In the US , over 1.5 million people every month try to perform a reverse cell phone number search. That's 50,000 people per day; 2,083 people per hour; and 34 people per minute! But, why are people so interested in performing these searches? Well, there could be a myriad of reasons:

- to nab a prank caller
- to identify an unknown number on caller ID
- for official purposes

Are you one of the 34 people this very minute looking to perform a reverse cell phone number search, for whatever reason? Here are the top three methods people use to obtain results:

Method One: Look for a free cell phone directory.

A lot of people wish there was a free cell phone directory that existed like the typical phone book we have for landlines. Unfortunately, when mobile phones first became a phenomenon, the government decided that all the information associated with them should remain private, and so privacy laws were put into effect. You can't even go into a search engine and type in the person's name or mobile number and get any information unless that person published their number somewhere, which is rare.

Method Two: Hire a P.I.

If you are in desperate need of this information, say to check on a potentially-cheating spouse, you might instinctively turn to a Private Investigator to look up the person or number for you. If time or money is of any importance to you, then a P.I is not the answer since they can take weeks to get you results and, in the process, can charge a couple hundred bucks.

Method Three: Use a reverse cell phone directory.

This is, by far, the best proven method to conduct a reverse cell phone number search. You simply find a reliable mobile phone database on the Internet, type in the number you want investigated, and viola! Here's jut a sample of the information they provide:

1. The full name of the cell phone user
2. Their age, martial status and average income
3. Their address and known associates, relatives

Besides being supplied with an overload of information, these searches can all be done in less than five minutes! Plus, not only do you get to perform the searches in complete anonymity, but you can lookup as many numbers as you want!