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As you advance to higher levels your reporting permissions grow, as your reports get greater influence on real-time routing. This is tracked in the Waze client application as can be seen in the Scoreboard.

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 Royalty level (crown icon), you have to be in the top percentage of all Wazers in your locality (in the US, this is determined by state).

The top percentage 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 guarantee that no one gets the 'Waze Royalty' level for good. It always gives a chance for new Wazers to come along and get it.