ContactOut People Search Engine

People Search

Find emails and phone numbers for
250M+ professionals

4.6 stars

4.4 stars

How to find people

for free

with ContactOut

Trusted by 1.4M recruiters and sales reps
from Fortune 500 companies

The people search engine to find people fast

ContactOut allows you to find people online and see their work history, education, and social media profiles. Search people by name, location, job title, and 20+ other fields. Search our database of over 1 billion records, including 138 million people in the USA.

Fast people search free in seconds after signup. Also, use our people look up to contact anyone on Instagram, Snapchat, or TikTok so long as you have their accompanying LinkedIn profile, using our people finder app.

People Finder options to choose from

Use these free people finder tools to get the email & phone number for up to 40 people.
Run an instant free people search for anyone's public records, and get their
Gmail, Yahoo, or Hotmail on our 100% free people finder.

ContactOut Search Portal

Find people online in the ContactOut Search Portal

Go to the Search Portal

ContactOut Chrome extension

Use the people search app on LinkedIn — the ContactOut Chrome extension

Download the Chrome extension

Rated “Best People Search Engine” by #1 app comparison site G2

Use the ContactOut people finder to look up 40 people for free. Users rate it top in categories like “easiest to use,” “easiest set up,” and “best support” — see what they said.

Search for people on social media

Want to find people free online? Whether you found them on LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, Snapchat, or TikTok, as long as you can match them to LinkedIn or Github, 75% of the time you’ll find a personal or professional email for them in the ContactOut Chrome extension.

People finder for phone numbers — results in seconds

Looking for an online white pages? Get a phone number for up to 70% of people in the U.S. along with their employment history, school, or list of locations they’ve lived. It’s like a Google phone number search engine for finding real people.

Frequently asked questions

Who rated ContactOut as the #1 “quick people search” tool?

G2, three years running since 2020 in their “free people search app” rankings here.

Is it free to look people up?

Yes, for the first 40 successful searches. After that, our paid plans start at just $29/month.

Can I also run free people phone number search with the tool?

Yes, ContactOut provides personal direct dials for about 70% of people in North America via our Chrome extension.

Can I search for a person by name?

Yes. You can either search on this page or use the ContactOut email name finder at the ContactOut Search Portal.

I want to look people up by location like city or state. What is the best search engine to find a person?

The ContactOut Search Portal. Enter the person’s name and location, then click “Search.” You will see all people with that name in that geographic area, and can unlock their contact details to get in touch with them.

Does ContactOut have tutorials on how to find people?

Yes, please see the guides in our Freshdesk tutorials or contact our Support Team.