April Stats & May News.
We had a little blip with Analytics this month which resulted in missed data. It's denoted next to some of the stats.
Click Frenzy may have been lackluster but once again members managed to snag some great prizes. Nintendo Switch, Le Creuset Signature Cast Iron Round Casserole, Massage Gun, PS5, and Macbook.
End of Financial Year (EOFY) sales are on. Our annual treasure hunt where you can win prizes by DDOSing our site will be running at the end of this month.
EOFY donations to charity will be happening shortly with a focus this time on mental health charities.
I'll be heading off to Darwin for a short break at the end of this month. I know Darwin bargains are few and far between but happy to bring some t-shirts along for a mini meetup if there is interest.
Members
Members of the Month
April 2023
I Smell Pennies for posting the most voted deal in April, YouTube Premium: Individual TRY ₺29.99, Family TRY ₺59.99 @ YouTube Turkey. The month that we saw a mass migration of ozbargainers moving between India and Turkey. These deal has now been marked as a long running deal.
Guke for posting 2 of the fastest trending deals, $1.99 Mosquito Zapper and $3.31 USB Hub / Cables / Adapter from Amazon. Both got over the +30 votes threshold in 4½ minutes and expired/out of stock in 10 minutes. Good job ozbargainers for cleaning up the Amazon warehouse.
BargainsGrabber for posting the most entered and 2nd most voted competition in April, Win a DreamHack Melbourne Custom Gaming PC from DreamHack Melbourne & Aftershock PC. Most voted competition was actually posted by neil (me) on winning a road bike or 12 cases of beer — weird combination but certainly got lots of clicks.
Twix for consistently helping out with editing deals as a power user, doing 500-700 edits each month. Other than moderators, OzBargain currently also has around 15 power users that fix the title & descriptions of the deals.
Congratulations to all the winners!
See more about members of the month
Site Updates of Interest (Not a full list)
- Notifications grouping in menu.
- Remove Cheddar from cashback
- Add ¥ for special currency formatting in the title (Waves to Amazon JP)
Moderation Stats:
- Reports from users: 4636 (avg: 1 report every ~9 minutes) || March 2023: 5054 || April 2022: 4650
- Deals Removed/Published: 352/2831 —- Forum Posts Removed/Published: 99/926 — Competition Posts Removed/Published: 23/814 — Classified Posts Removed/Published: 28/588
| reason | COUNT |
|---|---|
| Duplicate | 100 |
| Requested by OP | 66 |
| Spam | 46 |
| Unobtainable deal | 24 |
| Sockpuppeting | 22 |
| Referral spam | 21 |
| Lack of business details | 18 |
| Insufficient Quantity | 15 |
| Merged with Existing Thread | 14 |
| No bargain listed | 14 |
| Deal doesn't meet Amazon AU posting guidelines | 12 |
| Post in classifieds | 12 |
| Read Title Guidelines | 8 |
| Classifieds requirements not met | 7 |
| Merged with Insufficient Quantity Thread | 6 |
| Banned item | 5 |
| Banned store | 5 |
| Use Referral System | 5 |
| Merged with eBay Insufficient Quantity Thread | 5 |
| Circumventing ban | 4 |
| Account Issue | 4 |
| Merged to existing thread | 4 |
| Classified does not meet posting guidelines | 4 |
| Expired on posting | 3 |
| Deal doesn't meet eBay posting guidelines | 3 |
| Merged into Low Quantity Deals Thread | 3 |
| Insufficient Quantity (Merged with Existing Thread… | 3 |
| Out of stock on posting | 3 |
| Competition not started | 3 |
| Combined posts | 3 |
| Post as deal | 3 |
| Merged with Amazon Insufficient Quantity Thread | 3 |
| Resolved | 2 |
| Not available to Australia | 2 |
| Ghost account | 2 |
| Duplicate (Merged with Existing Thread) | 2 |
| Combine Post | 2 |
| Joke post | 2 |
| Deal doesn't meet AliExpress posting guidelines | 2 |
| Referrals not allowed in classifieds | 2 |
| Use classifieds | 2 |
| Competitions are not bargains | 2 |
Most Deals Posted by a User & Vote Avg (Top 10)
| User | Deals | Avg Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Scrooge McDeal | 89 | 67.26 |
| ChatGPT | 85 | 31.75 |
| ozbs25 | 41 | 43.00 |
| Clear | 34 | 43.68 |
| superforever | 33 | 32.58 |
| HamBoi69 | 32 | 62.97 |
| O O | 28 | 25.93 |
| save50 | 27 | 17.56 |
| deanmoriarty | 23 | 28.74 |
| BargainsGrabber | 22 | 116.41 |
Top Deal Posters
- Lysander (5430 deals)
- nocure (5087 deals) +10
- dealbot (4616 deals) +13
- save50 (4097 deals) +18
- tightarse (3934 deals) +3
Most Deals Posted by a New User & Vote Avg (Top 10)
| User | Deals | Avg Vote |
|---|---|---|
| markturner29 | 6 | 5.50 |
| Commodore64 | 4 | 10.75 |
| drakknight222 | 4 | 9.25 |
| Nebula PC | 3 | 131.33 |
| Spoontah | 3 | 25.67 |
| ozbdine | 3 | 22.33 |
| FocalNutrition | 3 | 4.67 |
| SeoulSkin Australia | 3 | 3.00 |
| elevateergonomics | 3 | 3.00 |
| DealsForBreakfast | 2 | 31.50 |
Most Front-Page Deals posted by Users & Vote Avg (Top 10)
| User | Deals | Avg Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Scrooge McDeal | 56 | 94.98 |
| ChatGPT | 32 | 55.50 |
| HamBoi69 | 21 | 87.29 |
| BargainsGrabber | 20 | 125.45 |
| Clear | 16 | 72.75 |
| ozbs25 | 14 | 97.50 |
| dealbot | 13 | 267.62 |
| Wuman | 13 | 98.85 |
| I Smell Pennies | 10 | 162.70 |
| superforever | 10 | 76.00 |
Most Front-Page Deals posted by Store Reps & Vote Avg (Top 10)
| User | Deals | Avg Vote | Comments | Comments (Not OP) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| gotyourback | 5 | 222.00 | 165 | 73 |
| MetroCom | 4 | 123.00 | 13 | 4 |
| shppngtrlly com au | 4 | 103.25 | 5 | 0 |
| tightarse | 3 | 437.33 | 55 | 28 |
| untech | 3 | 109.67 | 30 | 2 |
| beatthatflight | 3 | 86.00 | 30 | 0 |
| enigmapc | 3 | 76.33 | 39 | 0 |
| CheapFlightHunter | 2 | 100.50 | 20 | 3 |
| flightfinderau | 2 | 96.00 | 3 | 0 |
| LimeBlueCoffee | 2 | 86.50 | 40 | 0 |
Most Competitions posted by users (Top 10)
| User | Comps | Avg Vote |
|---|---|---|
| TruePursuit | 431 | 5.81 |
| Phalaxis | 133 | 14.64 |
| neil | 56 | 11.38 |
| JoeGC | 44 | 10.77 |
| Iluvfreebies | 40 | 8.07 |
| Katie2014 | 12 | 13.75 |
| okhuhwhatnow | 6 | 5.33 |
| djk | 6 | 3.33 |
| BargainsGrabber | 5 | 33.00 |
| opcoupon | 5 | 0.20 |
Most Edits by a Power User
| User | Edits | Uniques |
|---|---|---|
| Twix | 598 | 560 |
| rompastompa | 190 | 186 |
| Baysew | 120 | 117 |
| tonester | 58 | 54 |
| DuckKnight | 43 | 41 |
| O O | 28 | 27 |
| coldlamb | 15 | 13 |
| brandogs | 10 | 10 |
| Hargain Bunter | 9 | 6 |
| aether | 6 | 5 |
Comments
Top 10 Commenters (# of comments, votes)
| User | Comments | Avg Vote | +5's | +15's | -5's | -15's |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| deme | 850 | 1.50 | 70 | 15 | 16 | 1 |
| jv | 778 | 0.52 | 69 | 9 | 43 | 4 |
| AustriaBargain | 676 | 1.12 | 56 | 11 | 21 | 3 |
| Jimothy Wongingtons | 578 | 2.77 | 91 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| Muzeeb | 405 | 3.32 | 83 | 20 | 7 | 0 |
| Scrooge McDeal | 402 | 0.98 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| lostgoat | 384 | -0.03 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 1 |
| easternculture | 359 | 1.26 | 28 | 9 | 9 | 0 |
| Clear | 350 | 1.50 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| ozbs25 | 341 | 0.81 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Top 10 positively voted comments
Most Popular Comments
| Comment | Votes | User | Posted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feature OP | 200 | deme | 2023-04-10 |
| Financially solvent | 190 | SBOB | 2023-04-01 |
| You didn’t bother to check | 165 | Jimothy Wongingtons | 2023-04-29 |
| I'm waiting for your post on | 161 | mojadu | 2023-04-04 |
| I would suggest it's not a | 160 | Massive Flog | 2023-04-27 |
| explaining to them I | 158 | SBOB | 2023-04-29 |
| no | 139 | Wiadro | 2023-04-10 |
| Good luck making changes | 114 | Caped Baldy | 2023-04-16 |
| Well | 107 | Wonderfool | 2023-04-14 |
| We buy shit we don’t need, | 101 | pegaxs | 2023-04-17 |
Top 10 negatively voted comments
Least Popular Comments
| Comment | Votes | User | Posted |
|---|---|---|---|
| These are proof that humans | -109 | furiousgeorge | 2023-04-03 |
| I work in the health system. | -68 | narbe | 2023-04-04 |
| What is the purpose of your | -63 | kajke | 2023-04-11 |
| Get rid of it and make it | -61 | thesaver | 2023-04-18 |
| No, for that you need to | -54 | Kangal | 2023-04-20 |
| and remember: past | -47 | jv | 2023-04-27 |
| Work out what you did to | -42 | spackbace | 2023-04-03 |
| Tail gating is the only way | -42 | lew380 | 2023-04-04 |
| As long as you used to wear | -42 | krazek | 2023-04-23 |
| better than ANY tv | -42 | aec | 2023-04-21 |
Top 10 controversial comments
| Comment | +Votes | -Votes | User | Posted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firist post so go all out | 18 | 19 | iMagoo | 2023-04-30 |
| Uber Light down Jacket | 18 | 18 | jv | 2023-04-27 |
| Huge layovers should put | 17 | 17 | RogueWolf | 2023-04-28 |
| Glad you are as excited as | 16 | 17 | AIRJO CoffeeRoasters | 2023-04-28 |
| Well they did shift | 16 | 18 | abc | 2023-04-08 |
| You don't give kids a | 15 | 14 | CodeExplode | 2023-04-08 |
| praise jeebus what a deal | 14 | 13 | Jayblesz | 2023-04-08 |
| What is it to do with China? | 14 | 15 | AussieGargain | 2023-04-08 |
| Due to China's Yangtze | 13 | 12 | flypig | 2023-04-24 |
| If they were concerned, you | 12 | 11 | virhlpool | 2023-04-29 |
Comments with a net vote between 2 and -2 where the comment has 6 or more positive votes.
| Comment | +Votes | -Votes | User | Posted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firist post so go all out | 18 | 19 | iMagoo | 2023-04-30 |
| Well they did shift | 16 | 18 | abc | 2023-04-08 |
| Glad you are as excited as | 16 | 17 | AIRJO CoffeeRoasters | 2023-04-28 |
| You don't give kids a | 15 | 14 | CodeExplode | 2023-04-08 |
| What is it to do with China? | 14 | 15 | AussieGargain | 2023-04-08 |
| praise jeebus what a deal | 14 | 13 | Jayblesz | 2023-04-08 |
| Due to China's Yangtze | 13 | 12 | flypig | 2023-04-24 |
| If they were concerned, you | 12 | 11 | virhlpool | 2023-04-29 |
| You simultaneously believe | 12 | 10 | swagneto | 2023-04-20 |
| Last time I signed up for | 11 | 10 | P1xellat3d | 2023-04-13 |
Comments with a net vote of + or - 20% with pos vote count of 10 or more.
["K:D"] highest vote average with minimum 100 comments and also 50 comments.
100 comments
| User | Comments | Average |
|---|---|---|
| SBOB | 183 | 5.4208 |
| Bafranz | 101 | 3.9604 |
| Hybroid | 136 | 3.875 |
| pegaxs | 128 | 3.2188 |
| Muzeeb | 406 | 3.2118 |
| DashCam AKA Rolts | 120 | 3.0833 |
| FireRunner | 129 | 3.0465 |
| 87percent | 101 | 3.0396 |
| Jimothy Wongingtons | 580 | 2.7707 |
| Gunnar | 101 | 2.703 |
50 comments
| User | Comments | Average |
|---|---|---|
| SBOB | 183 | 5.4208 |
| FoxJump | 67 | 4.209 |
| Bafranz | 101 | 3.9604 |
| Gnostikos | 54 | 3.9259 |
| Hybroid | 136 | 3.875 |
| altomic | 64 | 3.875 |
| vodamerc | 51 | 3.7255 |
| djkelly69 | 63 | 3.6667 |
| GG57 | 72 | 3.4028 |
| mskeggs | 81 | 3.2469 |
Deals
Top 10 fastest deals to the front page
Top 10 fastest deals to 100 votes
Top 10 most popular deals by votes
Top 10 most popular deals by clicks
Top 10 most popular deals by traffic (in pageviews) (Data missing for 9 days)
Most Popular Deals by Category
Top 10 most popular freebie deals by votes
Competitions
Most Popular Competitions (by votes)
Most Popular Competitions (by clicks)
Most Won Competitions
Comps Won: 50 | March: 66
Competition Pageviews: April: 174,367* | March: 354,290 (Data missing for 9 days)
- Comps Posted: 814 | March: 783
- Biggest Winner: Win $10,000 Travel Vouchers, Shazam Movie Passes & More from Zeus
Social Media
Instagram:
- 12,844 +120 followers
- Male 39.9%, Female 60.1% (vs. Male 69.5% Female: 30.5% for OzBargain)
- 25-34 44.2% (vs. 34.22% for OzBargain)
- 3,642 sessions from Stories (Data missing for 9 days)
Tiktok:
- Video Views 17,134 (+267.29%)
- Shares 28 (+154.55%)
- Likes 344 (+437.5%)
- Followers 4,401 +70
Other stats
Top 10 most popular forum thread by traffic (in pageviews) (Data missing for 9 days)
Top 5 most popular wiki pages by traffic (in pageviews, excluding help pages) (Data missing for 9 days)
| Wiki Page | Pageviews |
|---|---|
| List of Birthday deals/freebies - OzBargain Wiki | 6,764 |
| Discounted eGift Cards - OzBargain Wiki | 5,689 |
| Debit & Credit Cards with no international fees - OzBargain Wiki | 2,154 |
| List of Price Comparison Sites | 1,654 |
| Gift Card FAQ | 1,105 |
Top 5 most popular stores (in pageviews of their store page) (Data missing for 9 days)
| Store | Pageviews |
|---|---|
| Domino's | 51,169 |
| eBay Australia | 13,744 |
| Menulog | 11,100 |
| Amazon AU | 7,556 |
| JB Hi-Fi | 6,512 |
Top 10 most popular stores (amount of published deals posted)
| Store | Count | Avg Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Amazon AU | 342 | 38.79 |
| JB Hi-Fi | 104 | 44.05 |
| ShopBack AU | 47 | 112.32 |
| Amazon Global Store | 46 | 30.83 |
| Coles | 41 | 46.68 |
| Woolworths | 38 | 41.08 |
| Cashrewards | 37 | 86.16 |
| Mwave Australia | 36 | 27.19 |
| Costco Wholesale | 32 | 27.00 |
| Bing Lee | 31 | 37.68 |
Top 10 most subscribed to stores
| Store | # of subscribers |
|---|---|
| American Express Cashback Offers | 639 |
| Boost | 530 |
| Amazon AU | 531 |
| Uniqlo | 502 |
| Cashrewards | 481 |
| Shopback | 441 |
| eBay | 410 |
| I Want That Flight | 401 |
| JB Hi-Fi | 376 |
| Specsavers | 360 |
Top 10 Search Alerts
Top 5 sites referring traffic to OzBargain (sessions) (Data missing for 9 days)
- Facebook - 38,878
- Oursteps - 24,069
- Whirlpool Forums - 21,228
- Twitter - 13,129
- Reddit 10,065
Top Browsers (by Sessions)
| Browser | % |
|---|---|
| Chrome | 56.92% |
| Safari | 27.54% |
| Edge | 4.50% |
| Firefox | 3.75% |
| Samsung Internet | 3.51% |
| Ozbargain Android App | 2.02% |
Top 5 stores with referrals (# of referrers)
| Store - Referral | Count |
|---|---|
| Cashrewards | 4465 |
| ShopBack AU | 3658 |
| Uber Eats | 1746 |
| Webull | 1418 |
| Stake | 1255 |
Everything else
- Deals posted: 2831 || March 2023: 3347 || April 2022: 3094
- Total number of deals: 439,430 || Total number of forum topics: 120,954
- Number of Freebies posted: 142
- Comments posted: 114,741 || March 2023: 127,208 || April 2022: 115,689
- Total comments posted: 13,825,686 comments
- % of removed comments: 1.94% || March 2.04% || April 2022 1.63%
- Overall traffic: 8,139,014 sessions, 22,994,492 pageviews (Data missing for 9 days) || March 2023: 13,730,381 sessions, 37,937,579 pageviews || April 2022: 12,043,969 sessions, 36,920,878 pageviews
- New users: 2493 Total number of users: 392,080
- % of rep posts: 13.90% || March: 14.60% || April 2022: 16.60%
- User Age:
| Age | Percentage |
|---|---|
| 25-34 | 34.22% |
| 35-44 | 26.29% |
| 18-24 | 13.03% |
| 45-54 | 12.04% |
| 55-64 | 4.85% |
| 65+ | 3.32% |
March 2023: 18-24: 16.87%, 25-34: 36.28%, 35-44: 24.90%, 45-54: 12.40%, 55-64: 5.77%, 65+: 3.79% || April 2022: 18-24: 17.81%, 25-34: 35.73%, 35-44: 24.92%, 45-54: 11.98%, 55-64: 5.79%, 65+: 3.78%
- Male: 69.5% Female: 30.5% || March 2023: Male: 71.9% Female: 28.1% || April 2022: Male 65.69% Female: 34.31%
- # of stores in referral system: 712 +12
- # of banned websites: 7328 +67
Newsletter subscribers: 127,306 +207 (64% with accounts)
Most commented deal: Seagate Ironwolf NAS Hard Drive: 8TB $129.63, 12TB $189.47, Pro 16TB $249.30, Pro 18TB $279.22 Delivered @ Amazon US via AU (827 comments)
- Most clicked deal that didn't reach front page: 50% off Mens Tommy Hilfiger Sneakers @ Amazon AU (8350 clicks)
- Most neg'd deal: [Sold out] PS5 DualSense Controller White $96.95 + $10 Delivery ($0 with $100 Order) @ Games Keys Australia (-14 votes)
2023: Jan - Feb - Mar
2022: Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - June - July - August - Sept - Oct - Nov - Dec
how good, i got into the popular comment table.