Snapchat is both a social network and a messaging app that allows you to share pictures and videos, known as snaps, with others both inside and outside your networks. It’s one of the most popular apps around.

If you’re new to this Snapchat and you wonder how to connect to people you know on this platform, we gathered several ways to search for someone’s phone number to add them as a friend on Snapchat, as well as other methods you can apply to find someone’s profile on this fun, powerful platform.

How To Find Someone’s Snapchat Profile By Phone Number

1. Add Them From Your Contacts

The easiest and fastest way to find someone on Snapchat is to add them automatically from your phone’s contact list.

1. Open Snapchat and sign into your account.
2. Tap on the Add Friends button in the top right corner.
3. Tap All Contacts.
4. Give Snapchat permission to access your contacts.
5. Look through the list and tap Add next to the person you want to add.

If you don’t see the Add button, it could be that they haven’t given their app permission to make them findable by their number, or they don’t have a Snapchat profile.

2. Try A People Search Service

Using a people search tool is the most effective way to find out someone’s online profiles, which includes not only their Snapchat profile but also their profiles on other social networks such as Facebook, Instagram, Tinder, Match, etc.

You can run a reverse phone lookup with the tool to search for their information, e.g. names, contacts, social media profiles, pictures, criminal records, and more. And you get all the information all in one report, in just one search.

There are many people search tools available, and our top choices are:

• Intelius
• TruthFinders
• Social Catfish
• PeopleFinders

Using these tools is simple. For example, go to Intelius and type in the phone number you have, and hit Search.

After a moment, you should see the results, which might include complete personal information including the individual’s name, address, social media profiles, and so on. 

Other Ways To Find People On Snapchat

Other ways to find people on Snapchat include scanning their Snapcode, searching for their username, using Snap Map, or checking their social media profiles. We’ll go over this in detail below.

1. Scan Their Snapcode

A Snapcode is a unique QR code associated with a Snapchat account. It can be used to quickly and easily add someone on Snapchat.

To scan someone else’s Snapcode, simply open the Snapchat app and point your camera at the code. The app will automatically recognize the code and allow you to add the person as a friend.

If you have someone’s Snapcode image stored on your phone, just tap the Add friend icon, then tap the Snapcode icon to the right of the search box and choose the image from your phone.

2. Search by Username

If you know someone’s exact Snapchat username, you can easily use the Snapchat search bar to find them and add them to your friend list.

1. Tap the search icon at the top of your screen.
2. Type the person’s username in the box.
   If you don’t know their exact Snapchat username but know some other usernames they use on other platforms, try searching with them. Since many people recycle usernames, chances are they use the same username here.
3. Tap Add to the right of the person if you find their profile.
4. If you don’t see the person in the list, choose View More to expand the results.

3. Find Nearby Snapchatters With Snap Map

Snap Maps is a feature of the Snapchat app that allows you to share your own location with friends and view your friends’ locations on a map. It also lets you explore snaps from people around you. Although this is not the same as adding them as friends, you can subscribe to people you find on Snap Map and follow updates from them.

This is a great way to find users in the same area as you, but note that it only works if the other user has a Snapchat Public Profile.

You can access Snap Map without logging into your Snapchat account by going to map.snapchat.com. Another way is to use Snap Map on your mobile device:

1. Open Snapchat and wipe to the left to access the Map screen.
2. Search for specific locations or use the Explore feature to see snaps that have been submitted from around the world.
3. Tap Snapchats you’re interested in. and select View Creator.
4. Tap Subscribe to follow updates from the user.
   You’ll be able to see the creator’s username here, which can be used to find their profile and add them as a friend using the steps above.

4. Check Their Other Social Media

Something else you can do is check the person’s other social media accounts to see if they’ve shared their Snapcode or Snapchat username elsewhere on the internet.

You can do this if you already have their other social media account links, such as Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, etc. If you’ve only connected with them on one or two social networks, search their username on Google or another search engine to see if other accounts show up. Many people recycle usernames (and passwords) many times over.

Wrapping Up

That’s it – these are the strategies for finding people on Snapchat. Hopefully, you find the person you’re looking for through one of these methods.

Now that you know how to find someone on Snapchat, check our tutorial to see how you can find out who is behind a Snapchat username if you have some Snapchat friends you don’t recognize.