leaderboard

noun

lead·​er·​board ˈlē-dər-ˌbȯrd 

: a large board for displaying the ranking of the leaders in a competitive event (such as a golf tournament)

Examples of leaderboard in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Trillion-parameter behemoths dominate headlines, benchmark leaderboards and investor slide decks. — Rivindu Perera, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026

The leaderboard now includes a raft of new models, and Google has adopted a new framework that should be easier to use. — Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 8 July 2026

The goal also gave Messi a two-goal lead over Mbappé on the all-time World Cup goal leaderboard. — ABC News, 7 July 2026

Wu’s remarks come after reports of companies like Meta and Amazon creating internal incentives, such as employee leaderboards, to measure token usage to encourage workers to discover AI use cases. — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 7 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1963, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for leaderboard

• checkerboard
• clavichord
• fiberboard
• fibreboard
• fingerboard
• harpsichord
• motherboard
• notochord
• overboard
• overlord
• paperboard
• plasterboard