Can I know who viewed my post on LinkedIn?

The Short Answer

No, LinkedIn does not allow you to see exactly who has viewed your posts or profile. LinkedIn shows you aggregate data on post views and profile views, but they do not provide information on individual viewers to respect privacy. There are some exceptions like paid Job Seeker accounts which can see who viewed their profile.

Understanding LinkedIn Post and Profile Views

When you publish a post on LinkedIn or have a LinkedIn profile, many people may view your content. However, for privacy reasons, LinkedIn intentionally limits the information it shows about these viewers.

For regular consumer accounts, LinkedIn will show you the total number of views your posts and profile have received, but it will not disclose the identities of the individual viewers. Some exceptions exist for paid Job Seeker accounts which can see the names of viewers who meet certain criteria.

So in summary, while LinkedIn does track views of your content, it purposefully does not share details on exactly who viewed a post or profile in order to protect privacy. The platform instead shares aggregate data like totals.

Post Views

When you publish a post on LinkedIn, you can see data on how many times it was viewed. To find this information:

1. Go to your LinkedIn profile
2. Click on the Posts tab
3. Locate the post and click on the views counter below it

This will show you the total number of post views over time. However, it will not show you the identities of who viewed your post.

Some things to note about LinkedIn post views:

• Only viewed by people in your network or followers count
• Views only count if post is opened and read
• Quickly scrolling past a post without engaging does not count as a view
• Views are unique (if same person reads multiple times, only counts once)

So the post view data gives you a sense for how many times the content was engaged with, but not the specifics on who read it.

Profile Views

In addition to post views, you may also be interested in seeing data on profile views. This shows how many times people have visited your LinkedIn profile page.

To find profile view data:

1. Go to your LinkedIn profile
2. Click “See all profile views” from the sidebar

This will display the total number of profile views over the last 90 days. It will also show a graph of daily views.

As with posts, the profile view data is aggregated. You won’t see exactly who viewed your profile, only the totals.

Some additional notes on LinkedIn profile views:

• Only viewed by people directly going to your profile count
• Views by connections are prioritized in the data
• Unique views only counted once
• Some areas of site don’t register as profile view

So again, this gives you a general sense of the popularity of your profile, but not specifics on individual viewers.

Why Doesn’t LinkedIn Show Individual Viewers?

LinkedIn intentionally limits the viewer data it provides to protect privacy. As a professional social network, LinkedIn wants to allow exploration and browsing without worrying about who exactly is looking at your content.

Some of the main reasons LinkedIn doesn’t show individual viewers are:

• Avoids misinterpretation – Views may just be cursory browsing, not meaningful interest
• Limits privacy violations – People expect discretion when browsing
• Reduces harassment – Stalkers or bullies could target identified viewers
• Encourages browsing – People explore more when anonymous

The aggregate view data LinkedIn provides aims to strike a balance – it gives you helpful insights on how your content and profile are performing, but doesn’t provide details that might violate norms or expectations around privacy and anonymity.

Exceptions Where You Can See Individual Viewers

While most LinkedIn members cannot see who viewed their content, there are some limited exceptions.

The main exception is LinkedIn Job Seeker accounts. Job Seeker is LinkedIn’s paid subscription plan for recruiters and hiring managers.

With a Job Seeker account, you can see the names of individual people who have viewed your profile if they meet certain criteria such as:

• Within 3rd degree network
• Right fit for jobs you searched for
• Have open subscriptions
• Profile matches search alerts you set

So subscribers to Job Seeker can in some cases identify who specifically is viewing their profile, unlike regular consumer accounts. But there are still limitations – it only reveals viewers that meet the above criteria.

Some other exceptions where individual viewers may be identified:

• Paid ads – You can see individuals who engage with Sponsored Content
• Company pages – Analytics on followers and viewers of Company pages
• LinkedIn Recruiter – Paid tool for talent sourcing

But for most personal profiles and posts, the ability to see individual viewers of your content is not available. You only see totals.

Techniques That Don’t Work for Identifying Viewers

Some LinkedIn members attempt to use other techniques to try and identify exactly who has viewed their profiles or posts. However, these methods typically do not work:

• Email tracking – Some add trackers to links in posts to see who clicks. But LinkedIn removes many tracking links.
• Third party tools – Browser extensions that claim to show LinkedIn viewers do not work as advertised.
• Link shortener – Using shortened links to try and track clicks is blocked by LinkedIn.
• Pixel tracking – Attempting to track views via pixel is not possible due to LinkedIn’s protections.

These methods at best provide partial or inaccurate information. LinkedIn aims to maintain privacy and prevent workarounds to view data.

How to Check Profile Viewers on Other Social Media

While LinkedIn does not show individual profile viewers, other social networks take a different approach. Platforms like Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter provide more detailed viewer analytics:

So on Facebook you can identify connections who have viewed your profile, while Instagram and Twitter take an approach similar to LinkedIn by keeping individual viewers anonymous.

Should LinkedIn Show Individual Viewers?

Whether LinkedIn should provide more transparency around who exactly is viewing profiles and posts is debatable. There are good arguments on both sides:

Arguments for Showing Individual Viewers

• Allows seeing who is interested in you and your content
• Could enable connections and opportunities
• Helpful for business relationship management
• Provides insights into content relevance and engagement

Arguments Against Showing Individuals

• Violates expectations of privacy and browsing anonymously
• Enables harassment, stalking, and targeting of viewers
• Discourages open professional exploration on the platform
• Data can be misinterpreted out of context

There are merits to both perspectives. But on balance, LinkedIn seems to have decided that showing aggregate data while protecting individual privacy is the right compromise.

Other Ways to Gauge LinkedIn Engagement

While you may not be able to see exactly who is viewing your LinkedIn posts and profile, there are other metrics you can use to gauge engagement and interest:

• Comments – Number and quality of comments on posts
• Likes – How many people liked or reacted to content
• Shares – The number of times posts were shared
• Followers – Growth in your follower base
• Mentions – Being referenced in other’s posts and comments

These signals can complement the view data and provide a more complete picture of how people are interacting with your profile and content.

You can also leverage LinkedIn Groups, polls, and analytics like click depth to further understand engagement levels.

Conclusion

In summary, LinkedIn purposefully does not show who exactly is viewing your posts and profile. This is done to maintain privacy and prevent misuse of the data.

While some limited exceptions exist, most individual LinkedIn members cannot identify who specifically is viewing their content. They can only see aggregate view counts.

This opaque approach to individual viewer data is either a pro or a con depending on your perspective. But overall, it seems LinkedIn has deliberated decided that showing only aggregated profile and post view counts strikes the right balance for now.