By Kushal Magar · April 3, 2026 · 6 min read
How to Remove Your Phone Number From LinkedIn in 2026 (Privacy Guide)
If your phone number is visible on LinkedIn, any connection — or potentially any LinkedIn user — can see it. Sales reps, recruiters, and strangers may be calling you from data they found on your profile. Here is how to remove or hide your phone number in under 2 minutes.
LinkedIn stores phone numbers that users add during signup, profile updates, or two-factor authentication setup. Many professionals do not realize their phone number is visible to connections — or in some cases, to anyone on LinkedIn. Removing it takes less than 2 minutes.
This guide walks through removing your phone number entirely, changing visibility settings to limit who sees it, and understanding what third-party tools can still access even after removal.
Quick Summary
Step-by-step guide to removing and hiding phone numbers from LinkedIn profiles. Access Settings > Account preferences > Phone numbers to delete, or change Contact Info visibility to 'Only you' to hide from connections. Note that third-party enrichment tools source data externally and removal from LinkedIn alone does not remove from all databases.
TL;DR
- Go to Settings > Account preferences > Phone numbers to remove your number entirely
- Change Contact Info visibility to 'Only you' to hide from connections while keeping for 2FA
- Phone numbers used for 2FA can be hidden from your profile while still serving as a security factor
- Third-party enrichment tools (Lusha, Kaspr) source phone data externally — removing from LinkedIn does not remove from all databases
- Request data deletion from specific enrichment providers to fully remove your phone from sales databases
How to Remove Your Phone Number From LinkedIn
Step 1: Click your profile icon in the top right and select Settings & Privacy.
Step 2: Go to Account preferences > Phone numbers.
Step 3: Click Remove next to each phone number listed. If the number is used for two-factor authentication, LinkedIn will ask you to set up an alternative 2FA method (authenticator app or security key) before allowing removal.
After removal, your phone number no longer appears in your Contact Info section or LinkedIn's internal data stores.
How to Hide Your Phone Number Without Removing It
If you want to keep your phone number for 2FA but hide it from your profile: go to your profile, click Contact Info (the card icon below your headline), and edit the visibility for each phone number. Set it to Only you.
This hides the number from all connections and visitors while keeping it active for LinkedIn's security features. Your phone number will not appear in the Contact Info section that others can see.
What About Third-Party Enrichment Tools?
Removing your phone from LinkedIn does not remove it from external databases. Tools like Lusha, Kaspr, Apollo, and Cognism source phone data from multiple non-LinkedIn databases — business registries, web scraping, data partnerships, and community-contributed networks.
To remove your phone from these databases, you need to request deletion from each provider individually. Most GDPR and CCPA-compliant providers offer opt-out mechanisms: Lusha (privacy.lusha.com), Cognism (privacy@cognism.com), Apollo (privacy center in-app). Exercise your data subject rights under GDPR Article 17 (right to erasure) or CCPA for California residents.
How to Prevent Future Phone Number Exposure
Do not add your personal phone number to LinkedIn profiles. If you need a phone number on your profile for business purposes, use a dedicated work number or a VoIP number (Google Voice, Grasshopper) that you can change or disconnect without affecting your personal line.
Review your LinkedIn privacy settings quarterly. LinkedIn updates settings and defaults periodically, which can inadvertently expose previously hidden information. Check Settings > Visibility regularly to ensure your preferences have not been reset.
