New survey findings reveal that women are driving the adoption of phone number verification, guided by caution and not anxiety.
A recent ClarityCheck user survey found that 67% of phone number lookups were initiated by women, who reported encountering something questionable in 49% of those first-time checks. These "red flags" weren’t always dramatic. Often, they were defined by absence: no profile name, no linked information, or usernames that felt inconsistent with what the user expected.
This cautious lens was especially pronounced in social or dating-related contexts. Among women who conducted a search following an unsolicited message or match request, 44% flagged the report as incomplete or odd, for example, by showing a username without any associated information, or platform links that felt out of place. Rather than relying on gut instinct alone, users described forming impressions based on what was missing.
That absence mattered. 61% of women who reported a red flag said it was the lack of basic public data that triggered concern, while 34% pointed to unrecognizable usernames, and 29% reacted to links with platforms they hadn’t expected the number to be associated with. For many, the absence of a name or the presence of unexpected traces created just enough friction to pause or investigate further.
Women were not just more likely to check, they were also more likely to re-check. According to survey responses, they were twice as likely as men to verify the same number again, and 18% said they repeated checks multiple times over several weeks. These patterns suggest that what might look like overthinking from the outside is, in practice, a form of digital diligence.
Behavior extended beyond the moment of the check. 75% of women said they look up unknown numbers before calling or replying, compared with 48% of men, and women were 35% more likely to save or forward verification results to others. That behavior points not just to individual caution but to a widening culture of shared digital safety norms.
Taken together, the findings illustrate a shift: for many women, verifying a number is not just a one-off check; it has become a standard layer of protection. In an era of anonymous apps, temporary numbers, and inconsistent online identities, even a lack of information is information, and ClarityCheck has become a quiet but essential part of that interpretive toolkit.
About ClarityCheck:
ClarityCheck is an all-in-one background verification tool for phone numbers, emails, and images. Designed for everyday digital safety, ClarityCheck helps users instantly identify unknown contacts, trace suspicious profiles, and check for potential fraud across phone, email, and photo input. By combining reverse lookup and OSINT technologies, it offers a streamlined way to verify identities and protect yourself online.
ClarityCheck is an all-in-one background verification tool for phone numbers, emails, and images. Designed for everyday digital safety, ClarityCheck helps users instantly identify unknown contacts, trace suspicious profiles, and check for potential fraud across phone, email, and photo input. By combining reverse lookup and OSINT technologies, it offers a streamlined way to verify identities and protect yourself online.
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Lauren Fellows
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Lauren Fellows
PR Manager