How to Remove Yourself From People Search Sites: The Complete List

People-search sites publish your personal information without asking for permission. Your name, home address, phone number, relatives’ names, and sometimes your estimated income or past legal records are available to anyone willing to pay a few dollars or simply visit the site for free.

There are hundreds of these platforms. You do not need to address all of them to meaningfully reduce your exposure. You need to address the right ones in the right order, starting with the sites that rank in Google results when someone searches your name and working outward from there.

This guide covers every major people-search site, how to opt out of each one, and which to prioritize. Each site listed here links to a detailed opt-out guide with current step-by-step instructions. Use this page as your master checklist.

Before You Start

A few things that save time and improve your results before you begin.

Use incognito mode for all searches. When you search your name to find your listings, use a private browser window. Your own search history personalizes results in a regular window, which means you may not see what strangers see.

Search for name variations. Search your full name, your name with a middle initial, and common misspellings. Many sites will have separate listings for each variation. You need to find and opt out of all of them individually.

Use a dedicated email address for verification. Most opt-out processes require email verification. Using your primary email address works, but it adds your address to more marketing lists as a side effect. A free secondary email account keeps your inbox clean.

Document everything. Keep a simple spreadsheet or note with each site name, the date you submitted, and the confirmation email. This matters when listings reappear and you need to show prior removal. It also helps you track which sites still need follow-up.

Tier 1: Address These First

These are the highest-traffic people-search sites. They rank most prominently in Google results for name searches and account for the majority of practical exposure for most people. Start here before touching anything else.

Site	Removal time	Difficulty	Guide
Spokeo	24 to 48 hours	Easy	Spokeo opt-out guide
Whitepages	1 to 3 days	Moderate	Whitepages opt-out guide
BeenVerified	2 to 5 days	Easy	BeenVerified opt-out guide
Radaris	5 to 14 days	Moderate	Radaris removal guide
Intelius	5 to 10 days	Easy	Intelius opt-out guide
FastPeopleSearch	24 hours or less	Easy	FastPeopleSearch opt-out guide
TruthFinder	2 to 5 days	Easy	TruthFinder opt-out guide
Instant Checkmate	2 to 5 days	Easy	Instant Checkmate opt-out guide
MyLife	Up to 30 days	Hard	Contact support directly at mylife.com; removal can require written request and follow-up
TruePeopleSearch	24 to 48 hours	Easy	TruePeopleSearch opt-out guide

Tier 2: Address These Next

These sites have meaningful traffic and often show up on pages two and three of name searches. Some also supply data to the Tier 1 platforms, which means removing your information here reduces how quickly it gets rebuilt on the bigger sites.

Site	Removal time	Difficulty	Guide
PeopleFinders	3 to 7 days	Easy	PeopleFinders opt-out guide
PeekYou	Up to 14 days	Moderate	PeekYou opt-out guide
PeopleSmart	5 to 10 days	Easy	PeopleSmart opt-out guide
PeopleLookup	5 to 10 days	Easy	PeopleLookup opt-out guide
NuWber	Up to 7 days	Easy	NuWber opt-out guide
FamilyTreeNow	24 to 48 hours	Easy	FamilyTreeNow opt-out guide
ThatsThem	3 to 7 days	Easy	ThatsThem opt-out guide
US Search	5 to 10 days	Easy	US Search opt-out guide
GoLookUp	Up to 14 days	Moderate	GoLookUp opt-out guide
Unmask.com	Up to 7 days	Easy	Unmask opt-out guide
CyberBackgroundChecks	Up to 7 days	Easy	CyberBackgroundChecks removal guide
PeopleWhiz	5 to 10 days	Easy	PeopleWhiz opt-out guide
InfoTracer	Up to 14 days	Moderate	InfoTracer opt-out guide
BackgroundAlert	5 to 10 days	Easy	BackgroundAlert opt-out guide
PublicDataCheck	Up to 7 days	Easy	PublicDataCheck opt-out guide
SearchPeopleFree	Up to 7 days	Easy	SearchPeopleFree opt-out guide
NeighborWho	Up to 14 days	Moderate	NeighborWho opt-out guide
CheckPeople	5 to 10 days	Easy	CheckPeople opt-out guide

Tier 3: Lower Priority But Worth Doing

These sites have lower traffic or more limited search visibility, but they still hold your data and can show up in deeper searches or supply information to higher-traffic aggregators. Work through these after completing Tiers 1 and 2.

Site	Guide
SpyDialer	SpyDialer opt-out guide
NumLookup	NumLookup opt-out guide
AnyWho	AnyWho opt-out guide
411.com	411.com opt-out guide
OfficialUSA	OfficialUSA opt-out guide
PeopleSearchNow	PeopleSearchNow opt-out guide
CocoFinder	CocoFinder opt-out guide
SpyFly	SpyFly opt-out guide
PeopleLooker	PeopleLooker opt-out guide
FreePeopleSearch	FreePeopleSearch opt-out guide
Addresses.com	Addresses.com opt-out guide
PeopleSearchFree	SearchPublicRecords opt-out guide
USPhoneBook	USPhoneBook opt-out guide
Yellow Pages	Yellow Pages opt-out guide
LexisNexis (consumer opt-out)	LexisNexis opt-out guide
SmartBackgroundChecks	SmartBackgroundChecks opt-out guide
CallTruth	CallTruth opt-out guide
OKCaller	OKCaller opt-out guide

After You Opt Out

Completing the list above removes your information from the most significant sources of people-search exposure. But the job does not end there.

Check Google separately. Removing a listing from a data broker site does not immediately remove it from Google results. Google continues showing cached pages until it recrawls the updated site. Submit removed URLs through Google’s Remove Outdated Content tool to speed this up. For results that contain your home address or other qualifying personal details, use the Google Results About You tool to request direct removal from search results.

Expect listings to return. Data brokers pull fresh data from public records every 60 to 90 days. Some listings will reappear after that cycle. This is normal and expected. Schedule a quarterly re-check of the Tier 1 sites and resubmit any opt-outs that have expired. Our guide on whether data broker opt-outs actually work explains the reappearance cycle in detail.

Address the sources where you can. Using a PO box for voter registration, a registered agent for business filings, and private social media settings reduces the volume of new data flowing into broker databases over time. It does not stop the flow entirely, but it slows it down.

For the complete removal strategy that goes beyond data brokers to cover Google, social media, old accounts, and public records, our full guide on how to remove your personal information from the internet covers every layer.