How to Search for Someone on Facebook Using Phone Number

Last updated: 23/08/04

By Ekene Okolie

Do you have the phone number of someone and you don’t know how to search for them on Facebook using the phone number? This article gives insight on how you can search for them.

Being a worldwide social platform, Facebook has gained popularity with over a billion people.

With its diversity, people are on Facebook in order to gain from the platform in one way or the other.

Not only does Facebook serve as a find-a-friend zone, but it is also a platform that has been utilized by individuals and organizations doing businesses.

Searching for someone on Facebook is what many people do when it comes to looking for a friend on the platform.

With someone’s name, one can perform a search easily on the Facebook platform.

But what happens when one has someone’s phone number and wants to search for the person on the Facebook platform?

This is quite tricky at first, Facebook may already give you suggestions from individuals who have their phone number saved on your device.

Being not that tricky, it is quite easy to search for someone on Facebook with a phone number, the next section gives more details on this.

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Steps on How to Search for Someone on Facebook Using Phone number

Steps on How to Search for Someone on Facebook Using Phone number

Performing this action is pretty simple, all one needs is an internet connected device equipped with the Facebook mobile application or web browser.

When the above requirements are in reach, the steps below on how to find someone using phone number on Facebook should follow,

Launch your Facebook mobile application or Web Browser (If using a Web Browser, tap the URL tab and go to www.facebook.com)
Ensure to be logged in on your Facebook account with the application or the web browser
Once logged on, click on the search button on the top of the Facebook application or web interface
On the search tab, type the phone number of the person you want to search for and click on search
Wait for it to generate results, once the results are generated, one can go ahead and explore the options in order to find the person one is looking for on the Facebook platform

Thanks for reading.

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