You can’t fully “turn off” your Instagram following list for everyone. The main way to hide it is to make your account private , which limits who can see who you follow and who follows you.

What to do

  1. Open Instagram and go to your profile.
  2. Tap the three lines in the top-right corner.
  3. Go to Settings and privacy.
  4. Tap Account privacy or Privacy.
  5. Turn on Private account.

Important note

  • If your account is public, anyone can usually see your following list.
  • If your account is private, only approved followers can see it.
  • Some guides also note that professional accounts may need to be switched back to a personal account before private settings are available.

To hide it from one person

If you only want to stop a specific person from seeing your following list, you can remove them as a follower or block them. That’s the closest option Instagram gives you.

Bottom line

Instagram does not offer a separate “hide following list” switch for public accounts; private account settings are the built-in solution.

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