Rakuten is a cashback site that pays you money back on online shopping and selected services.
Offer overview
Chris · Your personal guide
Sign up with the link
New to Rakuten? Join through the link below. Signing up any other way won't get you the bonus.
Link a bank account to your Rakuten account, as the bonus needs one.
How Offer Works
Sign up to Rakuten
Use the referral link in Step 1 below to qualify.
Welcome offer
Spend £60
On any retailer except Amazon, within 90 days.
Get £25 free cash
Credited within 45 days.
Featured cashback
5x Amazon purchases
For new and existing Amazon customers. Click via Rakuten, no minimum spend.
5 × £1 cashback
Credited within 7 days.
Step by Step Guide
- 1Open Rakuten through the referral link below. Signing up without it will not qualify for the bonus.
- 2Create your account with email
- Spend £60 (£50 + VAT) on eligible cashback purchases within 90 days
Popular retailers include Argos, eBay, and Boots
Can be spread across multiple purchases and brands
Your £25 bonus is credited to your Rakuten balance
- Withdraw to your bank or PayPal
On top of the £25 sign-up bonus, you can earn an extra £5 by shopping at Amazon through Rakuten.
- Earn £1 cashback on each of your next 5 Amazon purchases.
- Available to both new and existing Amazon customers.
- No minimum spend per order.
- Click through to Amazon via the Rakuten website or browser extension before you check out.
- The £1 cashback lands in your Rakuten account each time.
For details, see the Amazon page on Rakuten.
Member experiences
5 completions (all-time offers)
Quick review
Rakuten
Wondering whether Rakuten is worth it beyond the bonus? Here is our honest take.
Rakuten Marketing Europe runs the UK arm of this Tokyo-listed cashback group, paying a share of retailer commission back when you shop through its links. Quidsy lists the welcome free cash offer for new members. Best as a second cashback platform alongside Quidco or TopCashback, since the UK retailer roster is smaller.
Chris' verdictYour personal guide, QuidsyRakuten is worth signing up for, but as your second cashback platform, not your first. The £25 welcome bonus is a quick win for any UK shopper planning a £60+ purchase at a partner retailer, and once you're in, the One-Off Cashback section is where the platform earns its place on your bookmarks bar.
I keep Rakuten installed specifically for those One-Off Cashback opportunities. When a bank or insurance company is offering cashback through Rakuten that isn't available on TopCashback or Quidco, it's worth knowing. The browser extension does the work of remembering, you visit the retailer, it nudges you to activate, you carry on shopping.
The UK retailer count is smaller than the big two cashback sites, and a few percentage points of cashback rate can swing either way depending on the merchant. That's why a quick rate compare before any major purchase is a habit worth building, regardless of which platform you start with.
If you're picking just one cashback site, start with TopCashback or Quidco. If you want a free £25 and a useful second platform with a specific edge on financial products, add Rakuten too.
