Rules

Timebid is a public attention leaderboard. There are no payments and no votes. Stay active to stand above everyone else. Rank is verified time — nothing else.

How ranking works

• Clocks earn whole, server-verified seconds while the page is visible, focused, and recently active.
• The five-minute sprint resets at synchronized five-minute UTC boundaries. The hourly race resets at the top of each UTC hour.
• The 24-hour and 30-day boards are rolling windows refreshed on five-minute boundaries. The Hall of Fame includes all verified time since launch.
• Equal scores are ordered by who earned time first in that window, then by stable server-side tie-breaks.
• All five leaderboards run simultaneously. The server credits each accepted second once and applies it to every relevant window.
• The homepage recommends the hourly race during quieter periods and the five-minute sprint after sustained activity. The recommendation is locked until its current race ends; every board always remains available.
• Lifetime time, outbound clicks, hourly wins, and best finish never reset.
• This browser remembers its claimed clock and resumes it automatically on return.
• Leaderboard tabs change only the ranking view. The animated browser timer is a live preview of database-backed time.

What you can claim

• A public product website or an @handle.
• Website paths and tracking query strings are ignored, so one domain maps to one identity.
• Each browser has one clock. Opening more tabs never multiplies time.
• A new claim must pass Cloudflare Turnstile. Resuming the clock already attached to this browser does not.

How clicks work

• Clicking a leaderboard row opens that product or profile directly in a new tab.
• The click counter is updated by the server before the visitor is redirected.
• Repeated clicks from the same privacy-preserving visitor signature within ten minutes count once.

How active time works

• Keep this tab visible and focused. Switch away or close it and your session pauses.
• Move, scroll, tap, or type occasionally. A minute without activity pauses your clock.
• The browser checks in every 10 seconds. A missed heartbeat expires quickly and never receives backfilled time.

Fair play

• Automated activity, scripted browsing, or attempts to simulate a person are not allowed.
• Changing localStorage, JavaScript, the displayed timer, or your system clock does not change the server total.
• New clock claims require Turnstile and are rate-limited by a rotating, one-way network hash. Existing clocks can still resume normally.
• Suspicious clocks may be reviewed or removed to keep the board meaningful.