Where the internet’s people stand.
The public’s standing for every creator, journalist and public figure. One record each, across every platform.
455 records on the register · a Standing publishes at 20 public ratings
On the record
What the internet’s people are posting, and where the public puts them.
Where the public puts them
The highest standing on the record, overall and by topic. A record is ranked once 20 people have rated it.
Standings that changed, ratings that landed
Every standing that moved today and every new rating on the record, as the day goes on.
Their standing, wherever you scroll.
A quiet badge in your browser shows the standing of whoever is behind what you’re watching or reading — on YouTube, X, Reddit and news sites.
Reads from the record
How a standing is measured, and the people the public asks about most.
Questions, answered
Quick answers here. The full detail lives on the methodology page.
What is Internet Standing?
Internet Standing is the public’s record of the internet’s people: creators, journalists, commentators and public figures, one record each, across every platform they post on. Anyone can file a rating, and a record’s Standing is published once 20 people have.
What is a Standing?
A number from 0 to 100. Raters give one to five stars; the record publishes their weighted mean on that scale, with a band word beside it: High standing from 80, Good from 60, Mixed from 40, Low below that. Under 20 ratings a record says “No standing yet” and how many it has, never a number.
Who decides the number?
The public does, not an editor. Every rating is weighted by the rater’s own record, so newer raters and raters with a poor record count for less, and anonymous ratings count for less still. The words raters use and the full list of ratings sit on the record for anyone to read.
How do you stop brigading?
Several layers. Ratings are weighted by each rater’s record. Nothing is published until a record has 20 ratings. New ratings wait 36 hours before they can move a published number, and anonymous ratings cast on any one day can make up at most a quarter of a record’s weight. When a crowd arrives at once, the number is frozen while moderators review. A lasting shift needs a lasting public, not a raid.
Where do lean and accuracy appear?
Only where they apply: journalists, commentators, politicians, news outlets, and any record in a high-stakes category such as finance, health, politics or news. An entertainer’s record shows neither. When the public finds a record’s facts wrong, its number stays and the word beside it reads “Facts disputed”.
Can the person respond?
Yes. The person or organisation behind a record can claim it by proving they run the account: a post from it, a link in its bio, or an email address at its domain. A person on the team reviews every claim, and once it is approved the owner can respond on the record, to ratings and to anything the public has raised about them.
Is Internet Standing free?
Yes. Looking anyone up, filing ratings and using the public API at standard rate limits are free, and while the site is in beta every feature is free. Paid plans for heavier API use are planned, but nothing is for sale yet.
Still curious? Read the methodology or write to the team.