Honey just lost a million more Chrome users
Following an exposé late last year, PayPal’s popular Honey extension has slowly been dropping users. Now, Honey is down yet another million Chrome users.
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Honey drops to 15 million users on Chrome, down 5 million in less than six months
In late 2024, the popular Chrome extension Honey was exposed for shady tactics including simply not doing what it was promised to do, with uninstalls following suit and Honey now dropping down to 15 million users from a peak of over 20 million.
Expand Expanding CloseHoney has now lost 4 million Chrome users after shady tactics were revealed
Late last year the popular Chrome extension Honey (owned by PayPal) was revealed for employing a few shady tactics, and the extension has since lost around 4 million users on Google’s browser alone.
Expand Expanding CloseHoney no longer takes credit for affiliate sales when it doesn’t have coupons or ‘Gold’
After being revealed for its shady tactics late last year, Honey has updated its Chrome extension to no longer take credit for affiliate sales it didn’t earn, likely as Chrome policy now prevents such behavior.
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Honey finally discloses that it uses affiliate codes now that Google Chrome requires it
After being exposed for some shady practices last year, PayPal’s popular Honey extension has finally been forced to disclose that, yes, it takes advantage of merchant affiliate programs.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Chrome policy update restricts shady affiliate extensions, like Honey
Google Chrome has made a policy update today that restricts how browser extensions can interact with affiliate codes, effectively banning the behavior of the controversial PayPal Honey extension.
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Honey grows back to 18 million users after being exposed for directly misleading users
Honey is a widely used browser extension that promises to save users money by hunting down coupon codes. It doesn’t really do that, though, as it was exposed for shady tactics in December. But, despite the blowback, Honey has actually added more users, growing back to 18 million on Chrome alone.
Expand Expanding CloseHoney extension loses 3 million Chrome users after being exposed for shady tactics
PayPal’s Honey has been a massively popular Chrome extension for years, promising to find coupon codes and save consumers money, all without costing a dime. However, a recent video exposed shady tactics by Honey, and has led to over 3 million Chrome users uninstalling the extension.
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