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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.
One company owns the whole page until someone pays $3 more. Visitors bet on how long the reign lasts.
Why it works: Inventory of exactly one, a fixed $3 step, and a public reign clock. Four takeovers in five days.
CreatorTerry Osayawe @osayawe_terry · 974 followersLaunched23 Aug 2026 · 54 days so farRevenue$21 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.
First 24 h n/a · 7 days 0.0 %
Evidence · 2 shown
28AUG
Counter on the project website
Site counter: "$21 all-time revenue", 4 takeovers, next price $12, 251 visits in the current reign · $21 · source
A shared wall of posters. Paste over anyone’s poster for 1.5 times its price.
Why it works: Displacement in space instead of a rank in a list. Tiny, but the pasting-over is named and timed.
CreatorManpreet Singh @m4npreetsingh · 25 followersLaunched22 Aug 2026 · 55 days so farRevenue$18 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.
Digital magnets on a shared fridge door, $1 to $999. What you pay decides where you stick.
Why it works: A fridge door as the board. $7.
CreatorTyler @rezoundous · 11,346 followersLaunched28 Aug 2026 · 49 days so farRevenue$12 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 dollar is one centimetre, and it goes soft by one centimetre an hour unless you pay again.
Why it works: Decay as the mechanic: the rank rots unless you keep paying. The joke is the whole product.
CreatorDany @majorbaguette · 1,489 followersLaunched28 Aug 2026 · 49 days so farRevenue$11 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.
The iPhone home screen anyone can buy. Dock spots by auction, from $1.
Why it works: A home screen as the grid; the dock is the scarce row.
CreatorCorey Chiu @realcoreychiu · 11,559 followersLaunched28 Aug 2026 · 49 days so farRevenue$10 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.
A pay-to-rank board whose listings are other pay-to-rank boards.
Why it works: It sells the wave to itself: the buyers are the same people who built the boards, and being on it is a joke worth ten dollars.
CreatorTanomedia @tanomedia · 1,545 followersLaunched21 Aug 2026 · 56 days so farRevenue$10 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.
First 24 h n/a · 7 days 0.0 %
Evidence · 1 shown
03SEP
Counter on the project website
Counter on the project website: $34 placed across 9 listings, 317 hours live · $34 · source
Why it works: The wedding suit idea without the wedding or the audience.
CreatorKirk Int @kirk_int64 · 169 followersLaunched28 Aug 2026 · 49 days so farRevenue$9 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.
The same rank mechanic, with the money going to charity. One purchase in a week.
Why it works: The same mechanic that made five figures elsewhere that week made $4.30 when the money went to charity. Pure status sells; charitable status does not.
CreatorMatt Merrick (Press Start Studios LLC) @mattmerrick16 · 5,918 followersLaunched21 Aug 2026 · 56 days so farRevenue$4 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.
First 24 h n/a · 7 days 0.0 %
Evidence · 1 shown
27AUG
Counter on the project website
Counter: $4.30 donated from 1 gift since launch · $4 · source
Ten laptop spots plus eight backpack patches rented by the month. $0 so far.
Why it works: Added a recurring product (backpack patches) to the one-off format. Nothing sold yet.
Creatorn/aLaunched27 Aug 2026 · 50 days so farRevenue$0 USDPublic counter · as of 16 Oct 2026Goal$2,799 0 %Post views0 public views of tracked posts, 30 daysStatusSlow but steady revenue growth.
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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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 $735.28 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$735 USDClaimed · as of 3 Sep 2026Post views0 public views of tracked posts, 30 daysCauseUnknown · Found offline on 27 August 2026 (a DNS failure). The only dead copy with a meaningful figure; why the domain was dropped is not documented.
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 · $735 · source
A copy of outbid.lol with no recorded sale, 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$0 USDClaimedPost views0 public views of tracked posts, 30 daysCauseNever found buyers · Found offline on 27 August 2026 (HTTP 404).
Performance · 1 daily snapshots
No social figures on record yet, latest snapshot 03SEP.
First 24 h n/a
Evidence · 0 shown
No evidence on file yet, so the figure is an estimate.
Public outbidding
3BIDBOARD.LOLRANK$1421AUG266DAYSNOBUYERSProject: bidboard.lol, Category: Rank, Peak: $14, Launched: 21 Aug 26, Lifetime: 6 days, Cause: No buyers
bidboard.lolA rank on a list · Dead · Never found buyers · 6 days active
A copy of outbid.lol that reached $14 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$14 USDClaimed · as of 3 Sep 2026Post views0 public views of tracked posts, 30 daysCauseNever found buyers · Found offline on 27 August 2026 (HTTP 404).
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 · $14 · source
A copy of outbid.lol that reached $60 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$60 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 · $60 · source
A copy of outbid.lol that reached $36 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$36 USDClaimed · as of 3 Sep 2026Post views0 public views of tracked posts, 30 daysCauseNever found buyers · Found offline on 27 August 2026 (HTTP 421).
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 · $36 · source
A copy of outbid.lol that reached $30 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$30 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 · $30 · source
