Waze uses a point system when you use the Waze client application and also when you make edits to the map. Depending upon what actions you perform will determine how many point you earn. These points are currently used to define your status and "rank" compared to all other users in Waze.
My Dashboard
You can see your points and rank from the web interface by selecting My Dashboard, or from the client application you can select the Menu, then My Waze, then the Scoreboard. Select the following link for information on the other sections of the My Dashboard page.
From the web interface you will see the following table, through which you can follow your progress and driving activity inside Waze. Each field in the table represents a different activity inside Waze. Every night the Waze system will calculate all the points that you accumulated for each activity through the day. The system will then identify your rank among all other Waze users. Your rank will generally change on a daily basis, until you get very high in the ranking.
NOTE: Occasionally, the system has some delays with updating the points. If you think the points have not updated properly, it's worth checking the status page - http://status.waze.com - to make sure that there are no current issues with the points system. Generally these delays are cleared in a day or so, but may take longer.
How are points calculated?
You received a different number of points for each activity as listed in the tables below. Note that the number of points you get for distance related activities is different in the two tables because one is in miles and the other is in kilometers. In effect you get the same points, the tables just show you the translation of the two measurements system. From the blog post [1]:
| USA | points | unit |
|---|---|---|
| Normal driving | 5 | per mile |
| Road reporting¹ | 6 | per report |
| Report comments | 3 | per comment |
| Road munching | 16 | per mile |
| New road recording | 64 | per mile |
| Editing the map² | 1.5 | per edit |
| Solving map update requests | 3 | per request solved |
| Adding street names | 3 | per name |
| Adding house numbers | 3 | per house number |
| Forum posts | 2 | per 3 forum posts |
| World | points | unit |
|---|---|---|
| Normal driving | 3.2 | per km |
| Road reporting¹ | 6 | per report |
| Report comments | 3 | per comment |
| Road munching | 10 | per km |
| New road recording | 40 | per km |
| Editing the map² | 1.5 | per edit |
| Solving map update requests | 3 | per request solved |
| Adding street names | 3 | per name |
| Adding house numbers | 3 | per house number |
| Forum posts | 2 | per 3 forum posts |
¹ Pings, chit-chats and their comments do not accumulate points.
² Mass-editing (selecting multiple roads and update them) in Cartouche counts for 1.5 point per road segment you edit, independent of how many fields/attributes are updated. (From the Waze Forum [2] )
Bonus Point Opportunities
There are other ways to earn points. Once you meet the criteria for one of the following tasks below, a message pops up in the Waze client application. The message states you've earned a "candy" that contains a particular number of points. Simply drive over where the candy is located and the points will be added to your total upon Waze's next ranking update. The bonus points can only be earned once unless otherwise noted.
If for some reason you are unable to drive over the candy, don't worry about it. The candy will come back at another location as you continue to drive, or when you use Waze again later. If you do not enable these "Road Goodies" in the Waze client application, you will receive the credits during the next weekly point update.
| Task | Points | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Your first 10 miles | 25 | |
| Your first report | 25 | |
| Your first weekend report | 30 | |
| First report of a map problem | 50 | |
| First friend on waze | 200 | Obtainable only by connecting your Facebook account to Waze. One of your Facebook friends has to also connect his/her account to Waze in order to obtain the bonus points. |
| First week1 you drove 2 days | 100 | |
| First week1 you drove 3 days | 200 | |
| Your first map edit | 200 | |
| First week1 you drove 4 days | 300 | |
| Resolve 50 map problems | 500 | |
| Top weekly user in your state | 500 | |
| Complete 500 map edits | 750 | Can be obtained more than once. Candy might not pop up until Waze's ranking servers update. |
| Drive 500 miles within a week1 | 1000 | |
| First five friends on waze | 2000 | See "First friend on waze" |
1 Waze bases a week on a work week which means the week starts on Monday and ends on Sunday.
Waze ranks
Waze Baby |
Welcome to the world, Wazer! You're a baby now, but not for long... Drive 100 miles to become a Grown up. |
Waze Grown-Up |
You've matured and can now pick a new Waze mood. To become a Waze Warrior you'll need to seriously ramp up on points... |
Waze Warrior |
Behold the shield! You've reached the top 10% of high scorers in your region. Maintaining it won't be easy... |
Waze Knight |
The sword is yours! You've reached the top 4% of high scorers in your region. You're almost Royalty... Keep on looking for point opportunities |
Waze Royalty |
You've arrived! You're in the top 1% of high scorers in your region. Drive around knowing you're as VIP as they come... |
To reach king level, you have to be in a certain top % of all wazers in your locality (in the US, this is determined by state).
The top % is calculated once a month, and if more and more wazers get points, it's possible that the total amount needed to reach shield / sword / crown will actually go up. While it could be frustrating, it helps us guarantee that no one gets the 'royalty' level for good - it always gives a chance for new wazers to come along and get it.
VIP Users
There's special VIP ranks for users who go out and beyond with Waze. VIP users show up uniquely in the app. Discussion on VIP Users
| Achievement | How to obtain VIP Rank |
|---|---|
| 1 Million Points | 1,000,000 points |
| Mega Mappers | 200,000 map edits |
| Mega Drivers | 50,000 km (31,068.55 miles) driven on existing roads |
| Mega Reporters | 400 different users thumbs up (or likes) your reports in the app |
Waze Champs
A Waze Champ is a very experienced user and active in the forums. They are selected by Waze to moderate the forums. This group also includes the Wazers who attended the Meet Up in Paris, France in 2011 and Palo Alto, California in 2012. The Waze Champ status only appears in the forums as part of the user's profile history when they post a message.