How to See Who Viewed Your Status on WhatsApp

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Easy steps to find a list of your WhatsApp status viewers

Written by Nicole Levine, MFA

Last Updated: March 22, 2026 Fact Checked

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WhatsApp makes it easy to see who has viewed your status. As long as both you and the person you're curious about have read receipts enabled, that person will show up in the list of viewers. This wikiHow guide will teach you how to see who has viewed and/or liked your status on WhatsApp for Android, iPhone, desktop, and on the web.

See Who Viewed Your Status on WhatsApp: Quick Steps

In the WhatsApp mobile app, tap Updates, tap My Status, select a status, then tap the eye to see who viewed your status.
On a computer, click the Updates icon (the circle), select your status, then click the eye.
You must have read receipts enabled to know who viewed your status.

Method 1

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Open WhatsApp. Tap the WhatsApp app icon, which looks like a green box with a white speech balloon and a telephone in it. This will open your WhatsApp Chats page if you're logged into WhatsApp.
- If you aren't logged in, enter your phone number and verify it when prompted before proceeding.
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Enable Read Receipts in WhatsApp. If you aren't seeing status views even though you know that people are viewing your status, you probably need to enable read receipts. The person viewing your status must also have read receipts enabled on their end for you to know if they've read your status. Use the following steps to enable read receipts:^{[1]
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- Tap ⋮ in the top-right corner and select Settings.
- Tap Privacy.
- Tap the toggle switch next to "Read receipts" to turn it on.
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You'll see this at the bottom of WhatsApp.^{[2]
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You'll find it at the top of the screen. Doing so opens your status.
This displays the entire status in the full screen.
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Tap the eye icon on your status. Alternatively, you can swipe up from the bottom of the screen. This will bring up a list of everybody who viewed this Status. The list will be different for every other Status update in your My Status queue.
- If you see "0" next to the eye-shaped icon at the bottom of the screen, no one has seen your status yet.
- Even if people see your status immediately, it can take several minutes for views to show up on your side.
- If you see a green heart on someone's name, that person liked your status.^{[3]
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Turn on read receipts. If you aren't seeing status views even though you know people are viewing your status, you probably need to enable read receipts. The person viewing your status must also have read receipts enabled on their end for you to know if they have viewed your status. Use the following steps to enable read receipts:^{[4]
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- Tap You at the bottom-right corner.
- Tap Privacy.
- Toggle on "Read receipts" if turned off.
It's at the bottom-left corner of WhatsApp.
It's under the "Status" header at the top.
If you have posted multiple statuses, they'll each have unique viewer lists.
You'll see the number of people who've viewed your status at the bottom-left corner. Tapping this brings up a list of people who have viewed your status.
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icon. It's at the bottom of the screen, just above an eye-shaped icon. Doing so will expand the icon into a list of people who have viewed your status.^{[5]
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- If you see "0" next to the eye icon, no one has seen your status yet.
- Even if people see your status immediately, it can take several minutes for views to show up on your side.
- If you see a green heart next to someone's name, that person liked your status.

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Enable read receipts. If you aren't seeing status views even though you know people are viewing your status, you probably need to enable read receipts. The person viewing your status must also have read receipts enabled on their end for you to know if they have viewed your status. Use the following steps to enable read receipts in WhatsApp for Windows, Mac, & web:
- Click the gear icon at the bottom-left corner.
- Click Privacy.
- Toggle on "Read receipts" if turned off.
This icon is a circle surrounded by a larger dashed circle. A list of your statuses will appear.^{[6]
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If you have posted multiple statuses, they'll each have unique viewer lists.
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Click the eye icon on your status. It's at the bottom-center. This displays the full list of people who have viewed your status.
- Even if people see your status immediately, it can take several minutes for views to show up on your side.
- If you see a green heart next to someone's name, that person liked your status.

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If i choose share only with.,does it alert the particular person?

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It doesn’t give the alert but will be visible only to the selected person when that person opens and views the statuses in his/her device.

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How do I know those who read my WhatsApp status with disabled receipts?

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Unless they re-enable their read receipts during the 24 hours in which case the read receipt will be sent even though they viewed the story before re-enabling, you just can't.

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How do I block people from seeing my WhatsApp account?

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Everyone with your number can see your profile, but you can limit what they can see by simply blocking them or changing your privacy settings so that your profile picture, for example, is only visible to your contacts or no one.

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To change the privacy of a status, tap Updates, tap the three dots, then select Status Privacy. You can limit your status's visibility to My Contacts, My Contacts except…, or Only share with…^{[7]
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Warnings

There are ways around viewing statuses without the status poster knowing. Because of this, the number of people who viewed your status may be higher than you can see.

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