About People's Pixels

A viral experiment in collective ownership of the internet.

People's Pixels is a 1,000 × 1,000 grid — exactly one million squares — that anyone in the world can claim, color, and customize. Each square costs one dollar. Once you own it, it's yours forever.

This is a love letter to the early internet: the Million Dollar Homepage, the GeoCities collages, the personal homepages and webrings. A place where people drew their thing, said their piece, and signed their name.

We think the modern internet has lost some of that energy. People's Pixels is a tiny attempt to bring it back — a permanent, collaborative canvas that anyone can be part of.

The rules

  • Each pixel costs $1. Pay once, own forever.
  • A pixel cannot be purchased twice.
  • Customize with a color, name, message, and link.
  • Inappropriate content can be reported and hidden, but ownership is permanent.

Ready to leave your mark?