YouGov Reviews and Features

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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.

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YouGov Reviews (375)

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January 7, 2019 by patricia from United Kingdom

I really liked this site when I first joined but suddenly I have gone 6 months without a survey and am only half way to the £50 payout.I liked the surveys and wanted more but whenever I go on to the site it says they have no surveys for me and I have to go into my email to prove who I am before I can get back in - very strange.Maybe it will improve - I can only wait and see.

December 19, 2018 by Anant from India

Hi, I have just received the payment of ₹3600 in my paytm wallet and I am really excited. Thanks yougov.

December 18, 2018 by kimmy from Hong Kong

It was 5 stars. But I redeemed once on early Nov but still not get paid. they said they will payout before 17 Dec as promise. Contacted the support and no reply at all. Beware

Update: nvm, i just got my paid from them. But i see loads of ppl complaining on fb.

December 15, 2018 by Maria from United States

This was my favorite site. You never get screened out. If you are sent a link and start the survey you will get paid unless you stop before you finish. Points are reasonable. Surveys are interesting, not the same tv and junk food survey so many seem to always have. Length is reasonable. Payment takes longer than many but they clearly warn you about that. The reason I am considering leaving is that last time I cashed in my points was October. Today is December 14. It has been 2 months exactly. No reward. I have contacted them repeatedly. It says to contact them if it takes more than 4 weeks. I have sent an email each week since, so 4 times. Not only have I not gotten my reward, I have gotten no response at all. All the things I like about the surveys are worthless if they won't pay me and won't respond to help requests. So a site I would have given 5 stars is now 1.

December 12, 2018 by Paul from United States

DECEMBER 2018 UPDATE: For some obscure reason, this site now sends you an email when you try to log in. You now have to go to your email inbox, open the email, and then log in from the email. We see no reason to make people endure this. Do they think that we are all impostors trying to steal our 88 cent reward amounts or something?

UPDATE: Still takes a very long time to achieve enough points for a reward, and offers are few. MAJOR ISSUE: no obvious, clearly labeled logout button once you are logged into your account. It's is not there. You get dizzy going in circles trying to escape the website. Other surveys sometimes have a drop down menu where you hover your cursor over "settings" or "account" to find an elusive logout button. Some surveys have a big, clear, obvious logout button. Not this baby.
Most survey sites use captcha pics to ensure you aren't some impostor attempting to steal somebody else's 23 cent reward. But this one goes completely to extremes. It takes 3, 4, 5, 6, even 7 attempts in succession with different captchas to get to a place where you can even enter your login info. Plus, when you think you have one of the captchas completed, it keeps morphing with new images over and over again. This is happening for each successive set of captcha images. Good Lord. You'd have time to wash the car and walk the dog by the time you're finally able to log in.