Does LinkedIn Show Who Viewed Your Profile? Free vs Premium (2026)
Samuel Rondot
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Yes, LinkedIn shows who viewed your profile, in a page called Who's Viewed Your Profile (Me > View Profile > Analytics > [number] profile views). How much you see depends on your account: a free (Basic) account shows the three most recent viewers from the last 90 days, as long as you browse with your own name visible. Premium Career and Premium Business show the full list for up to 365 days, with filters and trends. Nobody, Premium included, can see the names of people who browse in private mode (LinkedIn Help).
Can you see who viewed your LinkedIn profile? Free vs Premium
| Free (Basic) account | Premium Career / Premium Business | |
|---|---|---|
| Viewer list | 3 most recent viewers in the last 90 days | Full list, up to 365 days |
| Condition | You must browse with "Your name and headline" visible | Works even if you browse in private mode |
| Insights | Number of viewers, interesting views, where viewers work, how they found you, their job titles | Everything in Basic, plus filters (date range, company, industry, interesting viewers), weekly trend graph, top locations, industries and companies |
| Sorting | Not available | "Most recent" and "Most relevant" tabs |
| Private mode viewers | Shown as "LinkedIn Member", never named | Shown as "LinkedIn Member", never named |
Source: LinkedIn Help, Basic vs Premium and Premium insights, checked in October 2026. LinkedIn also notes it tries to show a minimum of three views over any timeframe, and that you won't see anything if nobody viewed your profile in the past 90 days (LinkedIn Help).
Sales Navigator users get the list of people who viewed their profile too, with the option to save them as leads (Sales Navigator Help). For plan details and prices, see our LinkedIn Premium pricing guide or Sales Navigator vs Premium.
How to see who viewed your LinkedIn profile
On desktop
- Click the Me icon at the top of your LinkedIn homepage, then View Profile.
- Scroll to the Analytics section ("Private to you") and click [number] profile views.
- The Who's viewed your profile page opens. With Premium, you get the graph, the filters and the full list:
In the mobile app
- Tap your profile picture, then tap it again to open your profile.
- Scroll to Analytics and tap [number] profile views.
You can switch between "Who viewed your profile" and "Search appearances" with the tabs at the top of the Analytics page (LinkedIn Help).
What each viewer setting shows you
Every member chooses how they appear when they visit a profile, under Settings & Privacy > Visibility > Visibility when viewing other profiles. So the same list can mix three kinds of entries (LinkedIn Help):
| The viewer chose | What appears in your list |
|---|---|
| Your name and headline (default) | Their name, headline, location and industry |
| Private profile characteristics (semi-private) | A description such as "Someone at Accenture", "VP of Marketing in Internet industry" or "Student at Cornell University" |
| Private mode | "LinkedIn Member", with nothing else |
Here's what a semi-private viewer looks like in the app:
Semi-private isn't always that private. If someone browses as "Someone at useArtemis" while I'm the only person who works at useArtemis, everyone knows who it was. The smaller the company, school or job title, the easier the guess.
Can you see who viewed your LinkedIn without Premium?
Partly. A free account shows your three most recent viewers from the last 90 days, plus the aggregate insights in the table above. Two conditions apply:
- It's give-and-take. If you browse in semi-private or private mode on a free account, you lose access to your own viewer history. You must use "Your name and headline" to see it (LinkedIn Help).
- You need recent views. No profile views in the past 90 days means an empty page.
What doesn't work: browser extensions or websites that claim to reveal private viewers. LinkedIn states that private mode viewers can't be blocked or made to reveal their names, and that even Premium members can't see them (LinkedIn Help). Anything promising the opposite is either useless or after your LinkedIn login.
Can people see when you look at their LinkedIn profile?
Yes, if you're signed in with the default setting. What they see depends on two things: your viewing setting (name and headline, semi-private description, or "LinkedIn Member") and their account (a free account only shows their three latest viewers, Premium shows everyone).
A few details people miss:
- Search suggestions count. Clicking a member in LinkedIn's search suggestions opens a mini profile that LinkedIn treats as a profile view, and it can trigger a notification (LinkedIn Help).
- Switch before you look. Set private mode before opening the profile. LinkedIn doesn't document changing the setting afterwards as a way to hide a visit already made, so don't count on it.
- Signed-out visits don't show at all. If you open a profile without being logged in, there's no member to display. Details in will someone know if you view their profile without logging in.
- Private mode has a cost on free accounts. It hides your own viewer list. Our LinkedIn private mode guide covers the trade-off.
Turn profile views into conversations
Visible profile views work both ways, which makes them a useful, low-key prospecting touch. When you visit someone with your name showing, a share of them get curious and look at your profile in return.
It happened to me the other way around: Justine viewed my profile while I was looking for someone to handle SEO for useArtemis. She showed up in my list, I opened her profile, and she became a lead without sending a single message.
A few rules for doing it on purpose:
- Visit with a reason. People in your industry, potential clients, partners. A random visit from a stranger is noise; a visit from someone relevant is a signal.
- Fix your own profile first. If the tactic works, people land on your page. Make sure your headline and About section say what you do (our free LinkedIn headline generator helps). See how to view your LinkedIn profile as someone else.
- Follow up. A visit opens the door; an invitation or a short message a few days later is what starts the conversation.
Doing this by hand for a few hundred prospects a week is tedious. In useArtemis, a profile visit is a step in a multichannel sequence: build your lead list with the LinkedIn scraper, then chain a visit, an invitation, an AI-written message and an email, sent within safe daily limits and at a human pace.
FAQ
Does LinkedIn show who viewed your profile if they don't have an account?
No. People who aren't signed in, or have no LinkedIn account, never appear in Who's Viewed Your Profile. The list only contains signed-in members, shown according to their own viewing settings.
How far back can you see who viewed your LinkedIn profile?
A free account covers the last 90 days and shows the three most recent viewers. Premium Career and Premium Business show the full list for up to 365 days, with a 90-day default that you can extend with the date filter.
Why can't I see who viewed my LinkedIn profile?
On a free account, the usual reason is that you browse in private or semi-private mode: switch "Visibility when viewing other profiles" back to "Your name and headline". The other reason is that nobody viewed your profile in the last 90 days.
Does LinkedIn notify someone when you view their profile?
It can. If you're signed in and visible, your visit shows in their Who's Viewed Your Profile list, and LinkedIn may also mention profile views in notifications and emails. In private mode they only see "LinkedIn Member".
Can you see who viewed your profile if they're in private mode?
No. Private mode viewers always appear as "LinkedIn Member", even if you pay for Premium, and LinkedIn doesn't let you block them or ask them to reveal themselves.
