How to find someone with a picture (2023)
Verify a person’s online identity using images.
If you have a picture and want to know its origin or find out who the person in the photo is, a reverse image search is the answer for you.
Reverse image search tools let you upload an image and then scan the internet to pinpoint webpages that have the same or similar photos. It’s a handy trick when you suspect someone you’re chatting with online is using a fake identity, or you would like to know more background information about someone, but all you have is the person’s picture.
In this post, we’ll guide you on how to do a reverse image search with some of the best reverse image search tools we’ve found.
1. FaceCheck.ID
FaceCheck.ID is an image search tool that allows you to search the internet with a photo. It uses proprietary AI technology to identify faces, measure the similarity between faces, and efficiently sift through vast data. The results display links to webpages where the same face, or someone who looks similar, has been identified.
To use this tool, go to FaceCheck.ID. Click Browse to upload the image you’d like to search for. Next, agree to the terms of use and click on Search Internet by Face.
From my experience, the search results were not 100% accurate, but I did find a few accounts linked to the person I was looking for. It’s very impressive that this tool can identify faces through millions of social network posts and dig out the profiles.
2. Google Images
Google Images has been available for a long time. This powerful and free search tool allows you to find out if someone has used your images on the internet, or to find the source of an image easily.
If the picture you are trying to identify belongs to a celebrity, your chances of finding that person are quite high. However, if it belongs to a random stranger – say, someone you met online – you are less likely to find the person in this way.
Performing a reverse photo search with it is quite easy. Just go to Google Images, click on the camera icon, upload the picture you would like to look up or paste the image URL, and hit Search by image.
Alternatively, if you’re using the Chrome browser, just right-click on the picture on the webpage and click “Search image with Google Lens“. You’ll be able to view your search results in a new tab.
3. TinEye
TinEye also provides a free and powerful reverse image search tool that allows you to perform a reverse image search with great accuracy. You can run a reverse image search by clicking the Upload button to upload the picture, or searching the image by URL.
After the search is complete, it will return results with exact-match or visually similar images, including a list of webpages where the image has been used. Yet, like many tools, TinEye’s efficacy is heightened when you use it to track celebrity images. If you’re searching for an ordinary person, the results may be sparse.
4. Yandex Image Search
Yandex is a Russian search engine that has introduced a visual search tool. This tool can help you find someone’s information by photo and search for relevant pictures.
To search with this tool, just go to Yandex Image Search and upload the picture you want to look up. This can help you find the source of the picture, which may be the person’s social media profiles.
5. Bing Image Search
As with most people searches, you’re not likely to get all the information you need in one search and with one tool. If you’re trying to find more information about someone, you can also try Bing Image Search to see if the tool can return useful results.
Just drag the photo into the search field and start the search. Bing will return similar images from across the web.
6. Baidu Picture Search
Baidu is a prominent Chinese search engine that offers a unique service of locating someone using just a picture. Predominantly used in China, its interface is primarily in Chinese.
Upon accessing Baidu Images, your first step should be to right-click on the webpage and select Translate to English. Then, click on the camera icon to upload the desired image for search.
During my test, I searched for people from different ethnic backgrounds. Baidu successfully identified an Asian internet celebrity whom other tools like Google Images and Bing Images failed to identify. So if you’re trying to search for an Asian individual, try this tool to see if you have any luck with it.
7. Social Catfish
If you’re trying to identify someone you met online and you have a picture of the person, you might want to try a dedicated people search tool like Social Catfish. It is an online investigation service that has the most comprehensive collections of dating sites or social media profiles and background information.
A reverse image search with Social Catfish might be able to bring up background information about the person (e.g., the person’s name, age, phone number, address, and email address), and help you find out what sites the person has a profile on.
If you’re serious about learning as much as possible about the person, and you want guaranteed results, you can pay for a Social Catfish Specialty Service. The people search experts at Social Catfish will do all the hard work for you, using the same tools that the FBI uses. And they guarantee they’ll find the person.
The methods in this article provide you with easy access to public record information, but without a guarantee for accuracy and may include links to websites not listed as a Consumer Reporting Agency (CRA). Information acquired from these bodies is illegal to be used for employment, housing, credit, and other purposes alike, according to laws such as the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). If you’re not sure whether your use of our methods is appropriate, click here for details.
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