How to See Someone’s Following List on Threads

If you’re an avid user of Instagram’s Twitter alternative, Threads, you’ve likely noticed a distinct difference in the way follower counts are displayed. Unlike other social media platforms that encourage us to check how many people someone else is following, Threads only shows the followers count on your own profile as well as other users’ profiles. This unique approach may have left you wondering: How can I see who someone is following? In this comprehensive guide, we will unravel the mystery and explain how you can access your own or someone else’s Threads follower list.

Threads has taken the social networking world by storm, generating significant buzz across various platforms. Within a matter of days, this text-based social networking app has already amassed millions of users and is poised to challenge Twitter head-on. While Threads shows great potential as a Twitter alternative, it still requires some fine-tuning. If you’re familiar with Instagram, you might have noticed that the app displays the number of people others are following on their profile screen. In contrast, Threads doesn’t provide immediate visibility of someone’s following list. In this article, we’ll delve into the extra steps you need to take in order to discover another user’s following list on this exciting new app.

How to See Someone’s Following List on Threads

Yes, you heard it correctly. You can actually view the list of people that others are following on Instagram’s latest Threads app and it’s pretty simple actually. So, let’s see how you can do this:

Start by visiting the profile of the user whose list you want to view.
Tap on the follower count located below their Threads bio.
Switch to the “Following” tab, and you’re done!

By following these three straightforward steps, you’ll gain access to the desired user’s following list on Threads along with the number of accounts they follow. This method works on your own profile too. Happy exploring!

How to See Someone’s Following List on Threads

So why is the following count hidden exactly?

During a discussion on the absence of visible following counts on Threads, Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri shed some light on the rationale behind this decision. He explained, “The idea was to make less prominent how many people you followed to depressurize that number. Sometimes people on Instagram are afraid to follow more people because they want to have that sort of follower-to-following ratio be a bit different. And we wanted to just see what it was like to just get away with that, not entirely buy by making it a lot less prominence, you could just follow people without worrying about it so much.”

Consequently, when others visit your Threads profile, they won’t immediately see the number of people you follow or the specific accounts you follow. However, now that we’ve uncovered this secret, they may become aware. Have you ever felt a sense of guilt about following someone you’d rather keep private? Share your thoughts and experiences with us in the comments section below.

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