How to Determine Who Owns an Instagram Account

Whose Instagram account is this? There are times when you’ll want to know if a profile is fake or trustworthy, so this wikiHow teaches you how to determine who the owner of an Instagram account is.

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Ask directly.

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Sometimes the easiest way is to ask the Instagram profile directly who they are. However, in some cases, such as when you wonder if a certain store page is legit, the answer you get may not be the truth, so find out for yourself.

Check the person’s profile.

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Look at the people they follow, their followers, the comments, and the content they mention to infer who it is. Maybe you will recognize a few people they follow as well as follow them, thereby determining who that object might be.

Fake profiles often have very little or no followers, and they follow a lot of accounts.

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Check to see if the images they post represent a consistent identity. For example, if the profile has friends from Russia and the content is related to Russia, while the profile picture looks tropical, it is more likely to be dishonest.

Fake accounts usually don’t post multiple personal photos (maybe just one).

Use the people search engine.

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Resources like BeenVerified, Spokeo, and PeopleLooker claim to be able to look up social media usernames. To determine who is the owner of the Instagram account you are viewing, go to the people search engine website, enter the Instagram username you want to look up, and check the results. The Service will collect information regarding age, physicality, email address, phone number, criminal record and profile picture, etc.

Most of these services require payment to operate.

Use Google’s Reverse Image Search feature.

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With a profile picture or any photo the person has posted, you’ll be able to type into Google and find information related to the photo . This is a free method that sometimes works, sometimes it doesn’t.

In addition, the search results may also lead you to other social networking sites that contain information about the account holder.

Cross-check with other social media channels.

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Since many users often change their names when using different platforms, checking social media accounts can tell you a lot more about the account, including information about the owner.

For example, if their Instagram account is linked to a Twitter profile, you will be able to collect email addresses from that Twitter profile. ^{[1] X Research Source}

Steps

Ask directly.

Check the person’s profile.

Use the people search engine.

Use Google’s Reverse Image Search feature.

Cross-check with other social media channels.

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