How to See Who Shared Your Facebook Post

Find out which of your Facebook friends shared your posts in three easy steps

Written by Jack Lloyd

Last Updated: May 25, 2022

This wikiHow teaches you how to view a list of people who have shared one of your posts on Facebook. You can't view a post's share list from within the Facebook mobile app.

Steps

1
Open the Facebook website. If you're logged into Facebook, doing so will take you to the News Feed.
- If you aren't logged into Facebook, enter your email address (or phone number) and password in the top right corner of the page and then click Log In.
2
Click your name tab. It's in the group of options in the top right corner of the Facebook window.

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3
Scroll to the post that people shared. This step will vary depending on how far down your Timeline the post is.
4
Click [number] shares. It's directly below the Like button below your post. Doing so will bring up a list of people who shared your post to their own walls or to another user's wall.
- For example, if three people shared your post, this button would say 3 shares.
- If no one shared your post, you won't see the word "share" (or "shares") below the Like button.
- If someone shared your post in a message, you won't see a notification here.

Community Q&A

Question

What do I do if it only shows the number of shares on Facebook when I want to see the names?

Community Answer

Click the share option and you should see the name of the person who shared your Facebook post. This is based on their personal privacy setting, eg, if the post is shared by someone your not friends with on Facebook, and their privacy is set to friends only, then you might not be able to see their name.