Percentile on Chess.com

Percentile is a statistical term that describes the percentage of a group that falls at or below a certain level—in this case, your rating.

This number indicates the percentage of members who have a rating equal to or below yours. For example, if your blitz percentile is 42, it means that 42% of members on Chess.com have a rating equal to or lower than yours.

Another way to think of percentile is as the percentage of people on Chess.com whom you are better than!

📝 Your percentile varies for each game type. You can select what type of game you want to see the percentile of by using the drop-down menu next to the game type.

Why can’t I see my percentile?

Reason	Details
Account age and activity	Your account must be at least 7 days old. You need to have played 20 games of the specific game type, with at least one game in the past 90 days. For instance, if you haven’t played a blitz game in 90 days, you will be removed from the blitz leaderboard until you play again.
Account status	Accounts need to be activated to appear on the leaderboard. Closed accounts do not appear on leaderboards.

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