5 ways to find someone on Tinder

Tinder is a great dating app that can help you find compatible people near you, but narrowing down your search for one can be a little tricky. There’s no official way to find someone’s dating profile on Tinder if you haven’t “matched” them, but you can still do it with a few simple tips. This article will walk you through the most effective ways to find a person on Tinder, from updating your Discovery (discovery) settings to using third-party people-finding sites.

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Use the search feature on Tinder to find people you’ve paired up with

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This is the only official way to search for specific people on Tinder. Tinder doesn’t have a search feature that allows you to find people who haven’t matched you yet. But if you have already matched someone, you can find them in the list of people who have already matched you. Here’s how to do it: ^{[1] X Research Source}

Go to the home screen in the Tinder app and tap the Message icon that looks like a voice bubble at the top of the screen.
Drag down from the top of the screen until you see the search bar.
Type the person’s name in the search bar to find them.

Narrow down your Discovery to find that person

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If you set up more specific search options, there’s a good chance you’ll be able to match that person. This is a more indirect way to find the person you need to find. The way to change the Discovery settings is as follows: ^{[2] X Research Sources}

Open the Tinder app and tap the profile icon at the top of the screen.
Tap Settings .
Scroll down and tap Discovery .
Here, you will change the settings to increase your chances of matching the person you are looking for.
For example, you can set an age range close to their age and limit their gender search results below Show Me . If you know how far away they live, you can adjust in the Maximum Distance setting.

Find their profile by username URL

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Type https://tinder.com/@ [username] in your browser’s navigation bar. Tinder works as a website as well as an app. ^{[3] X Research Source} Each Tinder profile has its own URL, simply https://tinder.com/@[username] (without the brackets). If you know the person’s username, this will be an easy way to find their profile.

If you don’t know their Tinder username, try using the username they use on other social media sites like Instagram, Facebook, or TikTok.

Find a user using Google’s site search engine

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Type site:tinder.com and the person’s name into Google. This will give you search results only within the Tinder website. ^{[4] X Research Source} You can also use their real name or username if you know it.

For example, go to the Google search bar and type site:tinder.com Kim Trang .
Using this method, you can view their profile even if you don’t have a Tinder account.

Try to find the person using a third-party search engine

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Many sites can help you find people on Tinder. If the above methods don’t work, one of the services below can help you know for sure if the person you’re looking for has a Tinder profile. The vast majority of these services are subscription-based or search fee-based. Try to find that person using the following services:

Social Catfish, a website that allows you to check Tinder by username, phone number or email. This is a subscription service.
Intelius, a people finder website that displays profiles and social networks and other public information when you search for a person by name and phone number. Intelius is also a subscription service.
Spokeo, a service that allows you to find information such as a person’s contact information and social media profiles. You will need to purchase a subscription to view their Tinder account and other social media information.
Cheaterbuster (formerly known as Swiperbuster), a website specifically to help find people on Tinder. You can purchase a subscription or pay individual fees (search credits), depending on your needs.

Steps

Use the search feature on Tinder to find people you’ve paired up with

Narrow down your Discovery to find that person

Find their profile by username URL

Find a user using Google’s site search engine

Try to find the person using a third-party search engine

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