A League (more precisely called weekly leaderboards or simply leaderboards)[1] is a ranked XP competition initially available for Android and iOS users,[1] but was added for desktop users in May 2019.
At least 10 lessons must already be completed (in any number of trees) before being eligible. Any test or story that gives 1 XP or more counts as one lesson.
The player must complete one lesson to join the leaderboard.
Players must have PC or phone versions.
Players should be at least 13.
Mechanism
The contest of leaderboards runs as follows:
One league consists of one of the 10 possible gem ranks, ranked from lowest to highest: Bronze, Silver, Gold, Sapphire, Ruby, Emerald, Amethyst, Pearl, Obsidian, and Diamond.
Competitions refresh on Mondays every week at midnight GMT.
Each user is assigned to a league that consists of 30 random participants of a common rank who earned their first XP of the week at a similar time. There is always one open league per rank that doesn't have 30 participants yet where people can join. When a user that is not yet in a league earns XP, it is joined in the open league for its rank. Once a league has 30 participants, it is closed, and a new empty league is the new open league.
Any valid method of XP-earning counts toward the overall amount of XP earned for the ongoing competition.
Users at the top of the leaderboard by the end of each week advance to the next league. Currently it is as follows:
Bronze: Top 20
Silver: Top 15
Gold: Top 10
Sapphire: Top 7
Ruby: Top 7
Emerald: Top 7
Amethyst: Top 7
Pearl: Top 7
Obsidian: Top 5
Diamond: Top 10 (if tournament is available)
Diamond Tournament 1: Top 10
Diamond Tournament 2: Top 10
Diamond Tournament Finals: Cannot advance
Additionally, those in the lowest ranks (24th to 30th) at the end of the week will be demoted one rank below.
In the diamond league, 26th to 30th get demoted.
Also, players who earn either 1st, 2nd, or 3rd position in their groups will also earn gems, denoted in the league area by a gold, silver, or bronze chest by their name, by an amount that increases as they progress through the leagues, as shown in the following table.
The Diamond Tournament is composed of 15 people. 1-10 advance, 11-15 get relegated to the Diamond League. The Diamond League Tournament is now on web versions as of July 2023.
The information above is outdated. Gems are rewarded in place of the old lingots, and the conversion ratio is unknown.?
For example, being in 1st place at the Bronze League will reward a user with 20 gems.
Otherwise, players will remain in the same rank.
Players in a league together can use reactions to show their current mood or the language they are currently learning. These can be changed at any time.
The top 10 in the Diamond League will be further promoted into the Diamond Tournament. It is a 3-week competition (separated into 3 segments), and the top 10 of each round gets promoted.
The top 3 at finals a good amount of gems [confirm]
Top 10 unlock a fancy-looking banner in their league bar in their profile. They will all be automatically demoted to Diamond League and start over.
Group Goal
As of July 2022, for certain users, for each competition, each group of common league ranks is given a group goal to work together in reaching certain group ratings (rankings) of XP.[2][3]
league
goal (XP)
reward (gems) [estimation]
Bronze
1000
100
Silver
10000
200
Gold
13000
300
Sapphire
15000
400
Ruby
17500
600
Emerald
19000
800
Amethyst
21000
900
Pearl
25000
1,200
Obsidian
30000
1,700
Diamond
100000
2,000
Breaking Ties
When two or more participants accumulate the same amount of XP in the same competition, their rankings are ordered by completion time from earliest to latest.
Vocabulary
There are three concepts that can be called league or leaderboard.
The official name of the contest is Leaderboards (or simply leagues)[4]
Each of the updated ranks in which the game is divided is called a league.
Each group of 30 people who compete together is called a league or a leaderboard.
Additional Notes
Bots have been spotted and reported in Leagues in the past so be wary and report any suspicious behavior to the Duolingo Team directly through Getting help. Do not report cheating or breaches of the rules to the Duolingo Wiki or its admins.