How to Get Cell Phone Numbers: Find Anyone's Phone Number Fast

Easy online tricks to track down someone's phone number

Written by Nicole Levine, MFA

Last Updated: July 11, 2025 Fact Checked

If you want to find out somebody's cell phone number, you have many options. Whether you want to contact a specific individual in an emergency, reconnect with an old friend, or simply get in touch with someone whose cell phone number you have misplaced, this wikiHow article will teach you simple ways to get a cell phone number without asking the person directly.

Finding Cell Phone Numbers Easily

Search for their name on sites like ThatsThem and FastPeopleSearch.
Use Facebook or LinkedIn to find publicly available numbers.
Search Google for their name or other information.
Check their website or their company's website.
Pay for a premium service like Intelius.
Ask mutual friends, coworkers, and connections.

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Using a free phone number lookup tool.

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Try looking them up on a free people finder website. People finder websites collect information about people from public sources, including phone numbers and addresses, and make them searchable. Choose one of the people finder sites below, and search for the name and location of the person whose phone number you're looking for. These sites can provide phone numbers, addresses, and other details for free, though most will try to get you to pay for more information.

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Try social media.

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Many times, people will make their phone numbers available to the general public by listing them on their social media profiles. If you know the person and are trying to reconnect, friend them on Facebook, or make them a connection on LinkedIn, then check their profile for their phone number.

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Search Google.

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While many people search sites will charge you to view a phone number, there's still a chance you can find someone's cell phone number on other websites. There is a plethora of information out there on all of us, and our phone numbers may be attached to several things, including school newspapers, social media sites, and local organizations we have joined, etc. Searching for the person whose cell phone number you're looking for on Google can often yield results.

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Check the person's website.

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If the person has their own website, they may list their cell phone number on their "Contact" page, especially if they run a business. If they work for a company, try checking their company directory webpage, "Staff," or "About" section to see if their phone number is listed.

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Pay for a service.

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Pay for a premium people finder service. People search organizations such as Intelius can quickly find just about anybody. A simple name/address/phone number search can be very inexpensive—in some cases, under a dollar. If you do a lot of searches, though, you would probably want to consider a more robust plan.
- Most online searches will "find" a person for free. But to get any more information than that will have a significant cost.
- These organizations do not always have the most up-to-date information. For example, while they may be able to find the cell phone number of a particular person, the person may have changed their number since.
- Use caution when considering these organizations to ensure you are working with a legitimate company. Experience has also shown that those sites have incorrect ages or locations, even going so far as to offer to sell you the phone numbers of people who are long deceased.

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Ask around.

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Contact your mutual friends and connections. When the internet fails, chances are that someone knows the phone number of the person you're looking for. If you have mutual friends or acquaintances, consider asking them.
- Use word of mouth to get cell phone numbers. For example, if you need to find Dave, but don't know his phone number, ask mutual friends if they will get a message to Dave and say that you'd like to contact him. If they don't know where Dave is, broaden the search to check with coworkers and family.
- Be sure to be honest with these contacts regarding the reason behind wanting to find this person's cell phone number to ensure the best results for all parties involved.

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How do I locate someone's cell phone number through Facebook?

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Ask them through direct messaging. Do not be a creep and try to stalk them to find their number, just ask.

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Through Facebook and Google. In Facebook, you can find cell phone numbers by the details of the account. In Google, you can find it by researching about their life so that you can see it.

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Look in Settings to find your phone number, or use your phone to call your friend and have your friend tell you what it is.

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Getting someone's cell phone number can be tough, or even impossible if that person is very serious about their privacy. For example, if a person doesn't want other people to be able to find their phone number on the internet, they'll often remove their info from people search sites. No matter how badly you want a particular phone number, you may need to accept that it will not always be available.

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