The slow exodus began after a damaging exposé late last year, when a viral video from creator MegaLag exposed a series of questionable practices linked to the Honey extension. At its peak, Honey boasted over 20 million users on Google Chrome alone. But since that revelation, the extension has been bleeding users at an accelerating pace.
As of July 2025, the Chrome Web Store reports Honey’s user count has plummeted to just 14 million—a significant drop from its 2024 high, which hovered between 20 and 21 million. Even more telling, the extension had 15 million users just six weeks ago, which itself was a million fewer than two months prior. The data indicates not only a steady decline, but a steepening one, despite Google's recent policy tweaks that forced extensions like Honey to make changes.
Interestingly, Honey still markets itself as “trusted by over 17 million members,” a figure that might technically be true if you factor in users from non-Chrome browsers such as Firefox and Microsoft Edge. However, we’ve previously examined those metrics—and while the number may still hold up, it’s increasingly evident that the cushion from other platforms is shrinking fast.
What was once a gold standard for deal-seeking browser tools now faces a credibility crisis—and a rapidly evaporating user base.
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