Playbook · 4 min read

How to remove your phone number from the internet

Where your phone number shows up, and how to ask for it to be removed.

1. Start with caller-ID apps

   Truecaller and similar apps let you unlist your number. You will usually need to confirm by SMS.

2. Search the big people-search sites

   Use the list in Broker Sweep. Search with your name and city, and with your phone number.

3. Use each site's opt-out page

   Opt-outs often need the exact listing link. Use an email address you do not mind receiving confirmations at.

4. Ask Google to drop contact details

   Google has a form for removing results that show your phone, email or home address.

5. Check again every few months

   Listings can return when sites refresh their data.