How PayRank works
PayRank is a paid leaderboard with a twist: every entry promotes a real website. Publish yours, pay in your own currency, get Crowns at the live exchange rate, and climb today’s board — the higher you rank, the more people see your site. This page is the complete rulebook.
The 60-second version
Everything you need to know before your first payment.
Add your site
Name, link, one-liner, keywords and a cover screenshot. Free, and takes a minute.
Pay to rank
Pay in any of 20 currencies. Stripe handles the card — we never see it.
Get Crowns
Converted at the live exchange rate. 1 USD = 100 Crowns.
Climb and get seen
Your Crowns today decide your rank. The higher you rank, the more people see your site.
The game loop
Five steps, start to finish.
- 1
Create a free account
An email, a username and a password — or sign in with Google. No ID, no approval, no waiting.
Your username is public. Your email is never shown.
- 2
Publish your website
Fill in your site name, address, a one-liner, up to five keywords and a cover image. It appears on your public page at /u/<your-name> and next to your name on every board.
You can edit or remove it at any time from your dashboard.
- 3
Pay in your own currency
Pick your currency and an amount. Stripe Checkout (or PayPal) does the payment in a secure window, supporting cards and local methods worldwide.
Minimum $1 · maximum $5,000 per payment.
- 4
Watch it become Crowns
Your payment is converted to USD at the live rate, then into Crowns. The rate is locked the instant you start checkout, so the number you see is the number you get.
Crowns arrive within seconds of a successful payment.
- 5
Climb today’s board
Every Crown you pay today pushes you up the daily ranking. Pay again any time to overtake someone — the board updates the moment a payment lands.
There is no cap on how many payments you make.
The two boards
They look similar but measure different things. Knowing the difference is the whole game.
| Board | What it counts | Resets | What it decides |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today The live contest | Crowns paid since 00:00 UTC | Every day at 00:00 UTC | Today’s exposure |
| All-time The hall of fame | Every Crown ever paid | Never | Permanent bragging rights |
Every payment feeds both boards at once. Winning today does not reset your all-time Crowns, and a big all-time total does not help you today.
Ranking and ties
Ranked by Crowns paid today
The daily board is sorted purely by the number of Crowns you have paid since 00:00 UTC. Nothing else — not your balance, not your country, not how long you have been a member.
It updates in real time
The moment Stripe or PayPal confirms a payment, your Crowns land and the board re-sorts. There is no batch job and no delay to wait out.
Ties go to whoever got there first
If two players sit on exactly the same number of Crowns, the one who reached that total earlier ranks higher. Overtaking means beating them outright, not just matching them.
Refunds are reversed
If a payment is refunded, its Crowns are removed from your balance and stop counting toward the day. That can cost you the top spot.
Everybody plays on one clock
The day is measured in UTC, so nobody gets a timezone advantage. Check the countdown in the header to see how long is left.
Midnight rollover
What happens when the UTC day ends.
00:00 UTC
Today’s board is locked. A new one opens.
- 1.Whoever is #1 at that instant is recorded as the winner of that day, with the amount they paid.
- 2.The result stays on the site forever under “Past days” and counts towards their days-at-#1 badge.
- 3.Every player drops to zero Crowns for the new day — the board starts empty.
- 4.Your balance, your all-time Crowns and your website listing are completely untouched.
- 5.A fresh board opens. The first payment of the new day takes #1.
Your website listing
What you publish, where it shows up, and what is allowed.
Site name
Up to 60 characters. This is what people see first.
Address
A real http(s) link. One click and visitors are on your site.
One-liner
Up to 120 characters, shown right under your name on the board.
Introduction
Up to 1,000 characters on your public page — what it does, who it is for.
Keywords
Up to five tags such as AI, SaaS or E-commerce.
Cover image
PNG, JPG, WEBP or GIF screenshot shown at the top of your page.
The rules of a listing
- One website per account — the one you own or are authorised to promote.
- The link must start with http:// or https:// and point at a real page. No redirect farms, no affiliate spam, no malware.
- You can edit or delete your listing at any time from your dashboard.
- Cover images are capped at 50 MB and must be safe for work.
- Everything public is moderated — see Fair play below.
Crowns and money
The part worth reading twice.
your currency → live FX → USD → × 100 → Crowns 👑
- 1 USD = 100 Crowns
- The conversion is fixed. Your local currency is converted to USD at the live European Central Bank rate, then multiplied into Crowns.
- The rate is locked when you start checkout
- The Crowns quoted on screen are exactly the Crowns you receive, even if the market moves while you are paying. The rate used is stored on your receipt.
- Limits: $1 to $5,000 per payment
- There is no cap on how many times you pay, and no daily limit.
- 20 currencies supported
- Including zero-decimal currencies such as JPY and KRW. Your country is detected automatically, but you can switch currency any time.
Crowns are not money
Crowns are a non-redeemable virtual currency with no cash value. They cannot be withdrawn, transferred to another player, or exchanged back into real money. Buying Crowns is a purchase of a digital item that buys you leaderboard position and the exposure that comes with it — it is not a deposit, an investment, or a store of value.
Fair play
A public listing is a privilege. Keep it worth visiting.
✓ Play fair
- ·Link to a site you own or are allowed to promote.
- ·Describe honestly what your site does.
- ·Use your own payment method.
- ·Keep cover images safe for work.
✕ Not allowed
- ·Malware, phishing or deceptive redirects.
- ·Hate speech, harassment or personal attacks in a listing.
- ·Nudity, sexual content or graphic violence in a cover image.
- ·Spam, scams, or cloaking what the link really is.
Moderators review submitted websites from the admin console and can hide or delete a listing that breaks these rules. Hidden listings disappear from every public board and from the owner’s page. Contact an administrator to appeal a decision or to report a listing.
FAQ
Do I have to pay to join?
Do I need to pay to have my website listed?
Is my balance the same as my rank?
Can I pay more than once a day?
Are Crowns worth real money?
What if I get refunded?
Why did my rank change overnight?
Can I edit or delete my listing?
Glossary
- Crown 👑
- The site currency. 1 USD = 100 Crowns. No cash value.
- Daily board
- Ranking of Crowns paid since 00:00 UTC. Locks and restarts every day.
- All-time board
- Ranking of every Crown a user has ever paid. Never resets.
- Rollover
- The moment the UTC day ends: today’s result is locked and a new board opens.
- Leader
- The user holding #1 on the daily board right now.
- Listing
- The website a user promotes: name, link, one-liner, intro, keywords, cover.
- Payment
- A single successful charge that credits Crowns to both boards.
Ready to put your site on the board?
Publish your website for free, then pay to climb. Today’s board locks at 00:00 UTC — the first payment of the day takes #1.