What is if you accidentally follow someone on instagram and then unfollow will they know?

Here's information about whether someone will know if you accidentally follow them on Instagram and then unfollow:

If you accidentally follow someone on Instagram and then quickly unfollow them, it's unlikely they will receive a notification.

  • Notifications: Instagram typically only sends notifications for new follows. If you unfollow very quickly (within seconds or minutes), the initial follow might not trigger a notification to be sent in the first place. See more information about notifications.

  • Activity Feed: Even if a notification wasn't sent, the person might see your follow in their activity feed, especially if they're active on the app at that time. However, if you unfollow fast enough, it will disappear from the feed before they notice.

  • Third-party Apps: Some third-party apps track follows/unfollows. If the person uses such an app, they could potentially see that you followed and then unfollowed them. Understand more about using third-party%20apps.

  • Chance of discovery: The bigger your account, the greater the chance. With smaller accounts it is unlikely they would receive any notification.