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Competitions Whale Statistics
Real numbers from every free UK competition the Competitions Whale is tracking today.
How many free UK competitions are there?
The Competitions Whale is tracking 828 open competitions across 318 websites and 33 categories as of 15 October 2026. Between them they are giving away 121,997 prizes with a combined estimated value of £1,084,100.
99% of them are free to enter with no purchase and no raffle tickets. We have been listing UK competitions since July 2021 - over 5 years old!
Every figure on this page is recalculated from our own live database. Nothing here is an industry estimate.
Competitions open today
What is a UK competition prize typically worth?
Based on the 797 open competitions with a known or estimated prize value.
| Prize value | Competitions |
|---|---|
| Under £50 |
111
|
| £50 – £250 |
287
|
| £250 – £1,000 |
275
|
| £1,000 and over |
124
|
When should you do your comping?
Competitions do not close evenly across the week. If you enter on a fixed schedule, the day you pick decides how many closing deadlines you catch and how many you miss.
Which day do most competitions close?
Saturday is the most common closing day, with 167 of the 828 open competitions ending then. Entering the day before catches the most deadlines.
| Closing day | Competitions closing |
|---|---|
| Monday |
138
|
| Tuesday |
79
|
| Wednesday |
64
|
| Thursday |
124
|
| Friday |
136
|
| Saturday |
167
|
| Sunday |
120
|
Which day do new competitions appear?
Thursday brings the most new listings, so it is the best day to check back for competitions nobody has entered yet.
| Day added | Competitions added |
|---|---|
| Monday |
73
|
| Tuesday |
117
|
| Wednesday |
115
|
| Thursday |
139
|
| Friday |
129
|
| Saturday |
133
|
| Sunday |
122
|
How long is a competition open for?
The average open competition runs for 40.7 days between the day we list it and the day it closes. Check in at least once a week and you will see almost every competition before it closes.
Which competition categories are the biggest?
Most popular categories
| Category | Open competitions |
|---|---|
| Gift Cards |
142
|
| Food |
122
|
| Fashion |
106
|
| Home |
98
|
| Accommodation |
93
|
| Beauty |
78
|
| Holiday |
66
|
| Books |
65
|
| Kitchenware |
55
|
| Experiences |
54
|
| Cash |
50
|
| Tickets |
50
|
Categories with the biggest prizes
Average estimated prize value per competition.
| Category | Average prize value |
|---|---|
| Cash from 50 valued competitions |
£11,761
|
| Automotive from 15 valued competitions |
£6,027
|
| Luxury from 29 valued competitions |
£3,481
|
| Holiday from 59 valued competitions |
£2,125
|
| Furniture from 21 valued competitions |
£1,851
|
| Accommodation from 89 valued competitions |
£1,213
|
| Experiences from 50 valued competitions |
£1,165
|
| Sports from 39 valued competitions |
£845
|
| Home from 90 valued competitions |
£795
|
| Electronics from 46 valued competitions |
£748
|
Categories with the best odds
Average number of winners per competition. More winners means more chances, though it says nothing about how many people enter.
| Category | Average winners |
|---|---|
| Fashion from 99 competitions stating a winner count |
1113.7
|
| Gift Cards from 127 competitions stating a winner count |
884.1
|
| Cash from 48 competitions stating a winner count |
93.1
|
| Holiday from 56 competitions stating a winner count |
86.8
|
| Accommodation from 88 competitions stating a winner count |
51.4
|
| Dining from 40 competitions stating a winner count |
22.2
|
| Sports from 37 competitions stating a winner count |
17.7
|
| Kitchenware from 50 competitions stating a winner count |
16.9
|
| Experiences from 49 competitions stating a winner count |
10.9
|
| Books from 62 competitions stating a winner count |
4.8
|
Categories our visitors look at most
| Category | Views on open competitions |
|---|---|
| Gift Cards |
2,594
|
| Home |
1,938
|
| Fashion |
1,741
|
| Food |
1,276
|
| Holiday |
918
|
| Accommodation |
845
|
| Outdoors |
830
|
| Beauty |
793
|
| Cash |
747
|
| Kitchenware |
746
|
Where do the competitions come from?
Websites running the most competitions
| Website | Open competitions |
|---|---|
| Rayo |
55
|
| competitions.idealhome.co.uk |
39
|
| Marie Claire |
32
|
| Womans Own Magazine |
22
|
| Sheerluxe |
19
|
| Made for Mums |
18
|
| Hearst Magazines |
14
|
| homelifeandyou.com |
13
|
| Good To |
12
|
| Prize Deck |
12
|
Websites giving away the most
Combined estimated value of everything they have open.
| Website | Total prize value |
|---|---|
| santander.co.uk across 2 competitions |
£500,000
|
| Rayo across 51 competitions |
£45,225
|
| vertumotors.com across 1 competitions |
£30,000
|
| giveawaygiveaway.cadbury.co.uk across 1 competitions |
£25,000
|
| forms2.toyota.co.uk across 1 competitions |
£22,000
|
| whitefoxboutique.co.uk across 1 competitions |
£20,000
|
| competitions.idealhome.co.uk across 38 competitions |
£16,745
|
| Marie Claire across 31 competitions |
£15,635
|
| arnoldclark.com across 1 competitions |
£15,000
|
| richersounds.com across 2 competitions |
£13,500
|
How many competitions have we listed?
1,720 competitions listed since August 2026.
| Month | Competitions added |
|---|---|
| August 2026 |
218
|
| September 2026 |
973
|
| October 2026 |
529
|
How we work these numbers out
Every figure comes from the Competitions Whale database and describes competitions that are open right now: visible on the site, already published, and not yet closed. Figures refresh several times a day.
Prize values are the amount stated on the competition's own entry page where one is given. Where none is given we estimate it from the prize description, and those estimates are included in the totals and averages above. Treat prize value figures as indicative rather than audited.
Competitions where the number of winners is not stated are counted as awarding one prize, so the total number of prizes is a conservative floor rather than a ceiling.
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