How to Know when Someone Was Last Online on Facebook on a PC or Mac

Last Updated: May 15, 2018 Tested

This wikiHow teaches you how to see how long it has been since a friend was last active on Facebook. If your friend has signed out from Facebook chat, their last active time may not be visible.

Steps

1
Go to https://www.facebook.com in a web browser. If you don’t see your News Feed, type your login information into the boxes at the top-right corner of the page, then click Log In.
2
Click Chat. You’ll only need to do this if you don’t see a list of your chat contacts along the right side of Facebook. If your contacts are already visible, you can skip this step.

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3
Locate the person whose last online time you want to view. You’ll see the time listed to the right of their name.
- For example, if you see “1h,” this person was last active 1 hour ago. If you see “22m,” the person was last active 22 minutes ago.
- The list only displays your top and most recent contacts. The friend in question may not appear if you haven't spoken with them in a while.

Community Q&A

Question

What if this person isn't on my friends list?

Community Answer

You would only be able to see it if it's someone who's your friend or has accepted your message request in Messenger. Otherwise, you cannot see such information.