leaderboard

noun

lead·​er·​board ˈlē-dər-ˌbȯrd How to pronounce leaderboard (audio)
: a large board for displaying the ranking of the leaders in a competitive event (such as a golf tournament)

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Amazon built an internal leaderboard called KiroRank to track AI usage among engineering teams. Jemma Green, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026 His red-hot June boosted him up the leaderboards. Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026 Scottie Scheffler’s 10-under-par 60, two shots off the tournament record, vaulted him to the top of the leaderboard. Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 26 June 2026 The sector is up more than 7% this week, putting the group at the top of the S & P leaderboard for June, ahead of the industrials and financials. Jeff Marks, CNBC, 26 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for leaderboard

Word History

First Known Use

1963, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of leaderboard was in 1963

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“Leaderboard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/leaderboard. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.

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