Honey Loses 7 Million Users Following Major Scandal

There are a few sponsors you can't escape on YouTube, and Honey is one of the most controversial. Bought out by PayPal in 2020 for $4 billion, the coupon extension has found itself in a hive of trouble over the last few years. YouTuber MegaLag investigated the app in 2024 and found that it was quietly transferring sales commissions from content creators to PayPal, and it was later claimed that Honey allegedly scraped private, single-use promo codes directly from individual shoppers.