How Long Do US Discount Codes Last?
We measured how much validity is left in every verified coupon code in our database — how soon they lapse, and which categories run the shortest deals — as of August 2026.
256 dated live codes analyzedThe Headline Numbers
Based on the 256 live, verified codes that carry a stated expiry date at the time of writing. Half have 464 days or less of validity left; a minority of retailers set expiry dates far in the future, which lifts the average to 2,985 days, so we lead with the more representative median. A further 10 live codes carry no fixed end date and are reported separately.
How Soon Do Codes Lapse?
Live dated codes grouped by how much time they have left before expiry. 41 of the 256 will lapse within a month.
Which Categories Run the Shortest Deals
Median days of validity left, shortest first. Categories with fewer than five dated codes are excluded, and we use the median so a handful of far-future expiry dates can’t skew the ranking.
The Longest-Running Live Codes
The live code with the most time left per retailer, at the time of writing.
Methodology
Every figure on this page is computed from our live coupon database — the same set of codes shown across the site — filtered to those marked verified and not yet expired, as of August 2026. Nothing is modelled, estimated or seeded.
We measure the days remaining until each code expires, not the total length it was originally issued for: a snapshot records when a code ends but not when the retailer first launched it, so a total lifespan would require assuming a start date we do not hold. Codes with no stated expiry date are counted as open-ended and excluded from the averages. Figures change as codes are added, verified and expire, so please note the access date if you cite them. See also our US Discount Code Index for how deep the discounts are, our welcome-discount study for whether new-customer offers run deeper, our free shipping index for how common free shipping is, and read about how we verify codes.