Instagram is making views the primary metric for content

Instagram is making “views” the primary metric across all of its formats, meaning that creators will be able to track the same metric across Reels, Stories, photos, and more. The change will roll out in the coming weeks, according to a post on Instagram’s creators account.

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“Historically we’ve shown different metrics for Reels vs. other posts...