How to Find and Access Your Contacts List in Gmail

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Quickly access and find your Gmail contact list on desktop or mobile

Written by Darlene Antonelli, MA

Last Updated: July 12, 2025 Fact Checked

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Are you trying to locate your Gmail contacts? Google keeps your contacts stored in the "Contacts" section of your account. As this is usually buried underneath other apps, you may have trouble finding it. Luckily, you can go directly to the contacts website or use the app's account management page to find it. This wikiHow will show you how to view your existing Gmail contacts on your computer, iPhone, iPad, or Android device.

Finding Your Gmail Contacts

Go to the Google Contacts page.
Sign in with your Gmail account.
Click Frequent to view recent contacts.
Click Other contacts to view other contacts that you haven’t added yet.

Method 1

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Using Desktop

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Go to Google Contacts in a web browser. You can use any browser you'd like.^{[1]
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Log in with your Google account. Use your email address and password to log into your account.
- If needed, you can recover your password or account.
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View your contacts. You should see a list of your contacts on the home page by default. If you don't, click Contacts in the left panel. You can add contacts or import them on this page.^{[2]
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- Click Frequent to view contacts you email often.
- Click Other contacts to view contacts that you have emailed but haven't added to your contacts list.

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Using Mobile

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Open the Gmail app. This looks like a multi-colored M.
- Gmail is available for iOS in the App Store and for Android in the Google Play Store.
- If you aren't already logged in, tap Sign in to do so now.
This will be in the top-right corner. A drop-down menu will open.
You can find this underneath your name.
This will be the tab on the right of Security. You may need to scroll through the top tabs.^{[3]
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Tap Contacts. This will be next to the blue person icon.^{[4]
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- A new window will open.
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View your contacts. You should see a list of your contacts on the home page by default. If you don't, tap ☰ and then Contacts in the left panel. You can add contacts or import them on this page.
- Tap Frequent to view contacts you email often.
- Tap Other contacts to view contacts that you have emailed but haven't added to your contacts list.

Method 3

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Importing Contacts from Another Account

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This is on the left side of the Contacts page under the "Fix & manage" header.
You can only import CSV files, which is a common format for contacts. If you don't have a CSV file, you can easily make one by exporting your contacts.
You can also click it once to select it, then click Open.
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Click Import. You can also add a label by clicking + under the uploaded CSV.
- You'll see a progress bar as the contacts are importing.
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Review your imported contacts. Once your selected account's contacts finish importing, you'll be able to view them in the folder labeled with today's date and the email service's name on the left side of the page.
- The imported contacts will also be added to the Contacts tab in the top-left corner of the page.

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You can also import contacts from a contacts file (e.g., a vCard or CSV file). To do so, click Import, click SELECT FILE, select the contacts file, and click Open or Choose to upload the file.^{[5]
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