How to See Spotify Playlist Followers: What You Can Check (2026)

If you've built a playlist for your brand, your podcast guests or your customers, it's natural to wonder who is following it. I went to Spotify's help pages looking for an official answer, and I'll be straight about what they say and what they don't.

Spotify's help explains how to see your profile followers, how to manage them, and how playlist visibility works. It doesn't describe a follower count for one particular playlist, so I won't pretend there's a hidden button. What follows is the documented route plus a clear picture of who can follow and see your playlists.

Seeing who follows you on Spotify from your phone

1. Tap your profile picture.
2. Tap View profile.
3. Under your profile name, tap followers.

Spotify's help page for this is titled 'Follow your friends and manage followers'. It covers people who follow your profile, which is the closest documented view of your audience.

Seeing your Spotify followers on desktop

1. Click your profile picture at the top.
2. Select Profile.
3. Under your profile name, click Followers.

On desktop you can right-click a follower to follow or block them. Spotify adds that you can only remove followers, or reach the blocked list, from the mobile app.

What Spotify says about playlist followers

Spotify's help does mention people following playlists, just not a count. In its page on publishing playlists, it says that if you share a playlist that isn't on your profile, recipients can play, follow and share it onwards. It also says playlist followers can display those playlists on their own profiles.

So following a playlist is a real thing, and followers get to show it on their profiles. The help pages simply don't say where you can see a number for it. If you spot a number on a playlist page in your app, treat it as app-specific detail that may vary, and don't rely on it for decisions.

Making your Spotify playlist public so people can follow it

The practical lever you control is visibility. Spotify says all new playlists are public by default, and that when you make a playlist private nobody can access it, even with a link or by searching for the name.

• Public playlists are published to your profile by default.
• Private playlists can't be reached by anyone, even if they have the link.
• If you want a smaller audience, you can share a private playlist from the mobile app, and Spotify says friends can use each shared link for 7 days.

If you want more people to find your playlist, my guide to making a Spotify playlist public covers the steps on phone and computer.

Choosing which Spotify playlists show on your profile

Your profile shows your display name, picture, public playlists, recently played artists, who you follow and who follows you. You can choose which playlists appear.

Adding or removing a playlist on your profile

1. On mobile, tap the three dots at the top of the playlist. On desktop and web, right-click the playlist or click the three dots inside it.
2. Select Add to profile or Remove from profile.

Hiding new playlists by default

On mobile, tap your profile picture, then Settings and privacy, then Privacy and social, and under Playlist visibility switch Public playlists on or off. On desktop, click your profile picture, choose Settings and, under Social, switch Publish my new playlists on my profile on or off.

Removing or blocking a Spotify follower

On mobile, tap the three dots next to a follower and select Remove follower. Spotify notes they can follow you back. Select Block instead to permanently remove and block them.

When you block someone, Spotify says they can't follow you or your playlists, and they can't see your profile or your listening activity. If someone is harassing you, report it to Spotify and, if you feel unsafe, contact the police.

If you can't see your Spotify followers

Spotify's help pages don't list a fault for this, so here's the sensible order to check things in. This isn't official troubleshooting, just ruling out the obvious.

• Make sure you're opening your own profile, not someone else's. The followers link sits under your profile name.
• Check you're signed in to the account you expect, especially if you use a personal and a work account.
• Update the Spotify app, since menu wording can change between versions.
• Try the other device. If mobile doesn't show what you want, try desktop, and the other way round.

If you still can't find it, Spotify support can tell you what's available for your account and app version.

Collaborative playlists and who can edit them

Followers can listen, but they can't change your playlist unless you make it collaborative. Spotify warns that if a shared playlist is collaborative, any recipient can edit it. If you want contributors, my guide to making a collaborative playlist on Spotify explains how.

A creator and business angle on Spotify playlist followers

If you use playlists to promote a podcast, a brand or an event, the documented measure you have is your profile followers, together with the playlists you choose to publish. Keep playlist names clear, keep the profile tidy, and share the link where your customers already are, such as your newsletter or your social bios.

Frequently asked questions

How do I see my followers on Spotify?

On mobile, tap your profile picture, then View profile, then followers. On desktop, click your profile picture, select Profile, then click Followers.

Can I see how many people follow one Spotify playlist?

Spotify's help pages don't describe a follower count for an individual playlist, so I can't point you to an official step for that.

Can people follow a private playlist?

Spotify says that when you make a playlist private, nobody can access it, even with a link.

Can I remove a follower on Spotify?

Yes, from the mobile app. Tap the three dots next to a follower and select Remove follower, or Block to remove and block them.

Do new Spotify playlists show on my profile?

Spotify says all new playlists are public and published to your profile by default, and you can change that in your settings.

How long do shared private playlist links last?

Spotify says friends can use each shared link for 7 days.