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Paying URL shorteners are websites that allow users to shrink a long URL and you’ll earn money when someone visits your shortened link. The best part is, it’s very easy to get started; all you need to do is find a link to something people may want to see, shrink it, share it and watch your earnings grow. Most shorteners work like this, a visitor clicks your link, they’re shown ads / have to complete a captcha and/or wait for a countdown timer. Then they can proceed to your original link and you’ll make some money. It’s important to know that you most likely won’t be able to live off the income from a URL shortener, or come anywhere close. Shorteners are really just good ways to generate some extra income, so don’t expect to earn hundreds of dollars per month instantly.
New URL shortening websites are consistently being created, so I will do my best to keep this list as up-to-date, accurate and reliable as possible. This list is tailored more towards English speaking countries (US/UK/Canada etc). If you have a shortener you’d like for me to review and consider adding to this list, leave a comment below. I consider a few factors before adding any shortener to this list. These factors include: Payout Rates, Features, Reliability and Other Aspects.
Top 10 Highest Paying URL Shorteners
1. AdFly
AdFly is one of the oldest and most popular URL shorteners out there. They offer amazing link customization and organization. They’ve a wide selection of tools, detailed statistics, automatic payments and more. With everything they offer, it’s easy to see why so many people use and trust them. Read my full review here.
- Payout Rates: US: $11.60 | UK: $5.74 | CA: $4.48 | AU: $6.70 | DE: $7.85
- Payment Methods: PayPal, Payza and Payoneer (Automatic & Manual)
- Minimum Payout: $5.00 | $10.00 – Payoneer
- Referral Commission: 20%
- Click here to sign up.
2. Shorte.st
You’d be hard-pressed to not read about Shorte.st when looking for good URL shorteners. They are always updating and adding new features. Their payout rates are very nice and you can now choose how to handle ad-block users. They, along with AdFly, are among the most popular and trusted URL shorteners in the business. Read my full review here.
- Payout Rates: US: $14.04| UK: $10.75| AU: $8.61| DK: $9.20| CA: $5.81
- Payment Methods: PayPal, Payoneer and Web Money (Automatic)
- Minimum Payout: $5.00 | $20.00 – Payoneer
- Referral Commission: 20%
- Click here to sign up.
3. Bc.vc
The reason that bc.vc is so high on the list, when it’s not the highest paying, is because of their features and user friendliness. You can change your ad type and/or advertise from the same account. Best of all, I experienced no pop-up attempts when visiting their short links. Also, they have much higher rates for mobile traffic than desktop. Read my full review here.
- Payout Rates: US: $5.00| UK: $4.00| AU: $4.00| AE: $4.00 | CH: $4.00
- Payment Methods: PayPal (Automatic)
- Minimum Payout: $10.00
- Referral Commission: 10%
- Click here to sign up.
4. CuT URLs
CuT URLs’ payout rates aren’t bad and their referral commission is the highest on this list. Unfortunately, from what I could tell, ad-block users don’t earn you anything and they aren’t prompted to disable it. I’d recommend testing CuT URLs with some links, then switch to a more popular shortener from the list and comparing your earnings before committing. Read my full review here.
- Payout Rates: US: $7.00| UK: $6.50| KW: $9.00| DE: $7.00 | NL: $7.00
- Payment Methods: PayPal, Bitcoin, Payza, Skrill and Web Money (Manual)
- Minimum Payout: $5.00
- Referral Commission: 35%
- Click here to sign up.
5. LinkShrink
LinkShrink is definitely a solid URL shortener. They have a good selection of tools, folders, link customization and decent statistics. Their website looks nice and everything works as it should. Read my full review here.
- Payout Rates: US: $5.43| KW: $7.24| QA: $4.86| AE: $4.00 | BH: $3.52
- Payment Methods: PayPal, Payza and Bitcoin (Manual)
- Minimum Payout: $5.00
- Referral Commission: 20%
- Click here to sign up.
6. AdFoc.us
Be warned, the last time I used this website the server kept timing out on me. Other than that, I had no other problems and everything was working fine. Their website isn’t very pleasing to the eye and their forums were full of spam. Read my full review here.
- Payout Rates: US: $6.70| NZ: $5.60| NL: $5.10| AU: $4.90| DK: $4.90
- Payment Methods: PayPal and Bitcoin (Manual)
- Minimum Payout: $10.00
- Referral Commission: 20%
- Click here to sign up.
7. Ouo.io
Ouo.io isn’t “bad”, but it is lacking a lot of things that could make it a lot better in my opinion. The website does look nice and everything works fine. Your visitors may experience a pop-up or two and will have to solve a captcha to get to the countdown timer. Read my full review here.
- Payout Rates: US: $4.10| UK: $4.30| AU: $4.70| NO: $4.00 | SE: $3.36
- Payment Methods: PayPal and Payza (Automatic)
- Minimum Payout: $5.00
- Referral Commission: 20%
- Click here to sign up.
8. Fas.li
The only reason this one isn’t higher on the list is because the amount of pop-ups that it opened was as impressive as it was annoying. It was made more impressive due to the fact I had 2 pop-up blockers running. The only reason it’s on the list is because the rates are quite good and they may remove the pop-ups in the future. Read my full review here.
- Payout Rates: US: $12.00| UK: $5.40| FI: $5.40| DK: $5.40| SE: $5.40
- Payment Methods: PayPal, and Payza (Automatic)
- Minimum Payout: $5.00
- Referral Commission: 10%
- Click here to sign up.
9. BinBucks
BinBucks is only higher than Shink.in because the payout rates are slightly better. Neither of them are the greatest, but they do both get the job done- just not very effectively. Read my full review here.
- Payout Rates: US: $7.00| UK: $5.50| AU: $4.50| DK: $4.00 | NZ: $4.00
- Payment Methods: PayPal, Payza and Bitcoin (Manual)
- Minimum Payout: $5.00
- Referral Commission: 20%
- Click here to sign up.
10. Shink.in
Shink.in wouldn’t be my first choice in URL shorteners, but it’s not the worst. Definitely try the shorteners higher in the list before trying Shink.in. Read my full review here.
- Payout Rates: US: $4.05| UK: $4.26| AU: $4.65 | NO: $4.05 | SE: $3.41
- Payment Methods: PayPal and Payza (Automatic)
- Minimum Payout: $5.00
- Referral Commission: 10%
- Click here to sign up.
