For students, researchers and market researchers
Find Survey Participants
for Free.
Take part in surveys and get participants for your own survey.
For Survey Managers
Find survey participants for your bachelor’s thesis, master’s thesis, dissertation or market research
For Research Enthusiasts
Support exciting research, without posting a survey of your own
Post your survey and get participants. Free and easy.
More than 180,000 students and researchers use SurveyCircle to find participants for their surveys. Post a survey, take part in surveys, get participants. It’s that simple.
SurveyCircle is the largest and most active community for recruiting survey participants through mutual support, with 3.5 million survey participations from 100+ countries.
SurveyCircle is the largest and most active community for recruiting survey participants through mutual support, with 3.5 million survey participations from 100+ countries.
All benefits
Better research
More survey participants
Get additional participants and a larger sample, reaching far beyond your own network.
Diverse samples
Reach people outside your social circle who are different from you or come from other countries.
Actionable insights
Larger and more diverse samples allow you to draw conclusions from your data.
A fair concept
Mutual support
Take part in other people’s surveys and receive participants for your own survey in return.
No begging
With SurveyCircle, you can find survey participants without having to beg a single person.
Greater reach
Newsletter
We include all new surveys in our newsletter, sent to 10,000+ recipients.
Social media images
We send you personalized social media images for your survey. Free of charge.
Social media posts
We post your survey on Reddit or Twitter/X for free.
Landing Page
Every survey on SurveyCircle gets its own landing page, which you can use if you wish.
Tips & tricks
We give you tips on how to make the most of SurveyCircle and our network of groups.
Quick start
Registration
Create your SurveyCircle account in under two minutes.
Post a Survey
Publish your survey in under seven minutes in the Survey Ranking.
Collect points in advance
To find participants even faster, start collecting points before launching your survey.
More benefits
Who is SurveyCircle for?
Individuals like you and me
SurveyCircle is for anyone interested in research who simply enjoys taking part in studies.
School pupils & prospective university students
SurveyCircle is for school pupils and prospective university students who want to find out which research topics are explored in particular degree programs.
How SurveyCircle helps you
With SurveyCircle, you can find participants for surveys and experiments by helping people who, just like you, are also looking for participants. All SurveyCircle members support one another by taking part in other members’ studies. Whether you are looking for participants for your bachelor’s thesis, master’s thesis, dissertation or a completely different survey project, SurveyCircle gives everyone the chance to achieve a larger sample and meaningful study results.What makes SurveyCircle special
SurveyCircle is specifically designed for recruiting participants through mutual support. The principle is simple: the more you help others, the more help you receive in return. Our points-based incentive system SmartRank® works in the Survey Ranking to reward helpfulness: The more often you take part in other people’s studies – and thereby collect points and rise in the Survey Ranking – the more people take part in your own study in return. And the faster you reach your desired sample size.SmartRank® for maximum fairness
Our proprietary incentive system SmartRank® gives everyone a natural incentive to support people who have already helped many others first. Fairness for everyone arises at SurveyCircle precisely when each person wants what is best for their own study. Automatically. As if guided by an invisible hand.Support research by taking part in studies.
As a Research Enthusiast, you take part in exciting studies and support research in the process. With every survey you take part in, you collect SurveyCircle points that you can use to support research projects of your choice.
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All features
Take part in studies
Take part in exciting online studies and support important research projects.
Collect & send points
Collect SurveyCircle points and send them to Survey Managers whose research you want to support.
Discover research
See which topics researchers are exploring and how surveys are used to gain insights.
Get inspired
Let interesting studies inspire research ideas of your own for your studies, career or everyday life.
The perfect duo
for more participants:
Survey Ranking and SmartRank®
The Survey Ranking is the central hub of SurveyCircle. Together with SmartRank® , it ensures that mutual support leads to more survey participants. The basic principle: The more you support others, the more attractive your study becomes to the community and the more people take part in it.
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FAQ
1. What is SurveyCircle?
SurveyCircle is the leading tool for finding survey participants, making it easy to recruit participants for your survey for free.
At SurveyCircle, you can recruit survey participants by helping others. The more helpful you are and the more surveys you take part in, the more people take part in your survey in return.
This works for online surveys and online experiments, regardless of which survey tool you used to create your questionnaire.
At SurveyCircle, you can recruit survey participants by helping others. The more helpful you are and the more surveys you take part in, the more people take part in your survey in return.
This works for online surveys and online experiments, regardless of which survey tool you used to create your questionnaire.
2. How does SurveyCircle work?
SurveyCircle is based on mutual support: The more often you take part in other surveys through SurveyCircle, the more people take part in your own survey in return.
Here is how SurveyCircle works in detail: For every survey you take part in, you collect SurveyCircle points. These points improve your survey’s position in the Survey Ranking – and the higher it ranks, the more people take part in your survey. All automatically.
Why does this work? Simple: The higher a survey is ranked in the Survey Ranking, the more points participants earn for taking part. This gives all SurveyCircle members a natural incentive to take part primarily in highly ranked studies. The result is maximum fairness for everyone. The more helpful you are, the faster you find lots of participants.
With SurveyCircle, you do not need to look for someone to make a direct “survey swap” or “participation swap” with you. The fair allocation of survey participations happens completely automatically and anonymously at SurveyCircle.
Here is how SurveyCircle works in detail: For every survey you take part in, you collect SurveyCircle points. These points improve your survey’s position in the Survey Ranking – and the higher it ranks, the more people take part in your survey. All automatically.
Why does this work? Simple: The higher a survey is ranked in the Survey Ranking, the more points participants earn for taking part. This gives all SurveyCircle members a natural incentive to take part primarily in highly ranked studies. The result is maximum fairness for everyone. The more helpful you are, the faster you find lots of participants.
With SurveyCircle, you do not need to look for someone to make a direct “survey swap” or “participation swap” with you. The fair allocation of survey participations happens completely automatically and anonymously at SurveyCircle.
3. Who is SurveyCircle for?
We developed SurveyCircle specifically for the needs of students, researchers, founders and startups conducting online surveys and experiments. Whether you are working on an academic study or a market research survey, we look forward to your project! With the help of our community and your own willingness to help, you can find study participants fairly through SurveyCircle.
SurveyCircle can also provide valuable inspiration when choosing a topic for your empirical project (bachelor’s thesis, master’s thesis, etc.): By taking part in other people’s studies, you gain a good overview of current research topics and ideas from a wide range of academic disciplines. This makes it easier to find an exciting and relevant topic for your thesis.
In the “Discover Research” section, you can even access tens of thousands of completed studies from your field of study or university.
SurveyCircle can also provide valuable inspiration when choosing a topic for your empirical project (bachelor’s thesis, master’s thesis, etc.): By taking part in other people’s studies, you gain a good overview of current research topics and ideas from a wide range of academic disciplines. This makes it easier to find an exciting and relevant topic for your thesis.
In the “Discover Research” section, you can even access tens of thousands of completed studies from your field of study or university.
4. How many surveys should I take part in?
With SurveyCircle, you decide for yourself when and how many surveys to complete. In general, it makes sense to start collecting points early so that your survey can climb high in the Survey Ranking. The earlier you start collecting points, the easier it is to fit everything into the schedule for your term paper, bachelor’s thesis, master’s thesis or dissertation.
You can even collect points before publishing your own survey. Your points never expire.
You can even collect points before publishing your own survey. Your points never expire.
5. I need my survey participants today – is that possible?
Recruiting a large number of survey participants usually does not happen overnight. At SurveyCircle, everything is based on reciprocity: Only once you have collected enough points by taking part in other surveys, moving your survey up the Survey Ranking, will others take part in your survey. This takes a little time and, of course, a willingness to help.
If time is short, you can also share your survey in relevant social media groups, such as SurveyCircle’s survey groups.
If time is short, you can also share your survey in relevant social media groups, such as SurveyCircle’s survey groups.
6. Can I buy participants?
No, it is not possible to buy participants directly at SurveyCircle. However, you can increase your number of participant slots. Our upgrade feature lets you use SurveyCircle on an ongoing basis and recruit an unlimited number of survey participants for your survey.
7. I need even more participants – how does that work?
As a SurveyCircle member, you receive a comprehensive free starter package from us. If you need more participants for your survey, you can upgrade your account and unlock additional slots. This freemium model keeps SurveyCircle completely free for most of our community. Those who need larger sample sizes can use our affordable, risk-free upgrades and help support the platform in the process.
8. Can I create my survey with SurveyCircle?
No, SurveyCircle does not provide a survey creation tool. Instead, we focus specifically on helping you find survey participants and providing you with the best tool and the largest ecosystem for doing so.
There are many good tools for creating online surveys. Some survey tools are free, while others charge a fee. You should carefully assess which option makes the most sense for you and seek advice from other students or researchers about their experiences.
SurveyCircle is compatible with all survey tools available worldwide (Google Forms, Microsoft Forms, Qualtrics, QuestionPro, SurveyMonkey, LimeSurvey, SoSci Survey, Empirio, Unipark and all other tools for creating surveys and online experiments).
You can publish the link to your finished survey on our platform.
There are many good tools for creating online surveys. Some survey tools are free, while others charge a fee. You should carefully assess which option makes the most sense for you and seek advice from other students or researchers about their experiences.
SurveyCircle is compatible with all survey tools available worldwide (Google Forms, Microsoft Forms, Qualtrics, QuestionPro, SurveyMonkey, LimeSurvey, SoSci Survey, Empirio, Unipark and all other tools for creating surveys and online experiments).
You can publish the link to your finished survey on our platform.
9. Where can I find the data collected through SurveyCircle?
Data collection, meaning the answers to the questions in your survey, does not take place directly on SurveyCircle but on the platform where you created your survey. Since we do not have access to the data you collect, you cannot download it from SurveyCircle. To view and analyze your survey data, please use the survey tool you used to create your questionnaire.
10. How can I find survey participants for my thesis for free?
You can find survey participants for free through your personal network, social networks, social media groups or modern online communities such as SurveyCircle that specialize in helping researchers find survey participants.
With SurveyCircle, you can post your survey for free and reach participants outside your own network. You take part in other members’ studies and receive participants for your own survey in return. Whether you are conducting a survey for your degree program, your dissertation or a market research project, SurveyCircle is the right place for you.
With SurveyCircle, you can post your survey for free and reach participants outside your own network. You take part in other members’ studies and receive participants for your own survey in return. Whether you are conducting a survey for your degree program, your dissertation or a market research project, SurveyCircle is the right place for you.
11. I am a founder and want to test my product or business idea with SurveyCircle. Is that possible?
Yes, of course! SurveyCircle is also designed for founders, startups and small businesses that want to test their product ideas, business ideas and business models.
With SurveyCircle, you can find survey participants for your market research for free. For example, you can investigate whether your target group is interested in your idea or which features matter to potential customers. You can also run concept tests and usability tests with a (digital) prototype.
Feedback from market research surveys can help you validate and, if necessary, refine your business model and product ideas. SurveyCircle is very well suited to both market research surveys and academic studies.
With SurveyCircle, you can find survey participants for your market research for free. For example, you can investigate whether your target group is interested in your idea or which features matter to potential customers. You can also run concept tests and usability tests with a (digital) prototype.
Feedback from market research surveys can help you validate and, if necessary, refine your business model and product ideas. SurveyCircle is very well suited to both market research surveys and academic studies.
What others say about SurveyCircle
Tips for getting more participants
• Start collecting points early.
• Participate in as many surveys as possible.
• Have friends/family collect points for you.
• Post your survey on Instagram and LinkedIn and tag us.
• Share your survey in our social media groups.
• Participate in as many surveys as possible.
• Have friends/family collect points for you.
• Post your survey on Instagram and LinkedIn and tag us.
• Share your survey in our social media groups.
October 06, 2026
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October 02, 2026
The Basic Rules on SurveyCircle
#1: Fill out all questionnaires truthfully and conscientiously.
#2: Participate in studies only when you meet the participation criteria.
#3: Redeem Survey Codes only if you have earned them in compliance with the rules.
#4: Redeem Survey Codes right after completing a study.
#5: Rate the quality of studies thoroughly.
#6: Do not share Survey Codes with others.
#7: Do not use multiple accounts.
#8: Do not let anyone use your account to participate in studies.
#9: Do not use rule violations by others to your advantage.
#2: Participate in studies only when you meet the participation criteria.
#3: Redeem Survey Codes only if you have earned them in compliance with the rules.
#4: Redeem Survey Codes right after completing a study.
#5: Rate the quality of studies thoroughly.
#6: Do not share Survey Codes with others.
#7: Do not use multiple accounts.
#8: Do not let anyone use your account to participate in studies.
#9: Do not use rule violations by others to your advantage.
October 01, 2026