AnyWho
A people searchsite that exposes your name, address, phone, and relatives. Here's what they collect, how to opt out, and why it matters if you're on the job.
Visit AnyWhoWhat AnyWho collects
- Full name
- Phone numbers (landline and cell)
- Current and prior addresses
- Reverse phone-lookup data
How to opt out yourself
Direct opt-out: https://www.anywho.com/help/privacy
- Search your name or number on AnyWho and open the listing that's actually you.
- Open the AnyWho privacy and help page and find the remove-listing link.
- Submit the removal form with your name, phone number, and address.
- Confirm the request if AnyWho emails you a verification link.
- Re-check by searching your name and number again after a few business days.
What AnyWho knows about you
AnyWho is a reverse-phone-lookup and directory site that grew out of the old Yellow Pages business. Search a phone number and it returns a name and address. Search a name and it returns the phone. The person records come from a larger people-search database that AnyWho licenses, so the same details can also sit on the supplier's own site.
Why it matters if you're on the job
Your cell number is on file with vendors, schools, and gyms. Any one of them can leak it, and a reverse lookup turns that number into your home address and the people who live there. AnyWho is one of the older sources for this kind of lookup, which means old numbers and prior addresses can linger here after newer sites have moved on.
How to opt out
Start on AnyWho's own privacy and help page and submit the remove-listing form for the record that's you. Because the underlying data is licensed from another people-search database, reported as Spokeo, you may also need to opt out at that supplier to keep the record from returning.
The removal route for AnyWho has shifted across published guides, between AnyWho's own form and its data supplier. As of 2026, some guides report that AnyWho's privacy page now routes removals to Spokeo's opt-out tool. Confirm the current path before you rely on it. If you can't find a working removal link, treat the supplier's opt-out as the fallback.
How long until you're back
Records like this reappear when the supplier refreshes its database or re-sources from partner sites. Opting out at AnyWho alone doesn't stop that. Plan on re-checking, and expect that a listing can return through the supplier feed.
What we do that's faster
We file the AnyWho opt-out and the supplier opt-out that feeds it, then keep checking and re-file when the record comes back. You don't have to track which site is sourcing which. We handle most of the process and tell you clearly when a site needs something from you.
Who owns it
AnyWho started as part of AT&T's Yellow Pages business in the late 1990s and has changed hands several times. Published guides now report the brand as owned by Thryv (formerly YP Marketing Solutions). Ownership is reported, not company-confirmed, so treat it as the current best account rather than a settled fact.
Where the data comes from
- Spokeo (reported current supplier)AnyWho's person-level listings are licensed from a third-party people-search database, not maintained by AnyWho itself. As of 2026, published removal guides report that database is Spokeo and that AnyWho's own privacy page now routes data-removal requests to Spokeo's opt-out tool. That means a listing can return through the supplier even after AnyWho drops it.
- Intelius (historical supplier)Earlier guides named Intelius as the source of AnyWho's person records. If you find an older removal route pointing at Intelius, the supplier appears to have shifted, so confirm the current path before relying on it.
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