Chess rating distribution on Lichess and chess.com
Settled ratings of the 656 accounts I read, in 100-point bands. These are club players, team members and people who play on both sites, not every account on either site, so the middle sits higher than each site's own average.
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| Percentile | Rating |
|---|---|
| 10th | 1227 |
| 25th | 1617 |
| Median | 1983 |
| 75th | 2204 |
| 90th | 2470 |
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| Percentile | Rating |
|---|---|
| 10th | 550 |
| 25th | 1016 |
| Median | 1530 |
| 75th | 1982 |
| 90th | 2461 |
Updated Nov 7, 2026. Provisional ratings and pools with fewer than 20 games are left out. How the two sites compare for the same person.