Here is how to turn off profile views on TikTok: the feature is called Viewers, and it sits inside the app's Privacy menu.
Disabling it stops other users from seeing that you visited their profile, and it also removes your own list of who viewed you.
Quick Answer
To turn off profile views on TikTok, open the app and go to Profile, tap the menu icon in the top right corner, select Settings and Privacy, then Privacy, and scroll to the Viewers section.
Switching the toggle off disables profile view tracking for your account in both directions.
This is a mutual setting.
In practice, most users who turn it off are trying to stop others from seeing their visits, without realizing it also removes their own visibility into who checked their profile.
Step by Step: How to Turn Off Profile Views on TikTok
Open the TikTok App and Go to Your Profile
Launch TikTok and tap the Profile icon in the bottom right of the screen.
Access Settings and Privacy
Tap the three-line menu icon in the top right corner of your profile page, then select Settings and Privacy from the list that appears.
Navigate to the Privacy Menu
Under Settings and Privacy, tap Privacy. This section holds most of the controls related to who can see your activity and content.
How to Turn Off Profile Views on TikTok in the Privacy Menu
Scroll down to the Viewers option. Tap the toggle to switch it off. Once disabled, TikTok stops recording and sharing profile view activity tied to your account.
How to Tell the Setting Is Off
An active toggle typically shows in a solid color, while an inactive one appears gray or unfilled. Confirm the toggle has changed state before leaving the menu, since some users mistake a partially loaded screen for a completed change.
What This Setting Actually Controls
Confirmed: Turning It Off Stops Others From Seeing You Viewed Their Profile
Based on TikTok's own privacy menu structure, disabling Viewers removes your account from other users' profile view history going forward. This is the core function the setting is built for.
General Understanding: What It Does Not Cover
Turning off Viewers does not appear to change the visibility of likes, follows, or comments. These actions are tied to separate features and typically remain visible to the account owner regardless of the Viewers setting.
According to TikTok Newsroom, liked videos are set to visible only to the account owner by default, and that visibility is managed through its own control inside Privacy and Settings, separate from Viewers.
This distinction is not always made clear in casual explanations of the feature, and it is worth treating as a general understanding rather than a confirmed guarantee, since TikTok can adjust feature behavior over time.
Trade Off: You Lose Your Own Viewer History
Why Disabling Viewers Is Mutual
TikTok ties the ability to see your own profile viewers to whether you allow others to see theirs. Teams that manage social accounts commonly report this as the main reason people hesitate before disabling the setting, since it removes a feature they were actively using.
As reported by TechCrunch, the profile view history feature launched as an opt-in option for eligible accounts, which means the visibility described above only applies to users who have chosen to turn it on in the first place.
What Happens to Past View History
Once the setting is off, existing view history is generally no longer accessible through the Viewers panel. There is no confirmed method within the app to preserve or export this history before disabling the feature.
Turning the Setting Back On
Steps to Re Enable Profile Views
Follow the same path, Profile, menu icon, Settings and Privacy, Privacy, Viewers, and switch the toggle back on. Profile view tracking resumes from that point forward rather than restoring any history from while it was off.
Common Points of Confusion
Turning Off Profile Views Versus Browsing Anonymously
Turning off the Viewers setting is not the same as anonymous browsing. Actions such as liking a video, following an account, or leaving a comment can still reveal your activity to that user, independent of the Viewers toggle.
Research from How-To Geek outlines a range of separate TikTok privacy controls, including comment permissions and following list visibility, that operate independently of the Viewers setting.
Conflating these two ideas is a common source of confusion in informal guidance found online.
Profile Views Versus Video View Counts
Profile views refer to visits to a user's profile page. Video view counts are a separate public metric attached to individual videos and are not affected by the Viewers privacy setting.
Settings Summary
|
Setting |
Location |
What It Affects |
|
Viewers |
Settings and Privacy > Privacy |
Who can see that you viewed their profile, and whether you can see your own viewers |
|
Likes and Follows |
Separate account and content settings |
Not controlled by the Viewers toggle |
|
Video View Count |
Public video metric |
Not affected by profile privacy settings |
Conclusion
Turning off profile views on TikTok uses the Viewers toggle in Privacy settings. It stops others from seeing your visits, but it also removes your own viewer history, and it does not hide likes, follows, or comments.
FAQ
Does turning off profile views let me browse TikTok anonymously?
No. It only affects profile view tracking. Likes, follows, and comments can still be visible to other users regardless of this setting.
Can I turn off profile views without also hiding my own viewer list?
No. The Viewers setting works both ways. Disabling it removes access to your own viewer history as well as hiding your visits from others.
Will people know I looked at their profile before I turned this setting off?
Any views recorded before the setting was disabled may have already been visible to that user. Turning the setting off does not retroactively remove past activity.
Does this setting affect who can see my likes, comments, or follows?
No. Those actions are controlled separately from the Viewers privacy setting and generally remain visible to the relevant accounts.
How do I turn profile views back on?
Go to Profile, Settings and Privacy, Privacy, Viewers, and switch the toggle back on. Tracking resumes going forward, without restoring prior history.
