Bidding-board outbid.lol takes off: joni.ai pays $14K for the #1 spot
jonathan_wilke · x · 2026-08-22
outbid.lol is a pay-to-rank site: higher bids get better positions, underbidding the #1 still buys you a proportional spot, and new spots start at $5. It has drawn 1,085,497 visitors since launch with 1,058 currently online.
The current #1 is AI computer product joni.ai at $14,013 (taking that spot costs $14,018); #2 is SEO tool outrank.so at $13,005; #3 is orynth.dev at $12,716. The board is dominated by AI and dev products, with hot entries pulling serious clicks (humanizeai.pro at 4,554 clicks/hour). The poster notes @MakerThrive is making serious money from its initial ranking — pay-to-rank boards are becoming a new paid-acquisition channel for indie products.
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