Discover & Win
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 951 open competitions across 296 websites and 116 categories as of 25 August 2026. Between them they are giving away 1,077 prizes with a combined estimated value of £920,651.
100% 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 480 open competitions with a known or estimated prize value.
| Prize value | Competitions |
|---|---|
| Under £50 |
53
|
| £50 – £250 |
151
|
| £250 – £1,000 |
203
|
| £1,000 and over |
73
|
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?
Monday is the most common closing day, with 261 of the 951 open competitions ending then. Entering the day before catches the most deadlines.
| Closing day | Competitions closing |
|---|---|
| Monday |
261
|
| Tuesday |
130
|
| Wednesday |
120
|
| Thursday |
103
|
| Friday |
114
|
| Saturday |
71
|
| Sunday |
152
|
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 |
114
|
| Tuesday |
104
|
| Wednesday |
113
|
| Thursday |
200
|
| Friday |
116
|
| Saturday |
145
|
| Sunday |
159
|
How long is a competition open for?
The average open competition runs for 40.5 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 |
|---|---|
| Home |
151
|
| Travel |
124
|
| Voucher |
124
|
| Outdoors |
104
|
| Entertainment |
102
|
| Health |
97
|
| Gourmet |
89
|
| Accommodation |
84
|
| Experiences |
84
|
| Food |
74
|
| Gardening |
70
|
| Books |
69
|
Categories with the biggest prizes
Average estimated prize value per competition.
| Category | Average prize value |
|---|---|
| Event from 3 valued competitions |
£33,407
|
| Financial from 29 valued competitions |
£18,469
|
| Cash from 45 valued competitions |
£14,752
|
| Automotive from 6 valued competitions |
£3,403
|
| Cruises from 5 valued competitions |
£2,900
|
| Holiday from 14 valued competitions |
£2,450
|
| Shopping from 53 valued competitions |
£2,146
|
| Travel from 48 valued competitions |
£1,894
|
| Accommodation from 29 valued competitions |
£1,658
|
| Sports from 12 valued competitions |
£1,574
|
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 |
|---|---|
| Travel from 5 competitions stating a winner count |
10.8
|
| Health from 4 competitions stating a winner count |
7
|
| Skincare from 5 competitions stating a winner count |
6.4
|
| Sports from 3 competitions stating a winner count |
3.7
|
| Shopping from 4 competitions stating a winner count |
3
|
| Gift Cards from 7 competitions stating a winner count |
2.7
|
| Pets from 3 competitions stating a winner count |
2.3
|
| Beauty from 3 competitions stating a winner count |
2.3
|
| Vip from 3 competitions stating a winner count |
2.3
|
| Books from 6 competitions stating a winner count |
2.3
|
Categories our visitors look at most
Where do the competitions come from?
Websites running the most competitions
| Website | Open competitions |
|---|---|
| Rayo |
54
|
| Sheerluxe |
34
|
| Allotment Online |
31
|
| Womans Own Magazine |
25
|
| Marie Claire |
24
|
| Pick My Postcode |
17
|
| Hearst Magazines |
16
|
| Made for Mums |
15
|
| House of Coco |
14
|
| Sixty Plus Surfers |
14
|
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
|
| bigwinwin.cadbury.co.uk across 1 competitions |
£100,000
|
| Mail Plus across 5 competitions |
£22,650
|
| Sheerluxe across 29 competitions |
£18,370
|
| Rayo across 25 competitions |
£15,971
|
| Heart Radio across 7 competitions |
£14,500
|
| takeabreak.co.uk across 4 competitions |
£13,200
|
| HN Magazine across 2 competitions |
£12,000
|
| Magna Radio across 1 competitions |
£10,000
|
| comp.radiox.co.uk across 1 competitions |
£10,000
|
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.
Loading amazing deals...