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Introducing QRpage: the mini website behind a QR code

A short note about QRpage, a new self-service tool from the same workshop as Leaderboarded. Fill in a few fields, get a mini website and a print-ready QR poster — in about five minutes. Read more

Virtual Team Building Activities That Last (2026)

Most virtual team building dies in week 2. Here's what actually persists — formats, cadence, and the data behind which activities your team will still care about a month in. Read more

Workplace Gamification: What 13,000 Boards Tell Us (2026)

What workplace gamification actually looks like across 13,000 active leaderboards — format mix, persistence curves, sync vs async, and which use cases survive. Read more

Cooking Contest Leaderboard: Score, Rank, and Display Live

Run a cooking competition with a live leaderboard — chili cook-offs, bake-offs, BBQ contests, and corporate cook-offs. Judging formats, scoring rubrics, and display tips. Read more

Innovation Challenge Leaderboard: Run an Idea Sprint That Lands

Run an innovation challenge or idea sprint with a live leaderboard. Scoring rubrics, voting models, and how to keep momentum across a multi-week program. Read more

Office Trivia That Actually Lasts (2026)

Most office trivia dies after one event. Compare the one-off night with the standing async league — with data from active boards and a setup guide. Read more

Team Step Challenges: Real Participation Data (2026)

Vendors won't tell you team step challenge participation rates. Here's first-party data: median size, completion rates, and what predicts a finish. Read more

How to Run a Pickleball Round Robin (Schedule, Scoring & Free Live Leaderboard)

Pickleball round robin schedules, ladder league setup, scoring, printable charts, and a free live leaderboard. Guide for clubs, gyms, and rec centres. Read more

How to Run a Golf Scramble (Rules, Format, Team Names & Free Live Leaderboard)

Golf scramble rules, format variations, scoring, team names, and a free live leaderboard. The complete planning guide for charity outings and club tournaments. Read more

How to Run a Penny Wars Fundraiser (with a Free Live Leaderboard)

Penny wars rules, themes, jar setup, and a free real-time team leaderboard. The complete guide for schools, PTAs, and offices running a penny wars fundraiser. Read more

How Leaderboarded.com was acquired and relaunched

Leaderboarded.com used to be a different leaderboard tool. They shut down. We bought the domain and relaunched it as a focused B2B leaderboard platform. Read more

Best Online Leaderboard Maker Tools (2026)

Compare the best online leaderboard makers for sales teams and event organizers. Real pricing, real limitations, and which one fits your setup. Read more

Workplace Wellness Leaderboard Guide

Build a year-round employee wellness program using leaderboards. Planning calendar, challenge rotation, and tracking strategies for HR and team leads. Read more

How to Run a Pledge Campaign with a Live Tracker (2026)

Run a pledge campaign people actually follow through on. Set a target, collect commitments, and display live progress with a thermometer or leaderboard. Read more

WordPress Donation Counter: Add a Live Tracker to Your Site

Embed a live donation counter on your WordPress site using a free plugin. Real-time fundraising thermometer for nonprofits, churches, and schools. Read more

A new look for your leaderboards: 18 themes, 4 layouts

A fresh design for Leaderboarded — 18 themes, 4 layouts, bigger fonts on demand, per-rank emojis, and customisable colours. Here's what's new. Read more

A Shared Claude Code Team Leaderboard (For Teams Anthropic Doesn't Cover)

A shared Claude Code leaderboard for teams Anthropic's built-in analytics doesn't cover: Pro plans, public displays, cross-org competitions, hackathons. Join the early-access waitlist. Read more

Employee Leaderboard: A Simple Setup Guide

Track employee performance with a live leaderboard. Works for sales, support, training, and recognition — no IT setup required. Read more

How to Create a Sales Leaderboard for Your Team

Build a sales leaderboard that actually motivates your team. Covers metric selection, setup, display options, and common mistakes. Read more

Sales Leaderboard on a TV: Setup Guide

How to put a live sales leaderboard on a TV in your office. Covers hardware options, display settings, and board design for readability at a distance. Read more

Chess Tournament Leaderboards: Standings, Points, and Ratings

Run a chess tournament leaderboard that tracks standings, tiebreaks, and rating changes across Swiss-system, round-robin, and club league formats. Read more

Marketing Campaign Leaderboard: Track Results Across Channels

Track marketing results across channels, campaigns, and teams with a live leaderboard — referral contests, partner programs, multi-channel sprints. Read more

University Competition Leaderboard: Students, Teams & Events

Run a university competition leaderboard for hackathons, inter-faculty contests, and campus events. Track students, clubs, and departments live. Read more

Coding Competition Leaderboard

Track coding competition results with leaderboard software. Covers competitive programming, multi-challenge scoring, and company coding days. Read more

Photography Contest Leaderboard Guide

Display photography contest rankings with a live multi-score leaderboard. For the judging tool itself, use scorejudge.com. Read more

Gaming Tournament Leaderboard Guide

Track gaming tournaments with live leaderboards. Covers bracket-style and ranking-based formats for esports events, LAN parties, and gaming clubs. Read more

Customer Support Team Leaderboard

Track support performance with leaderboard metrics — tickets resolved, first-response time, and CSAT scores. Read more

Sales Contest Leaderboard Guide

Run motivating sales competitions with live leaderboards. Covers contest structures, point models, and metric selection. Read more

Volunteer Leaderboard Guide

How to use a live leaderboard to motivate volunteers and track participation. Recognition ideas, gamification tips, and a free tool to set one up in minutes. Read more

Board Game Tournament Leaderboards

Run a board game tournament with a live digital leaderboard. Track wins, scores, and rankings across rounds — Catan, Settlers, Scrabble, dominoes and more. Read more

Debate Competition Leaderboard

Run a debate tournament leaderboard that tracks both team wins and individual speaker points — for British Parliamentary, American policy, and World Schools formats. Read more

How to Track Multiple Sales KPIs on One Leaderboard

A single revenue number hides as much as it reveals. How to build a multi-KPI sales leaderboard — bookings, calls, conversions — live on one screen. Read more

How to Run an Office Olympics (Complete Scoring Guide)

How to plan, score, and display results for an office Olympics event — from choosing events to tracking team points live on a TV leaderboard. Read more

How to Run an Oscar Pool with Automatic Scoring and a Live Leaderboard

Step-by-step guide to running an Oscar pool with Google Forms and Sheets — automatic scoring plus a live leaderboard your guests can follow. Read more

How to Embed an Excel Spreadsheet on a Website

Three ways to embed an Excel spreadsheet on a website: OneDrive, Google Sheets, or upload to Leaderboarded for a clean, embeddable table. Read more

CrossFit Open Leaderboard: Track Your Gym's Competition (2026)

Create a local CrossFit Open leaderboard for your gym. Track all three workouts, display during Friday Night Lights, and build community around the competition. Read more

CrossFit Gym Leaderboard: Track WODs & Member Progress (2026)

Create a CrossFit leaderboard for your gym to track WODs, benchmark workouts, and member challenges. Display on gym TVs and boost community engagement. Read more

Escape Room Leaderboard: Display Best Times & Records (2026)

Create an escape room leaderboard to display team completion times in your lobby and on your website. Track records, build excitement, and boost repeat visits. Read more

How to Set Up a Live CTF Leaderboard for Your Competition

Set up a live CTF leaderboard that tracks points, time, and challenges completed. Used by university CTF competitions, cybersecurity bootcamps, and hackathons. Read more

How to Set Up a Digital Leaderboard System for Trade Shows

Step-by-step guide to setting up cloud-based leaderboard displays for trade show booths, including technical setup, display optimization, and data capture. Read more

12 Interactive Trade Show Games to Attract Booth Visitors

Discover 12 proven trade show game ideas that draw crowds, increase engagement time, and capture quality leads at your exhibition booth. Read more

Climate Pledge Counter Demo

Interactive demo of a real-time pledge counter for events, conferences, and fundraising campaigns. Track pledges live with custom JavaScript integration. Read more

Scorejudge.com is Live: Competition Judging Made Simple

scorejudge.com is now live. Real-time judging for hackathons, talent shows, and pitch competitions. Multiple judges, live results, no logins needed. Read more

How a Senior Care Company Runs a Quarterly QA Team Competition

See how Sarah at Senior Care Connect turned a team restructure into a quarterly competition—from 30-minute trial to full rollout in one week. Read more

Golf Contest Scorekeeping as a Lead Generation Strategy

How The Simulator Specialists turned golf contest scorekeeping into a lead generation engine, running 15+ events monthly with mobile leaderboards and QR codes. Read more

Sales Leaderboards Across 3 Markets: A Contractor Case Study

How Empire Home Exteriors embedded Leaderboarded in their Google Sites portal to track sales and production across Buffalo, Rochester, and Syracuse. Read more

Creating an Employee Reward System

Keep employees engaged and loyal to your company by implementing an employee reward system. Tips on design, reward types, and tracking. Read more

Implement an Employee Points "Karma" System

Inspired by Revolut's karma system, practical tips for introducing a workplace points system that motivates employees and ties rewards to real results. Read more

Group Fitness Challenge Tracker: How to Pick the Right Tool

Choosing a tracker for your group fitness challenge? Compare spreadsheets, fitness apps, and dedicated leaderboards — and what keeps people engaged. Read more

Tracking group challenges with an online app

Group challenges help those involved stick to their goals. Learn how you can integrate challenge trackers to help employees, students, and communities succeed. Read more

How to Publish an Excel Spreadsheet to the Web

Share Excel spreadsheets online without emailing files. Convert your data into a mobile-friendly, searchable web page anyone can view in a browser. Read more

Sales Contest Formats: Weekly, Monthly & Quarterly (2026)

Which sales competition format fits your team? Compare weekly, monthly, quarterly, and team-based formats — with real examples for B2B and B2C. Read more

Sales Leaderboards: Drive Revenue Growth (2026)

How to use sales leaderboards to create healthy competition, pick the right metrics, and drive measurable revenue growth for your team. Read more

Free classroom timers: how teachers use them

Free online classroom timers for exams, stations, brain breaks, and competitions. Synchronized countdowns that project on any screen — no setup needed. Read more

Quiz Night Leaderboard: Run a Live Trivia Night on Your TV

Set up a quiz night leaderboard for pub trivia, an office quiz, or a school event. Scoring formats, tiebreakers, and how to display live scores on a TV. Read more

10 Ideas for Team-Building Scavenger Hunts

Learn how to prepare the perfect scavenger hunt for your team using Leaderboarded and be inspired by our favorite ideas Read more

Create a simple Sports Club Leaderboard

Learn how to create a Leaderboarded leaderboard for your sports club and even gym members to keep them on target and motivated. Read more

Classroom Reward System: Ideas Teachers Actually Use (2026)

Free classroom reward system ideas teachers actually use — tangible rewards, privileges, recognition. Includes a free online points tracker setup. Read more

Fundraising Ideas for Valentine's Day

Workplace fundraising ideas for Valentine's Day and American Heart Month. Red-themed events, dance-a-thons, and heart-healthy cooking — with goal tracking. Read more

Multiscore Leaderboards: Track Multiple Metrics

A multiscore leaderboard shows multiple stats per participant — ranked, sortable, and shareable. Here's when to use one and how to set it up. Read more

Fundraising Ideas for Cancer Prevention Month

Workplace fundraising ideas for National Cancer Prevention Month: team fitness challenges, donation yoga, silent auctions — plus goal tracking. Read more

Track student progress with scoreboards

Five approaches to tracking student progress digitally — from quiz platforms to analytics tools to simple leaderboards. Read more

Fundraising Ideas for National Book Blitz Month

Team fundraising ideas for National Book Blitz Month. Combine decluttering with charity — and use a goal tracker to keep momentum. Read more

How to Create Sports Standings Tables Online

Create a professional sports standings / league table online in minutes. Follow our step-by-step guide and get a shareable link. No coding required. Read more

Boost Remote Team Productivity with Goal Tracking

Learn how online leaderboards and goal trackers can drive sales team performance and boost corporate productivity in remote work environments. Read more

Reading Challenge Leaderboard for Schools, Libraries, and Classrooms

Set up a reading challenge leaderboard for a classroom, library, or school-wide reading program. Metric choices, motivation tips, and step-by-step setup. Read more

Turn Chores into Games by Using a Leaderboard

Discover creative ways to transform tedious household tasks into exciting family games. Learn how to gamify chores and make cleaning fun for everyone! Read more

How to Create Your Own Live Bar Chart Race

Create your own live bar chart race online. No coding required. Great for competitions, quizzes, online events, sales teams and more. Read more

How to Create and Manage an Online Quiz Leaderboard

Learn how to create and manage an engaging quiz leaderboard. Discover tips for fair scoring, creative themes, and maintaining player motivation. Read more

Strength Training Challenge Ideas for Employee Wellness

Launch a workplace strength training challenge. Exercise ideas, safety tips, and progress tracking with our free online leaderboard tool. Read more

Running Challenge Ideas for Your Workplace Team

Run a workplace running challenge that actually engages people. Virtual race ideas, team competition formats, and a free leaderboard to track progress. Read more

What is Deep Work and Why Should We Be Keeping Score?

Learn about deep work, its benefits, and how to track it using scoreboards. Discover strategies to improve focus, productivity, and achieve meaningful results. Read more

Weight Loss Challenge Ideas: Track Your Group's Progress

How to run a weight loss challenge with friends or coworkers. Ideas, rules, tracking tips, and a free leaderboard tool to boost motivation. Read more

Fitness Challenge Ideas: Create Leaderboards for Team Motivation

Fitness challenge ideas and how to build engaging team leaderboards. Track steps, weight loss, running, and strength training with our free tool. Read more

Step Challenge Ideas: Create Your Workplace Fitness Leaderboard

Boost employee health, morale, and productivity with a workplace step challenge. Learn how to plan, implement, and track an engaging fitness competition. Read more

Simple goal tracking for sales and marketing teams

Track sales and marketing goals easily using an online goal tracker. Start with a simple setup: choose a metric and update data regularly. Read more

How To Host An Esports Tournament Online (Beginner Friendly)

Learn to host an online esports tournament with our beginner-friendly guide. Discover planning, game selection, tools, and tips to create an engaging event. Read more

How to Create Your Own Golf Leaderboard

Create a golf leaderboard for your tournament, club competition, or Masters pool. Track scores in real time and share a live link with all participants. Read more

How to Create Your Own Hockey Leaderboard

Learn how to create a hockey leaderboard to track and visualize player and team performance, fostering competition and engagement in a league. Read more

Classroom Olympics: activities

Run Classroom Olympics with team challenges and competitions. Activity ideas and scoring systems to boost student engagement through friendly competition. Read more

How to Create a Climbing Wall and Bouldering Leaderboard

A step-by-step guide to setting up an online leaderboard for climbing wall owners and bouldering competition organizers, making it easy share results. Read more

March Madness Bracket Challenge: Run Your Office Pool (2026)

How to run a March Madness bracket challenge with a leaderboard — scoring rules, office pool setup, and keeping everyone engaged across 63 games. Read more

Fantasy Sports Leaderboard

A guide to creating a simple fantasy sports leaderboard for football, baseball, soccer, and basketball, including how to share it with others. Read more

Easy Guide to Making Your Own Olympic Leaderboard

Learn how to make your own Olympic leaderboard, customize it to your liking, and share it with others. Read more

Employee recognition: a simple way to get started

Discover how to start with employee recognition through our guide. Implement a simple, effective tool to appreciate team efforts and boost morale. Read more

Sales Gamification: A Simple Guide for Sales Teams

How to use gamification to motivate a sales team without expensive software or complex setup. Start with a leaderboard, expand from there. Read more

How to Create a Formula 1 Leaderboard

Track your Formula 1 fantasy league, prediction contest, or watch party competition with a live leaderboard. Read more

Classroom points system (XP)

Set up a classroom points system with XP tracking. Learn point rules, visual progress trackers, and immediate feedback strategies for student success. Read more

How to create a donation tracker

How to create a simple online donation tracker for a team or organisation. Read our step-by-step guide. Read more

Maths quiz with a leaderboard

Create engaging maths quizzes with competitive leaderboards. Turn mathematics practice into fun competitions that students love to participate in. Read more

Employee engagement: a simple way to get started

A step-by-step guide on how to increase employee and staff engagement using a simple leaderboard tool. Read more

Race Leaderboard System: Publish Race Results Online

Set up a race leaderboard system to publish results online — searchable, sortable, and updated live. Works for 5Ks, marathons, charity runs, and multi-event series. Read more

How to Add a Donation Goal to Your OBS Live Stream

Learn how to set up a donation goal on your OBS live stream with our step-by-step guide. Ideal for charity events, fundraisers, and content creators. Read more

How to add a live leaderboard to your OBS stream

Stream live events with OBS and add a real-time, customizable leaderboard overlay. Free, easy setup, mobile-friendly score management. Read more

A free virtual queueing solution

Streamline your business with a free virtual queue solution. Quick setup, real-time tracking, and link-sharing for efficient customer management. Read more

Death Counters in Video Gaming and Streaming

Explore our beginner-friendly guide to using death counters in video games and on streaming platforms, enhancing your gaming experience Read more

How to Run a Hackathon Leaderboard

Learn how to run a hackathon leaderboard to track teams, scores, and challenge results in real time. Read more

How to create your own Eurovision scoreboard

Step-by-step instructions for creating your own Eurovision scoreboard, plus how to set up authentic Eurovision-style jury voting for your watch party. Read more

Virtual Competition Leaderboards (2026 Guide)

Set up a virtual competition leaderboard in minutes. Real formats — sync and async — with examples from sales teams, trivia leagues, and step challenges. Read more

Gaming leaderboards and toxic behavior

Adding a leaderboard to your game is generally a great idea. However, it can also have negative consequences which need to be managed Read more

Leaderboards: the quickest way to implement gamification

Online leaderboards are one of the simplest ways to add gamification to your team, class, or group. Here's how they work and when to use them. Read more

House points system for your classroom

Create a Harry Potter house points system for your classroom. Motivate students with Hogwarts-style competitions using digital leaderboards and house teams. Read more

How to create an online ranking system

A short introduction on how to create a ranked online leaderboard including a software tool recommendation Read more

Time-Based Leaderboards: Track Races, Gaming and Challenges

Discover how to enhance races, time trials, and speed runs with Leaderboarded's simple online leaderboard maker. Perfect for showcasing results in real-time. Read more

Donation Leaderboard: Rank Donors and Track Fundraising Live

Set up a donation leaderboard that ranks donors in real time — a digital donor wall for galas, school drives, and multi-week fundraising campaigns. Read more

Classroom scoreboard

Set up a digital classroom scoreboard for real-time point tracking. Display options, customization tips, and integration with your teaching style. Read more

How to run a prospecting day for sales teams

Here are 10 tips for running a successful prospecting day. We've spoken to some experts to help you get started. Read more

How to create a leaderboard using Microsoft Excel

Step-by-step instructions for creating a leaderboard using Microsoft Excel. Includes screenshots and easy to follow instructions. Read more

8 Effective Sales Contest Ideas to Motivate Your Team

Discover 8 proven sales contest ideas that boost performance, strengthen team bonds, and drive results without creating unhealthy competition. Read more

How to create a leaderboard using Google Sheets

Step-by-step instructions for creating a leaderboard using Google Sheets, including screenshots. It's actually much easier than you think. Read more

Create your own Algicosathlon leaderboard

Everything you've ever want to know about Algicosathlons but have been afraid to ask. Including a simple guide to creating a leaderboard. Read more

Create an online team leaderboard

If you want to create a scoreboard or leaderboard for your classroom then look no further! Team leaderboards make it easy. Read more