The visibility of users who share an Instagram story reposted from a public account is limited within the platform’s standard interface. Typically, the original story poster receives a notification when their content is shared, but this notification does not provide a detailed list of individual accounts that performed the share action directly from the story. Instead, the notification generally indicates that the story was re-shared.
Understanding how content disseminates on social media is important for assessing reach and engagement. Historically, platforms have varied in the level of detail provided about content sharing, balancing user privacy with the desire for creators to understand their audience better. The current system on Instagram prioritizes a general indication of sharing activity over specific individual account identification, affecting how users can track the spread of their content.