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Top 5 Users Per Category
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Top 5 Users Per Category

MediumSQL · PostgreSQL

Problem

Given a table of user activity, how would you identify the top 5 users per category?

Use the provided users and user_activity tables. Treat the number of activity records as each user's activity total. Exclude rows with a NULL category. Break ties by ascending user_id.

Output

  1. One row per selected user and category, with columns category, user_id, user_name, activity_count, and category_rank.
  2. Include at most five users per category, ordered by category, category_rank, and user_id.

Schema

users
ColumnTypeDescription
user_idPKINTUnique user identifier
user_nameVARCHAR(100)Display name of the user
user_activity
ColumnTypeDescription
activity_idPKINTUnique activity record identifier
user_idINTUser who generated the activity
categoryVARCHAR(50)Activity category
activity_atTIMESTAMPTimestamp when the activity occurred
Tablesusersuser_activity
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