An influencer leaderboard that admits it's paid

Most "top influencer" rankings are built from follower counts, engagement formulas or somebody's opinion, and they rarely show their working.

This one shows all of it.

It's a pay-to-rank board and it says so on every page. That's partly a joke. The mechanics are not, and if you're deciding whether a spot is worth $5, you should know exactly how they work before you pay.

Rank is the total paid, and nothing is hidden

Every listing has a running total, which is the sum of everything paid toward it. The board sorts by that number, highest first.

That's the whole algorithm. (There's one exception, a labelled starting price on some spots we add ourselves, and it gets its own section below.)

Each platform has its own board: TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, X, Twitch and Facebook. There's also a worldwide ranking and a country filter, and your listing page shows all three ranks side by side.

A few rules follow from "rank is what's paid":

• The minimum to get on a board is $5
• You can add to your own total any time, from your manage link
• Anyone can boost a live listing they like, with the same $5 minimum
• Follower counts and the verified badge come from the platform profile itself, so they're shown but never ranked

Why show followers at all, then?

Because a rank with no context is just a number. A 40K account sitting above a 4M account tells you something true about how this board works.

What #1 costs: a dollar more than the current #1

To take a spot, you pay one dollar more than the listing in it. That holds at every position, not just the top.

If #3 on a board stands at $13, ranking above it costs $14. If #1 stands at $19, taking #1 costs $20. The live prices beside this post (below it, on a phone) show what #1 costs on each board right now.

The price moves every time someone pays, so the number that matters is the one on the board when you look. The join page quotes the current price for #1 before you pay anything.

The price of first place is public. Most rankings can't say that.

Listing yourself vs. being listed by a fan

If you list yourself, you pick your platform, enter your handle and hit Verify. The site pulls your name, photo, follower count and badge straight from the profile. Your own listing needs a photo, you confirm the account is yours and that you're 18 or older, and afterwards the listing is fully under your control.

A fan can also put you on the board. Someone who follows you pays to add your handle, and the listing page says plainly that a fan listed it and paid for it, not you.

If you'd rather not be there, you can have it removed. That's covered further down.

Spots we add, and the "starting price" label

We also add some well-known public accounts ourselves. Their pages say TopInfluencers.io added them, and nobody has paid for them yet.

We can set a starting price on those spots. It's labelled "starting price" everywhere it appears (on the board, on the listing page and on the share image) and it's never shown as a payment.

Nobody paid a starting price. That's why it's labelled.

A spot with a starting price ranks at that price until fans have paid more than it toward the spot. After that, it ranks on the money like every other listing. If you boost one of these, the boost panel explains this before you pay.

No account, just a manage link

When you pay, you get one private manage link, sent by email and shown on the page right after checkout. There's no sign-up and no password, because that link is your listing. From it you can:

• Edit your card
• Top up your total
• Replace your photo
• Hide the listing from the board, and put it back
• Remove it for good

Treat it like a house key. Anyone holding it controls the listing.

Getting off the board is easier than getting on

If it's your listing, open your manage link and choose Remove listing. The photo is deleted immediately and the listing comes down permanently, with no refund.

If someone else listed your account, report it from the listing's page or email us. To show the account is yours, mention TopInfluencers.io in a post or story on it, or write from an email visibly linked to it. Owner requests go first and are usually handled within 48 hours. The removal page has the details.

A listing that pretends to be you, with a photo and posing as self-listed, is impersonation. It comes down.

A rank here is a receipt, not an award

A rank on this board is paid placement. It isn't an endorsement, an award or a measurement of influence. A listing never means the person in it endorses or works with this site, and we're not affiliated with any of the platforms.

Payments run through Stripe, so your card details never reach us. Because the listing goes live straight away, you waive the 14-day withdrawal right at checkout. Being outbid is never refundable. The terms cover all of this.

Questions creators ask

How much does it cost to get on the influencer leaderboard?

The bottom of any board costs $5. Ranking above a specific listing costs one dollar more than that listing's current total, and #1 costs one dollar more than whoever holds it now. The join page shows the live price for #1 before you pay.

Can someone else list my account without asking me?

Yes. A fan can pay to put your handle on the board. The listing page says a fan listed and paid for it, not you. Once you've shown you own the account, you can have it removed through the removal page, free of charge.

Do followers or engagement affect my rank?

No. Rank is only the total paid toward your listing. Follower counts and the verified badge are pulled from your platform profile and shown on your card for context, but they never change your position on the board. The only way up is more paid toward your listing.

What happens if I get outbid?

Your listing stays on the board with the same total and ranks lower. Being outbid is never refundable. You can top up from your manage link whenever you want to climb back, and every spot on the board shows what it costs to rank above it.

Do I need an account?

No. Each listing has one private manage link, sent by email and shown right after checkout. It lets you edit the card, top up, replace your photo, hide the listing or remove it. Anyone with the link controls the listing, so keep it private.

Is a rank an endorsement or a verified influence score?

No. A rank is paid placement. It doesn't measure influence, and it never implies the person listed endorses or is affiliated with TopInfluencers.io. The verified badge on a card is the platform's own badge, not a check done by this site.

The bottom of the board is $5

If you want your name on a board, claim your spot. The join page tells you what #1 costs before you pay, and the Instagram board shows who holds it right now.