Nobody likes to wait, especially when it comes to getting things you’ve already put in the time taking surveys to earn. Be it cash or a gift card, who doesn’t want to receive their earned rewards right away?
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Instantly…ish
There are some online survey panels that pay very quickly once you’ve taken enough surveys to be eligible to request a payment or gift. Survey sites that pay ‘instantly’ are ones that to us, issue rewards within 24-48 hours of request; although some panels may issue a gift card or PayPal payment literally a few seconds after redeeming it, because times can fluctuate due to it being the weekend, a Holiday, etc., we consider “instantly” to mean within a one-two day period.
Instant paying survey sites
Below is a list of survey panels who meet our criteria to be considered instant rewarding survey sites. Again, actual rewards processing times may fluctuate, but the panels below are generally exceptionally good at paying quickly.
 | Branded Surveys – With just 1,000 points ($10) in your account, you can request a gift card or PayPal payment. |
 | Pinecone Research – No minimums, although you can “bank” rewards if you wish. Get paid when you finish a survey. |
 | Opinion Outpost – Get cash by PayPal or Amazon or iTunes e-gift codes when you have $10 in your account. |
 | Panel Champ – Receive a PayPal payment or Amazon e-gift code with $12.50 in your account. |
 | MySoapBox – Choose from a wide selection of e-gift cards when your account balances reaches $2. |
 | Survey Junkie – Request a $10 PayPal payment and receive it instantly after requesting it. |
 | Forthright – No minimums; once you complete a survey, receive your payment or e-gift card. |
 | Quick Thoughts – with this mobile app, request an Amazon gift code or an iTunes gift code once your account reaches $10 (or £10 in the UK). |
 | OpinionSquare – 1,500 points required to request a $5 Amazon e-card. |
 | PaidViewPoint – Get cash paid by PayPal, or receive an Amazon or Walmart e-card when your account reaches $15. |
 | PrizeRebel – While not a ‘survey site’ per se, PrizeRebel offers instant payments and e-cards to Gold members. Processing times for other users is still typically within 24 hours. |
 | SurveyTime – With SurveyTime, after completing the profiling survey, every survey you subsequently complete will be automatically pay $1.00 USD to your PayPal account or by e-gift card.. |
| Consumer Village – Earn $5 worth of points required for an Amazon gift voucher redemption. | |
| Mindswarms – Receive $50 via PayPal for every study that you complete. | |
| Darwin’s Data – No minimums; once you successfully complete a survey, receive an Amazon e-code. |
Why slowpokes even exist
While some survey sites pay lightning-fast, other panels need a few days or even a few weeks to validate responses and issue rewards to their members. These delays are very dependent on the system the panel has in place. They might be using an old set up that requires a person to manually check that surveys have actually been completed, they might need to wait on payment from clients, or they may use a third-party rewards processor who delays things as well.
Ensureyou don’t cause a payment delay yourself
If you are requesting a PayPal payment from a survey site, in order to avoid payment delays, ensure that your PayPal account is verified. This is easily done on PayPal’s website with the use of a credit card, debit card, or your bank account. Verifying your PayPal account is essentially like verifying your identity. Although not all survey sites require that your PayPal account be verified, many do, so to avoid any potential unforeseen delays, verify it so you don’t have to worry.
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Please suggest survey site Bangladesh.
Hi Amranul, you can find online survey sites for Bangladesh here: https://www.surveypolice.com/countries/bangladesh
please suggest Survey sites for Indian users
Hi Manoj,
You can find survey sites for people in India here: https://www.surveypolice.com/countries/india
If you are looking for surveys as a person of Indian decent, you can simply join any survey panel that appeals to you; although some panels might impose demographic joining restrictions from time to time, most welcome people of any heritage to join their communities. You can find the top rated survey panels for your country here: https://www.surveypolice.com/rankings
GlobalTestMarket should be on this list. It takes a while to earn the 1000 or so points necessary for a reward, but at 1000 points you can choose $45 Amazon gift card, or a GameStop giftcard of similar value. GTM has always paid me, though it takes a week or two from the time of redemption.
I’ve been taking surveys for over 2 years now with many companies. My all-time-favorite is Tellwut for their variety of survey opportunities and fast payout. I lost patience with Toluna and several others due to long payout time and lengthy surveys that were often repetitive. I really enjoyed two mock juror surveys I took and look forward to more of those.
ipoll emailed me last month saying they are going to close the “Australian ipoll survey site” and continue with the USA ipoll. In the email it said to cash in my points before closing. I emailed them saying I do want to cash it all in for Paypal. Then they sent me another email this will take between 7 – 14 days. Last email was 27th April 2016. I emailed back saying I didn’t receive payment. I have not received an email back. What do I do next please.
Hi Carmeli,
iPoll was taken over by SSI and in the process, they did discontinue iPoll in certain countries, including Australia.
Please get in touch with SSI directly so that you can collect your rewards: [email protected]
I will agree with you that almost all of the survey sites you have featured here will surely pay immediately or as soon as the threshold redemption has been reached… however this is not the normal situations in some countries, including mine, the Philippines wherein the availability of surveys given are almost zero or none at all so to speak.. I have joined such sites that promised fast payout however it will take you forever to enjoy such a prized privilege. Just like what you said, Patience is the dominant factor here…
Hi Michael,
Unfortunately you’re right in that there are not many survey sites available for the Philippines. As globalization continues, hopefully more and more survey opportunities will become available to you.
Meanwhile, have you seen our list of survey sites available to the Philippines? It may help.
MyView shouldn’t be on this list, unless their policies have changed. I belonged to them for a few years, and at first I got my gift cards within a couple of weeks. Eventually, it became 2-3 MONTHS and I had to keep asking. I want to give a shout out to Tellwut. It only takes 2-3 weeks to earn enough for a $10 gift card, and they send the link within a couple of days! Very impressed with them.
Tellwut bans without warning for invalid reasons, just FYI. Seems really common after so much (a hundred or so) is earned.
Hi Karma,
Thanks for your comments. You might wish to reach out to Tellwut directly with your concerns, or leave a review on Tellwut’s listing on SurveyPolice. They publicly respond to most comments posted on SurveyPolice and as far as we’re aware, banning accounts is not something Tellwut commonly does.
MyView no longer exists. They are now OneOpinion. They pay out in 3-4 days. Probably my best site.