Every rule governing how ranks are calculated, raised, and displayed on the board.
Rank is strictly determined by descending lifetime total paid in USD (totalPaidUsd).
Minimum bid to appear anywhere on the board is $1.00 USD.
Ties are broken by whoever reached that total amount first (firstPaidAt timestamp).
To take #1 specifically, a bid must beat the current #1 channel's lifetime total by at least $1.00.
You do not have to beat #1 to join the board. Any bid of $1 or more will position your channel at whatever rank your total affords.
Entering the same handle or URL again is treated as a raise: the new payment is added directly to your channel's existing lifetime total.
All channels are resolved to their canonical YouTube Channel ID (UC...).
Whether you enter @handle, youtube.com/channel/UC..., or a video URL, it resolves to the exact same channel document.
Tracking parameters, query strings, and UTM tags are automatically stripped from stored links.
Only valid YouTube channels may be submitted. URLs pointing to non-YouTube domains or unresolvable assets will be rejected.
Adult, NSFW, illegal, or abusive content is strictly prohibited. Channels reported and verified for violations will be flagged and hidden from public display without refund.