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I bet this is not the first article you’ve tried to read on how to find someone free of charge with no credit card required – at all. I can also bet and say you’ve read or visited ppl (people) search websites where they promised you that you can search free of charge only to point you towards a site that tried to charge you a fee somewhere down the line.
If you are one of those people looking for a really helpful guide and you are tired of being messed around by these bloggers and websites then this epic piece is for you.
I will explain the essence of finding someone online and why most of these people search sites look like scams (and some truly are) and why you are probably never going to know how to find someone free of charge using any of those fake no cost people search sites – if you continue to use the tactics that everyone recommends. Been there done that and got scammed once or twice.
In this piece I have pulled in everything I know about people searching based on my many years of blogging about it. I mean everything there is to know. You can skip to the sections that you like below but I highly advise that you read the entire thing – it will save you a lot of time a headache in future as you scan through some people pages.
1. Who can use this people finder guide?
1.1. Anyone who is looking for long lost friends and classmates
This guide is useful to you if you are trying to find someone free i.e. reunite with someone you’ve lost touch with like a long lost friend, colleague or classmate.
1.2. Adopted and looking for biological parents
we will help you with some tips of how to find a person free i.e. birth parents, mother or father and even find your long lost siblings.
1.3. Looking to find information about people
So you’ve just met this guy or girl and want to find out more about them. You’ve fallen for him and feel the need to find out if he is married or not. Could be a new neighbor who has just moved in next door.
1.4. Someone who’s being harassed by an anonymous person
want to find out who called (who a phone number belongs to) who an email address belongs to or any of the other details like social security number, license plate, residential address etc. then we will show you how to that search for free.
2. Things you need to know before you start searching for people
I know you probably want to get to the gist of this guide but trust me when I say you need to read this background information first on how to find someone free at absolutely no charge. Whatever it is you want to search about people, there are few core things I need to draw your attention to first. It’s going to get more interesting as you read – trust me.
2.1. The different between Free searches and free results
Every people site you will come across will tell you they offer a free people search service. This is where most people searching for their friends, families or loved ones go only to find that these people finder free online sites offer a free search but not free results – there is a difference. I mean they let you run your searches without charging you anything.
You can run as many searches as you want without reaching a limit but when it’s time to get the results, you get asked to key in your credit card details. This is why most people end up calling these sites scam sites – because it is proving impossible to find a free people finder with free results.
2.2. Multiple websites using same people database and/owned by same companies
If you Google “Free people search” you will probably come across thousands of search results. Below is a snapshot I took at the time of writing this article.
Notice that there are 140 million search results or people finds as I often call them. This should be exciting right? Well, wrong. Try looking through the first 10 results and you will notice that the information about people is practically the same. As well, using their search boxes will practically yield the same results. That’s because most of the sites are fronts for one or two sites that own the people search databases online.
Below are some few examples;
Note: these are at the time of writing this article
Legal entity | Popular websites they own | Total number of people domains they own |
Inflection Inc. | Phonedetective.com, Identity.com,FreePhoneTracer.com, Peoplesmart.com, goodhire.com, EmailFinder.com, identity.com | 272 |
Whitepages Inc. | 411.com, address.com, whitepages.com | 183 |
Experian Inc. | Experian.com, protectmyid.com, CreditReport.com | 1664 |
PeopleConnect | Classmates.com, Intelius.com and USSearch.com, Zabasearch | 2,000+ |
Ancestry | Ancestry.com, Rootsweb.com, Findagrave.com, Geneology.com | 1,800+ |
Spokeo Inc. | Spokeo.com | 24 |
Search systems Inc | searchsystems.net | 171 |
Mylife Inc | Mylife.com, reunion.com, Citizenlocal.com, sold wink.com | 148 |
Other than setting up these search engines on their owned sites, they also allow other people (3rd parties) to access through APIs (technical connections to their search (people) directory or database). The user of a site may never know where the data is being sourced – so you can be on findanyoneanywhere.com searching only to find that you are actually accessing information from another person directory e.g. whitepages.com. See example below, how Anywho discloses that they use Intelius data.
So you will keep hoping from one site to the other thinking you are trying to find information about people using different people search database when in fact it’s the same one just connected through APIs to the same database.
Piple Inc. is an example site that offers APIs to developers : https://pipl.com/dev
2.3. Prohibitions and limitations
One of the biggest limitations in people lookups is the prohibition and limitations it comes with. With the rise in privacy advocacy.
2.3.1. Do not call or suppression lists
More and more people are registering on these lists, which makes it difficult to access their information. Reality is, some apps and search engines are able to access these databases but you should know that generally they are not allowed and not as easy to access.
2.3.2. Internet access
The reality is only about 50% of the world’s population uses the internet. That’s about 3.2 billion. This means not everyone is on the internet so do not expect to find anyone from anywhere online. The chart below shows internet usage by regions. For example if you are looking to find someone online who lives in Africa there is a 20.7% chance you will find them via the internet.
Note: I am aware that you do not have to use the internet for your information to be online. That is very true, however I am just highlighting the probabilities. As well that 20.7% does not mean everyone who uses the internet in Africa shares their personal information on the internet, so the number could be even much lower.
Watch this video where we try to unpack this better
2.3.3. Privacy settings
Even sites that allow you to search free of charge are compelled to hide some user information. We’ve seen this happen mostly with sites like Facebook where over the years lobbyists have pressured the company to introduce stricter privacy policies. It’s true that a large percentage of social media users do not turn on their privacy setting but of late these sites are being compelled to make these settings default i.e. not to have users turn them on.
2.4. The deep web has more people information
The deep web is where search engines crawlers never reach. This is where they get locked out by the site or database owners. It is also made up of websites that have not been properly linked to the internet so they are not easy to access. Technically speaking these include password-protected or dynamic pages and encrypted networks.
This is where the largest portion of the internet resides. The surface web (what we generally access) is much smaller than this deep web – about 1% to be precise. This is exactly where most information of people resides. Think about it, if the deep web is made of inaccessible sources like databases owned by institutions it just makes sense to think most of the information in those records is about people. Unless you are a hacker, forget about accessing those records. Even if you are, your days would be numbered before the feds knock at your door step.
By the way there is an even deeper web called the Tor network where illegal stuff happens. This is where you can access using special software that hides your identity. Here you can find stolen credit cards and of course anything illegal. I don’t want to get into details but you can read more about this here.
Here is an awesome video from Mashable that explains the deep web in a fun but informative manner:
2.5. Time is the price you have to pay
We find that the paid vs. free debacle is an issue of time. When deciding to go for the totally free people search option then you must be ready to spend a bit of time digging in to your quest. Generally, you can manually do what the paid services do however it might take you days, week, months what can take them a few minutes. They have the software and data records to quickly retrieve store and present information. You don’t.
You may argue and say if Google and Facebook is free then there’s got to be a free people finder service out there. Yes there is but the best data, like Facebook and Google is locked behind a paid wall. For example, only paying advertisers on both Google Facebook can reach certain people. They have access to people’s data and can twist and turn it at will (of course under certain strict guidelines and terms and conditions). So essentially they are not as 100% free as you are led to believe.
2.6. Use the snowball effect
This is basically starting with one piece of information and using it to find more details about the person. Usually one piece of info is easier to use as a base to populate other personal details so try them all. The name and address and the two most popular start points. So for example if you start with a name (which is usually too broad to help find a person) then use it to find maybe an address and then take that address and punch it into the relevant search engines (see below) to try and find a phone number. Then use that phone number to run what is called a reverse people search (more details next).
In the next section we are going to get into the details on how to find a person and all their information. That is what brought you here in the first place – right? The truth is, I wanted to drum some realities in to your head before you dive into the details of online searching for people. Don’t misunderstand me, you can use the methods described below to find anyone anywhere just not everyone. Got it? Now let’s begin.
3. Key ways to find people absolutely free of charge
If you’ve asked yourself how to find people free of charge and thought there must be a millions ways, trust me when I say there aren’t that many ways – just many sources of doing the same thing. I will cover just 8 of them here and this should be everything you will ever need.
Each of these methods come with very comprehensive steps. So what I have done is provide an overview of each in this article and then we’ve created epic pieces for each one of them here on Findwhoo.com. I have added a link to the descriptive articles for each method.
3.1. Use a Reverse people search
If you have one piece of information then you can use it to find another about a person. This is what is called a reverse people search. So in this “how to find people free” guide, I am going to delve into this concept a bit. You can find information by any of the following;
3.1.1. Find a person By name
For this one, I will show you how to search people by name. This is when you have a name of the person at hand. It’s usually better to even know the surname. I mean if you were to Google the name “Susan” you would get 394,000 000 results but “Susan Johnson” will give you 454 000, which is better.
But “Susan T. Johnson” will give you more manageable results as shown below. Just 8,670.
I am sure you can see why it’s difficult to find people for free by name only. So if you can try to find additional information. If you must try to run this search on Google.com or on Facebook. These are my preferred free ppl search sites at the moment. For Google you should also try out the different tabs like Images to see if you can’t spot the person visually.
If you can then click the image to access the site where the information has been sourced from.
Facebook also give you images in their search results, which is awesome!
Although not inspiring for this particular example, Linkedin.com is also a good free resource you can try out.
3.1.2. Find a person By residential address
Finding someone by their residential address is another way you can use to answer the question, how to find people free of charge. It is one of the most popular reverse people search methods. So the assumption here is that you have the person’s address at hand. The best place to use an address for reverse searching is http://www.whitepages.com. Then Of course try finding property records, which are generally public knowledge. If you go to your city’s website, there should be a link to the properties database. If not then maybe going offline and visiting your county clerk’s office might help. If this does not work then try 411.com, Thatsthem.com or yellowpages.com
3.1.3. Find people online By phone number
You can also find people for free by using their phone number or find out who a phone number belongs to. The idea here is that by using a phone number in your search, you can then reveal more information associated with it.
While whitepages.com is still a good and relevant resource, of late www.facebook.com has proved to be a great source to find people by cell phone number. All you have to do is punch in the person’s cell phone number on their search bar and if the person has submitted their phone number to Facebook (made it public), details of that Facebook user will show up on the screen. If that fails, try entering the number on the Google, Bing or Ask search bars to see what comes up. If not then my last recommendation is www.whocalled.us.
3.1.4. Find people online By email address
If you have an email address of the person you are looking for then use free email reverse search to identify the owner or to get more information about who it belongs to. If the domain name is not public e.g. shows a company name not a gmail or yahoo email then it’s easy. Simply visit the domain name via your browser. However if it’s one of those public emails then you need to put in a bit of effort. I would first suggest that you try trace the location of the sender (assuming that you received an email from that person).
This can be done by tracking the IP address of the sender. Now this is another topic for another day but you can find a lot of information on how to do this online. Once you’ve done that at least you cannot focus of email finders from that particular area.
As you can see you can find people free of charge by running a reverse people search. If this is of particular interest in your search then I suggest you read the detailed information on how to do this here: free reverse people search. In the article we dig even further to show you how to find people for free by using their picture, country, IP address, birthdate, social security number (SSN), License plate and more. Otherwise I still have 6 more ideas to share with you below.
3.2. Find anyone using people search engines
In the years I have been blogging about ppl search, I have found that 99.9% of these people search sites charge a certain about to run a people search on their site. As I mentioned earlier, they allow you to search but when you want to retrieve the results, they ask that you either pay a onetime fee or sign up as a subscriber.
One trick that has worked out well for some of our readers is using their free trials. You find a people search site that offers a free 7-day or 30 day trial then sign up. Well, you don’t just sign up, start with running the search and if it looks like they have the information about the person, then subscribe. Once you get access to the information you can then unsubscribe before you are charged for the information. Now this borders more towards black hat tactics so I leave it to you to decide if you want to use this approach or not.
Note that when you choose this options they will ask you to enter valid payment information such as a credit card and you must if you expect them to give you access to the person’s details. Most of the sites also has a paypal payment options. Just make sure you cancel before your trial period is over – otherwise you will be billed.
3.3. Google people search
Most people have no idea how effective Google can be when wondering how to find people free of charge. Below are some few examples that you can use.
3.3.1. Google Search bar
We start with the obvious one; try typing in the details of the person that you have and google might just give you the results you are looking for – don’t bet on this though. While you are on this, make sure to view all the different tabs available e.g. images, news and even books (hey you never know where you answers are lying).
3.3.2. Google advanced search
If you go to https://www.google.com/advanced_search then you will have the options to customize your search a bit better. You can instruct Google to search for specific words, exclude certain terms, search within a given location etc. Just skip where you don’t have details to enter.
3.3.3. Google search tools
By clicking on the tools tab you can instruct google to search within a certain time frame, which is great for sifting all those useless pages.
3.3.4. Google alerts
set up Google alerts of the person’s name and yours. I delve a bit deeper on this tactic later on in this article.
3.3.5. Google maps and Google earth
This obviously needs a dedicated guide to show you how to find people free of charge by using maps and google earth. However if you are familiar with the basic uses of these tools then you can try them to locate any person or find more information about anyone.
3.4. Facebook people search
After (or before) Google, this is the site you should spend most of your time on when trying to find someone for free. Nearly 70% of people using the internet have a Facebook account. So horning your skill on how to use this social site to find people will be worth your time.
Like everything online, Facebook comes with its own limitations. For example some people have hidden their information by turning on privacy settings, which means you can’t access them. So there is a chance the person you are looking for is on Facebook but you can’t see them because they’ve hidden their details. You could go around this if you know the person and are trying to reconnect. This way Facebook will eventually recommend them to you (if your user data tallies with theirs e.g. went to same school, know the same people etc.). Then you can send that person a friend request and the rest would be history.
3.5. Find people using public records
Public records are made up of information that can be accessed by just about anyone. Some of the information is made up of user generated content (UGC) and some of it is from public entities like government organizations. Most people refer to the latter when talking about public records.
While public records are meant to be accessed by the public without actually paying a fee, these records are kept and made available through agencies who may request a fee for their services as provided for in the public records act. There is, however an upper limit to what they can charge per page i.e. about 15 cents. This of course varies from state to state and sometimes from record to record. Below is an extract from the act
“(a) In determining the actual per page cost for providing photocopies of public records, an agency may include all costs directly incident to copying such public records including the actual cost of the paper and the per page cost for use of agency copying equipment. In determining other actual costs for providing photocopies of public records, an agency may include all costs directly incident to shipping such public records, including the cost of postage or delivery charges and the cost of any container or envelope used.”
Example fees table
Just as well, availability of the public records is can vary by federal and state law, as well as extenuating factors such as juvenile cases, adoption cases. Some records may be sealed or expunged.
Depending on which area you want to search from, you will find that some agencies have made the information available online. For example, Erie County has been scanning and putting documents online for a while now and have made available on http://ecclerk.erie.gov/recordsng_web/. While you have to subscribe and pay a fee for the information, their basic offering, which comes without images is free. So it might be that you have to go over a few state or county websites to find the one that will let you search and find public records free of charge.
Some of the individual public records you can find from these agencies include birth and death certificates, marriage certificates and divorce decrees, deeds, mortgages, and other related property records, court records, various licenses, including professional and business licenses, driving records, criminal records, including wants and warrants, voter registration and election records, sex offender records, unclaimed property and missing persons.
The simplest way to access these is to simply Google “public records” + “type of record”+ state or county. There will be a list of websites you can try out. Then vary the type of record e.g. put in marriage records, arrest records etc. depending on where you suspect the details of the person can be found. Being government led data, there are some formal procedures you may have to follow to access the data such as submitting a public records request. You can do this by email, request form found on the sites, regular mail or in person at the agency’s offices. Write to the attention of the public records officer.
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3.6. How to find people free with the latest free to use technology
There are a number of tools that you can utilize when trying to find people for free. In this section I will discuss just two.
3.6.1. Alert services
There are some tools that enable you to monitor the web for new content that people put up from all over the world. Now imagine if you could use this tool to monitor information that is put up about the person you are looking for.
The most popular alert services is www.google.com/alerts. You will need to have a Gmail account to set up the free alerts from Google. Below is an example of how to set up the alert.You can click the “show options” link and it will open up some options. As shown below
Choose what works for you. You can always edit these options later (if your current settings don’t work as effectively for you). I would change “how often” to as-it happens and “how many” to all results. Then click the “create alert” button and you should be set up.
A few tips on how to find people free of charge using alert services;
Tip#1: You can set up as many alerts as you like e.g. enter variations of the person’s name e.g. “Susan Crow”, “Susan J. Crow”, “Susan Jane Crow”. As I mentioned earlier, the first option may just yield too many irrelevant results when compared to the other options but then again not everyone uses their initial or middle name that often.
Tip#2: You can try your luck by setting up an alert for a piece of information you have about her e.g. phone number, residential address, email address.
Tip#3: Try to think of subject matters that would interest her and follow them as well. You might find that you end up hanging in the same places online and meet up from there.
I have found Google to work quite well for me but to broaden your scope you can also use www.talkwalker.com/alerts. This is an alerting system that focuses on monitoring various sources online including forums, social networks blogs, and news.
3.6.2. People search Apps
Apps are the most recent phenomenon that is taking the mobile web by storm. I have found a few people search apps that you can try out. I will be honest, I haven’t yet exhausted by tests with some of these apps. However my observation is that on the people search side, apps are still trying to catch up in terms of quality. Most of the reviews for top apps are negative, which makes it difficult for me to recommend the best free people finder app.
My recommendation is that you visit the apps stores (I checked out the Android store, which seems to have more options) and download those with a better rating (yes! Just make sure to read those reviews). Then try them out and if it’s not working for you delete it and try another one.
After all, you are looking for a free people lookup service and I told you “free is not as cheap” – so do put in the time if you don’t have money to spare. My starters (not to say they are the best – just look descent) would be the ark app, they claim to have over one billion people’s profiles and have review from some of the top media publishers. “People search by peoplelooker”. They offer free lookups for up to a certain about of information then you will have to pay for more.
3.7. Leaving Digital footprints
So far in this guide my focus has been on finding information about a person online. Meaning, trying to detect or identify pieces of information that have been left behind by the person or someone else who happened to mention the person in documents uploaded and indexed on the internet.
I want to end this guide with a twist.
So if all fails, which as you know by now it probably will, then you can try leaving your own digital footprints for the person to pick up (hopefully). For example, if you are looking for a long lost friend and you can’t find anything about him on the internet then put up your own information – in case there are people looking for you. Typically any person searching for someone else will Google anyone they are looking for before they use more advanced people finder methods – so if you put your info out there, Google will find it and present it to the person who is looking for you.
Tips to do this effectively
Tip#1: Put up details that you know the person would look up about you.
Tip#2: Be active in online communities where he/she would typically hang out. Even make your username a nickname he/she would identify. So if he knew you as a skate boarding lover, find relevant forums and be very active while giving away pieces of information about yourself.
Tip#3: One other way on how to find people free is to start a blog using one of those free services like WordPress or BlogSpot. Even set up social accounts with your visible identity (keeping in mind that some other people will also access this info in future – so share responsibly).
Tip#4: My final tip is to make sure that you always associate the information you share about yourself with the person’s information. The reasoning here is that the person will most likely Google themselves sometime in the near future so you want to make sure that his find leads him to a page where you are also mentioned and would then be able to reach out and get in touch. This is why the concept of a blog is a great idea because in it you can even have articles about your past activities with your friend – mentioning each other’s details in the article.
Tip#5: If you know search engine optimization (SEO) you could then build links to these pages to make sure that they show up first in Google, Bing and other search engines when that person decides to do a people lookup of himself or you. If you are one of those search engine people or experts then this should come easy for you, if you are not no sweat, there are plenty of SEO tutorials online.
If you’ve been patient enough to read up to this far then you should by now know how to find a person free and where to search for people online. If you apply the tips presented here taking into consideration the limitations shared. The topic “how to find people free of charge” online is quite broad and cannot be exhausted in a single guide. This is why there are more articles here on Findwhoo.com that dives into the specific topic of interest. In some of the guides we provide a walk through and visual cues to help you find person with ease. So do take the time to check them out and learn more about how to find people for free.
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The thing about eharmony is that it’s all about relationships. Not short-term dating. Not hookups. Not friendship. Its founding mission is to create lasting relationships that lead to marriage, family, and a fruitful life together — and that’s something the team takes very seriously. The team even offers a three-month guarantee to back its services.
Since 2000, eharmony has endeavored to identify true compatibility by using a psychology-based questionnaire that has been honed quite a bit over the years. It used to be over 150 questions long and take over an hour to complete. Now it’s much shorter, and singles can get through it in about 20 minutes.
The questionnaire is free and optional, but eharmony highly recommends singles answer each question honestly because that’s the basis for its match suggestions and compatibility ratings. You can browse profiles and see how you stack up with them without paying anything, but only premium members can view photos and send messages on eharmony — unless it’s a free communication weekend, which are rare but totally worth the wait.
Christian Mingle is a faith-based dating website for singles who want a relationship grounded in Christian values. People of all religions and backgrounds turn to this site in hopes of meeting a good Christian man or a good Christian woman. Christian Mingle's claim to fame is that it has the highest percentage of Christian members of any dating site or app in the world.
- For singles interested in God-centered relationships
- Over 3.5 million monthly users around the world
- Available as an app on Google Play and the App Store
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User Base | Gender Ratio | Monthly Users | Best Offer |
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All Singles | 56% | 3.5 Million | View Profiles FREE |
ChristianMingle promotes good Christian values in the online dating scene and encourages devout singles to find someone who shares similar beliefs and traditions.
While ChristianMingle isn’t a Christian-only dating network — people of all faiths are welcome to create a free profile — the site focuses on inspiring God-centered relationships, and it has been the salvation of Catholic, Protestant, Evangelical, and other faith-driven daters.
Its heartwarming success stories are proof of the dating site’s impact on people’s lives. “God used ChristianMingle to cross our paths,” said Rhonda, who met her husband Woody on the dating site.
Since its launch in 2002, BlackPeopleMeet has created an African American singles network that stretches across North America. This niche dating site has 1.5 million members who are attracted to Black and biracial people. It takes less than two minutes to create a full profile and start browsing through profiles sorted by age, location, and orientation.
- One of the largest Black singles networks in existence
- Straightforward search and matching features
- Use Tokens to appear higher in search results
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User Base | Gender Ratio | Monthly Users | Best Offer |
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Black & Biracial Singles | 53% | 1.5 Million | Browse Profiles FREE |
When you sign up for BlackPeopleMeet, you can diversify your dating prospects and enjoy a colorful dating experience in just a few clicks. The niche site boasts having the largest network of black and biracial singles in the U.S., and it is a valuable resource for singles seeking dark-skinned dates.
BlackPeopleMeet is free to people of all ethnicities, skin tones, and racial backgrounds, and singles can assess their options thanks to the site’s free features, which include photo likes, flirts, and favorites. Messaging will cost a little extra, but it can make all the difference in your dating life, so it could be worth the $3 to $4 per week for a paid membership.
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BlackPeopleMeet uses a token-based system to give singles access to additional paid features, including virtual gifting, special notifications, and a highlighted dating profile.
In 2004, OkCupid's founders decided to create a fool-proof formula for love, and they launched a free dating site to delve into what personal attributes made relationships work. OkCupid members can send unlimited messages for free. It's easy to discover mutual interests and compatibility on the platform's information-rich dating profiles.
- Free, unlimited communication for everyone
- Singles can swipe or search for a compatible date
- Over 91 million connections every year
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User Base | Gender Ratio | Monthly Users | Best Offer |
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All Singles | 48% | 3.5 Million | Browse Profiles FREE |
When OkCupid launched in 2004, the website promised to remain forever free to everyone, and it has pretty much stuck to that. Messaging is 100% free and unlimited on this dating site and app, and you can like and favorite as many profiles as you want without subscribing as an A-List member.
OkCupid has a mutual matching system to help singles filter their inboxes, but it still allows singles to message anyone they like. Anyone can send a quick greeting here; however, the message will only appear in the other person’s inbox if/when they like you back. Until then, it’ll appear to them as a notification on your dating profile. It’s a good way to get someone’s attention and make new friends.
The mantra at OkCupid is “Dating deserves better,” and that’s what this number-crunching website and app aim to deliver. Every week, over 50,000 dates are planned on OkCupid, and you don’t need a paid membership to join in the fun on this flirtatious, inclusive, and quirky community.
Plenty of Fish prides itself on being one of the best dating sites for conversations. It supports 100% free and unlimited messaging for over 120 million monthly users in 20 countries. Since its launch in 2003, Plenty of Fish has developed a science-based matching system that has proven successful.
- Free registration, searches, and messaging
- The Chemistry Test creates a compatibility framework
- Over 1 billion messages sent per month
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User Base | Gender Ratio | Monthly Users | Best Offer |
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All Singles | 40% | 120 Million | Browse Profiles FREE |
Plenty of Fish (aka POF) is another free dating platform where communication doesn’t cost a thing. It offers an open-ended space where anything can happen and dates are up for grabs.
The POF community is full of activity with millions of messages being exchanged every day. The site sees over 4 million views per day, and it makes over 57 million new potential matches each week. “Because of POF, I met the love of my life,” said Courtney in a testimonial.
The abundance of free features on Plenty of Fish has attracted budget-conscious daters of all stripes. Mingling in a dating pool of 150 million profiles can be overwhelming, but the online dating site’s search filters can help you narrow things down quite a bit. Just be on the lookout for suspicious characters and fake profiles because the downside of free, unlimited chatting is that sometimes catfishers or scammers can show up in your inbox.
In 2012, Tinder pioneered a swiping-based match system that empowered singles to connect with dates who liked them back. Tinder users can message their mutual matches for free on this fast-paced dating app. Since its launch, Tinder has created over 60 billion matches worldwide.
- Supports active daters in 190+ countries
- The swiping system creates over 12 million matches per day
- Tinder Plus members have unlimited likes and 5 Super Likes
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User Base | Gender Ratio | Monthly Users | Best Offer |
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All Singles | 50% | 50 Million | View Profiles FREE |
You’ve heard of Tinder, right? It’s only the world’s most popular dating app and the creator of #SwipeLife. In 2012, Tinder took the dating world by storm by introducing a clever mutual matching system that has been duplicated by just about every dating site and app these days.
Tinder lets singles decide who they want in the dating scene, and it can be a powerful tool for picking up dates and building relationships. While Tinder may have the reputation of a hookup app, it has actually led to quite a few long-term romances, and some couples have even gotten into a serious relationship or marriage thanks to the free dating app.
Tinder sees over 2 billion views per day, and it leads to over 1.5 million dates per week, and it’s totally free to download, swipe, match, and chat here. What more could you want from a casual hookup app?
Since its launch in 2014, Bumble has positioned itself as one of the queens of the online dating world. The dating app turns gender stereotype on its head by empowering women to make the first move in a conversation with a man. Once you've made that mutual match, you have up to 48 hours to respond and make a connection.
- A feminist dating app puts singles on equal footing
- 60% of Bumble matches turn into dates
- Bumble Bizz and Bumble BFF spark non-romantic connections
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User Base | Gender Ratio | Monthly Users | Best Offer |
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All Singles | 50% | 22 Million | Try Bumble FREE |
In 2014, Bumble set itself apart from other swipe-crazy dating apps by putting the needs and interests of women first. The free app has empowered women to make the first move (i.e. send the first message) when matching with men online.
Tech entrepreneur Whitney Wolfe Herd developed this innovative and progressive concept shortly after leaving an executive position at Tinder and striking out on her own. Today, Bumble has become one of the Tinder’s biggest rivals, and it has been widely recognized as “the feminist dating app” for singles seeking relationships, not hookups.
Bumble is a win-win for guys and gals in the dating scene. “Love that I don’t get bombarded with messages,” Cara said in a review. And a male Bumble user named Sidd added that he enjoyed meeting the high-caliber women in his inbox, saying, “Much more accomplished with much less random messages and matches.”
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The online dating world can be intimating for seniors who are recently divorced or widowed. They’ve been out of the game for a long time, and they may not know how mature dating works these days. Fortunately, senior dating sites and apps can offer a beginner-friendly space to learn, grow, and date again. We trust the following sites to help seniors and make them feel more confident about their romantic futures.
SilverSingles is serious about helping singles over 50 meet one another, and the site doesn't allow anyone under 50 years old to join the network. The secure signup process includes profile verification and fraud detection, so new members must portray themselves accurately to gain access to the platform. By fostering a safe environment, SilverSingles helps men and women meet mature dates in their area.
- An exclusively senior membership base
- Over 800,000 monthly users worldwide
- App available for free on Google Play
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User Base | Gender Ratio | Monthly Users | Best Offer |
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Singles Over 50 | 59% | 800,000 | View Profiles FREE |
SilverSingles has streamlined online dating for a senior audience, and it offers matchmaking that works without putting the user through a lot of hassle and stress.
As an exclusive over-50 dating site, SilverSingles can give singles the opportunity to meet someone special who’s in the same age bracket and looking for a second chance at love
SilverSingles recommends compatible dating profiles (up to seven per day), and it also has advanced search tools that allow singles to identify matches based on their own standards. Premium members can see photos, view their profile visitors, and send unlimited messages on SilverSingles, so you can get the full picture if you subscribe.
OurTime is an over-50 dating site with a lot of helpful features to facilitate friendships and relationships. Senior singles can look for dates themselves using the search tools, or they can view a curated list of matches to find compatible folks. Singles can send likes, flirts, and faves for free, but they have to subscribe to send messages to their online crushes.
- Open to straight, gay, and lesbian singles over 50
- Free match recommendations and conversation starters
- Use Tokens to promote your profile and send virtual gifts
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User Base | Gender Ratio | Monthly Users | Best Offer |
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Senior Singles | 52% | 600,000 | Try OurTime.com FREE |
The OurTime dating site helps senior singles get to know one another and create solid matches online and offline. It’s free to register an account on OurTime and fill out an in-depth profile about who you are and what you want.
OurTime profiles cover the basics — appearance, age, occupation, education, smoking habits, etc. — but also give singles room to tell their own stories and show a little personality in the In a Nutshell section. Singles can choose to answer fun prompts, including “Go-to karaoke song,” “Do you enjoy cooking?” “The one I am looking for,” and “I’d just like to add.”
It’s free to create your profile, upload photos, search for matches, and send flirts on OurTime. However, you’ll need to sign up for a subscription plan if you plan on messaging anyone here.
Since 2003, SeniorMatch has built its reputation as one of the world's leading senior dating sites. The site offers free communication and searches to help singles over 50 find companionship and love. If you're interested in a mature dating experience, this dating site can meet your needs.
- Doesn't allow members under 45
- Available as a dating app in Google Play
- Dating advice and safety tips shared by senior daters
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User Base | Gender Ratio | Monthly Users | Best Offer |
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Senior Singles | 60% | 2.7 Million | Browse Profiles FREE |
SeniorMatch has been around since 2003, making it one of the oldest dating sites in its niche, and all that experience has made it more efficient and effective. The dating site can help seniors meet pen pals, new friends, local dates, and potential partners in a welcoming and mature setting.
Over 1 million singles have joined SeniorMatch, and the site claims to host over 1.6 million monthly conversations. This affordable site ensures genuine singles can become acquainted without jumping through too many hoops.
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If you want proof that SeniorMatch works, you can read through its 36,000 success stories and get a sense of how many people have fallen in love on this platform.
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Online dating has become one of the most popular ways for same-sex couples to meet one another. According to a Match.com survey, 56% of LGBTQ+ singles have dated someone they met online. In fact, LGBTQ+ singles use dating apps at about twice the rate of straight singles because it’s easier to identify queer dates and come out as a gay dater online.
The following gay-friendly dating sites can allow singles to pursue anyone they want and make the most of the dating scene.
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Since 1996, MenNation has connected over 93 million men around the globe. This men-only dating site measures its success by the number of conversations and dates it facilitates with its intuitive matching system. Gay men love having a site to call their own, and its helpful features keep members engaged and entertained as they look for a hot date.
- One of the largest gay hookup sites in the world
- Search filters for age, location, physical attributes, and more
- Available in 12 languages and counting
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User Base | Gender Ratio | Monthly Users | Best Offer |
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Gay Singles | 10% | 780,000 | Try MenNation FREE |
MenNation is a men-only hookup site where singles and couples can flirt, match, and solicit sex 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
The site offers an anonymous and private forum for guys with sex on the brain. Its one-on-one chats can facilitate intimate encounters and lead gay men to the hot guy of their dreams. All it takes is a like or message to stimulate interest and get something going.
Millions of men are in the MenNation database, and that means a world of opportunities for guys bold enough to enter this sexual terrain.
HER is a women-only (or 'womxn' as the team says) dating app that helps cis, trans, and non-binary identified singles come into their own. This is a strict no-boys-allowed zone. HER encourages LGBTQ+ women to mingle by commenting on photos or events in the Feed, or they can like profiles to initiate a private conversation with a mutual match.
- A quirky and unapologetic womxn-only dating community
- Queer events get users connecting IRL
- The constantly updated Feed facilitates social networking
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User Base | Gender Ratio | Monthly Users | Best Offer |
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All Women | 100% | 7 Million | View Profiles FREE |
Designed by a lesbian for singles like her, HER supports a womxn-only dating network that’s friendly, active, and worth your attention.
The dating app is free to download, and free members can browse a newsfeed of profiles, comment on photos or stories, and RSVP to local queer events (everything from parades to picnics). HER fosters a dynamic dating scene where womxn can feel safe, comfortable, and confident — and that means everything to the HER couples around the world.
Over 4 million lesbian, bisexual, queer, and trans womxn have joined HER so far, and we expect that number to grow as more LGBTQ+ people discover the incredible value offered by this upstanding community.
LesbianPersonals.com is powered by Friend Finder Networks, so it encompasses a vast network of sexually active women. The female-friendly dating site allows women, couples, and groups to create a profile and find online and offline romance. With over 2 million women in its community, LesbianPersonals is fast becoming one of the most popular lesbian dating sites around.
- Free membership includes viewing profiles and sending likes
- Exchange revealing photos and videos privately online
- Simple search filters by interests and appearance
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User Base | Gender Ratio | Monthly Users | Best Offer |
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Single Women & Couples | 90% | 2 Million | Browse Profiles FREE |
LesbianPersonals has basically become the go-to dating space for women with a high sex drive and few inhibitions. The hookup platform is free to join, and you can get a feel for what it has to offer by browsing profiles and sending likes.
The LesbianPersonals membership base includes lesbian singles, lesbian couples, straight couples, and groups, and they’re all looking for a special lady to join them in the bedroom. The fast-paced dating scene has led to hookups, threesomes, and orgies, bringing satisfaction to thousands of horny women out there.
Grindr became the world's first gay geosocial app in 2009, and it continues growing its all-male user base more than a decade later. The app uses real-time GPS data to locate nearby date prospects and give gay and bisexual singles a chance to connect while they're out on the town.
- Social networking for gay, bi, trans, and queer men
- Location-based matches spark instant chemistry
- Grindr Equality advocates for LGBTQ+ interests on the global stage
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User Base | Gender Ratio | Monthly Users | Best Offer |
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Gay Singles | 0% | 5 Million | Try Grindr FREE |
We couldn’t end this list without mentioning Grindr. Since 2009, the gay dating app has become one of the most popular matchmaking tools for men seeking men, and its membership base includes over 27 million profiles in almost every country in the world.
Grindr is free to join, and it has the free matching and chatting features singles need to land a hot date, but some users say upgrading to Grindr XTRA gave them even more options and opportunities on the app. The premium features including additional filters, no banner ads, personalized push notifications, unlimited blocks and favorites, quick-send photos, and viewing up to 600 profiles.
Grindr XTRA Lite is a more cost-efficient one-month subscription. It’ll remove banner ads and allow singles to view up to 300 profiles, and that’s it. Upgrading is optional, and it is possible to make a match with a standard Grindr membership.
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User Base | Gender Ratio | Monthly Users | Best Offer |
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All Singles | 52% | 13.3 Million | Try BeNaughty Free |
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In 1996, Friend Finder Networks began harnessing the power of online networking to help adults meet sexually active singles in their area, and it has now grown into a global X-rated phenomenon with over 93 million profiles. Adult Friend Finder provides a safe, anonymous dating platform where singles and swingers can hook up with another.
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User Base | Gender Ratio | Monthly Users | Best Offer |
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Singles & Couples | 35% | 25.5 Million | Browse Profiles FREE |
Since its launch in 1997, Adult Friend Finder has surpassed 97 million profiles and brought about a sexual awakening for countless individuals and couples.
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User Base | Gender Ratio | Monthly Users | Best Offer |
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Singles & Couples | 36% | 1.2 Million | View Profiles FREE |
Last of all, FriendFinder-X makes it easy to enjoy a naughty dating experience and woo local hotties without leaving home. The hookup site characterizes itself as a place “where good girls do bad things.”
The anonymous nature of this free casual hookup site probably contributes to the bold and outlandish behavior of FriendFinder-X members. Singles, couples, and groups head to this platform when they want to mix things up and find the object of their desire.
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What Is the Number 1 Dating Site
This is obviously debatable, and it depends heavily on who you are and what you’re looking for in the dating scene, but, if you want our opinion, we rank Match.com as the #1 dating site for just about anyone seeking love online.
Why do our dating experts love Match so much? Because we’ve seen it work. The site has serious street cred in the industry and countless love stories to its name.
Match has become a trusted name in the online dating industry by catering to quality singles looking for love and romance. Since 1995, the dating site has developed a time-tested matching system to facilitate deep connections between men and women who share similar goals in life.
- In-depth matching appeals to women with high standards
- Video chat tools help online daters establish a rapport
- An established singles network in 50 countries worldwide
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User Base | Gender Ratio | Monthly Users | Best Offer |
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All Singles | 51% | 15 Million | Try Match.com FREE |
Over the last 20 years, Match.com has been responsible for more first dates, relationships, and marriages than any other online dating site, and that makes it the best of the best in our book.
What Is the Best Dating Site for a Serious Relationship?
Beyond a doubt, eharmony has the market cornered when it comes to relationships. The dating site has a time-tested, personality-driven matchmaking system that can seriously save folks a lot of time searching for a soulmate.
The free dating app isn’t 100% free to use — you need a paid membership to access the chat feature on eharmony — but this is a quality dating space for meeting new people who are authentic and loyal, and that makes it great for serious relationship seekers who are willing to invest in their love lives.
It may take some time to fill out eharmony's 32-dimension personality test, but the results are well worth it. This dating site goes the extra mile to get to know its members and deliver quality matches to their inboxes. Every profile has a compatibility rating to let you know your essential similarities and differences. Plus eharmony has inspired more than 2 million love connections since 2000.
- Designed to satisfy marriage-minded single women
- In-depth compatibility quiz generates high-quality matches
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User Base | Gender Ratio | Monthly Users | Best Offer |
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Straight Singles | 49% | 10 Million | View Profiles FREE |
Over the last two decades, eharmony has given hope to marriage-minded singles around the world, and it is responsible for bringing over 2 million couples together in the U.S. alone. This is definitely a great place to find your happily-ever-after love story.
What is the Best Dating Site for 50-Year Olds
Silver Singles is our favorite dating site for singles in their 50s. It caters to a mature crowd of singles, and 50-year-olds will actually be the youngsters on this seniors-only network.
The Silver Singles dating site and app offer a completely free membership option so singles can test the waters before diving into the senior dating pool.
SilverSingles offers a secure dating experience for singles of a certain age. Anyone over 50 is welcome to join the network and browse for dates by using the simple search filters and match recommendations. Every month, over 800,000 senior singles join the dating site and start their journey toward love.
- Global membership base of exclusively single seniors
- Free members can browse matches, send smiles, and favorite profiles
- 24/7 online customer service
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User Base | Gender Ratio | Monthly Users | Best Offer |
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Singles Over 50 | 59% | 800,000 | View Profiles FREE |
Silver Singles has a lot to offer as a free dating site with a premium matchmaking feature to help locate the perfect match. If you’re looking for age-appropriate dates, SilverSingles can introduce you to many singles who share similar backgrounds, experiences, and values.
The Silver Singles dating website and app automatically remove fake profiles from the network, so seniors can set their worries aside when meeting new people through this reputable dating service.
Are There Any Real Dating Sites?
Actually all dating sites are mere figments of your imagination. You’re probably having a fever dream from watching too many rom-coms.
I’m kidding. Yeah, a lot of dating sites are the real deal and can offer real opportunities to meet singles. You can tell a site is legit if it has good reviews (both from customers and third-party reviewers), offers some sort of profile verification system (via email address, social media, etc.), provides contact information for the customer service team (online contact form, email, and/or snail mail), and shares success stories on the site.
We’ve listed many real dating sites on this list already, but we’ll reiterate a few here for you. OkCupid has been around since 2004, and it is responsible for 1 million real-world dates on a weekly basis.
OkCupid inspires dates and relationships by identifying specific areas of compatibility. The dating site and app has an endless questionnaire that allows single men to express who they are and what matters to them. OkCupid uses this treasure trove of information to generate highly accurate match recommendations and compatibility ratings.
- Men can leave a message to anyone they fancy
- A sophisticated match algorithm developed by Harvard math majors
- The site and app facilitate over 50,000 dates every week
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User Base | Gender Ratio | Monthly Users | Best Offer |
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All Singles | 48% | 3.5 Million | Browse Profiles FREE |
Bumble has staked its reputation on authenticity and integrity, and its team doesn’t hesitate to remove unsavory characters from the app. Its serious approach to online dating has helped countless real singles go on real dates and get in real relationships.
Bumble has embraced its role as the world's feminist dating app. The app launched in 2014 with the unique premise that women should send the first message and take the lead in a new romantic relationship. According to Bumble, over 85% of its users are looking for a long-term relationship, and less than 4% are looking for hookups.
- A female-friendly dating environment puts women in control
- Zero tolerance for bullying, misogyny, and rude behavior
- Conversations expire in 24 to 48 hours
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User Base | Gender Ratio | Monthly Users | Best Offer |
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All Singles | 50% | 22 Million | Try Bumble FREE |
Even on a trustworthy dating site or app, you should still be on the lookout for the rotten apples that can sometimes slip past the security walls. Trust your instincts as you browse dating profiles online and vet potential matches before you agree to meet in person. Things to look out for include bad grammar, broken English, and pleas for money, gifts, or favors. These are all warning signs that the person you’re talking to isn’t trustworthy and may be trying to con you in a romance scam.
Does Online Dating Really Work?
Yes, online dating really, truly, and honestly can work for singles seeking everything from a casual hookup or a long-term relationship. How can I be so certain? Because I met my boyfriend on a dating app last year, and we couldn’t be happier with how our swiping experience went.
Online dating gives you instant access to a world of romantic possibilities, and it can spark relationships with that perfect match if you play your cards right. If you haven’t had much luck on dating websites and apps so far, maybe try beefing up your dating profile or working on your online conversation skills to up the odds of finding something real.
Over half of never-married adults in the U.S. say they have tried online dating, and 22% of newlyweds in 2019 met their spouse on a dating site or app. Taken as a whole, online dating is one of the most popular ways to meet people nowadays, and singles who embrace that will have more date options to show for their time and effort.
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You can put your wallet away. No need to check your credit limit. The best 100% free dating sites don’t require credit card information upon signup, and they won’t push you to subscribe or upgrade before you’re ready.
The top-rated sites on this list offer a lot of great free features, including matchmaking and messaging, and we firmly believe any of them can get singles off the couch and onto a great date. Just remember, you get what you pay for. You can save your cash on an absolutely free dating site, or you can invest your energy and save time on a premium online dating site — the choice is up to you.
Whether you’re looking for a short-term romance or a long-term love, the online dating world has plenty of affordable options available 24/7 to help you meet new people and make new friends. Spend wisely!