2025 Esri Community Contest — Mid-Year Progress Update
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We’re more than half way through the 2025 Esri Community Contest timeline and want to provide everyone with an update on the rankings as of August. The criteria used to determine these results include members answering others' questions (providing Accepted Solutions), engagement in conversations across the platform, receiving kudos, and other forms of participation.
For a refresher on full contest details and rewards, see Announcing the 2025 Esri Community Contest.
Here’s where things currently stand on the list of members closest to the top spots in each category:
| Elite Level (MVPs) | Rising Star | Newcomer of the Year |
| @DanPatterson (68) | @Neal_t_k | @VenkataKondepati |
| @CodyPatterson (60) | @Brian_McLeer | @AndyKubrin |
| @KenBuja (59) | @Bud | @SydneyHeathcott |
| @JeffreyThompson2 (47) | @gis_KIWI4 | @SaraWazir |
| @DavidSolari (36) | @MichaelVolz | @SvenJensen |
We're thrilled to see lots of new people on this list that shows some of Esri Community’s most active members! Remember that only the top three in each category will be announced official winners once we run the final results at the very beginning of 2026. And if you don't see your username on this list, don't fret. There’s still plenty of time left for the leaderboards to shift—even dramatically.
Lots of luck to everyone set on winning a top spot by the end of this year!
