Group Leaderboard: rank your chat

A chat has a hundred members and five of them write. The rest read in silence or forgot the group exists. Group Leaderboard adds a bit of competition: the bot counts messages, builds a ranking and rewards the active ones. 🏆

The idea is simple. When people see who leads, they write more, especially in study and hobby communities where regular practice matters.

What the bot does

The description is short: it counts messages in a group, creates a ranking and gives prizes to users. It sits in the education category, which makes sense: a ranking suits groups where people learn and talk together.

You do not keep spreadsheets or count by hand. The ranking builds itself while people talk.

Setup in a minute

1. Add the bot to your group with the button in its profile or through the chat settings.
2. Give it the needed rights. To count messages the bot has to see them, so check its access to group messages.
3. Announce the rules. Tell members a ranking is running and what the prizes are for.
4. Watch the top. Mention the leaders in the chat once a week.

Counting starts from the moment the bot joins. It cannot read older conversation.

Four commands for members

The command set is small and clear at first glance. 🎁

• /start. Launches the bot.
• /mytop. Shows the ranking of the groups you belong to.
• /mygifts. Shows your gifts.
• /buy. Supports the bot with a donation.

Donating is voluntary. Check the terms of any payment inside the bot itself before sending money.

A ranking that does not turn into spam

Counting messages has a weak spot. When quantity earns rewards, people start posting "a", "ok" and stickers for points. The chat becomes a dump, and the normal members leave. ⚠️

How to handle it is up to the admin:

• Limit the topic. Say that pointless messages do not count and delete them.
• Reward by period. A weekly ranking is harder to game than an all time one.
• Add human judgment. Give the prize to someone who is both in the top and wrote something useful.

Using prizes wisely

A prize does not have to be expensive. A "member of the week" title, a pinned message with the winner's name or the right to pick the next topic is often enough. Such rewards cost little and work well.

If prizes are material, write the terms and deadlines beforehand to avoid arguments later. Fair rules keep trust in the ranking. 🎯

Which communities it fits

A ranking fits best where activity is the goal itself. Language clubs that need daily practice. Gaming chats with tournaments. Study groups that want to keep a rhythm. 📚

In work chats or very serious communities, a contest by message count is rarely needed and sometimes gets in the way. Think about whether the extra noise annoys members.

About your data

The bot sees group messages in order to count them. Warn members that statistics run in the chat, and do not add the bot to groups that discuss confidential things. If you want to remove the bot, simply delete it from the chat. 🔒