# Spokeo: how AI models rank it, October 2026

HR AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. Named in 3 judge labels across 1 categories by 3 of 14 models. Page: https://hr-ai-index.com/vendors/spokeo/

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Background screening | 0% | 80 | 100% | 3 |

## And against it

- "Avoid "People Search" Engines for Employment/Housing Services like Spokeo... You should avoid them" (Qwen 3.7 Flash, Background screening)
- "Avoid non-FCRA consumer sites like Spokeo, as they're not employer-legal." (Grok 4.1 Fast, Background screening)
- "Using them to make hiring or housing decisions is illegal" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, Background screening)

## Movement since September 2026

Floor: 13 points of share, measured on the calibration repeat. A larger change is movement; a smaller one is noise.

- Background screening: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 13 points · rank 35 → 80 of 83.

## In its own words

What Spokeo's own pages state, read 2026-09-28. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: a people search engine that organizes white pages listings, public records and social profiles to help you safely find and learn about people (https://spokeo.com/)
- For: people in the USA; businesses and government agencies (https://spokeo.com/)
- Free plan or trial: free name search (https://spokeo.com/)
- Certifications: 256-bit encryption, ISO/IEC 27001, SOC II, PCI DSS

## What it publishes

Every page spokeo.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 152 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 2 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- case study: 3 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2021-11-09
- conference or event: 2 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2013-04-22
- report or ebook: 5 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2024-09-18
- comparison: 2 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2020-04-17
- glossary or explainer: 5 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-04-22
- Recent: 2026-04-22 glossary or explainer: What is spokeo used for https://www.spokeo.com/compass/what-is-spokeo-used-for/
- Recent: 2026-02-18 glossary or explainer: What is iphone rapid security response https://www.spokeo.com/compass/what-is-iphone-rapid-security-response/
- Recent: 2025-12-31 glossary or explainer: What is dynata research https://www.spokeo.com/compass/what-is-dynata-research/
- Recent: 2025-10-09 glossary or explainer: What is an ai influencer https://www.spokeo.com/compass/what-is-an-ai-influencer/
- Recent: 2025-08-01 glossary or explainer: What is shoulder surfing https://www.spokeo.com/compass/what-is-shoulder-surfing/
- Recent: 2024-09-18 report or ebook: Facebook ai https://www.spokeo.com/compass/facebook-ai/

## Record

- Method: https://hr-ai-index.com/methodology/
- Raw judge labels and full responses: https://hr-ai-index.com/data/
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as HR AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition, hr-ai-index.com.