May stats and recent news.
- Nategasm has created a usercript to tag users & add a markdown toolbar. Very neat.
- KFC in July has been the most popular Google searches. On a related note, Sarah Levinger made this interesting video IG about the popular $1 KFC chips and the marketing psychology around the campaign.
- It was Prime Day from the 8th to the 14th of July and here are the top 10 ordered items:
- LINDT & SPRUNGLI Excellence 70% Cocoa Dark Chocolate Block 100g
- Lotus Biscoff - Sweet spread - Smooth - Caramelised biscuit flavor - Vegan - Nut free - No colours or added flavours - 400g
- Quilton 4-Ply Absorba Paper Towel 24 pack
- Mattel Games Blokus Strategy Board Game, Family Game for Kids & Adults with Colorblind Accessible Pieces & Just One Rule
- Lindt EXCELLENCE 85% Cocoa Dark Chocolate - Block, 100g - An indulgent treat for anytime of the day. Full-bodied dark chocolate masterfully balanced w
- VIVA Paper Towel Select-A-Size Paper Towel 12 Count (4x3 Rolls) - Packaging May Vary
- Sistema Cutlery Set TO GO | Travel Cutlery Set with Knife, Fork & Spoon | Durable Case for Storage | BPA-Free Plastic | Dishwasher Safe
- Polident Retainer & Mouthguard Daily Cleanser Tablets, Removes Stains and Discoloration for Denture, 36 Tablets
- NOVOO 100W USB C Charger, GaN III Fast Charger Block with 3 Ports, PD 3.0 & PPS, Compact Power Adapter AU Plug for MacBook, iPhone 16/15 Pro, Galaxy S
- Kleenex Aloe Vera & Vitamin E 3 Ply Facial Tissues 1120 Count (8 x 140 Pack) - Packaging May Vary
Members
May 2025
- @pegaxs for populating the OzBargain meme wiki page. We love memes. See revisions
- @sunny007 for the most popular deal Free 3 Months Coles Plus or Coles Plus Saver Membership @ Coles.
- @Himlord for posting the most popular Entertainment Deal: Disney+ Standard $4.99/Month for 4 Months (New and Eligible Returning Customers, Ongoing $15.99/Month) @ Disney Plus
- @CruelTwist for posting the most popular Fashion Deal: Caterpillar Men's Beanie & 5-Pack Socks, Multi Colour, One Size $9.89 + Delivery ($0 with Prime/ $59 Spend) @ Amazon AU
Congrats!
Site Updates of Interest (Not a full list)
- Rename comp entry 'One per person' to 'Once per person'
- Add competition type at the start of competition secondary nav bar when viewing a comp.
- Competition prize pool is now a variable text field instead of integer. Allows for input of currency symbol etc.
- Add tags field on competition form. For competitions and classifieds, only allow existing tags are saved.
- For node titles, auto-suggest word capitalisation changes for words longer than 3 characters that are entered in all uppercase.
- Add comment search in the node. Beta only.
- For competitions where URL field has been filled with gleam.io, auto-check 'Gleam' comp entry method.
Moderation Stats:
- Reports from users: 3319 || April 2025: 3289 || May 2024: 4175
| Category | Published | Removed |
|---|---|---|
| Deals | 2365 | 255 |
| Forum | 654 | 67 |
| Classified | 534 | 25 |
| Competition | 460 | 12 |
| Reason | COUNT |
|---|---|
| Duplicate | 71 |
| Requested by OP | 44 |
| Sockpuppeting | 32 |
| Read Title Guidelines | 29 |
| Spam | 24 |
| Lack of business details | 14 |
| Merged with Insufficient Quantity Thread | 14 |
| Insufficient quantity | 10 |
| Post in classifieds | 10 |
| Referral spam | 10 |
| Unobtainable deal | 10 |
| No deal specifics provided | 9 |
| Merged with Existing Thread | 6 |
| Post as a deal | 6 |
| Not available to Australia | 6 |
| Competitions are not bargains | 5 |
| Account Issue | 5 |
| Out of stock on posting | 5 |
| Deal doesn't meet Amazon AU posting guidelines | 4 |
| Classified does not meet posting guidelines | 4 |
| Banned item | 4 |
| Expired on posting | 3 |
| Combined posts | 2 |
| Use TWAM | 2 |
| Ghost Account | 2 |
| Duplicate (Merged with Existing Thread) | 2 |
| Price beats are not bargains | 2 |
| Deal doesn't meet AliExpress posting guidelines | 2 |
| Merged to Fuel Watch | 2 |
Most Deals Posted by a User & Vote Avg (Top 10)
| User | Deals | Avg Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Hiphopopotamus | 108 | 88.54 |
| trixieb | 66 | 46.76 |
| hamza23 | 49 | 52.80 |
| shxhshzhz | 38 | 82.42 |
| nocure | 24 | 36.33 |
| Clear | 21 | 72.38 |
| n3ck3ntry8bort0rgasm | 20 | 29.00 |
| HamBoi69 | 15 | 95.67 |
| save50 | 15 | 17.73 |
| ilove | 14 | 17.79 |
Top Deal Posters
nocure (5782 deals) +36
Lysander (5430 deals)
456 (5084 deals) +15
save50 (4567 deals) +17
tightarse (4040 deals) +7
Most Deals Posted by a New User & Vote Avg (Top 10)
| User | Deals | Avg Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Babysharkdoodoo | 4 | 20.25 |
| Lochie SH | 3 | 6.00 |
| CompleteGrow | 3 | 2.33 |
| OrangeTabee | 2 | 35.00 |
| oliviainaus | 2 | 20.50 |
| ecofurb | 2 | 7.00 |
| Josh9325 | 2 | 7.00 |
| IOF | 2 | 7.00 |
| LordFartVader | 2 | 6.50 |
| chickenbanana | 2 | 4.50 |
Most Front-Page Deals posted by Users & Vote Avg (Top 10)
| User | Deals | Avg Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Hiphopopotamus | 80 | 113.00 |
| trixieb | 35 | 75.17 |
| shxhshzhz | 31 | 97.16 |
| hamza23 | 31 | 74.26 |
| Clear | 15 | 93.00 |
| 456 | 13 | 248.54 |
| BargainsGrabber | 12 | 176.00 |
| HamBoi69 | 12 | 116.17 |
| RichardL | 8 | 114.12 |
| beatthatflight | 8 | 73.62 |
Most Front-Page Deals posted by Store Reps & Vote Avg (Top 10)
| User | Deals | Avg Vote | Comments | Comments (Not OP) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| luketechfast | 7 | 90.14 | 37 | 0 |
| beatthatflight | 7 | 72.29 | 17 | 0 |
| IWantThatFlight | 6 | 93.17 | 6 | 0 |
| Nebula PC | 5 | 63.00 | 142 | 0 |
| CheapFlightHunter | 3 | 77.33 | 11 | 0 |
| tightarse | 2 | 393.50 | 37 | 15 |
| LimeBlueCoffee | 2 | 51.50 | 64 | 0 |
| BargainBilby | 2 | 50.50 | 12 | 12 |
| Monicaty | 2 | 42.50 | 5 | 0 |
| GalaPower | 2 | 41.50 | 7 | 0 |
Most Competitions posted by users (Top 10)
| User | Comps | Avg Vote |
|---|---|---|
| shaneb | 155 | 12.03 |
| TruePursuit | 104 | 5.08 |
| Phalaxis | 53 | 14.30 |
| scrimshaw | 31 | 8.61 |
| neil | 16 | 8.31 |
| hamza23 | 8 | 13.62 |
| alvian | 8 | 13.00 |
| Katie2014 | 7 | 10.14 |
| originaloa | 7 | 0.14 |
| Lele | 6 | 6.67 |
Most Edits by a Power User
| User | Edits | Uniques |
|---|---|---|
| WookieMonster | 441 | 416 |
| Twix | 340 | 313 |
| Baysew | 64 | 63 |
| rompastompa | 43 | 42 |
| tonester | 28 | 21 |
| bossmode | 5 | 5 |
| aether | 5 | 5 |
| DuckKnight | 3 | 3 |
| donga100 | 3 | 3 |
| TakaHas | 3 | 3 |
Comments
Top 10 Commenters (# of comments, votes)
| User | Comments | Avg Vote | +5's | +15's | -5's | -15's |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| jv | 1015 | -0.55 | 58 | 10 | 96 | 19 |
| Protractor | 1004 | 0.44 | 40 | 2 | 20 | 0 |
| tenpercent | 769 | 0.42 | 45 | 6 | 21 | 4 |
| MS Paint | 499 | 3.00 | 99 | 16 | 9 | 1 |
| Muppet Detector | 427 | 0.25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimothy Wongingtons | 413 | 2.57 | 71 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| Dyl | 357 | 0.50 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| trixieb | 322 | 0.63 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| McMaferMur | 277 | 0.38 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
| n3ck3ntry8bort0rgasm | 273 | 0.45 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Top 10 positively voted comments
Most Popular Comments
| Comment | Votes | User | Posted |
|---|---|---|---|
| What was the actual | 187 | MS Paint | 2025-05-05 |
| a true ozbargainer will just | 172 | whitepuma | 2025-05-21 |
| Doesn't really help people | 127 | jv | 2025-05-21 |
| When you buy jeep, you buy a | 119 | athk | 2025-05-08 |
| Electric version might | 113 | MaxHashrate | 2025-05-08 |
| How is this a bargain? | 104 | StuOS | 2025-05-17 |
| I like German cars I love | 103 | derekek | 2025-05-17 |
| they still have zero | 97 | tonyjzx | 2025-05-09 |
| News.com, your guaranteed | 91 | SBOB | 2025-05-15 |
| Hello fatness my old | 81 | simon2105 | 2025-05-06 |
Top 10 negatively voted comments
Least Popular Comments
| Comment | Votes | User | Posted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taiwan is not a country. its | -132 | RTX9090Ti | 2025-05-19 |
| Love Taiwan but it's not a | -85 | cktftw | 2025-05-19 |
| 4% off BARGAIN !!!!!!! | -76 | jv | 2025-05-08 |
| Are the limited to 25 km/hr | -63 | jv | 2025-05-01 |
| Went for an early morning | -55 | tenpercent | 2025-05-08 |
| Not the same one, this one | -54 | Windfall | 2025-05-10 |
| Still a couple extra | -52 | jv | 2025-05-08 |
| looking for | -50 | MS Paint | 2025-05-01 |
| Throwing table scraps of our | -49 | Xizor | 2025-05-04 |
| Thank you for your | -42 | timthetoolman | 2025-05-27 |
Top 10 controversial comments
| Comment | +Votes | -Votes | User | Posted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| hit with taxes because | 18 | 20 | jv | 2025-05-15 |
| Imagine the IQ of humans in | 17 | 18 | Protractor | 2025-05-17 |
| i'd happily pay $140 - $185 | 17 | 18 | tonyjzx | 2025-05-17 |
| I'd rather the mg with 10 | 15 | 16 | nismoau | 2025-05-02 |
| Although I agree that we | 15 | 13 | Duckie2hh | 2025-05-05 |
| If you are over 120KG, I | 15 | 15 | Dollar Dreamer | 2025-05-15 |
| When you use phrases like | 15 | 15 | try2bhelpful | 2025-05-28 |
| It's a good start. I think | 12 | 11 | Protractor | 2025-05-28 |
| Banger value and the current | 11 | 11 | Larsson | 2025-05-06 |
| Soon all cars available will | 11 | 11 | dwbr | 2025-05-09 |
Comments with a net vote between 2 and -2 where the comment has 6 or more positive votes.
| Comment | +Votes | -Votes | User | Posted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Do Renewables Have a | 26 | 22 | jv | 2025-05-05 |
| Where’s your comprehensive | 21 | 26 | Downvoter | 2025-05-16 |
| hit with taxes because | 18 | 20 | jv | 2025-05-15 |
| i'd happily pay $140 - $185 | 17 | 18 | tonyjzx | 2025-05-17 |
| Imagine the IQ of humans in | 17 | 18 | Protractor | 2025-05-17 |
| Onepass has no value to me | 16 | 13 | Grannular | 2025-05-29 |
| Good. For all the boomer | 16 | 13 | mskeggs | 2025-05-13 |
| I'd rather the mg with 10 | 15 | 16 | nismoau | 2025-05-02 |
| Anyone buying refurb is | 15 | 12 | Tacooo | 2025-05-10 |
| Although I agree that we | 15 | 13 | Duckie2hh | 2025-05-05 |
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 Commenter | Comments | Vote | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| mskeggs | 123 | 4.74 | |
| pegaxs | 129 | 3.77 | |
| shxhshzhz | 177 | 3.61 | |
| Hiphopopotamus | 175 | 3.17 | |
| Lizard Spock | 132 | 3.11 | |
| MS Paint | 506 | 3.08 | |
| 87percent | 141 | 3.04 | |
| Jimothy Wongingtons | 412 | 2.58 | |
| Bruceflix | 150 | 2.35 | |
| smartazz104 | 105 | 2.25 |
50 comments
| User | Comments | Vote | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| mskeggs | 123 | 4.74 | |
| p1 ama | 61 | 4.74 | |
| cook99 | 63 | 4.51 | |
| tonyjzx | 60 | 4.48 | |
| pegaxs | 129 | 3.77 | |
| shxhshzhz | 177 | 3.61 | |
| SBOB | 78 | 3.58 | |
| CrispyChrispy | 85 | 3.49 | |
| Jaduqimon | 50 | 3.48 | |
| Hybroid | 77 | 3.29 |
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
Most Clicked Deals
Top 10 most popular deals by traffic (in pageviews)
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: 34 | April: 24
Competition Pageviews: 335,025 | April: 319,315
- Comps Posted: 459 | April: 389
- Biggest Winner: Win 1 of 5 Nine-Piece FLEX 24V Cordless Tool Kits Valued over $2,500 Each from Southern Cross Austereo [NSW/VIC/QLD/SA/WA]
Social Media
Instagram:
- 17,925 +150 followers
- Male 38.2%, Female 61.8% (vs. Male: 72.1% Female: 27.9% for OzBargain)
- 25-34 40.9% (vs. 43.53% for OzBargain)
- Link Clicks 7,122 +45.4%
Other stats
Top 10 most popular forum thread by traffic (in pageviews)
Top 5 most popular wiki pages by traffic (in pageviews, excluding help pages)
Top 5 most popular stores (in pageviews of their store page)
| Store | Views |
|---|---|
| Domino's | 76,141 |
| eBay Australia | 14,452 |
| Amazon AU | 13,271 |
| KFC Australia | 12,007 |
| DoorDash | 10,297 |
| Uber Eats | 8,062 |
| AliExpress | 8,012 |
| JB Hi-Fi | 7,871 |
| Bunnings Warehouse | 7,801 |
| Pizza Hut | 6,911 |
Top 10 most popular stores (amount of published deals posted)
| Store | Count | Avg Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Amazon AU | 229 | 40.10 |
| JB Hi-Fi | 64 | 41.03 |
| Steam | 53 | 78.87 |
| ShopBack AU | 51 | 29.96 |
| Bunnings Warehouse | 47 | 59.98 |
| Woolworths | 44 | 36.82 |
| Costco Wholesale | 35 | 45.97 |
| BIG W | 31 | 50.42 |
| TopCashback AU | 31 | 60.55 |
| The Good Guys | 28 | 47.04 |
Top 10 most subscribed to stores
| Store | Count |
|---|---|
| Boost Mobile | 920 |
| Amino Z | 892 |
| UNIQLO | 807 |
| AmEx Statement Offers | 631 |
| Amazon AU | 607 |
| Cashrewards | 525 |
| ShopBack AU | 516 |
| Bunnings Warehouse | 500 |
| JB Hi-Fi | 491 |
| Qantas | 480 |
Top 10 Search Alerts
Top 5 sites referring traffic to OzBargain (sessions)
Top Browsers (by Active Users)
| Browser | Active Users (%) |
|---|---|
| Chrome | 51.82% |
| Safari | 21.7% |
| OzBargain App | 8.85% |
| Edge | 7.61% |
| Firefox | 4.29% |
| Samsung Internet | 2.74% |
| Safari (in-app) | 2.14% |
| Android Webview | 0.8% |
| Opera | 0.47% |
| Amazon Silk | 0.02% |
Top 10 stores with referrals (# of referrers)
| Store | Count |
|---|---|
| TopCashback AU | 4,228 |
| Cashrewards | 3,791 |
| ShopBack AU | 3,611 |
| American Express | 1,918 |
| Wise | 1,737 |
| Uber Eats | 1,526 |
| Catch.com.au | 1,490 |
| Up Bank | 1,427 |
| Superloop | 1,085 |
| ubank | 1,068 |
Google Search Console:
Trending Up Content
Domino's +4%
KFC Australia +127%
eBay Australia +10%
DoorDash +9%
**Trending queries*
- kfc july deals +4.73K
- kfc christmas in july deals +4.37K
- kfc christmas in july +2.24K
- kfc july deals 2025 +1.67K
- ozbargain kfc +428%
Everything else
- Deals posted: 2364 || April 2025: 2022 || May 2024: 2651
- Total number of deals: 513,692 || Total number of forum topics: 137,467 || Total number of competitions: 68,919
- Number of Freebies posted: 152
- Comments posted: 91,961 || April 2025: 80,599 || May 2024: 107,700
- Total comments posted: 16,742,456 comments
- % of removed comments: 2.40% || March 2.14% || May 2024 2.33%
- Overall traffic: 11,541,282 sessions, 34,491,449 pageviews || April 2025: 10,921,480 sessions, 31,602,831 pageviews || May 2024: 8,505,535 sessions, 38,637,512 pageviews
- New users: 3827 Total number of users: 482,009
% of rep posts: 15.06% || April: 13.48% || May 2024: 14.93%
User Age:
| Age | Users |
|---|---|
| 18-24 | 20.82% |
| 25-34 | 43.53% |
| 35-44 | 39.05% |
| 45-54 | 19.82% |
| 55-64 | 6.81% |
| 65+ | 3.50% |
- Male: 72.1% Female: 27.9% || April: Male: 72.3% Female: 27.7% || May 2024: Male: 67.8% Female: 32.2%
- # of stores in referral system: 837 +35
- # of banned websites: 8480 +46
Newsletter subscribers: 155718 +3087(77% with accounts)
Most clicked deal that didn't reach front page
Inflight Organiser - Black $3 (Was $9) + Delivery ($0 C&C/ in-Store/ OnePass/ $65 Order) @ Kmart (5206 clicks)Most neg'd deal
10% off Sitewide (Minimum Spend $50) + Delivery @ Brick Island (-7 votes)Most commented deal
Bonus A$100 in BTC Each for Referrer & Referee after Referee Trades A$200 in Crypto within 30 Days @ Kraken (App Required) (711 comments)
i got no mention, so sad