content/get-started/exploring-projects-on-github/following-people.md

metadata

title: Following people
intro: >-
  You can follow people on {% data variables.product.github %} to receive
  notifications about their activity{% ifversion fpt or ghec %} and discover
  projects in their communities{% endif %}.
permissions: '{% data reusables.enterprise-accounts.emu-permission-follow %}'
redirect_from:
  - /articles/following-people
  - /github/getting-started-with-github/following-people
  - >-
    /github/getting-started-with-github/exploring-projects-on-github/following-people
versions:
  fpt: '*'
  ghes: '*'
  ghec: '*'
topics:
  - Profile

About followers

When you follow people, you'll see their public activity on your personal dashboard.{% ifversion fpt or ghec %} If someone you follow stars a public repository, {% data variables.product.github %} may recommend the repository to you.{% endif %} For more information, see AUTOTITLE.

You can unfollow someone if you do not wish to see their public activity on {% data variables.product.github %}.

Following a user

{% data reusables.profile.navigate-to-user-profile %}

1. Under the user's profile picture, click Follow.

Unfollowing a user

{% data reusables.profile.navigate-to-user-profile %}

1. Under the user's profile picture, click Unfollow.

Viewing followed users

{% data reusables.profile.navigate-to-user-profile %}

1. Under the user's profile picture, click following.

   

Viewing followers

{% data reusables.profile.navigate-to-user-profile %}

1. Under the user's profile picture, click followers.

   

{% ifversion fpt or ghec %}

Further reading

• AUTOTITLE
• AUTOTITLE {% endif %}