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leaderboard
A list ordered by performance that shows the most successful people, teams, or results in a particular area such as sports, sales, or science.
Mit ihrer neuen persönlichen Rekordzeit schaffte sie es auf Platz drei der ewigen Bestenliste.
With her new personal record time, she made it to third place on the all-time leaderboard.
The word is a clear compound of 'Besten' (superlative of 'gut', meaning best) and 'Liste' (list). So it literally means a 'list of the best'.
Nur die zehn schnellsten Läufer kommen auf die Bestenliste.
Only the ten fastest runners make it onto the leaderboard.
Common verbs in this context are 'die Bestenliste anführen' (to lead the leaderboard), 'auf der Bestenliste stehen' (to be on the leaderboard), or 'es in die Bestenliste schaffen' (to make it onto the leaderboard).
Die Schwimmerin führt seit drei Jahren die nationale Bestenliste an.
The swimmer has led the national leaderboard for three years.
A 'Bestenliste' (leaderboard) is always used in the context of competition and performance. You typically find it in sports, in video games, or for measuring sales figures.
Nach dem Marathon habe ich sofort online nach der Bestenliste gesucht.
After the marathon, I immediately searched online for the leaderboard.
ranking
Both „Rangliste“ and „Bestenliste“ rank entries according to their performance. A „Rangliste“ can include all or many positions. A „Bestenliste“, by contrast, typically highlights only the most successful people, teams, or results.
Die Bestenliste des Marathons zeigt nur die zehn schnellsten Teilnehmer.
The marathon leaderboard shows only the ten fastest participants.
Die Rangliste des Marathons enthält die Platzierungen aller zweihundert Teilnehmer.
The marathon ranking includes the finishing positions of all 200 participants.
