What is RankUK?
The UK's most honest advertising board.
RankUK is a public leaderboard for UK startups and SaaS products where your rank is determined by one thing: how much you're willing to pay for it.
How it works
Submit your company, pick a bid, pay via Stripe, and claim your spot. The highest bid sits at #1. If someone outbids you, you slide down one rank. No algorithms. No secret sauce. Just cold, hard GBP.
The rules of the game
- New spots start at £5.
- To steal a rank, you must bid at least £1 more than the current holder.
- Clicking a listing opens the company's site and bumps their click count.
- Get outbid? You drop. Reclaim? You climb back up.
Who's it for?
UK founders, indie hackers, SaaS builders, agencies, fintech upstarts, AI labs, ecommerce brands — anyone who wants eyeballs and isn't afraid to pay for the privilege.
Why pay to rank?
Because attention is expensive and SEO takes forever. RankUK is a shortcut to the top of something — even if that something is a slightly ridiculous leaderboard. You get visibility, clicks, bragging rights, and the eternal thrill of staring down your competitors.
Is this a joke?
The payments are real, the clicks are real, and the leaderboard is live. The joke is that the entire internet basically works like this already — we're just honest about it.
What if I'm outbid?
You gracefully descend. We'll email you a heads-up if you provided one. There are no refunds, but you can always come back and outbid the person who outbid you. It's the circle of startup life.
Ready to throw your hat in the ring? Claim your rank now.