What's Rakuten's Refer-A-Friend program?

Rakuten offers cash bonuses to our members for spreading the word about earning Cash Back. Just send your friend a unique link by text, email or social media. If someone you refer signs up for Rakuten and makes a qualifying purchase, you can both earn a reward! The purchase requirement and reward amount can vary, but the most current promotion can always be found on this page.

What do my friends need to do?

To earn your referral bonus, your friend has to sign up for Rakuten using your unique link (or provide the email for your Rakuten account at sign up, which is how Rakuten knows you referred them), then make a purchase, or a few, that qualifies for Cash Back within the specified timeframe of the bonus.

How many people can I refer?

There's no limit! Bonuses are unlimited, so keep on referring. The more friends you refer who make qualifying purchases, the more $50 bonuses you can earn.

When will I receive my bonus?

Referral bonuses will be added to your next Cash Back payment, provided that your referrals are qualified according to the Refer-A-Friend Program Terms. Your friend must complete their qualifying purchase within 90 days of signing up.

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Disclosure: Housing Rocket is a Rakuten member. If you join through our referral link and make a qualifying purchase, we receive a referral bonus at no extra cost to you. Housing Rocket is not affiliated with or endorsed by Rakuten.

How it works

1. Refer everyone you know

Send your referral link to friends and family by text, email, or social media. Share it everywhere!

2. They join and spend $50

Your friends sign up and make qualifying purchases totaling $50 within 90 days of joining.

3. You get $50!

Bonuses are unlimited, so keep on referring. The more you share, the more you earn!

Sample uses

What you could do with $50

Rakuten pays bonuses with your Cash Back, so the money is yours to spend however you like. A few ideas for renters:

Moving day

Cover boxes and tape, or buy pizza for the friends who helped you move.

Set up your room

Put it toward sheets, hangers and a desk lamp so a new room feels like yours from the first night.

Your next application

Use it to help pay an apartment application fee when you start looking for your next place.

Renters insurance

Put it toward a renters insurance policy, which many landlords ask to see before you move in.

First grocery run

Stock the fridge in move-in week, or split a first big grocery run with your new roommates.

Refer your roommates

Share your own Rakuten link. Every roommate who joins and spends $50 within 90 days earns you another $50.

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$50

Per referral

Unlimited bonuses

Referral period: 90 days
Minimum purchase: $50

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

What's Rakuten's Refer-A-Friend program?: Rakuten offers cash bonuses to our members for spreading the word about earning Cash Back. Just send your friend a unique link by text, email or social media. If someone you refer signs up for Rakuten and makes a qualifying purchase, you can both earn a reward! The purchase requirement and reward amount can vary, but the most current promotion can always be found on this page.
What do my friends need to do?: To earn your referral bonus, your friend has to sign up for Rakuten using your unique link (or provide the email for your Rakuten account at sign up, which is how Rakuten knows you referred them), then make a purchase, or a few, that qualifies for Cash Back within the specified timeframe of the bonus.
How many people can I refer?: There's no limit! Bonuses are unlimited, so keep on referring. The more friends you refer who make qualifying purchases, the more $50 bonuses you can earn.
When will I receive my bonus?: Referral bonuses will be added to your next Cash Back payment, provided that your referrals are qualified according to the Refer-A-Friend Program Terms. Your friend must complete their qualifying purchase within 90 days of signing up.

Get your referral link

Referral offer terms are set by Rakuten and can change at any time. Check Rakuten's current Refer-A-Friend Program Terms before relying on any bonus amount or dates shown here.

*Offer may be modified or cancelled anytime. Qualify for a $50 Referral Bonus when anyone whom you refer (a "Referee") signs up to become a new member using your referral link or other method supplied by Rakuten during the period beginning 12:00 AM PT January 1, 2026 and ending 11:59 PM PT March 31, 2026 ("Offer Period") and makes Qualifying Purchase(s) totaling at least $50 within 90 days of signing up. You may qualify for a Referral Bonus more than one time. You and your Referee(s) must reside and be located in the 50 United States or District of Columbia and comply with the Refer-A-Friend Program Terms. Referral Bonus(es) will be added to your next Cash Back payment, provided that your Referee(s) are Qualified Referral(s) according to the Refer-A-Friend Program Terms. A Referee will not be a Qualified Referral if they cancel, return, or exchange their Qualifying Purchase, if their Qualifying Purchase hasn't earned Cash Back, or if their purchase is found to be fraudulent, abusive, unethical, suspicious, or otherwise inconsistent with our Refer-A-Friend Program Terms.