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How to Find Someone’s Phone Number on Telegram

Like any other messaging app, Telegram allows you to meet and keep in touch with other people. So, if you have recently switched to a new device or have lost data on your current device, you can find someone’s phone number on Telegram to ensure you don’t abruptly get disconnected from your friends and family.

How to Find Someones Phone Number on Telegram

To create a Telegram account, a user must have a mobile number. This can be helpful to find someone’s phone number on Telegram. But can you still do this if the other user has hidden their contact information on Telegram? Let’s find out.

1. Using Their Profile Page

If you’re already in contact with the user via Telegram or if they’re available in your Telegram, you can use it to view their profile details. This will help you see the user’s phone number easily. Follow the below steps to do it.

Note: Access to the phone number depends on the user’s privacy settings. If their phone number is publicly available, you can view it.

Step 1: Open Telegram and tap on the relevant user from the chat window.

Step 2: Here, tap on the contact name.

Tap on contact name 1

Step 3: Now, under Info, check their phone number.

Check contact information

However, if the user is unavailable on your Telegram app, continue with the below-mentioned method instead.

2. Using a Common Telegram Group

If you and the other user have been friends for long or share some common hobbies, contacts, etc., there’s a good chance you’ve both joined at least one common group on Telegram. If so, you can get the phone number from that Telegram group.

However, note that you can use this option only if the group has made the member information visible. Then, you must send the user a message requesting their phone number, as group information usually shows their username, not their phone number. Here’s how to do it.

Step 1: Open Telegram and tap on the relevant group.

Step 2: Now, tap on the group name to see member information.

Open Group details 2

Step 3: Go through the group members and tap on the relevant one.

Step 4: Here, tap on the Chat icon.

Open chat window 5

This will open the message window for the selected user. Here, you can introduce yourself and ask for their phone number.

3. Searching for Their Username

You can find your friend’s phone number by Telegram ID or username. This is unique to every user and can help find their Telegram profile. Please note that search results might include Telegram groups containing the same letters as your search query, so ignore them when finding your friend’s Telegram profile. Here’s how to do it.

Note: Telegram ID is different from Telegram user ID. A Telegram user ID is a numeric combination unique to every Telegram user and cannot be used to find someone on Telegram.

Step 1: Open the Telegram Android app and tap on the magnifying glass icon in the top-right corner. Then, tap on the Search bar.

On the Telegram iOS app, tap on Contacts in the bottom-left corner. Tap on the Search bar.

Step 2: Type the relevant username and go through the search results.

Step 3: If the user is not visible, go to Global search and tap on Show more. This will show username results from around the world.

Open global results 1

Step 4: Once visible, tap on the relevant username.

Tap on the user

This will open the chat window. As Telegram doesn’t show you contact details if you’re not in their contact list, you can instead send your friend a message explaining the situation. Then, wait for them to add you to their contacts. Once done, you should see their phone number via profile settings.

4. Asking Someone Else

If you and your friend have common contacts, ask them to send you your friend’s phone number. They can share the contact card in Telegram or through any other messaging app. This can be a last resort, especially if you can’t find the phone number by the Telegram ID or if they have made their contact information private.

Just like you can use the above ways to view someone’s phone number in Telegram, others can do the same for you. If you’re not a fan and want to keep your number private, follow the steps below to hide your contact information on Telegram.

Step 1: On the Telegram Android app, tap on the hamburger menu icon in the top-left corner. Then, tap on Settings.

If you’re using the Telegram iOS app, tap on Settings in the bottom-right corner to open the Settings menu.

Open Telegram settings

Step 2: Here, tap on Privacy and Security.

Step 3: Scroll down and tap on Phone Number.

Open privacy settings 1

Step 4: For the ‘Who can see my phone number?’ option, select Nobody.

Step 5: Once the ‘Who can find me by my number?’ option becomes available, select My Contacts.

Step 6: Then, tap on Done.

Turn off phone number access 1

This will save your preferences and hide your phone number on Telegram. However, people on your contact list might still be able to find you.

FAQs for Viewing Someone’s Phone Number in Telegram

1. Will the other person know if you’re trying to find their phone number on Telegram?

No. As there is no official way to find someone’s phone number on Telegram, they will not be notified if you search for it using the abovementioned methods. They will, however, know if you send them a message on Telegram to ask for their contact information.

2. Can you use third-party apps and directories to find someone else’s number on Telegram?

While certain third-party apps and directories claim to be able to find Telegram user’s numbers, using them can be extremely risky. Additionally, using them can result in you being banned by Telegram.

3. Is someone’s Telegram ID the same as their phone number on Telegram?

Not in most cases. A Telegram ID is usually the user’s username and is something that the user sets. So, if the user has set their username as their phone number, it will be the same. Otherwise, it will be something of the user’s choice.

Find a Phone Number via Telegram

Knowing someone’s phone number is a quick and easy way to contact them. So, we hope this article helped you find someone’s phone number via Telegram. Additionally, you can also check out our other article if you’re not a fan of Telegram read receipts and would like to turn them off.


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