Instagram is one of the biggest platforms to get yourself noticed (more than 400 million users worldwide) and keep a tab on people you interact with or would like to learn about. If you are a new user to Instagram, then the first thing you need to do is start following like minded people and may be get followed by others. You need to start from the people you personally know and then move on to people you are interested in.
Fortunately, Instagram has all the ways to find people that you have any type of relation with or people/brands you are interested in. However, it is not that easy to find everyone you know, as the search bar is not the most convenient way to access everyone.
Today, we are going to help you find almost everyone on Instagram who you may know. There are many different methods, so take few minutes of your precious time to get social on Instagram.
Manually Search for Instagram Users
The most basic thing you can start with is manually search for Instagram users by entering their name or Instagram username. This is not a convenient option as there is a good chance you might not have list of all usernames of your friends and entering just the name may show hundreds of users, making it hard to search.
To find the “Search” option, tap on the “Magnifying glass” icon at the bottom of the screen in the main interface. Now, you will see a “Search” option at the top, tap on it and you will be able to type in the name/username of the person you would like to follow on Instagram. Although, make sure your search is set to “People”, not “Tags” or “Places”.
You can also use the same search to find famous people and brands. Just type in the name of a celebrity or a brand and you will see the results. The results with a “tick mark in blue” are the official celebrities or brands, so make sure you only follow those results.
Find your Facebook Friends on Instagram
If you will allow Instagram to connect with your Facebook account, then it will automatically show all your Facebook friends that are also using Instagram. If you logged in with your Facebook account, then this option will be enabled by default, otherwise, you will have to allow Facebook to connect with your Instagram account.
The process is simple, tap on the “Profile” icon at the bottom right corner of the screen in the main interface. When you are in your profile, tap on the three vertical dots on the top right corner of the screen. This will open all your “Settings”, here you will find an option of “Find Facebook Friends” or “Your Facebook Friends”, tap on it and confirm access if prompted. Now you will see all your Facebook friends that are on Instagram with a “Follow” button next to them.
Add People from Phone’s Contact list
You can also find people from your phone’s contact list that are also using Instagram. Instagram will scan your Contact list and find everyone who is on Instagram using different factors, such as saved email address or contact number.
Just navigate to your profile by tapping on the “Profile” icon on the bottom left corner of the screen. Now, tap on the three vertical dots icon on the top right corner of the screen to access profile settings. Here, you should see the option of “Contacts”, just tap on it and you will see all your contacts that are on Instagram.
Get People Suggestions to Follow
If you are trying to find more people to follow, then you might like to check out who Instagram thinks you may like to follow. Instagram will use many factors that are connected to you to show people that may interest you to follow, so most probably you will find someone of your interest to follow here.
To get people suggestions, tap on the “Magnifying glass” icon in the bottom tray. Here you will see a button of “Discover People” at top, tap on it. Now you will see all the suggestions with few of their pictures below to get an idea of who they are and what they are interested in. Just tap on “Follow” next to their name to start following them while scrolling.
This post was originally posted on BeeBom