According to MegaLag, Honey has sponsored around 5,000 YouTube videos across more than 1,000 different channels that have accumulated a combined 7.8 billion views. What People Are Saying.

Honey is an internet browser extension that advertises finding and applying coupon codes for online shoppers. PayPal acquired Honey in 2020 for $4 billion. YouTube tech journalist MegaLag posted a ...

Honey became popular with millions of digital shoppers by offering them ways to save money as they prepare to pay for items—all free of charge. The app and browser extension does that by rifling ...

PayPal’s Honey browser extension has been lauded for years as an easy way to find coupons online. But some are calling it a “scam” after a deep dive from YouTuber MegaLag, who accused Honey ...

Honey’s convenience has resulted in the extension being recommended widely, including in almost 5,000 Honey-sponsored videos across about 1,000 YouTube channels, according to MegaLag.

In December 2024, a video on YouTube by the channel MegaLag exposed Honey for two shady practices. The first was how the extension took advantage of affiliate codes.

The investigation implicates some of the biggest creators on YouTube, such as MrBeast, MKBHD, Linus Tech Tips, and many others, all of which have promoted Honey to their audiences for many years.