The Complete List of 150+ Data Brokers & People Search Sites (2026 Edition)

There are over 4,000 data brokers registered in the United States alone. They operate in the shadows, buying and selling your personal information without you ever knowing.

If you want to protect your privacy, you can't fight them all. But you can fight the ones that matter.

We have compiled the Complete 2026 List of Data Brokers that pose the biggest risk to your privacy. These are the sites that rank on Google for your name, sell your phone number to telemarketers, or expose your home address.

The "Big Three" People Search Sites

If you only remove yourself from three sites, make it these. They power hundreds of smaller "affiliate" sites.

• **Whitepages:** The largest directory. Hosts addresses, phone numbers, and relative data.

• **TruePeopleSearch:** Extremely popular due to its free, fast results. Often the source of robocall lists.

• **Spokeo:** Aggregates social media data with physical records. Frequently used by landlords and amateur investigators.

The "Background Check" Sites

These sites mimic official background checks but are actually private databases.

• **BeenVerified:** Aggressive advertising. difficult to remove without a tool.

• **Intelius:** Old-school broker with deep records including criminal history and property data.

• **Instant Checkmate:** Specializes in "criminal records" and mugshots.

• **TruthFinder:** Similar to Intelius, often used to snoop on neighbors or dates.

B2B Lead Generators (The "ZoomInfo" Class)

These brokers sell your work email, job title, and direct dial to salespeople.

• **Apollo.io:** Massive database of professionals.

• **ZoomInfo:** The industry giant. Holds detailed corporate hierarchies.

• **Lusha:** Plugin that scrapes LinkedIn contact info.

• **RocketReach:** Sells direct emails and personal phone numbers of executives.

How to Opt Out (The Smart Way)

You have two choices:

1. Manual Removal: Go to each of these sites, find the "Do Not Sell" link in the footer, and fill out their form. It takes about 20 minutes per site.

2. Automated Request: Use Offlist.me to generate legal removal requests for all of them at once.

We keep this directory updated weekly as new brokers pop up and old ones get acquired. Check our [Directory](/directory) page for the live, searchable database of all 150+ brokers we cover.

Don't let your data be a commodity. Start wiping the slate clean today.