Can You See Who Viewed Your Video on Facebook

Tijana Kargovska

Written by Tijana Kargovska Social Media / Facebook

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Videos have become a crucial part of all social media homepages, and Facebook is no exception.

What used to be swiping up and down through Facebook statuses is now a feed full of videos.

It’s only natural to want to join in on the party, which is why many long-term Facebook users switched to sharing Facebook videos and trying to get some viral videos.

Using Facebook’s video-sharing option is a good way to promote yourself, your business, and your platform, so if you’re starting to get the hang of Facebook’s video-sharing policies, you’re on the right track.

In this article, we’ll cover whether you can see who viewed your video on Facebook, how to see who watched your live broadcast, and what are the best times to post videos on Facebook to get the best user engagement, so keep reading!

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Can you see who views your videos on Facebook?

Unfortunately, the list of viewers is hidden for Facebook videos. You’ll be able to see the exact number of viewers on your Facebook videos, but the names list will remain hidden.

There’s a high probability that Facebook does have all the needed data of who has seen your video because the exact number of viewers is displayed. But as of right now, Facebook users cannot access this information.

The only way to keep track of who has seen your videos is if they leave a ‘trace’ - like, comment, or share.

Three ways to help you see who has viewed your video

• Check who liked your video:

The first thing you can check is who has liked your posted video, and use it as an indicator of a view. Facebook users use the ‘like’ feature to interact with other posts, so if your video has a lot of likes, you can use that list to get a general idea of the people that have seen your video.

Since Facebook sends out notifications for all the likes you receive, you can use those notifications to monitor both your views and likes.

• Check the list of people that have commented:

Even though the number of people that will comment on the video you post will always be lower than the number of likes, you can also use this feature as an indicator.

People generally leave comments on videos they feel strongly about, so the comment section on all your videos is an excellent way to find out how your audience feels about the content you share on your account.

• Check the list of active friends the moment you post the video:

Another workaround to find out who is viewing your videos on Facebook is to check who is active at the moment you post them.

Both the Facebook app and Facebook’s web version display the newer content first to promote engagement, which can be a good way of finding out who can see the videos you share.

You might be unable to check if some of your friends share the video, and the people who have viewed your post might not be your Facebook friends.

• Bonus:

You can share your video on your Facebook story. This way, you’ll be able to go through the list of people who have seen your story in the following 24h, and promote your post to urge your Facebook friends to engage with the video more.

How to see how many people watched your Facebook video

Checking the number of people that watch your video can be crucial if you’re a content creator. If you notice that some types of videos tend to get more user engagement than others, you might want to stick to that niche, and build your fan base around that.

When you share a video set to ‘Public,’ you’ll be able to see the exact number of viewers at the bottom of the video.

Note: The number of views on your videos on Facebook can only be seen when using the Facebook mobile app for iOS and Android.

If you run a Facebook Page, you can check more details in the ‘Insights’ section for Facebook for Business:

1. Click on ‘Pages’ in the left-hand side menu, and click on the ‘Page you manage.’
2. At the top of the page, click on ‘Publishing Tools’, and on the left side, click on ‘Video Library.’
3. Select one of the videos you need to check.

From here, you can check the following:

• Minutes Viewed: The exact number of minutes your video has been watched from your Page, other users’ shares, and in crossposts.
• 3-Second Video Views: The number of times your video was watched for 3 seconds or more.
• Audience and Engagement: The total number of reactions, comments, and shares. For videos with 100 or more views, you’ll also be able to access audience demographics.

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How to see who watched your video during a live broadcast

When you go ‘Live’ on Facebook, you can check who’s watching the broadcast from Facebook’s Live Stream Management Page.

The users that are your Facebook friends will show up at the bottom of the screen while you’re live on Facebook, so it’s quite easy to keep track of who has entered the live broadcast.

Once a Facebook Live stream ends, you won’t be able to check the names of the users. You can share your video on your Facebook profile or Facebook page; this way, users who missed the live stream can join in later.

Unfortunately, once you do this, you’ll only be able to check how many users have seen the video, and the number of likes, comments, and interactions. The names and Facebook accounts of the users will remain hidden.

Best time for posting on Facebook

If you’re a content creator, you surely care about user engagement and what action you can take to improve your growth. Many Facebook and Instagram influencers keep track of what time of the day and which days their content gets the most engagement.

This is a widely used method among content creators, since it helps them to expand their platform.

Currently, Facebook remains untouched at the top of the list of platforms used by marketers, so you can consider Facebook as the best place to promote yourself, your business, and your niche.

According to research done by SproutSocial, these are the best times to post on Facebook in 2022:

• Best time to post on Facebook: Mondays through Fridays at 3 A.M., Tuesdays at 10 A.M. and noon;
• Best days to post on Facebook: Tuesdays through Fridays;
• Worst days to post on Facebook: Saturdays.

Conclusion

Being a content creator and promoting your business or your platform on social media is a demanding job, and requires a lot of testing, errors, and trials before you learn to get the hang of it.

Facebook has some of the best Insight tools available across all social media platforms. Hopefully, this article helped you learn how to keep track of your audience and their engagement.

In this article, we covered whether you can see who viewed your video on Facebook, how to see who watched your live broadcast, and what are the best times to post videos on Facebook to get the best user engagement.