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How do you see how many views a question has had when you're not in the newest category?

I've tried a word-for-word search for the question, but still can't see the view counter.

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    You can get live updates via comments. This question has been viewed three times today. No, six. Wait, eight. Aarg! Jul 13, 2013 at 16:32
  • I can't see that where is it
    – Ollie
    Jul 13, 2013 at 16:33
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    I was just kidding. The real counter is in the right sidebar just below the tags, where it says "asked today, viewed 9 times, active today" Jul 13, 2013 at 16:34
  • I was gonna say
    – Ollie
    Jul 13, 2013 at 16:34
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    [amused] How do you not find the views? Jul 13, 2013 at 20:49
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    hahaha Not funny
    – Ollie
    Jul 13, 2013 at 21:02
  • the view counter is not visible in mobile views. So not all users can see it at all timrs
    – joojaa
    Apr 26, 2014 at 8:49

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You can see the views of a question in every list — active questions, newest, your own questions in your profile, etc., but it’s not always in the same spot.

On the newest questions and tag searches, the view counter is in the bottom right corner of a question entry

On the home page, the view counter is in the third column of a question entry

And you can see it on the right when you open a question.

On a question page, the view counter is in the right column, on the second row

On mobile, you can see the view counters as well. Note that you need to Enable Responsiveness, and use the “full site” rather than the old “mobile site”. You can find these links in the footer of every page. The old mobile site doesn’t show the view counter everywhere. On the newer responsive site, the view counters are almost at the same spots:

On the list of newest questions, the view counter is above the title

On a question page, the view counter is at the bottom:

It’s below the entire answer section, in the second row

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  • Hmm... never seen that before
    – Ollie
    Jul 13, 2013 at 16:34
  • Is it possible to view the views from your profile if you have asked a question
    – Ollie
    Jul 13, 2013 at 16:39
  • Yes. Just open your profile and see for yourself.
    – juergen d
    Jul 13, 2013 at 16:40
  • can't see it anywhere
    – Ollie
    Jul 13, 2013 at 16:41
  • Open your profile and click on the questions tab.
    – juergen d
    Jul 13, 2013 at 16:42
  • Ahh... I see it now
    – Ollie
    Jul 13, 2013 at 16:42
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Every question has a views counter over to the right, listed below the time it was asked.

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  • ahh I see it now thanks
    – Ollie
    Jul 13, 2013 at 16:31
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    Right! ;-)
    – Arjan
    Jul 13, 2013 at 16:47
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Today (in 2019), I've found the number of views on the top-right, under the blue "Ask question" button - I'm browsing this page using Chrome on a PC.

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    This is correct, but unfortunately it was already mentioned in the accepted answer (third screenshot).
    – Glorfindel Mod
    Apr 6, 2019 at 12:09
  • No, the accepted answer shows the view counter under the "Post your question" blue button (at the very bottom of the page) so it's outdated because today the view counter is on the top-right corner, below the "Ask question" blue button.
    – BearCode
    Apr 6, 2019 at 12:15
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    What you're referring to is probably the last screenshot, which is only for small-width devices ... Please read that answer again.
    – Glorfindel Mod
    Apr 6, 2019 at 12:18
  • Oh you are right - well that answer is so long that it's actually hard to make sense of it. So I think this answer can be useful too.
    – BearCode
    Apr 6, 2019 at 12:19

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