AnyWho is a Spokeo brand
AnyWho is operated by Spokeo, Inc., per California's data broker registry. Its opt-out routes directly into Spokeo's own suppression system, and Spokeo's registered contacts, address, and request metrics cover both.
Broker profile
AnyWho
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A free name, phone, and address lookup brand of Spokeo, Inc., per California's data broker registry. AnyWho publishes contact information, court records, social media profiles, addresses, phone numbers, and marital status, with detailed reports like court records carrying an added fee. Its own opt-out routes into Spokeo's shared removal flow, and Spokeo's site itself warns that a cleared listing can reappear without notice.
AnyWho overview
At a glance
- Data published
- Substantial
- Re-listing frequency
- Recurring
- Complaint record
- No public record
- Opt-out friction
- Moderate
- Operator opacity
- Mostly disclosed
- Prior data incidents
- None documented
Each broker is scored 1 to 4 across the six dimensions above; higher means more exposure, and the overall gauge is their average.
What each dimension means
- Data published: how much and how sensitive the personal data they put out.
- Re-listing frequency: how quickly you reappear after opting out.
- Complaint record: the volume and pattern of complaints across BBB, Trustpilot, and Sitejabber. No listing, or a listing with no reviews, counts against the broker.
- Opt-out friction: how hard the removal process is to complete.
- Operator opacity: how hidden the operating company and its principals are.
- Prior data incidents: history of breaches or leaks of the data they hold.
- Category
Free name, phone, and address lookup
- Operating entity
Spokeo, Inc.
- Parent family
- Headquarters
199 S. Los Robles Ave Ste 711 Pasadena, CA 91101
- Pricing
Free basic search · fees apply for detailed reports (e.g. court records)
- Opt-out
Via Spokeo's shared opt-out
- FCRA covered?
No · disclaims consumer-reporting-agency status
Background
Background
AnyWho pitches itself as a free lookup tool - names, phone numbers, and addresses through "our user-friendly search tool," with additional fees for deeper records like court filings. It's the same Spokeo data underneath a phone-book-style front end.
- Registered contact
- Registered phone
- Registered address
199 S. Los Robles Ave Ste 711 Pasadena, CA 91101
California's data broker registry names Spokeo, Inc. as the operator behind the registered contact, phone, and Pasadena address above. AnyWho's own homepage states it publishes contact information, court records, social media profiles, addresses, phone numbers, and marital status, and it disclaims being a consumer reporting agency under the FCRA. We haven't found a separate corporate filing, executive, or review record naming AnyWho as an operation independent of Spokeo.
Spokeo's registry filing also discloses a GLBA-covered product, "Spokeo for Business - Right Party Contact (RPC)," sold to qualified businesses and government agencies, which the filing says accounts for less than 5% of Spokeo's total annual data collection and sales. The same filing confirms Spokeo has sold data to state governments in the past year.
Data Published
Data types
Sensitive: elevated identity-theft, doxxing, or safety riskStandard public-record field
- Names, phone numbers, and addresses
- Contact informationSensitive
- Court records (additional fee)Sensitive
- Social media profiles
- Marital statusSensitive
Contact
Contacts & links
- Operating entity
Spokeo, Inc.
- Address
199 S. Los Robles Ave Ste 711 Pasadena, CA 91101
- Privacy / opt-out contact
- Support phone
1 (888) 558-9004 · 7AM-5PM PT, Mon-Sun
- Opt-out
spokeo.com/optout (linked from AnyWho's "Do Not Sell My Info" button)
- Website
Network
Sister brands
AnyWho runs on Spokeo's data backbone and shares its opt-out system. The rest of the filing is below.
FAQ
Q & A
Is AnyWho a data broker?
Yes. AnyWho publishes contact information, court records, social media profiles, addresses, phone numbers, and marital status, and it's operated by Spokeo, Inc., a registered data broker under California's registry.
Who owns AnyWho?
Spokeo, Inc., per the CPPA data broker registry. We haven't found a corporate filing or executive record naming AnyWho as a separate operation from Spokeo.
How do I remove my information from AnyWho?
AnyWho's own Do Not Sell My Info button opens Spokeo's opt-out form rather than anything of AnyWho's. Find your listing on spokeo.com, paste its URL into that form with an email address, then click the confirmation link Spokeo sends. Every screen is in the Spokeo removal guide.
Does the Spokeo opt-out really cover AnyWho?
Yes. Spokeo's privacy policy says its public-listing tool covers Spokeo-operated sites except ThatsThem. AnyWho's own "Do Not Sell My Info" button opens that tool, and AnyWho has no form of its own. Search anywho.com again after the request is complete to confirm that your listing is gone.
Is AnyWho covered by FCRA?
No. AnyWho's homepage disclaims consumer-reporting-agency status under the FCRA.
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August 5, 2026 · Sourced from the CPPA data broker registry and anywho.com's site copy