In 2005, a 21-year-old student named Alex Tew launched what would become one of the internet’s most iconic digital stunts: the Million Dollar Homepage. Selling 1 million pixels at $1 each, Tew offered advertisers tiny squares of online real estate — essentially a virtual billboard of clickable chaos.
It was weird. It was brilliant. But it worked.
Within months, the page became a viral sensation, earning Tew a cool $1 million and inspiring countless copycats (none of which came close). Brands, blogs, and even casinos bought in, each hoping to ride the wave of internet novelty.
Today, the Million Dollar Homepage stands frozen in time — an early testament to viral marketing, online entrepreneurship, and the sheer randomness of web culture.
It’s pixelated, it’s outdated, but it’s legendary.
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