Rules
RankOutbid is a public advertising leaderboard. You pay to stand above everyone else. Rank is the money — nothing else.
Two competitions
- Brands — companies, products, apps and online businesses, listed by website. Brands also compete inside a category (for example #1 Automotive).
- Creators — individual profiles on X, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, LinkedIn, listed by profile URL or @handle. Creators also compete inside their platform (for example #1 TikTok).
- Brands compete with brands. Creators compete with creators. The two boards never mix.
How ranking works
- Bids are whole US dollars. New listings start at $10, raises at $1. Board maximum $999,999.
- Every payment adds to your total. Your total decides your rank. Nothing is ever paid from zero twice.
- Taking someone's rank requires your cumulative total to clear theirs by at least $5. Matching a total never displaces its holder: the earlier bid keeps the higher rank.
- Already on the board? Enter the same website or profile again and you only ever pay the difference. Nobody else can take your rank by paying your difference; a rival must beat your full total.
- Today's board ranks what was spent in the last 24 hours. Each payment counts there for 24 hours from confirmation, then drops off. The same payment also counts on the all-time board forever.
- Ranks move only when a payment is confirmed server-side. Never before.
What you can list
- Brands: a product or company website. Creators: a profile you own or are authorized to promote on X, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, LinkedIn.
- Query parameters are stripped; affiliate and tracking URLs won't survive.
- Link shorteners are resolved to their real destination or rejected.
- Chat and invite links (Telegram, WhatsApp, Discord and similar) are not allowed.
- Adult content, scams, malware, phishing and illegal offers are not allowed and are removed without refund.
- App Store, Play Store and GitHub links are keyed by their full path, so different apps never share a bid.
The honest print
- Every position is paid advertising, determined solely by cumulative contributions. Listings are not endorsements, editorial rankings, or identity verification.
- Your total is not a wallet. It cannot be withdrawn, transferred or spent elsewhere; it is money already paid for advertising exposure.
- Payments are final and non-refundable. A confirmed payment is what claims a rank.
- Anyone can outrank you at any time by paying more. No rank is guaranteed for any duration.
- You pay for public ranking, visibility and measured clicks — not for guaranteed traffic, customers or results.
- This is a business service. By paying you confirm you act for business purposes and are authorized to list the destination.
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