Leaderboards and XP
Learn how XP is earned and how Platinum Trivia's six leaderboards rank players across monthly play, total XP, all-time correct answers, difficulties, categories, and topics.
Six Ways to Compete
Platinum Trivia includes six leaderboards, each measuring a different part of your trivia performance.
Monthly Top Players
Current and past monthly leaders ranked by correct answers.
Top Players by Total XP
Players ranked by the total XP they have earned.
All-Time Top Players
Players ranked by total correct answers across all-time play.
Top Players by Difficulty
Compare player performance from Easy through Expert.
Top Players by Category
See who leads within each major trivia category.
Top Players by Topic
Explore the strongest players within focused trivia topics.
In This Guide
1How XP Works
XP (Experience Points) represents your long-term progress on Platinum Trivia.
XP can be earned through correct answers, gameplay bonuses, achievements, and other eligible activities. As you continue playing, the XP you earn is added to your total.
Your total XP is used to determine your position on the Top Players by Total XP leaderboard.
XP and correct answers measure different things
XP measures overall gameplay progress, while several leaderboards rank players directly by their correct answers within a particular timeframe or area of play.
2Monthly Top Players
The Monthly Top Players leaderboard tracks player performance during the current calendar month.
Players are ranked primarily by the number of questions they answer correctly during that month.
Monthly Competition
When a month ends, its final standings are saved so previous monthly leaderboards can still be viewed.
3Top Players by Total XP
The Top Players by Total XP leaderboard ranks players according to the total amount of XP they have earned.
XP may come from correct answers, gameplay bonuses, achievements, and other eligible progress throughout Platinum Trivia.
Unlike the Monthly Top Players leaderboard, this leaderboard represents long-term progress and does not start over when a new month begins.
Long-term XP ranking
Continue earning XP to move higher on the leaderboard as your overall Platinum Trivia progress grows.
4All-Time Top Players
The All-Time Top Players leaderboard ranks players by the total number of questions they have answered correctly throughout their Platinum Trivia history.
This leaderboard measures correct answers rather than XP, which makes it different from the Top Players by Total XP leaderboard.
Your all-time correct-answer total continues to grow as you play and does not reset each month.
5Top Players by Difficulty
The Top Players by Difficulty leaderboards let you compare player performance separately across each question difficulty.
This makes it possible to see which players perform strongest at a particular difficulty instead of looking only at their overall statistics.
6Top Players by Category
The Top Players by Category leaderboards show the strongest players within individual trivia categories.
Each category has its own rankings, allowing players to compare their performance in areas such as history, science, sports, entertainment, geography, and other major Platinum Trivia categories.
Find your strongest categories
Category leaderboards can help show where your trivia knowledge is strongest compared with other players.
7Top Players by Topic
The Top Players by Topic leaderboards focus on more specialized areas of trivia.
Each available topic can have its own leaderboard, allowing players to see who performs best within a specific subject, franchise, interest, or specialty.
More focused than categories
Topics cover more specific areas of trivia, while categories represent broader areas of knowledge.
8Monthly Medals
At the end of each month, the top four players on the Monthly Top Players leaderboard earn permanent medals based on their final positions.
Earned medals remain part of your player profile after the monthly leaderboard resets.
Previous monthly standings remain available so players can review past results and medal winners.