YouGov Reviews and Features

YouGov

50 Featherstone Street, London,   EC1Y 8RT GB
Tel: +44 (0)20 7012 6000   Contact: https://today.yougov.com/about/contact-us/
Operated by: YouGov

Jump to: YouGov Reviews | Rewards | YouGov Sign up

KEY FEATURES:

> How YouGov works
> Reward options
> Survey taking experience
> Is YouGov legit?

YouGov is one of the world's leading research companies, with an impressive 6 million members worldwide. They publish a number of syndicated reports, such as the annual Global Survey of Wealth & Affluence, which provide comprehensive market intelligence on a range of industry sectors. The results of their research is frequently featured in the media.

Create a YouGov account in minutes

To join YouGov, simply enter your email address and desired password on the sign up screen on the website. You’ll be sent a verification email containing a code to confirm your email address, then voilà. You’re ready to go.

Start Taking Surveys

YouGov will email you when a new survey becomes available. You can expect to receive 5-7 new opportunities per week and you’ll earn points for each paid survey completed.

Convert Your Points Into Rewards

Once you’ve earned enough points, you’ll be able to convert these into rewards including cash, gift cards and more.

Sign Up Bonus!

Join YouGov online panel and get rewarded for participating in online surveys and focus group opportunities. As a sign up bonus, you will get your first 500 points for creating your account and confirming your e-mail address. You'll earn an additional 2000 points for filling out the very short welcome survey that takes approximately 3 minutes to complete.

Compensation Per Survey

Most online surveys will award between 300-500 points; the longer the survey, generally, the more points that are awarded. 1,400 points equates to $1.00. Reward redemptions are for gift cards but vary from country to country. In the USA, the minimum is 35,000, which equates to a $15 gift card. The first survey available to you after registering is worth 2,000 points, which will help you on your way to obtaining your first reward.

Reward Options

YouGov surveys offers a variety of redemption options for members, and these options vary from country to country. Cash payments awarded via PayPal are a way to earn money in some countries, and gift cards are available in most countries. Retailers include Amazon, Best Buy, Apple, Walmart, and more. YouGov branded merchandise is also available.

• PayPal payments - receive a $25 PayPal payment by redeeming 30,000 points. Receive a $50 payment by exchanging 55,000 points or a $100 payment for 100,000 points.
• Amazon gift cards - receive a $25 Amazon gift card in exchange for 30,000 points. A $50 gift card = 55,000 points, and a $100 Amazon card = 100,000 points.
• Additional rewards - Visa pre-paid cards, bank transfers, additional gift card options and merchandise available on a per-country basis.

Rewards Delivery

Cash rewards are issued within 1-3 working days. Gift card rewards take approximately 2-3 weeks to receive after redemption. Gift cards are physically mailed.

Survey Lengths

The length of each online survey varies, but most are between 5-15 minutes long. Surveys are rarely longer than 20 minutes, as this is considered a maximum. YouGov offers paid surveys quite frequently compared to other similar sites. You will receive an email every time a new survey is available. It can be different from country to country, but on average you can expect 5-7 surveys a week.

A big plus for YouGov is that they almost never send you a link to a survey that you then do not qualify for. If you are screened out, you are likely to be matched with another survey.

Survey Topics

As with any paid survey site, YouGov's survey topics can vary, however most of the time, they frequently about politics, as YouGov's surveys and political polling results are frequently published in the media. Surveys may also be about consumption habits, your social attitudes, what you think of things happening in the news, and so on.

See the Opinions of Others

YouGov offers the chance for you to see what your answers in surveys are used for. About once a month, they send out a newsletter, where they link to some of the national and international stories where their survey results have been featured. You can also find this information on their website if you choose not to receive their newsletters. This gives you the ability to find out where your opinions stand in relation to the greater YouGov surveys community!

Download the YouGov App

YouGov has a mobile surveys app that has been downloaded over one million times and is available on both iOS and Android. Download the app to take paid surveys on the go, check your points balance and to redeem rewards. Stay up to date on the latest survey releases by activating push notifications that will come to your mobile first!

YouGov Lottery

In some countries, YouGov surveys offers a lottery, and you can use your points in exchange for chances to win. The prizes you can win in the lottery can be big!

Refer Friends, Earn Money

In some countries, YouGov provides you the opportunity to earn points for every friend you refer to their site using your unique link. Once a friend has signed up and completed 6 surveys on YouGov, you will receive 200 points credited to your account.

If you're an experienced affiliate marketer, you can earn up to $3 per lead if you apply for YouGov's affiliate program.

Share Your Opinions!

The ‘Opinions’ feature of the YouGov surveys website lets you share your opinion on the topics that interest you most. When you do, other members will be able to comment and vote in a poll whether they disagree or agree.

What’s more, you can browse other people’s opinions and respond and vote on them in this polling section.

Is YouGov Legit?

YouGov is absolutely legitimate and has been in business for over 20 years. They run a high-quality online survey panel that conducts thousands of surveys yearly and is frequently featured in the media. The YouGov survey site is legit, not a scam, and is a great and safe way to voice your opinions and participate in quality research.

As with any survey site, member experiences may vary, so before joining, it's advisable to read the YouGov survey reviews below, so that expectations are met.

Eligibility: Available in select countries. Must be age 14+ in USA to join, 16+ in UK to join.

Info missing or incorrect? Tell us!
Is this your survey panel? Reply to reviews.

YouGov Reviews (375)

Sort Reviews By: Date | Highest rating | Lowest rating

September 30, 2020 by mery from United States

The amount of points needed to reach the minimum payment seems excessive to me, if we take into account the frequency with which they send the surveys and the value they give them is too much time invested ... I have been working my account for almost 3 months and I only have 15000 points, it does not seem fair to me really, you need to be more fair.

September 21, 2020 by Marie from United States

Before I even joined YouGov I read all of the reviews and based on the reviews YouGov has a solid 3 star rating. I thought I would give this site a chance by making my own decision on whether it was a good site or not. Well they deserve the 3 star rating. It has taken a long time (like over 2 months) to save up enough points for 15 GC from Amazon. I noticed when I first started taking surveys with YG they gave me 1000 pts, per survey...but as I got closer to cashing out the points were cut in half becoming 500 pts instead of 1000 pts and the surveys seemed to take longer. on the 14th of October I redeemed my GC expecting to receive it within a week. Come to find out it takes 10-12 business days and today is the 12 business day since I've cashed out. I contacted them and received a message saying that it takes 10-12 business days...okay yesterday was day 11 and today is day 12?? I will keep you updated...because I noticed that a lot of the 5 star reviews don't say whether they were able to cash out, or how long they waited, etc to receive their reward. Survey you later.

UPDATE: I received my gift certificate so I upgraded to a 3 star rating.

2nd UPDATE: I've stopped using YouGov because they lowered the amount that you earn per survey. It took a long time before they lowered it. As of today September, 2020 2.5 stars is a fair rating.

August 28, 2020 by Stephen from United Kingdom

YouGov are one of the better companies. There are a lot of disreputable companies out there but YouGov is not one of them. I you want a fair survey company, look no further.

July 25, 2020 by Christine from United States

I have been a member of YouGov for a few years. I have spent lots of time taking their surveys and was reward a gift card x1. When I accumulated enough points for a cash reward, I pressed the 'redeem' button but never received the cash reward. I was not asked for any account information either. After 4 months of attempting to contact YouGov about this problem, I was contacted by email saying they had deposited the amount-apparently into someone else's bank acct. I explained that the acct ending numbers, etc were not mine; they basically blew me off. I'm in the process of still contesting this and will continue until they correct the error. If it gets corrected, I will give them a better review but at this point feel I've wasted way too much of my time with little benefit. I thought they were a legitimate company but it appears they do not honor their promises. Be wary.

July 23, 2020 by Zafar from United Arab Emirates

Waste of time! Really long surveys and You don't even know where your points go! They don't reply, no support!