone Followed Recently

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   Go to Dolphin Radar's online tool. This website allows you to see anyone's recently followed as long as you have their username. Keep in mind that this is a third-party website, so results may not be 100% accurate.

   • If you want to check your own recently followed users, see the next section instead.
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   Enter the person's username. This is also known as their Instagram handle. Begin their username with the @ symbol (e.g., @wikiHow).
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   Click Reveal Now. This is the purple button. You may need to check the box to verify you're human.
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   View the recently followed users. You'll see two tabs at the bottom: Recent Follows and Recent Followers. Select a tab to view it. You should see the five most recent users who were recently followed.

   • Dolphin Radar is a third-party tool; these results may not be 100% accurate.
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Checking Your Own Recent Follows

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   Open the Instagram app and tap your profile. Once you've opened the app on your Android, iPhone, or iPad, tap on the profile icon in the bottom right corner of your screen.

   • If you have a profile photo, this icon appears as your picture.
   • If you do not yet have a profile photo, this icon will appear as the silhouette of a person.
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   Tap Following. At the top of your profile, you will see the number of posts, followers, and accounts following. Click on the number above Following to access a list of all the users you follow.
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   Tap on the two arrows. In your following list, you will see an icon of two arrows pointing in opposite directions. Tap on this icon to change how these accounts are sorted.

   • Your following list is automatically set to Default, which organizes these accounts based on your interaction with them.
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   Sort by the latest date followed. After tapping on the arrow, you should see a "Sort by" menu. In this menu, select the Date followed: latest option. Your following list will automatically re-sort to show your recently followed accounts at the top.

   • You can also sort this list to start with the earliest accounts you followed.
   • If you want to unfollow accounts from this list, select the three-dots icon next to their name, and then tap Unfollow.
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  You can follow up to 7,500 accounts on Instagram.

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