How did Venom recognize Spider-Man in venom 2?

Jonah Jameson reveals Spider-Man’s identity as Peter Parker on television. And Venom clearly knows who Spider-Man is because he licks the screen and says, “That guy.”

How is Venom connected to Spider-Man?

Topher Grace also played Eddie Brock, a Daily Bugle employee that quickly becomes Peter Parker’s rival, in Spider-Man 3. After detaching from Peter, the alien symbiote collectively known as Venom chooses Eddie as its new host.

How did Venom and Eddie know Spider-Man?

As Doctor Strange reveals, the botched spell brought everyone that knew Peter Parker was Spider-Man to the MCU. That’s how Eddie got here, as Venom was aware—probably via the symbiote hive mind—which meant Eddie knew too.