Frequently Asked Questions

Freerice is an educational trivia game that helps you get smarter while making a difference for people around the world. Every question you answer correctly raises 10 grains of rice for the World Food Programme (WFP) to support its work saving and changing lives around the world. 

Private sponsors match the rice grain donations generated within Freerice, triggering a financial payment to WFP. This money goes into the pot of "greatest needs" to support the organization's ongoing emergencies. 100% of all funds generated via Freerice go to the World Food Programme. Freerice does not earn or keep any money it raises. 

Thousands of students use Freerice every day for virtual volunteering and community service hours. We are a very small team, so we are not able to individually verify players, but you can download the volunteer certificate under our "Resources" and fill it out yourself to acknowledge your rice grains.

Rice is a metaphor used to make the game tangible for players. Although some rice is indeed purchased as part of WFP’s food assistance programs, the funds generated through the game support WFP’s programs overall, where needs are greatest, not specifically the purchasing of rice. Every right answer on the game generates the equivalent of ten grains of rice as payment towards the United Nations World Food Programme’s operations in over 80 countries around the world.

All funds generated via Freerice go to support the UN World Food Programme's lifesaving work around the world. The donations are used as flexible funding to respond to urgent emergencies in countries like Afghanistan, Ethiopia and Ukraine, but we cannot track exactly where they go on a daily basis. 

Yes, you can play Freerice with or without an account. If you answer questions and are not logged in, your rice grains are still being counted through our website — you just won't be able to keep track of them over time. The best way to use Freerice is to create an account so you can track your rice grains.

Please send us an email and let us know what the problem is so we can fix it in the game.

We previously offered the Freerice app on the App Store and Google Play Store. However, due to resource constraints, we made the decision to remove the app to focus on enhancing our responsive web platform. You can continue to play Freerice on both desktop and mobile devices by visiting www.freerice.com in your browser. We appreciate your understanding and hope to reintroduce the app in the future.

Freerice was created in October 2007 by John Breen, an American computer programmer, as a way to help people improve their vocabulary while supporting the fight against hunger. In 2009, Breen donated the platform to the UN World Food Programme (WFP), ensuring its continued growth as a tool for education and global impact. Today, Freerice remains a key initiative of WFP, combining learning with a powerful mission to combat hunger worldwide.

We have removed all commercial ads in Freerice and have a new funding mechanism in the platform. Private sponsors now match the rice grains earned in the game. Every question you answer correctly earns 10 grains of rice, triggering a financial payment to WFP. The donations generated through Freerice help support WFP's work in emergencies around the world.

We're always looking for volunteers to share their knowledge and help us add more questions to Freerice. Please send an email to wfp.freerice@wfp.org and let us know a little bit about you, your area of expertise and what questions you would like to contribute to the game.

Anyone can create a group in Freerice, you just have to be logged in. Visit the Groups page and enter a group name, then "Make new group".

To create a group on Freerice, you need to have an account. Follow these steps:

1. Create an account or log in to your existing Freerice account.
2. Go to the Groups page.
3. Enter a name for your group.
4. Click "Make New Group" to create it.

Once the group is created, you can invite others to join and start making a difference together!

Yes, you can join and create as many Freerice groups as you'd like.

There is currently no way to restrict categories on Freerice, but we're looking into this.

Currently there is no way for a group admin to remove a player from a group, but we can help. Please send us an email and include the player's username so we can look into this for you.

You can manually generate a new group code by clicking on "Edit my group" and then "Refresh group code". If you would like a branded group code (ie if you're a private company) please send us an email so we can help you with this.

Groups can have over 20,000 members.