9/10
9 out of 10 users said Honey Badger felt less intrusive than other age checks
6x
Abandonment rates are 6x lower with Honey Badger
80%
Up to 80% more cost-effective than other age verification solutions
600%
Cuts verification time by over 85%, making it 600% faster than alternatives
Skip the face scans and bank logins—your users will thank you.
Honey Badger provides low friction, real-time age verification powered by mobile, email and credit data
Mobile Network Age Verification
Honey Badger can use Mobile Network Operator (MNO) data to verify a user’s age instantly, without adding friction to the customer journey. By securely querying the MNO’s subscriber database, we confirm whether the phone number is registered to someone over 18.
This method leverages a verified, authoritative source—the mobile network itself—making it both highly reliable and regulation-friendly. It can also be combined with proof of possession, verifying that the user is actively in control of the phone number being checked, for added trust.
No documents, no selfies—just fast, seamless age checks your users won’t bounce from.
Credit Data
Age Verification
Honey Badger can verify age instantly by tapping into credit-based data sources. This includes information from credit bureaus, the electoral roll, and hundreds of other authoritative records that contain age-related activity.
Unlike traditional methods, we can run a lookup using just a single data point—like a phone number or email address—or it can incorporate name and address information for even greater accuracy. This flexibility makes it ideal for a wide range of user journeys and risk profiles.
With broad coverage across the UK adult population and results returned in real time, Honey Badger’s credit data solution provides seamless, reliable age checks—without interrupting the user experience.
Email Address Age Estimation
Honey Badger’s email-based age estimation uses hundreds of open-source intelligence (OSINT) data points to determine whether a user is likely to be over 18. This approach doesn’t rely on official records—instead, it analyses behavioural and contextual signals linked to the email address.
Examples include the types of online accounts and subscriptions associated with the email (e.g. streaming services, e-commerce platforms, social media activity), domain age, and usage patterns that strongly correlate with adult users.
While not a verified method like mobile or credit-based checks, email age estimation is ideal for low-friction or lower-risk scenarios where regulatory requirements are lighter but some form of age signal is still helpful. It’s also highly useful as a first-pass filter in multi-layered verification workflows.
UK Online Safety Act
Your responsibilities
The UK Online Safety Act sets out strict new requirements for platforms to protect children from harmful content, including a clear obligation to implement robust age assurance measures. If your service hosts user-generated content, facilitates interaction, or provides access to adult material, you may be legally required to verify users' ages.
If you're trying to navigate what this means for your business and how to stay compliant, speak to an expert from Honey Badger—we’ll help you find the right approach with minimal friction and maximum coverage.
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