How to Turn Off Profile Views on TikTok

To turn off profile views on TikTok, open the app, go to your profile, tap the three-line menu, select Settings and privacy, tap Privacy, tap Profile views, and toggle Profile view history off. Once disabled, you cannot see who visited your profile and other users cannot see that you visited theirs. The setting is off by default and works identically on iPhone and Android.

How to turn off profile view history on iPhone

The steps below work on all iPhones running the current version of TikTok. If your app is outdated, update it from the App Store first -- older versions may place the setting in a slightly different location.

1. Open TikTok and tap Profile in the bottom-right corner.
2. Tap the three-line menu icon in the top-right corner of your profile page.
3. Tap Settings and privacy.
4. Tap Privacy.
5. Scroll down and tap Profile views.
6. Toggle Profile view history off.

TikTok will confirm the change with a brief notification. Your existing view history is deleted immediately and the app stops recording any new profile visits. You can turn it back on at any time by following the same steps and toggling the setting on again, but your previous history will not be restored.

How to turn off profile view history on Android

The process on Android is nearly identical to iPhone. TikTok uses the same menu structure across both platforms.

1. Open TikTok and tap Profile at the bottom of the screen.
2. Tap the three-line menu icon in the top-right corner.
3. Tap Settings and privacy.
4. Tap Privacy.
5. Tap Profile views.
6. Toggle Profile view history off.

The same rules apply: turning it off deletes your existing history and prevents future visits from being tracked. There is also an alternative path -- if you have recently received a notification about someone viewing your profile, you can tap that notification directly, which takes you to the profile views screen where you can turn the setting off without navigating through the full menu.

What TikTok profile view history is and the 30-day window

Profile view history is an optional TikTok feature that lets you see a list of accounts that have visited your profile. When the setting is enabled, TikTok records and stores profile visits for 30 days. After 30 days, individual visits are automatically removed from the list -- you cannot access older data regardless of any settings.

A few things to understand about how this feature works:

• It is opt-in, not automatic. Profile view history is turned off by default. TikTok does not secretly track profile visits unless you enable the feature yourself.
• It is mutual. Turning the feature on means you can see who visited your profile, but it also means that anyone whose profile you visit (and who also has the feature enabled) can see that you viewed theirs. You cannot have it one way.
• The 30-day window is strict. TikTok does not archive older data. Once a profile visit passes the 30-day mark, it disappears permanently from the list. There is no way to extend this window or export the data.
• Not every visit shows a name. If someone views your profile and they have profile view history turned off on their end, their visit will not appear in your list. The feature only works between users who both have it enabled.

This feature launched in 2022 and has been gradually expanded to more regions. It is now available to most accounts globally, provided the account holder meets the minimum age requirement of 16. If you are building an audience on TikTok, understanding who visits your profile can help you gauge interest -- but it comes with the trade-off of exposing your own browsing activity.

Who can see your profile views

The visibility of your profile visits depends entirely on whether both you and the other person have profile view history enabled. Here is a clear breakdown:

The key point is that profile view history is reciprocal. Both users must have it on for either to see the other's visit. If you turn it off, you become invisible in everyone's profile view list and you lose access to your own. There is no way to view others' profiles anonymously while still keeping your own view list active.

This is different from how some other platforms handle profile views. On LinkedIn, for example, you can choose to browse anonymously while still seeing limited data about your own viewers. TikTok does not offer this kind of middle ground. It is a straightforward trade: full visibility both ways, or no visibility at all.

Does turning it off hide you from others?

Yes. When you turn off profile view history, you are hidden from other people's view lists completely. Even if someone has the feature turned on, your visit to their profile will not appear in their list. They have no way of knowing you viewed their profile.

Here is exactly what happens when you toggle the setting off:

• Your existing view history is deleted. Any record of who visited your profile is wiped immediately. You cannot retrieve it.
• Your past visits to other profiles are removed from their lists. If you previously visited someone's profile while your setting was on, that record is also deleted from their view history.
• Future visits are not tracked. No data about your profile visits is collected or stored until you turn the feature back on.
• Your profile itself remains fully visible. Turning off profile view history does not make your account private. People can still find you, see your videos, and follow you -- they just cannot see that you visited their profile or see if they visited yours.

This makes turning the feature off the most effective way to browse TikTok profiles without leaving a trace. If you are researching competitors, checking out potential collaborators, or simply prefer not to share your browsing habits, turning off profile views gives you complete anonymity at the profile-visit level. For similar privacy options on other platforms, see our guide on how to hide followers on Instagram.

If growing your TikTok following is a priority, you may want to keep the feature on periodically to see who is checking your profile -- potential collaborators or engaged viewers often show up there. But for day-to-day browsing, most users find that privacy outweighs the curiosity. While you are updating your privacy settings, it is also worth refreshing your bio -- try our TikTok font generator to give your profile text a distinctive look with Unicode styles.

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