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The internet keeps inventing new ways to make money out of thin air.
Ad space on a toilet, a leaderboard where the price is your rank, one million pixels at a dollar each: every one of them raises the same question.
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Does it really make money? The boards below answer that, and they keep the answer after a project stops. Live tracking starts with the pay-to-rank wave of August 2026, the older cases are on the History page.
Imagine an airport: Every project here is a flight. Some are already taking off, some are still boarding, some never left the ground.
Which ideas fly, and which never leave the ground?
The pay-to-rank wave of 2026 has passed its peak, and somewhere the next idea is already being built. Weird Revenue is here to catch it, and the one after that, each with the number and the proof beside it. Come back whenever you wonder whether something new actually makes money.
Highest bid wins. You hire. I deliver. A backend engineer auctions his next job.
Why it works: Not a board of products but a person: the winner gets the right to hire him, and every sale raises the next price.
CreatorUgo Loobuyck @ugo_builds · 1,677 followersLaunched27 Aug 2026 · 50 days so farRevenue$200 USDVerified · as of 16 Oct 2026Post views0 public views of tracked posts, 30 daysStatusRevenue moved only 0.0 % in 14 days.
Performance · 998 daily snapshots
No social figures on record yet, latest snapshot 16OCT.
First 24 h n/a · 7 days 0.0 %
Evidence · 1 shown
28AUG
Public transaction record
TrustMRR: $200 in the first 24 hours, Stripe-verified · $200 · source
204 countries at fixed prices, $1 for Vatican City, $30 for the United States.
Why it works: Fixed prices instead of an auction on the same globe idea as warmap.lol: $188 against $7,394 in the same week.
CreatorSarthak Gupta @sarthakguptadev · 1,346 followersLaunched22 Aug 2026 · 55 days so farRevenue$188 USDVerified · as of 16 Oct 2026Post views0 public views of tracked posts, 30 daysStatusRevenue moved only 0.0 % in 14 days.
Performance · 1003 daily snapshots
No social figures on record yet, latest snapshot 16OCT.
First 24 h n/a · 7 days 0.0 %
Evidence · 2 shown
28AUG
Public transaction record
TrustMRR: $188 all-time, verified through the Dodo Payments API · $188 · source
The domain was appraised at $19,827. He added a zero. Every dollar on the leaderboard chips it off the price.
Why it works: A leaderboard and a domain sale fused into one self-dissolving auction.
CreatorMads Sastakauskas @madsmadsdk · 2,340 followersLaunched27 Aug 2026 · 50 days so farRevenue$181 USDVerified · as of 16 Oct 2026Goal$198,099 0 %Post views0 public views of tracked posts, 30 daysStatusRevenue moved only 0.0 % in 14 days.
Performance · 1013 daily snapshots
No social figures on record yet, latest snapshot 16OCT.
First 24 h n/a · 7 days 0.0 %
Evidence · 1 shown
28AUG
Public transaction record
TrustMRR: $176 all-time, $175 on the first day, Stripe-verified; asking price $198,099 · $176 · source
Any amount via PayPal, default one dollar, in return for nothing, not even a thank-you.
Why it works: Same category as Grow the Button, but no leaderboard, no name, no permanence. $164 against $6,572.
Creatorn/aLaunched18 May 2025 · 516 days so farRevenue$164 USDPublic counter · as of 16 Oct 2026Post views0 public views of tracked posts, 30 daysStatusRevenue moved only 0.0 % in 14 days.
Performance · 998 daily snapshots
No social figures on record yet, latest snapshot 16OCT.
One million pixels at ten cents, in ten price waves. Same idea as 1milllionpixels, same week, $111.
Why it works: The cleanest A/B test in the list: same product as 1milllionpixels, same week, a factor of 275 in revenue. The difference is distribution.
CreatorBogdan Dragomir @bogdan_ai · 2,812 followersLaunched21 Aug 2026 · 56 days so farRevenue$111 USDPublic counter · as of 9 Oct 2026Post views0 public views of tracked posts, 30 daysStatusRevenue moved only 0.0 % in 14 days.
Performance · 998 daily snapshots
No social figures on record yet, latest snapshot 16OCT.
A Monopoly-style board where every square costs one dollar more than the last owner paid.
Why it works: Clicks as rent is a real idea; the board had five paying squares after four days.
Creatorn/aLaunched24 Aug 2026 · 53 days so farRevenue$111 USDPublic counter · as of 15 Sep 2026Post views0 public views of tracked posts, 30 daysStatusRevenue moved only 0.0 % in 14 days.
Performance · 1011 daily snapshots
No social figures on record yet, latest snapshot 16OCT.
First 24 h n/a · 7 days 0.0 %
Evidence · 2 shown
28AUG
Public transaction record
TrustMRR profile "remoteopenclaw-com": $8,679 all-time, $2,248 in August 2026, $949 MRR · $8,679 · source
Ranks expire after 24 hours unless you pay another dollar. Renamed after eight days.
Why it works: Expiry was meant to force repeat payments. It produced $109.
CreatorMarkZofMarkZ @markzofmarkz · 911 followersLaunched20 Aug 2026 · 57 days so farRevenue$109 USDPublic counter · as of 27 Aug 2026Post views0 public views of tracked posts, 30 daysStatusRevenue moved only 0.0 % in 14 days.
Performance · 998 daily snapshots
No social figures on record yet, latest snapshot 16OCT.
Launched one day after Brand My Mac. One of ten spots taken, $49 of $2,299.
Why it works: Copied the format within a day, without the press and without the refund rule.
Creatorn/aLaunched27 Aug 2026 · 50 days so farRevenue$49 USDPublic counter · as of 27 Aug 2026Goal$2,299 2 %Post views0 public views of tracked posts, 30 daysStatusRevenue moved only 0.0 % in 14 days.
Performance · 998 daily snapshots
No social figures on record yet, latest snapshot 16OCT.
First 24 h $49 · 7 days 0.0 %
Evidence · 1 shown
27AUG
Counter on the project website
Counter: $49 of $2,299, 1 of 10 spots · $49 · source
Ad spots in a grid. When the grid is full it doubles, and so does the starting price.
Why it works: Supply doubles with demand, and price doubles with supply.
CreatorRomain Simon @romainsimon · 3,448 followersLaunched28 Aug 2026 · 49 days so farRevenue$36 USDVerified · as of 16 Oct 2026Post views0 public views of tracked posts, 30 daysStatusRevenue moved only 0.0 % in 14 days.
Performance · 998 daily snapshots
No social figures on record yet, latest snapshot 16OCT.
Last vote owns the homepage. One dollar a vote, a different game every evening.
Why it works: Timing instead of amount: the last dollar wins, not the biggest.
CreatorSiim Haugas @siimh · 1,450 followersLaunched28 Aug 2026 · 49 days so farRevenue$35 USDVerified · as of 16 Oct 2026Post views0 public views of tracked posts, 30 daysStatusRevenue moved only 0.0 % in 14 days.
Performance · 998 daily snapshots
No social figures on record yet, latest snapshot 16OCT.
One $500 spot on the flap, everyone else shares a QR code ranked by what they paid. $34.
Why it works: The fixed $500 flap spot stayed empty; the $1 QR ranking made $34.
Creatorn/aLaunched27 Aug 2026 · 50 days so farRevenue$34 USDPublic counter · as of 28 Aug 2026Post views0 public views of tracked posts, 30 daysStatusRevenue moved only 0.0 % in 14 days.
Performance · 998 daily snapshots
No social figures on record yet, latest snapshot 16OCT.
Buy a key on the internet’s keyboard. The first key is free, the rest start at $1.
Why it works: A fixed, familiar grid (a keyboard) as the inventory.
CreatorBenniDev @benniappdev · 234 followersLaunched28 Aug 2026 · 49 days so farRevenue$24 USDVerified · as of 16 Oct 2026Post views0 public views of tracked posts, 30 daysStatusRevenue moved only 0.0 % in 14 days.
Performance · 998 daily snapshots
No social figures on record yet, latest snapshot 16OCT.
Fifteen muscles auctioned as tattoo space for one HYROX race. $112,000 in three days.
Why it works: The surface is a person with an audience of 395,000, and the price ladder doubles instead of creeping: a takeover costs twice what the last buyer paid, so every outbid is a headline.
CreatorMarc Lou @marclou · 395,358 followersLaunched8 Sep 2026 → 11 Sep 2026 · 3 days activeRevenue$112,000 USDPublic counter · as of 14 Sep 2026Post views4.2M public views of tracked posts, 30 daysEndedSold out · All fifteen zones sold when bidding closed on 11 September 2026; the race itself is on 19 September.
Performance · 2 daily snapshots
No social figures on record yet, latest snapshot 14SEP.
First 24 h n/a · attention peaked on day 0 · 7 days 0.0 %
Evidence · 3 shown
14SEP
Counter on the project website
Final price of every zone in the page payload: fifteen zones, paid amounts add up to $112,000 · $112,000 · source
The naming rights of a privately owned alley in San Francisco, auctioned once.
Why it works: Exactly one thing to sell, a hard deadline, and two tech companies bidding against each other in public.
CreatorRiley Walz (with Theo Bleier and Patrick Hultquist) @rtwlzLaunched2 Apr 2026 → 7 Apr 2026 · 5 days activeRevenue$140,000 USDVerified · as of 7 Apr 2026Post views0 public views of tracked posts, 30 daysEndedSold out · The auction closed as planned. The name will never be auctioned again, so there is nothing left to sell.
Performance · 1 daily snapshots
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07APR
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First 24 h n/a · 7 days 0.0 %
Evidence · 1 shown
07APR
Article by a third party
SF Standard: Notion wins with $140,000; Automattic bid $135,000 · $140,000 · source
Twenty-six logo slots on a wedding tuxedo. The sponsors paid for the suit.
Why it works: The existing audience did the selling; the wedding was the content. The suit was paid for and deductible.
CreatorDagobert Renouf @dagorenouf · 116,000 followersLaunched24 Jul 2025 → 25 Oct 2025 · 93 days activeRevenue$12,000 USDClaimed · as of 5 Nov 2025Post views0 public views of tracked posts, 30 daysEndedSold out · All 26 slots sold and the suit was worn at the wedding on 25 October 2025. The end was the plan.
Performance · 1 daily snapshots
No social figures on record yet, latest snapshot 05NOV.
First 24 h n/a · 7 days 0.0 %
Evidence · 1 shown
05NOV
Article by a third party
South China Morning Post: about $12,000 gross, 2,300 € net · $12,000 · source
4SHAFEEK’SBALDHEADTHINGSPACE$57508FEB2589DAYSSOLDOUTProject: Shafeek’s bald head, Category: Thing space, Final: $575, Launched: 08 Feb 25, Lifetime: 89 days, Ended: Sold out
Shafeek Hashim’s bald headSpace on a thing · Landed · Sold out · 89 days active
A vlogger in Kerala rented his bald head to a hair clinic for three months: 50,000 rupees.
Why it works: The head was the hook; the 28,000 subscribers were the product.
CreatorShafeek Hashim @70mmvlogs · 28,000 followersLaunched8 Feb 2025 → 8 May 2025 · 89 days activeRevenue$575 USDClaimed · as of 20 Jul 2025Post views0 public views of tracked posts, 30 daysEndedSold out · The three-month contract ran its course. No second client is documented. End date is the contract length counted from the first report.
Performance · 2 daily snapshots
No social figures on record yet, latest snapshot 20JUL.
A copy of outbid.lol that reached $24 and went offline within a week.
Why it works: Same mechanic, no audience, gone within a week.
Creatorn/aLaunched21 Aug 2026 → 27 Aug 2026 · 6 days activeRevenue$24 USDClaimed · as of 3 Sep 2026Post views0 public views of tracked posts, 30 daysCauseNever found buyers · Found offline on 27 August 2026 (a DNS failure).
Performance · 2 daily snapshots
No social figures on record yet, latest snapshot 03SEP.
First 24 h n/a · 7 days 0.0 %
Evidence · 2 shown
28AUG
Public transaction record
TrustMRR: $134 all-time, $19 in the last 30 days, $16.50 MRR from 2 subscriptions, Stripe-verified · $134 · source
A copy of outbid.lol that reached $21 and went offline within a week.
Why it works: Same mechanic, no audience, gone within a week.
Creatorn/aLaunched21 Aug 2026 → 27 Aug 2026 · 6 days activeRevenue$21 USDClaimed · as of 3 Sep 2026Post views0 public views of tracked posts, 30 daysCauseNever found buyers · Found offline on 27 August 2026 (a DNS failure).
Performance · 2 daily snapshots
No social figures on record yet, latest snapshot 03SEP.
First 24 h n/a · 7 days 0.0 %
Evidence · 1 shown
23AUG
Article by a third party
outoutbid.lol directory: last published figure · $21 · source
A leaderboard where you bid in trees. One tree is $5, and your total never goes down.
Why it works: Charity as the currency, a year before the outbid wave, and one of the few boards with recurring revenue.
CreatorBenjamin @bfzli · 1,060 followersLaunched1 Sep 2025 → 15 Sep 2026 · 379 days activeRevenue$9,956 USDVerified · as of 28 Aug 2026Post views0 public views of tracked posts, 30 daysCauseCreator quit · The domain redirects to the creator’s personal blog; the leaderboard is no longer online. Subscriptions on the Stripe account were still renewing when we checked.
Performance · 2 daily snapshots
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28AUG
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28,157
First 24 h n/a · 7 days 0.0 %
Evidence · 3 shown
28AUG
Public transaction record
TrustMRR: $9,956 all-time, $1,022 in the last 30 days, $603 MRR, Stripe-verified · $9,956 · source
