Duolingo Achievements: Complete Guide 2024 (Updated)

Every achievement of yours will make you feel motivated. Right? What if I tell you that you can get achievements to learn a new language? Duolingo is a platform that makes sure you do not lose your motivation. Thus, whatever you do, you get something as a reward. Duolingo achievement is part of the rewards that you get. I know you want to know more about it. Be with me and I assure you that I will help you to know everything about that.

What are the Duolingo Achievements?

Achievements on Duolingo are the rewards that you get for completing certain objectives. When you play a video game, you get rewards for completing various competitions. Just like video games, on Duolingo, you will also get to complete the tasks and get the Duolingo achievements. Duolingo achievements are something that always makes me stay motivated. I am sure you will also stay motivated with these achievements.

How much time does it take to get the Duolingo achievements?

When you complete certain tasks, you will unlock Duolingo achievements. You can complete these achievements even if you are a free user. Some achievements are easier to obtain than others. The easiest one for me was uploading my profile picture.

On the other hand, it may also take a year to complete your task and unlock an achievement. It took me 4 months to unlock the one in which I had to win a league. So, the time used to unlock depends on the tasks you’re pursuing and how frequently you’re learning the language.

How will you get the Duolingo achievements?

There is no rocket science in getting these achievements. If you want to see these achievements, follow the steps given below-

“For Desktop”

Go to the official website, and log into your account. Now on the left-hand side, you will see the profile icon. Tap on it to get a new window.

Scroll down to get achievements.

Click on View All to see all of the achievements.

“For Android”

Open the app and tap on your profile icon.

Scroll down and you will get the achievements.

To view all of them, just click on view more option at the end of the page.

“For iOS”

Again open the app and at the bottom of the page tap on the profile icon.

Scroll down to get the achievements.

Click on View All to get all the achievements you have earned so far.

What are all the Duolingo achievements available on the platform?

Currently, you will be getting 17 different Duolingo achievements on the platform which we have discussed one by one for your better understanding-

1. Friendly

It is another super easy achievement that I unlocked. As the name suggests, this achievement is related to getting more friends. To unlock this achievement all you have to do is to follow 3 other Duolingo users. When you follow friends, it will not only help you to get the achievement but also help in taking part in friends quest. Here, is a guide by which you can learn how to add friends on Duolingo.

Update: It has been redesigned and named as a Social butterfly. However, many Duolingo users are still getting the old Friendly achievement.

2. Photogenic

This is the first and the easiest achievement to unlock on Duolingo. It was my first every achievement. To unlock this achievement, you need to upload a profile picture. It really doesn’t need to be your own picture, and you can keep any picture for it.

Update: You may not find this feature if you are not using the desktop version.

3. Weekend warrior

To unlock this achievement, you will complete the lesson on Saturday and Sunday. If you are a person who loves to enjoy maintaining the streak score then it will not be a big problem. But if you are like me who rarely uses Duolingo on weekends, it can be a tough task. It took me more than 6 months to unlock this task.

Update: Duolingo has removed this achievement from Android and iOS devices. But there are still many users who are getting it for Android apps. It may be due to the bugs going on.

4. Winner

It is one of the most difficult achievements to unlock. To unlock it, you should get at number one in the league you have taken part in. It was the achievement, I was talking about earlier. It took me three months to win the Duolingo League. When I won the league, I not only unlocked this achievement but also got a lot of gems for it.

Update: It was redesigned as League MVP for Achievements 23/24.

5. Champion

Again this achievement is related to your daily leagues. There are 10 different leagues which you will go through once you complete the first league. So if you are taking these leagues from the start, you can expect to unlock this achievement after 10 weeks. Each league represents a different level. These 10 leagues are mentioned below-

• Bronze League – Level 1
• Silver League – Level 2
• Gold League – Level 3
• Sapphire League – Level 4
• Ruby League – Level 5
• Emerald League – Level 6
• Amethyst League – Level 7
• Pearl League – Level 8
• Obsidian League – Level 9
• Diamond League – Level 10

It means, that if you want to unlock the Champion Achievement, you will need to get into the Diamond League.

Update: It is no longer available on the platforms.

19. Quest champion

It is the one in which you will have to complete a different number of quests. Again it is divided into 10 different levels. You will follow each of the levels to unlock the achievement-

• Complete 10 quests
• Complete 25 quests
• Complete 50 quests
• Complete 75 quests
• Complete 100 quests
• Complete 200 quests
• Complete 300 quests
• Complete 400 quests
• Complete 500 quests
• Complete 750 quests

Update: It was redesigned as Quest Explorer for Achievements 23/2

6. Strategist

It is another easy achievement that you can unlock. You will have to tap on the tip option before beginning the lesson. To unlock this achievement, you will have to read a tip. However, you must remember that you may not get a tip page for some courses. Currently, the following are the courses that have tips page on your course-

• French
• Portuguese
• Spanish
• Japanese
• German
• Italian

There are chances that with time every course will have a tip page. However, if your course does not have a tip page all you have to do is look for a course having a tip page.

Update: This achievement has been removed from all the platforms by Duolingo.

7. Unrivaled

In this achievement, you will need to win the final league i.e. Diamond League. Thus we can say that to unlock the achievement, you should do a lot of work on Duolingo. If you want to win the Diamond League, you must have at least 4000-5000 XP points. There are many ways to earn them, like completing lessons or performing daily competitions. You must try to earn more XP to win the final league.

Update: It was redesigned as Rarest Diamond for Achievements 23/24.

8. Sharpshooter

Sharpshooter is the one achievement that is not too hard but you will not be able to unlock it in less time. To unlock this achievement, complete 100 lessons without zero mistakes. This achievement is again divided into 5 different levels-

• Completing a lesson 
• Completing 5 lessons
• Completing 20 lessons
• Completing 50 lessons
• Completing 100 lessons

However, you must remember that these lessons should be completed without any mistakes in it. Also, you do not need them to be completed in a row. All you have to do is to complete these 100 lessons without error.

Update: It was redesigned as Flawless Finisher for Achievements 23/24. But on the desktop, it is still Sharpshooter.

9. Regal

This achievement is related to the crowns that you get on Duolingo. To unlock Regal achievement, you must be able to have 100 crowns on the platform. To get this achievement unlocked there are 10 different levels-

• Earning 3 crowns
• Earning 7 crowns
• Earning 12 crowns
• Earning 18 crowns
• Earning 25 crowns
• Earning 35 crowns
• Earning 50 crowns
• Earning 65 crowns
• Earning 80 crowns
• Earning 100 crowns 

Every time a level is completed, you get closer to unlocking the achievement.

Update: This achievement has been removed from all the platforms by Duolingo.

10. Scholar

Again it is based on the learning of your course. When I got this achievement unlocked, I was very surprised. It is because I was only focusing on learning the language and not just on getting the achievement. To unlock this achievement you will have to learn 2000 words in a single course. I received this badge with the Spanish course. As we need to learn a lot of vocabulary, it will take a lot more time than the other achievements. Unlocking this achievement again has 10 different levels-

• Learning 50 new words
• Learning 100 new words
• Learning 175 new words
• Learning 250 new words
• Learning 450 new words
• Learning 500 new words
• Learning 750 new words
• Learning 1000 new words
• Learning 1500 new words
• Learning 2000 new words

Do not forget that all the levels are in a single course.

Update: It was again redesigned as a Word collector for Achievements 23/24. At present, they are only available on the web.

11. Wildfire

It is the achievement that is based on your streak score. To unlock this achievement you must have 365 days streak score. Again this achievement is divided into 10 different levels-

• Getting 3-days streak
• Getting 7-days streak
• Getting 14-days streak
• Getting 30-days streak
• Getting 50-days streak
• Getting 75-days streak
• Getting 125-days streak
• Getting 180-days streak
• Getting 250-days streak
• Getting 365-days streak

Although maintaining the streak score may look boring, but is a great way of encouraging yourself to complete your lessons. Once you receive a 365 streak score, you will also get 3 streak freezes which will help you to freeze your streak score.

Update: Currently, it is only available on the web.

12. Sage

Again an achievement that will take much of your time to get unlocked. Unlocking this achievement is based on the number of XP scores you have. To unlock this achievement you must have 30000 XP score points. Again this achievement is broken down into 10 different levels-

• Getting 100 XP
• Getting 250 XP
• Getting 500 XP
• Getting 1000 XP
• Getting 2000 XP
• Getting 4000 XP
• Getting 7500 XP
• Getting 12500 XP
• Getting 20000 XP
• Getting 30000 XP

Though getting 30000 XP points may look like a tough thing to do, you can easily get them. There are different ways by which you can earn them. Try to take match madness or XP ramp-up challenges to increase the XP score.

Update: It was redesigned as XP Olympian for Achievements 23/24. But on the desktop, it is still sage.

13. Challenger

This achievement is the one which you will only be getting on the mobile. It is again based on earning XP points in a timed challenge and has various levels for completing it. You need to get 5000 XP points by following the given levels-

• Earning 40 XP points
• Earning 120 XP points
• Earning 500 XP points
• Earning 1000 XP points
• Earning 5000 XP points

Update: It was redesigned as Speed Racer for Achievements 23/24 and is only available on the mobile app.

14. Conqueror 

This achievement is based on the crowns that you earn for different skills. To unlock it you must be able to get 5 crowns in each of the skills in the course. It is again a huge task and is divided into 5 different levels. These levels are divided based on earning each crown.

Update: It is not available on any of the platforms.

15. Page Turner

Page Turner is the achievement that was introduced at the end of 2021 on Android. It was related to the stories available for some of the courses. Thus whether this achievement will be visible to you will depend upon the course taken. Currently, these stories are only available in 6 different languages–

• Spanish
• German
• Japanese
• French
• Portuguese
• Italian

Update: It is not available anymore.

16. Nocturnal

It was again one of the achievements that were available in 2021 end. To unlock it, you must schedule a Duolingo session at the day ending. You will have to complete the lessons between 10 pm and 11:59 pm. As I am an early morning person, it took a lot of time to unlock it. Although it was only available for Android users, now it is available on both Android and IOS devices.

Update: It was redesigned as Sleepwalker for Achievements 23/24 and is only available on the mobile app.

17. Legendary

Legendary achievement is one of the latest achievements that was first introduced at the beginning of 2023. As the name suggests, you will get it, once you have completed the legendary levels. If you are a free member you will need to have 100 gems for taking legendary levels.

Update: It was redesigned as Legend for Achievements 23/24.

18. Early rise

It is a new achievement added to Duolingo. As the name suggests, to unlock it, you will have to work early in the morning. You will have to complete 200 lessons before 9 am. This achievement is divided into 10 different levels-

Levels	Conditions (to be completed before 9 am)
Level 1	Complete 10 lessons
Level 2	Complete 15 lessons
Level 3	Complete 20 lessons
Level 4	Complete 30 lessons
Level 5	Complete 40 lessons
Level 6	Complete 50 lessons
Level 7	Complete 75 lessons
Level 8	Complete 100 lessons
Level 9	Complete 150 lessons
Level 10	Complete 200 lessons

19. Quest champion

It is the one in which you will have to complete a different number of quests. Again it is divided into 10 different levels. You will follow each of the levels to unlock the achievement-

• Complete 10 quests
• Complete 25 quests
• Complete 50 quests
• Complete 75 quests
• Complete 100 quests
• Complete 200 quests
• Complete 300 quests
• Complete 400 quests
• Complete 500 quests
• Complete 750 quests

Update: It was redesigned as Quest Explorer for Achievements 23/24.

20. Mistake Mechanic

It is only available for achievement on 23/24. Here, you will have to correct 1000 mistakes in total. You will have to go through different levels to achieve it. To unlock it faster, make mistakes purposely.

21. Year of the Dragon

It was a limited edition badge and was only available for those who had completed 30 lessons between February 1 and 15 in 2024. However, not everyone got this achievement. It was only available for Android users.

22. Personal records

Here, you will see achievements for your record. You can get the following achievements-

• Longest streak – Here, you can see your longest streak score.
• Perfect lessons – It will help you to know how many perfect lessons you have done in a day.
• Most XP – You will be able to see the highest XP you have earned so far.
• Highest league – There are different badges for this achievement. If you have the badge for it, it means you have come first in that league. Below is the table that will help you to understand the badge that you get for the league-

Badges	Name of the league
	Diamond Tournament League
	Diamond League
	Obsidian League
	Pearl League
	Amethyst League
	Emerald League
	Ruby League
	Saphire League
	Gold League
	Silver League
	Bronze League

Do Duolingo achievements matter?

Duolingo achievements are basically the rewards that you get for completing specific tasks. Each of the tasks will help you stay motivated to learn the language. Some tasks may ask you to complete the lessons others may ask you to earn XP. Some achievements do not even add to your language learning goal. The achievements that I find useless are Photogenic and Friendly. I mean, I am still not sure why even they are an achievement. In short, whether they matter or not, depends upon the type of achievement you are taking up.

Can you lose the Duolingo achievements?

Yes, it is possible to lose the achievement but only due to the new updates. Many times Duolingo either deletes them or adds new ones. However, it will not lose your levels so far.

Conclusion

When learning a language, you will get different tasks to complete. You may see some of the tasks in sets which will give you additional rewards. These rewards are known as Achievements. To see the awards you can go to the profile tab on your device. In my opinion, they are really helpful if the task is to complete a lesson. However, there are a few achievements like Photogenic and friendly which are not really worth it. There are more than 20 achievements you can take on. Most of the achievements also have different levels to keep you motivated.

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