How to Find Someone on Telegram: 4 Methods

You can find someone on Telegram using their phone number or username. Telegram groups and the stories viewer feature also provide a way to find someone on the app.

Note that Telegram Privacy Settings allows users to choose whether other Telegram users can find their usernames or phone numbers. Hence, someone who uses strict privacy settings may not turn up in your search results.

Still, whether you’re looking to reconnect with an old friend or someone you met online, you can use a few tricks to find them.

In this guide, we’ll tackle the methods available for finding people on Telegram. Get ready to search like a pro!

Method 1: Use Their Phone Number

When a person signs up for Telegram, the app asks for a phone number. Hence, you can find someone this way.

However, you need to save the mobile number to your phone contacts to be able to search for them on Telegram. Otherwise, the app will not discover a user who is not in your contacts.

Additionally, searching on the mobile app typically yields more results than on the desktop.

To find a Telegram account using someone’s phone number:

1. Go to your Telegram account and tap the search icon in the top right corner.
2. Enter the phone number of the person you are searching for.
3. Telegram will display the results of the person you’re looking for if they’re on the app. You will also see their photo, bio, and app usage status if they made it public.

From there on, you can add someone to your Telegram contacts using their phone number.

1. Open the Telegram app and tap the three lines in the top-left corner.
2. Tap on Contacts > New Contact.
3. Enter their name and phone number in the blank spaces provided.
4. Click Create Contact to save the person in your Telegram contacts.

Method 2: Search with Their Username

A Telegram username serves as your unique identifier for your Telegram account. This means no one else can use it. As such, you can use it to find someone on Telegram without a phone number.

If you don’t know someone’s Telegram username, you can check their other social media platforms, such as Instagram, TikTok, and WhatsApp. They could be using the same one on Telegram. You’d be surprised how many people recycle usernames on social media apps.

To find someone on Telegram by username:

1. Open the Telegram app and click on the magnifying glass icon.
2. Type the target username in the search bar, starting with the @ symbol. Telegram will reveal the person with that username if they are on the platform.
3. Tap on the search results to go to their Telegram profile.
4. Tap on the person’s name at the top of the page to view their profile details, including profile pictures, mobile number, and the date of their last Telegram use if they made it public.

Method 3: Look Through Groups

You can search for someone in mutual groups. This means that you don’t have to know a person’s username or phone number to connect with them on Telegram.

Note that you may not be able to see everyone in a group, as Telegram prioritizes user privacy and may limit account visibility to contacts only.

To search for someone within a group:

1. Open the group chat and tap on the group name at the top of the page.
2. In the group info page, you will see the members’ list. You can scroll through them to see if you’ll find the person you’re looking for.
3. Since most Telegram groups have many members, it’s better to search for them. To do that, click on the three dots in the top right corner.
4. Select Search members. Enter the person’s name in the search bar to see the search results.
   
5. Click the results to see their profile. Now you can add that person to Telegram without a phone number and send them private messages outside the group chat.
   

Method 4: Check Stories’ Viewer

Stories viewer is another Telegram user finder. This feature lets you know who has viewed your stories, and then you can discover them and add them to your contacts.

To use the story viewer, you need to post a story and set the audience to everyone. The availability of this feature depends on your country: some users have limited free stories to post, while others can use it within Telegram Premium only.

Someone who has saved you as a contact can view your story, and Telegram will display them in the list of people who have viewed it.

To use the story viewer to find someone on Telegram:

1. Open Telegram, click on the top panel with stories, and tap My Story to add yours. Telegram will require permissions to access your phone’s camera.
2. You can take a photo or video, or choose media from your phone’s gallery.
   
3. Click Next and choose to share the story with Everyone.
4. Click Post Story to share the story.
5. Once you post the story, you can see the people who found your story in the Story Viewer and add them to your contacts.
   

Bonus: Use Reverse Lookup to Find Someone’s Telegram

Reverse lookup tools can help you find someone on Telegram, among other social media. It’s useful when you don’t know the person’s phone number or username.

With the name search, the reverse lookup can provide you with their phone number or associated usernames, which you can use to search for them on Telegram.

You can search for someone even using their email address. Based on our reviews, we recommend paying attention to services like Intelius and TruthFinder for reverse lookups.

To use them to find someone’s info for Telegram search:

1. Go to the reverse lookup service website. Typically, you need to create an account and may also need to purchase a trial or subscription.
2. Use the search by name or email.
3. The service will reveal the person’s information, including their phone numbers, usernames, and links to their social media accounts if available. You can then add them to your Telegram contacts and start chatting with them on the app.

Conclusion

With Telegram built around privacy and anonymity, it can be tricky to find someone on the app. The described methods are your best bet at finding and connecting with someone on Telegram.

Searching for someone by their phone number or username is the easiest and most straightforward way to find them on Telegram. Now you know how.

Without that information, turn to reverse lookup tools to get someone’s contacts for a Telegram user search.

Ultimately, if someone would rather not be found, you cannot force them to become discoverable. Remember to respect someone’s privacy wishes on Telegram.