How to Hide Followers on Facebook Cleverly

Want a public profile but prefer to keep your followers list private? 

Facebook offers simple solutions! 

This quick guide will show you how to hide your followers, empowering you to manage your profile and safeguard your privacy.

3 Ways to Hide Your Followers on Facebook

Here are the ways you can easily hide your followers on Facebook on your mobile phone app or desktop. 

Through Facebook Profile

You can hide your followers on Facebook by getting into your Facebook profile. Follow these steps.

Step 1: Open the Facebook app. First, locate the application and instantly launch it on your device.

Step 2: Tap the Profile icon. Your profile symbol always shows your photo.

Step 3: Click on the three dots option in your profile. The option is located in the upper right-hand corner of your mobile screen.

Step 4: Tap on Follow settings. After that, look for the option of the following settings. Then click on it.

Step 5: Click on the Follow option to manage the settings.

Step 6: Finally, select the "only me" option. It will help you hide your Facebook followers.

Through Facebook Settings

Another way to hide your followers list on Facebook is from Facebook profile settings. Follow these steps.

Step 1: First, find and press on the profile symbol. You may see it at the top of your screen.

Step 2: You need to find the settings option. You can find it by navigating to the Menu. There are two options on the right-hand side: Settings and Search. Select the first option, which is Settings.

Step 3: You must select the option "Followers and public content." There are ten options, as seen in the figure. In the seventh place, the option is available in the Audience and Visibility tab.

Step 3: You need to choose the "Follow" option. Make sure you click on it to move forward. You can change these settings on the Marketplace.

Step 4: Finally, to hide the people you follow in the Facebook app, select the Only Me option. This option is located in the last place. Select the option to lock and hide all followers.

On Desktop Computers

In order to hide your Facebook followers on a PC or desktop, you have to follow these simple steps.

Step 1: Open the Facebook website on your preferred browser using your desktop or PC.

Step 2: Click on your profile icon present at the upper right corner of your screen.

Step 3: Select Settings & Privacy from the menu.

Step 4: Select Settings again.

Step 5: Once you go there, click on Privacy from the left-hand side menu panel.

Step 6: From there, scroll down and you will see an option saying “Who can see the people, pages, and list you follow.” 

Step 7: Click on the Edit button in front of the option.

Step 8: You will see a little drop-down menu when you click on Public if your account is public. If your account is private, then make it public first. Then select Only Me from the menu.

Step 9: There is another option saying Who can see your friends list in the “How people can find and contact you” tab. Click Edit again.

Step 10: And then select the Only Me option from this list as well.

While hiding your following list on Facebook gives you more control over your profile's appearance, it does not address the underlying privacy concerns on social networks. 

Even if the list is private, third-party trackers can still monitor your activities and collect data on who you follow. 

This information, along with other data points collected by Facebook, can be used for targeted advertising or sold to third parties. 

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Manage Your Facebook Visibility!

Facebook does not provide an option to hide your following list.

However, you can manage who sees it and the number of followers. 

By changing your privacy settings, you may limit who can follow you in the first place and ensure that only you or your desired audience can see your list of followers.