Although in general the market has slowed down this year, May was another respectable month on SWAPD, proving once again that the internet is less a network of computers and more a giant marketplace where people buy, sell, recover, remove, restore, repair, promote, acquire, and occasionally perform miracles.
A total of 594 completed transactions generated more than $930,000 in marketplace volume, with sellers competing across everything from social media assets to media placements and compliance related services. Please note, we had JUST as many refunds, so its not all pretty from our end.
Let’s see who actually ran the show.
By The Numbers
- Total Completed Volume: $930,402.89
- Total Completed Transactions: 594
- Average Transaction Size: $1,398
- Largest Single Deal: $48,500
- Most Active Seller: @porcupine (85 completed deals)
- Biggest Single Buyer: @Tourist ($48,500 spent)
Most Popular Categories
Compliance & Reputation Repair
$366,505 in volume
This category includes content removals, deindexing, review removals, page recoveries, account restorations, strike removals, and other services that help make inconvenient internet problems become considerably less inconvenient.
The internet never forgets.
Fortunately, SWAPD sellers have other ideas.
Category Champions
@porcupine — $175,230
@Rayman — $42,229
@thecfx — $22,375
No other category came remotely close to the volume generated here.
Facebook Services
$104,141 in volume
Facebook may no longer be trendy, but apparently nobody told buyers moving serious money.
Pages, recoveries, content actions, and asset sales drove another strong month.
Category Champions
@porcupine — $48,500
@NeonNova — $14,500
@Cash.illuminator — $4,710
The largest transaction of the entire month came from this category.
Instagram Services
$75,505 in volume
Instagram remains one of SWAPD’s core markets, generating steady activity through account transactions, recovery services, and growth related offerings.
Category Champions
@Ace — $8,685
@porcupine — $8,455
@google1 — $4,700
Competition here was far tighter than in several other categories.
YouTube Services
$53,502 in volume
Channels, handles, strike removals, and related services continued attracting buyers throughout May.
Category Champions
@coehn — $15,000
@metzmati — $13,000
@Hussey — $11,500
The top three providers accounted for most category revenue.
PR & Media Placements
$53,461 in volume
Media placements remained a reliable performer, helping clients earn visibility, credibility, and screenshots they can proudly send to friends and competitors.
Category Champions
@porcupine — $21,300
@p — $15,000
@Lunar — $8,215
TikTok Services
$42,021 in volume
TikTok services remained highly concentrated, with one seller dominating the field.
Category Champions
@TikTok — $34,450
@Kilerpanku — $3,808
@Zero — $2,174
@TikTok controlled over 82% of all TikTok related volume in May.
That is less a leaderboard and more a public service announcement.
Top 5 Sellers
@porcupine
$256,695 Revenue | 85 Deals
The undisputed marketplace MVP.
Appearing across multiple categories while generating nearly one third of all marketplace volume, @porcupine didn’t just win May. He practically sponsored it.
@Rayman
$42,229 Revenue | 54 Deals
Consistent, active, and seemingly determined to keep escrow agents employed.
@TikTok
$38,400 Revenue | 19 Deals
Fewer transactions than the leaders, but significantly larger average order values.
4th Place: @thecfx
$25,875 Revenue | 9 Deals
Proof that quality can absolutely compete with quantity.
5th Place: @coehn
$19,525 Revenue | 8 Deals
A standout performer in the YouTube category and one of the month’s highest earning specialists.
Top 5 Buyers
@Tourist
$48,500 Spent
One transaction.
One very large transaction.
Efficiency at its finest.
@JayEazy
$46,514 Spent
Several major purchases placed @JayEazy firmly among the month’s largest buyers.
@R70
$38,354 Spent
A diversified buyer active across multiple transactions.
4th Place: @Stavius
$27,450 Spent
One of the most consistently active buyers in May.
5th Place: @Liquid
$20,041 Spent
Fifteen separate purchases kept numerous sellers busy throughout the month.
Biggest Deal Of The Month
Facebook Asset Sale
Value: $48,500
Buyer: @Tourist
One transaction represented nearly 6% of all marketplace volume generated during May.
Not bad for a platform people have been declaring dead since approximately 2012.
Fun Marketplace Facts
Marketplace MVP
- #1 seller overall
- #1 seller in Compliance & Reputation Repair
- #1 seller in Facebook Services
- #1 seller in PR & Media
- Top performer in four separate major categories
Category King
Compliance & Reputation Repair
Generated $366,505 in volume.
More volume than Instagram, YouTube, PR, and TikTok combined.
Apparently managing your online reputation has become just as valuable as building it.
Most Dominant Category Seller
Generated over 82% of all TikTok category volume.
When buyers thought TikTok, they mostly thought @TikTok.
Humans really do enjoy keeping things simple.
Workhorse Award
Completed 85 deals during the month.
That’s nearly three completed deals every single day.
Including weekends.
Including all the days normal people claim they’re “taking a break.”
Average Deal Size
$1,398
The marketplace continued showing healthy demand across both premium and mid market services.
Most Competitive Category
Instagram Services
The gap between first and second place sellers was only $230, making it one of the tightest races on the entire platform.
Final Thoughts
May 2026 belonged to Reputation Repair, but the broader story is diversification. Buyers continued spending heavily across social platforms, media placements, digital assets, and reputation related services.
Some sellers dominated individual categories. Others spread their expertise across several markets. A few managed both.
One thing remains clear: whether people are building an online presence, repairing one, or acquiring an entirely new one, SWAPD remains where the deals happen. An soon, we plan to introduce a whole new row of categories that will hopefully expand the service section of SWAPD!
