If you have spent time on Gs Challenge, you have probably seen the weekly leaderboard. It ranks users by activity and pays out real rewards to the top performers each week. But how exactly does it work? What counts as "activity"? And how can you climb it? This guide breaks down everything you need to know about the weekly leaderboard.
What the Leaderboard Measures
The weekly leaderboard ranks users by their active time in the app. "Active time" means time you spend genuinely engaging with the platform — watching reels, participating in challenges, interacting with live streams, and using the app's features. It is not just about having the app open in the background.
The platform tracks active time to reward genuine engagement, not idle presence. This means that simply leaving the app open will not boost your ranking. You need to actually use the platform — watch content, participate, interact — to accumulate active time.
The leaderboard resets every week. This means that last week's ranking does not carry over. Every user starts each week with zero active time, which gives everyone a fresh chance to climb. Whether you are a new user or a seasoned creator, the weekly reset means you are always in the running.
How to Climb the Leaderboard
Climbing the leaderboard is about consistent, genuine engagement throughout the week. Here are the activities that contribute to your active time:
Watching reels. Time spent watching reels in the For You feed counts toward your active time. The more reels you watch, the more active time you accumulate. But the platform detects genuine watching — rapidly scrolling past reels without viewing them does not count.
Participating in challenges. Recording and submitting challenge videos counts as active time. This is one of the most valuable activities because it also earns you payouts if your submissions are approved.
Watching and interacting with live streams. Time spent in live streams — watching, chatting, reacting, and sending gifts — counts toward your active time. Joining streams as a guest or co-host counts even more.
Posting reels. Creating and posting your own reels counts as active time. This also builds your following, which helps you qualify for live streaming and attracts viewers to your future streams.
Engaging with content. Liking, commenting, and reacting to reels and posts counts toward your active time. These interactions also support other creators, which builds goodwill and community.
The key is consistency. A user who spends 30 minutes per day engaging with the platform will out-rank a user who spends 3 hours one day and nothing the rest of the week. Spread your activity across the week for the best results.
What You Can Earn
The weekly leaderboard pays out real rewards to the top users. The exact reward structure can vary, but typically the top users each week receive a credit to their wallet. These rewards are separate from challenge payouts and live stream gifts — they are a bonus for being an active, engaged member of the community.
The number of users rewarded and the amount per user depends on the platform's weekly reward pool. The pool is funded by the platform and distributed to the top-ranked users when the leaderboard resets. You do not need to do anything special to claim your reward — if you are in the top ranks when the reset happens, the reward is credited to your wallet automatically.
In addition to the activity-based leaderboard, there is also a follower-based ranking. This ranks users by their follower count, which reflects their influence and reach on the platform. The follower leaderboard does not reset weekly — it is a cumulative measure of your audience size over time.
Strategies for Ranking Higher
If you want to climb the weekly leaderboard, here are strategies that work:
Be active daily. Even 20-30 minutes of genuine engagement per day adds up over a week. Make it a habit — open the app, watch some reels, interact with a stream, and check for new challenges.
Participate in challenges early in the week. Challenges are more likely to have budget available at the start of the week. By submitting early, you increase your chances of approval (and the payout adds to your earnings on top of the leaderboard reward).
Join live streams. Time spent in live streams is high-value active time. Find streamers you enjoy and spend time in their streams. Chat, react, and engage — this counts more than passive watching.
Post reels regularly. Posting a reel every few days keeps you active and builds your following at the same time. Reels are one of the best dual-purpose activities on the platform.
Engage with other users. Comment on reels, react to posts, and follow creators whose work you enjoy. This engagement counts toward your active time and builds community goodwill that can lead to more followers and more support on your own content.
What Not to Do
The leaderboard is designed to reward genuine engagement. Trying to game it will not work and can hurt your account:
Do not use bots or automation. The platform detects automated activity and does not count it toward your active time. Using bots can also result in account suspension.
Do not leave the app idle. Idle time — the app open in the background with no interaction — does not count. The platform measures genuine engagement, not screen-on time.
Do not spam interactions. Rapidly liking, commenting, or reacting without actually engaging with content is detected and does not count. Quality engagement matters more than quantity.
The Bigger Picture
The weekly leaderboard is more than a competition. It is a measure of your contribution to the community. The users at the top of the leaderboard are the ones who are most engaged — they are watching, participating, supporting other creators, and making the platform a more vibrant place. The rewards are the platform's way of saying thank you for being an active member.
If you climb the leaderboard consistently, you will also notice other benefits: more followers (because active users are more visible), more challenge approvals (because you are submitting more), and more live stream gifts (because you are present in streams). The leaderboard reward is just the icing on the cake — the real value is in the engagement itself.
The weekly leaderboard rewards the users who make Gs Challenge a community. Be active, be genuine, and be consistent. The rankings — and the rewards — will follow.