diff --git a/src/services/bookmarkController.ts b/src/services/bookmarkController.ts
index f669ee53..985fe08b 100644
--- a/src/services/bookmarkController.ts
+++ b/src/services/bookmarkController.ts
@@ -352,17 +352,20 @@ class BookmarkController {
             urlReferences: extractUrlsFromContent(b.content)
           }))
           .sort((a, b) => {
-            // Sort by created_at (timestamp of bookmark list event = when bookmarked)
+            // Sort by listUpdatedAt (timestamp of bookmark list event = proxy for when bookmarked)
             // Newest first (descending)
-            return (b.created_at || 0) - (a.created_at || 0)
+            return (b.listUpdatedAt || 0) - (a.listUpdatedAt || 0)
           })
         
         // DEBUG: Log sorting details for top 10 bookmarks
         console.log('🔍 Bookmark Sorting Debug:')
         sortedBookmarks.slice(0, 10).forEach((b, i) => {
-          const bookmarkedDate = b.created_at ? new Date(b.created_at * 1000).toISOString() : 'none'
+          const listUpdated = b.listUpdatedAt ? new Date(b.listUpdatedAt * 1000).toISOString() : 'none'
+          const contentCreated = b.created_at ? new Date(b.created_at * 1000).toISOString() : 'none'
           const contentPreview = (b.content || '').substring(0, 50)
-          console.log(`  ${i + 1}. [${b.type}] bookmarked at: ${bookmarkedDate}`)
+          console.log(`  ${i + 1}. [${b.type}]`)
+          console.log(`     list updated: ${listUpdated}`)
+          console.log(`     content created: ${contentCreated}`)
           console.log(`     content: "${contentPreview}"`)
         })
         console.log(`Total bookmarks: ${sortedBookmarks.length}\n`)
diff --git a/src/services/bookmarkHelpers.ts b/src/services/bookmarkHelpers.ts
index 45652962..bae2d8b2 100644
--- a/src/services/bookmarkHelpers.ts
+++ b/src/services/bookmarkHelpers.ts
@@ -81,14 +81,14 @@ export const processApplesauceBookmarks = (
         allItems.push({
           id: note.id,
           content: '',
-          // Use parent event timestamp (when bookmarked), not note creation time
-          created_at: parentCreatedAt || 0,
+          created_at: note.created_at || 0,
           pubkey: note.author || activeAccount.pubkey,
           kind: 1, // Short note kind
           tags: [],
           parsedContent: undefined,
           type: 'event' as const,
-          isPrivate
+          isPrivate,
+          listUpdatedAt: parentCreatedAt || 0
         })
       })
     }
@@ -101,14 +101,14 @@ export const processApplesauceBookmarks = (
         allItems.push({
           id: coordinate,
           content: '',
-          // Use parent event timestamp (when bookmarked), not article creation time
-          created_at: parentCreatedAt || 0,
+          created_at: article.created_at || 0,
           pubkey: article.pubkey,
           kind: article.kind, // Usually 30023 for long-form articles
           tags: [],
           parsedContent: undefined,
           type: 'event' as const,
-          isPrivate
+          isPrivate,
+          listUpdatedAt: parentCreatedAt || 0
         })
       })
     }
@@ -119,13 +119,14 @@ export const processApplesauceBookmarks = (
         allItems.push({
           id: `hashtag-${hashtag}`,
           content: `#${hashtag}`,
-          created_at: parentCreatedAt || 0,
+          created_at: 0, // Hashtags don't have their own creation time
           pubkey: activeAccount.pubkey,
           kind: 1,
           tags: [['t', hashtag]],
           parsedContent: undefined,
           type: 'event' as const,
-          isPrivate
+          isPrivate,
+          listUpdatedAt: parentCreatedAt || 0
         })
       })
     }
@@ -136,13 +137,14 @@ export const processApplesauceBookmarks = (
         allItems.push({
           id: `url-${url}`,
           content: url,
-          created_at: parentCreatedAt || 0,
+          created_at: 0, // URLs don't have their own creation time
           pubkey: activeAccount.pubkey,
           kind: 1,
           tags: [['r', url]],
           parsedContent: undefined,
           type: 'event' as const,
-          isPrivate
+          isPrivate,
+          listUpdatedAt: parentCreatedAt || 0
         })
       })
     }
@@ -157,21 +159,21 @@ export const processApplesauceBookmarks = (
       const result = {
         id: bookmark.id!,
         content: bookmark.content || '',
-        // Use parent event timestamp (when bookmarked), not content creation time
-        created_at: parentCreatedAt || 0,
+        created_at: bookmark.created_at || 0,
         pubkey: activeAccount.pubkey,
         kind: bookmark.kind || 30001,
         tags: bookmark.tags || [],
         parsedContent: bookmark.content ? (getParsedContent(bookmark.content) as ParsedContent) : undefined,
         type: 'event' as const,
-        isPrivate
+        isPrivate,
+        listUpdatedAt: parentCreatedAt || 0
       }
       
       // DEBUG: Log timestamp assignment
       if (Math.random() < 0.05) { // Log ~5% of bookmarks to avoid spam
         console.log('📌 Processing bookmark:')
-        console.log(`  parentCreatedAt (list event): ${parentCreatedAt ? new Date(parentCreatedAt * 1000).toISOString() : 'none'}`)
-        console.log(`  result.created_at (when bookmarked): ${result.created_at ? new Date(result.created_at * 1000).toISOString() : 'none'}`)
+        console.log(`  content created_at: ${result.created_at ? new Date(result.created_at * 1000).toISOString() : 'none'}`)
+        console.log(`  list updated at: ${result.listUpdatedAt ? new Date(result.listUpdatedAt * 1000).toISOString() : 'none'}`)
         console.log(`  content preview: "${(bookmark.content || '').substring(0, 40)}"`)
       }
       
diff --git a/src/services/bookmarkProcessing.ts b/src/services/bookmarkProcessing.ts
index 25380c99..86a239cb 100644
--- a/src/services/bookmarkProcessing.ts
+++ b/src/services/bookmarkProcessing.ts
@@ -150,7 +150,8 @@ export async function collectBookmarksFromEvents(
         setName: dTag,
         setTitle,
         setDescription,
-        setImage
+        setImage,
+        listUpdatedAt: evt.created_at || Math.floor(Date.now() / 1000)
       })
       continue
     }
diff --git a/src/types/bookmarks.ts b/src/types/bookmarks.ts
index 6c5681a1..91531b86 100644
--- a/src/types/bookmarks.ts
+++ b/src/types/bookmarks.ts
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ export interface Bookmark {
 export interface IndividualBookmark {
   id: string
   content: string
-  // Timestamp from the bookmark list event (when this was bookmarked)
+  // Timestamp when the content was created (from the content event itself)
   created_at: number
   pubkey: string
   kind: number
@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@ export interface IndividualBookmark {
   setTitle?: string
   setDescription?: string
   setImage?: string
+  // Timestamp of the bookmark list event (best proxy for "when bookmarked")
+  // Note: This is imperfect - it's when the list was last updated, not necessarily when this item was added
+  listUpdatedAt?: number
 }
 
 export interface ActiveAccount {
diff --git a/src/utils/bookmarkUtils.tsx b/src/utils/bookmarkUtils.tsx
index f86a952f..cd21550d 100644
--- a/src/utils/bookmarkUtils.tsx
+++ b/src/utils/bookmarkUtils.tsx
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ export const renderParsedContent = (parsedContent: ParsedContent) => {
 export const sortIndividualBookmarks = (items: IndividualBookmark[]) => {
   return items
     .slice()
-    .sort((a, b) => (b.created_at || 0) - (a.created_at || 0))
+    .sort((a, b) => (b.listUpdatedAt || 0) - (a.listUpdatedAt || 0))
 }
 
 export function groupIndividualBookmarks(items: IndividualBookmark[]) {