Vocal Bonus Leaderboard: 12/27/2023

We've made it to the final installment of Vocal's Weekly Leaderboard in 2023! As we bid farewell to this remarkable year, we're thrilled to spotlight the outstanding creators and stories from the past week.

A reminder of some ground rules we use to formulate the Leaderboard:

The time period of data analyzed for each weekly Leaderboard is collected from 12:00am Wednesday - 11:59pm Tuesday ET each week.

Creators can only win one place in one category on the leaderboard.

Creators cannot win the same category two consecutive weeks.

Creators will win the category that they placed the highest in. However, if the category they placed the highest in is the category they won the previous week, and they placed in another category in a lower place, they will win the category that they did not place in the previous week, in the lower place.

And the winners are...

✨ Most Discussed Stories this Week ✨

Here are this week's top stories that have sparked the most comments with their engaged readers.

🏆 Winners

🥇 First Place ($20 Bonus): Exsanguinate by Dharrsheena Raja Segarran

🥈 Second Place ($10 Bonus): The Vocal Crime Buster by Mariann Carroll

🥉 Third Place ($5 Bonus): Most Favourite and Least Favourite Words Poetry Challenge - The Winners by Paul Stewart

Honorable Mentions are the stories that had the most comments without being selected as a Top Story. They will each receive a $3 Bonus.

🌟 Honorable Mentions

At 44, I Gave Up Drinking, Now I Can't Stop Thinking (Of How Hot I Am) by Scott Christenson

Meditations on Consciousness, God and Optimising Humanity to Live in Perpetual Bliss by Kayleigh Fraser ✨

Loud & Clear by D. J. Reddall

Twenty, Twenty Four by J. S. Wade

The Power of Co-Regulation by Isabella Rose

✨ Popular Stories with the Most Likes this Week ✨

These are the stories that captured hearts (literally) and commanded admiration.

🏆 Winners

🥇 First Place ($20 Bonus): Watercolor Lullaby by Gina C.

🥈 Second Place ($10 Bonus): I Can't Write by Brenton F

🥉 Third Place ($5 Bonus): Whispering Teardrops / Nightfall Echoes by Rick Henry Christopher

✨ Most Subscribed to Creators this Week ✨

These creators have shown they have what it takes to build a following, attracting the most new subscribers this week.

🏆 Winners

🥇 First Place ($20 Bonus): Daphsam

🥈 Second Place ($10 Bonus): k eleanor

🥉 Third Place ($5 Bonus): Ava Mack

✨ Most Supportive Commenters this Week ✨

The pillars of our community, these creators excel in uplifting others by leaving the most comments.

🏆 Winners

🥇 First Place ($20 Bonus): Manisha Dhalani

🥈 Second Place ($10 Bonus): Celia in Underland

🥉 Third Place ($5 Bonus): Mike Singleton - Mikeydred

✨ Emerging Creators✨

These creators have joined the platform within the last 90 days and achieved the highest combined likes and comments on their story, showcasing their rapidly growing impact on the community.

🏆 Winners

🥇 First Place ($20 Bonus): Spira, the Tiniest Tree by Xine Segalas

🥈 Second Place ($10 Bonus): Our Incredible Eyes by A B Forbes

🥉 Third Place ($5 Bonus): There's No Words to Describe the Feeling by Gabbie Speirs

Each winner will receive a well-deserved bonus in their Vocal Wallets within the next 72 hours.

Congratulations to all the winners and contributors! Your creativity and engagement continue to make Vocal's vibrant community shine. Keep up the amazing work, and stay tuned for a special 2023 round-up coming soon.