How to find someone on Tik Tok without a username?

Currently, there are over 800 million active users on the platform. With this huge number of users, finding someone gets very tricky. In this article, we are looking at how to find someone on Tik Tok. 

Who hasn’t heard about TikTok? This social media platform has exploded in popularity in recent times. Unlike YouTube, users can upload small video footage on the platform. The maximum length of the video can be 60 seconds.

TikTok is famous for being a platform where short videos 15-60 seconds in length can be posted. In terms of app downloads, it is the top app worldwide.

How to find someone on Tik Tok without knowing their username?

There are multiple ways you can search for someone on TikTok. Here are few ways to find someone on Tik ToL 

1. Using a TikTok QR Code
2. Contact number
3.  Email address
4. Mutual friends
5. Username

If you do not know the username of an account on TikTok, you can search for their account using a TikTok QR Code. Scan the code using a QR scanner, and you will be taken to their TikTok profile.

Follow the steps below to find someone on Tik Tok using QR code: 

· Launch TikTok.

· Navigate to Discover. (Magnifying Glass Icon)

· Open Scanner.

· Turn on Flash.

· Scan the QR Code.

· When you are done, hit the Follow icon.

The second method for looking up someone without a username is to sync your cell phone’s Contact List with TikTok.

Follow the steps below to find someone on Tik Tok using contact list: 

· Open TikTok.

· Navigate to your TikTok Profile.

· Tap the Find Friends option.

· Hit the Sync Contacts button.

· From there, you can check the profile of contacts who are on TikTok. Check the profile picture to verify the user.

· When you find the one you were looking for, hit the Follow button.

Along with scanning a QR code, you can search for someone using their TikTok name or syncing your contact list. 

You can also find friends who are connected with you on Facebook.

TikTok comes with a native Find Facebook Friends feature. Before using this feature, know that it grants TikTok access to your public profile and your friend list when you use it.

Follow the steps below to find someone on Tik Tok using Facebook : 

· Launch the TikTok app.

· From the bottom right corner, hit the Me icon.

· Select the icon on the top left.

· Now open the Find Facebook Friends feature.

· You will be asked to sign in to your Facebook account.

· Tap continue if you want to proceed.

· Now sign in to Facebook.

· After you sign in, you will be shown a list of your Facebook friends using TikTok.

· Hit the Follow icon at the left-hand side of users you want to follow.

Currently, no one can look you up using your TikTok videos. 

However, unlike YouTube, where you must follow an account for their new video content to appear on your feed, TikTok randomly populates your news feed with content you will love.

How to find someone on Tik Tok using their username?

Now that we know how to find someone on TikTok without their username let us look at some simple alternatives.

If you know the username of an account (username of the platform) you want to follow, looking them up on the platform gets very easy.

· Launch the TikTok app.

· Navigate to Discover. (Magnifying Glass Icon)

· Open the Search option.

· Enter the username that you were looking for.

· Tap Search.

If you want to add your family members this is the best way to find them on the app. Looking up someone using their username is the easiest way to add someone on TikTok.

How to find someone on Tik Tok using a computer?

Along with the app version, TikTok also comes with a web version. On the TikTok web version, you get access to all the available features on the mobile version.

From the TikTok web version, you can log in to your account using several methods.

To find someone on TikTok using a computer, follow the below steps-

· Log in to your TikTok account using your login credentials.

· Navigate to the Discover feature. (Magnifying Glass)

· Open the Search option.

· Enter the username.

· Tap on Search.

How to find someone on Tik Tok using an Email address?

To find someone using their Email address, you need to sync your Phone’s Contact List first.

 After the sync is complete, you will be presented with a list of people you can add. Follow the steps below : 

· Launch the TikTok Application.

· From the bottom right corner, hit the Profile account.

· Open Find Friends.

· Tap Find Contacts.

· When a pop-up appears, allow Tiktok to access your phone contacts.

· When the sync is complete, you will see a list of people from your Email contacts who are using TikTok.

However, if your TikTok is set to Private Profile, you will not be discoverable by email addresses or IP address. 

Can you find someone on Tik Tok using their phone number?

So far, we have seen how to find someone on TikTok using their username, email address, and phone number.

In this segment of the article, we are looking at how to find someone on TikTok using their phone number. Follow the steps below : 

· Launch TikTok.

· From the bottom right of your home screen, tap on the Profile icon.

· Click on the + button on top right of the screen

From there, navigate to Find Mobile Contacts.

· You will now see a list of phone contacts from your phone’s contact list.

· Hit the Follow icon beside profiles you want to follow.

If you don’t want to be discovered on TikTok using your mobile number, you can change it from the privacy settings menu.

How do you find someone on TikTok using their Instagram account?

Most TikTok users would share their TikTok username on their Instagram account’s bio. If that is the case with your friends, you can add them on TikTok using their username.

On the other hand, if your friends are yet to start using TikTok, you can send them an invitation link on TikTok. Here is how to do that-

· First step, launch the TikTok app.

· From the bottom of the page, visit your profile.

· On your profile, hit the Person icon. It should be located on the top left corner of your screen.

· You will be taken to a window that says “Find Friends”.

· From the next window, you will see a list of social media apps and other applications to send the invite. (check the dialogue box)

· Click on the Instagram icon.

· This will open a new window listing down all your Instagram friends.

· From there, hit the “Send” icon

· This will send invites to your Instagram friends.

Now you know how to find someone on TikTok using their Instagram account.

How to find TikTok users near my location?

TikTok is an attractive social network with lots of cool features. There are millions of monthly active users on the platform.

How to find someone on Tik Tok near your location? Sadly, currently there is no native feature on TikTok that lets you do that. However, many third-party applications help you do that.

Certain apps help you find TikTok influencers near your location. 

For instance, InfluenceGrid. This SAAS tool helps you search millions of TikTok users using their location. It also enables you to generate consumer reports.

This tool helps you narrow down TikTok users and influencers that are just perfect for your next campaign. When you have a list of effective leads, you can export that list in CSV.

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How to find someone’s name on TikTok?

The best way to find someone’s name on Tik Tok is to visit their TikTok account. 

On the top right corner of every TikTok account, you will see the actual username of the person. 

This is enough information to look them up on other social media accounts like Instagram or Facebook.

Also, when you tap profile, you will get to see information about linked accounts (social media accounts) and so on.

If you don’t see a user’s name on their Tiktok account, you can also check their profile’s URL. 

Go to the address bar, and see the prefix after the text tiktok.com/@*******. You can also check the bottom navigation bar to figure out someone’s TikTok username.

FAQ: 

Can you search TikTok users using their video?

No. The best way to find someone on Tiktok whose videos you like is to search using their TikTok username and add either #duet or #stitch as the prefix for the search string.

Can you find someone on TikTok without having a Tik Tok account?

Yes, you can. However, it will only work if the user has set their TikTok account to public. If they have, you can land on their TikTok account, from a regular Google search result, or using the native search function of the app.