If I share someone’s Instagram profile link with a friend in a DM or outside of the app, does the account owner receive any kind of notification about it? I’m curious how much visibility Instagram gives users over who is sharing or spreading links to their profile.
No, Instagram does not notify users when you share their profile link — whether via DM, copy-paste, or external sharing. Profile link sharing is entirely passive and untracked from the account owner’s perspective.
The only visibility Instagram provides to account owners is through Professional Account insights, which show aggregate “profile visits” and “reach” metrics — but these never identify who shared or viewed, just raw numbers.