Segment Search: the audience database

Updated October 15, 2026Markdown

Segment Search (Segmentsuche) is where you filter a large B2B contact database by criteria — role, industry, company size, location and more — instead of searching for one named person. It gives you filtered access to our data provider's database, which by the provider's figures holds roughly 300 million profiles and 143 million verified email addresses, updated weekly, and lets you add matching people straight to a list. Open it with Find in the left navigation, then People in the switch at the top right of the page.

Three modes: People, Companies, Markets#

The switch at the top right of the page (Individual · People · Companies · Markets · AI Research) sets what you search for; on a phone it is a dropdown. People is the search described here. Companies returns one row per company with the company filters only (industry, size, location and so on) and is charged per page in the same way. Markets shows how many companies match before you load any — see "Markets: size a market before you load companies".

Describe your audience or set filters#

At the top of an empty search, type a sentence describing who you want — for example "Heads of Sales at B2B SaaS companies in Germany with 50 to 200 employees" — into the box under "Which audience are you after?" and click Build filters. You can also click the microphone icon (Dictate) next to the box to speak your sentence; the text appears in the box, and you then click Build filters. Building filters costs no credits and needs no account; dictation also costs no credits but needs an account.

You can also set filters by hand, grouped into Person, Company, Signals and Reachability (job title, seniority, industry, company size, funding, verified email or mobile, and more). Below the search box, six example audiences under Try an example set a whole filter set with one click (Apply filters); hover a card to see its exact filters. The examples fit your market, chosen by your app language: US audiences in English and French (for example "Sales leaders at US SaaS", "IT leaders at US hospitals", "Marketing leaders using HubSpot"), DACH audiences in German and Spanish audiences in Spanish. Applying an example only fills the filters — nothing is searched or charged until you click Search Contacts, and you can adjust every filter first. The filter groups, how they combine and which fields must be picked from suggestions are covered in "How Segment Search filters work".

Run the search and what it costs#

Click Search Contacts. Each page of up to 25 results costs credits, charged only after results come back — a search that matches nothing costs no credits. Each further page is a new charge, unless it repeats an identical search you ran in the last 30 days. ListPlus checks you have a small minimum balance before it runs the search and shows an error instead of searching if you don't; running a search needs an account (sign-up is free), though building filters above doesn't. All prices are in "Price list: what every action costs".

Reading the results#

Results appear as a table: name, title, company, seniority, since (the start date in the current role), location, industry, company size, domain, website and LinkedIn. Email and mobile columns show a masked preview (partly hidden, with a green check) wherever a verified value exists on the provider's side — the table never shows the full address or number.

Reveal email and phone#

Click a row to open that person's profile panel. Like a profile opened in Person Search, it automatically loads the basics (the LinkedIn profile and the company profile), which costs a small number of credits, each part only charged when found; click Auto-load basics: on in the panel to turn it off if you only want to look. To turn a masked preview into the real value, click the Reveal button next to Work email or next to Mobile number under Reachability in the panel (each button shows its price), each charged only when something is found; the mobile reveal asks you to confirm first.

Add results to a list#

Tick the rows you want, or use the header checkbox, and click Add → Add to list. With nothing ticked and more hits than are loaded, ListPlus then asks how many to add — the ones loaded, a number, or all (every further page is charged like the first). Then choose an existing list (no credits) or click New list (which costs credits, like a file import) — ListPlus suggests a name from your filters. Rows arrive with name, job title, company, LinkedIn URL, industry, company size, website, domain and location; email and phone stay empty until you enrich them in the list afterwards. People already in the list (matched by email, then LinkedIn, then phone, then name plus company) are merged with the existing row instead of added twice; the message afterwards says how many were added and how many merged.

Examples#

DACH SaaS sales leaders: Job title (Head of Sales, VP Sales, CRO), Location (Germany, Austria, Switzerland), Industry (pick e.g. "Software Development" from the suggestions), Employees (51–100, 101–200).
Founders of freshly funded startups: Seniority (Founder/Owner, C-Suite), Funding (Seed or Series A, funded within the last 6 months), Company HQ (your target region).
HubSpot users reachable by phone: Technology (HubSpot), Job title (Marketing Manager, RevOps), Contact data (Has verified mobile).

For advanced users#

A search identical to one you ran in the last 30 days (same filters, same page) costs no credits; you still need a small minimum balance for the search to start. The History tab (next to Filter in the filter panel; on phones open Filters first) keeps your workspace's searches, one history per mode (People, Companies, Markets), on the server: colleagues see them too, marked with their name ("You" for your own). Clear all removes only your own entries of that mode. Opening one restores its filters and the result page stored with it, without a charge; paging from there to a page you haven't fetched before is a new, paid page. Results show the total number of matches, and you can page through up to 25,000 of them, 25 per page. Filters marked "Not available" — such as Job change — can't be selected at the moment; to find people new in their role, use "Time in role (months)" or "Time at company (months)" instead.

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FAQ#

How do I find contacts by role, industry or company size?#

Open Find in the left navigation and pick People in the switch at the top right, set filters such as job title, seniority, industry, headcount or location, and click Search Contacts. Each page of up to 25 results costs credits, and a search that matches nothing costs no credits. Tick the rows you want and click Add → Add to list.

What are the example audiences in Segment Search?#

Under Try an example, six cards set a complete filter set with one click (Apply filters), such as "Sales leaders at US SaaS" or "Marketing leaders using HubSpot"; hover a card to see its filters. The examples follow your app language: US audiences in English and French, DACH audiences in German, Spanish audiences in Spanish. Applying one costs no credits and only fills the filters — you adjust them and click Search Contacts yourself.

Why do the results not show email addresses?#

The results table shows only a masked preview with a green check where a verified email or mobile exists, never the full address or number. Open the row and click the Reveal button next to Work email or Mobile number under Reachability (each shows its price), each charged only when found. You can also add the rows to a list first and enrich them there in bulk.

How do I add the results to a list?#

Tick the rows you want, click Add → Add to list (with nothing ticked and more hits than are loaded, ListPlus asks how many to add), and pick an existing list at no charge or click New list, which costs credits like a file import. Rows arrive with name, job title, company, LinkedIn URL, industry, company size, website, domain and location; email and phone stay empty until you enrich them. People already in the list are merged with their existing row, not added twice.

Can I describe my target group in words instead of setting filters?#

Yes — type a sentence such as "Heads of Sales at B2B SaaS companies in Germany with 50 to 200 employees" into the box at the top of Segment Search and click Build filters. ListPlus sets the matching filters for you to check before you run the search; this step costs no credits and needs no account (dictating via the microphone icon needs an account).

How big is the database and where does the data come from?#

Roughly 300 million profiles with 143 million verified email addresses, updated weekly, from our data provider. ListPlus doesn't own a contact database itself; Segment Search gives you filtered access to the provider's data, which you can then enrich further with other sources.

Can I search companies instead of people?#

Yes — pick Companies in the switch at the top right of the page; you get one row per company charged per page of 25, as in People mode. To see how many companies match before loading any, switch to Markets. In People mode each row still carries the company's name, domain, website, industry and size.

Do I need an account to use Segment Search?#

You can build filters, use the example audiences and type a "describe your audience" sentence without an account, all at no cost in credits. Clicking Search Contacts asks you to sign up first (sign-up is free: email address and a one-time code, no password). Adding results to a list also needs an account.

Does viewing page 2 of my results cost credits again?#

Yes — each page you fetch, including page 2 and beyond, is a separate charge, because it's a new request to the database. It costs no credits if the page has no results or repeats an identical search (same filters, same page) you ran in the last 30 days.

Does reopening a recent search from History cost credits again?#

No — the History tab restores a past search's filters and the result page stored with it, with no new request and no charge. The history belongs to your workspace, so colleagues see your searches and you see theirs. Paging to a page you haven't fetched before in that search is still a new, paid page.

Can I dictate my audience description instead of typing it?#

Yes — click the microphone icon (Dictate) next to the "describe your audience" box at the top of Segment Search, speak for up to about two minutes, and the text appears in the box. Then click Build filters to turn it into filters. Dictation costs no credits but needs an account; typing the sentence works without one.

Does clicking a result in Segment Search cost credits?#

Yes, by default: opening a row loads the person's basics (LinkedIn profile and company) automatically, which costs a small number of credits, each part only charged when found. Click "Auto-load basics: on" in the profile panel to turn it off if you only want to look; revealing the email or mobile is a separate click, and each Reveal button shows its price.