# Segment Search: the audience database

Source: https://listplus.ai/en/help/find-contacts/categories-audience-database
Last updated: 2026-10-15

**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](https://listplus.ai/en/help/find-contacts/markets)".

## 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](https://listplus.ai/en/help/find-contacts/filters-explained)".

## 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](https://listplus.ai/en/help/plans-credits-billing/price-list)".

## 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.

**Related topics:** which-finder-do-i-use · filters-explained ·
reveal-email-and-phone · categories-to-list · price-list ·
not-enough-credits.

## 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.