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Top 3 Users by Monthly Spend
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Top 3 Users by Monthly Spend

MediumSQL · PostgreSQL

Problem

Write a SQL query to find the top 3 users by spend in each month, including ties.

Use the provided users and purchases tables. Calculate each user's total purchase amount per calendar month, include all users whose rank is three or better, and exclude purchases without a matching user.

Output

  1. One row per qualifying user and month
  2. Columns: month, user_id, user_name, total_spend, and spend_rank
  3. Sort by month ascending, rank ascending, then user ID ascending

Schema

users
ColumnTypeDescription
user_idPKINTUnique user identifier
user_nameVARCHAR(100)User display name
purchases
ColumnTypeDescription
purchase_idPKINTUnique purchase identifier
user_idINTUser who made the purchase
purchased_atTIMESTAMPPurchase timestamp
amountNUMERIC(10,2)Purchase amount
Tablesuserspurchases
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