Skip to main content

Leagues FAQ

Here's a few of our most frequent inquiries.

Brilliant Support avatar
Written by Brilliant Support
Updated over a year ago

What are Leagues?

Leagues allows you to compete with other Brilliant users on a weekly leaderboard. You earn XP by learning on Brilliant and face off against others to try to take the top spot on your leaderboard. You can participate in a fun, friendly competition with other learners and reach your learning goals at the same time!

How does it work?

Each week you earn points for correctly answering problems. After completing your first lesson for the week with point earnings, you are entered into a league to compete against 30 other learners to see who can earn the most experience points (XP).

You are ranked against other learners in a Leaderboard accessible from the Brilliant homepage or the Leagues tab of your mobile app. At the end of the week, the top performers move up to the next league, while those with the lowest scores either remain in the same league or fall back to the previous one.

What can I do to earn XP?

We anticipate adding more opportunities to earn points in the future! At the moment, you can earn points at the end of a lesson for the following activities:

  • In-lesson problems answered correctly:

    • + 15 XP per problem

    • + 40 XP per hard problem

  • Bonuses

    • + 30 XP for first lesson completion

    • + 10 XP for any lesson completion

How do I unlock Leagues?

Leagues is locked for all new users. To unlock and begin competing in Leagues you must earn 175 XP.

Is there a maximum amount of points I can earn in a day?

You can complete as many lessons in a day as you’d like to keep earning XP!

How many levels are there?

We currently have 10 league levels.

When does the League week start and end?

  • The league week starts on Sunday at 8pm PST/2am UTC.

  • You can join a league up until 12 hours before the league week ends, so earn your first XP before Sunday at 8am PT and you will be part of a leaderboard.

How do I move between league levels?

  • You move between league levels depending on your ranking and which level you’re currently in.

    • For the first 5 levels (Hydrogen, Lithium, Carbon, Neon, Titanium)

      • Top 15 users are promoted

      • Middle 10 users stay in their level

      • Bottom 5 users return to previous level

    • For the 6th and 7th levels (Xenon, Barium)

      • Top 10 users are promoted

      • Middle 15 users stay in their level

      • Bottom 5 users return to previous level

    • For the 8th-10th levels (Neodymium, Tungsten, Einsteinium)

      • Top 5 users are promoted

      • Middle 20 users stay in their level

      • Bottom 5 users return to previous level

  • If you do not participate in a given league week due to inactivity, you will not get promoted or demoted. You will remain in the same level until you participate again. Right now, Einsteinium is the highest level you can be in. Keep up the good work to remain in that level once you’ve reached it.

Still have questions? Reach us at support@brilliant.org.

Did this answer your question?