Level 100! Zwift Revamps Levels, Reorganizes Drop Shop

December 5, 2023

LAST UPDATED July 15, 2024

This week’s Zwift update includes a massive set of changes to rider levels, Drop Shop pricing/unlocks, and the ways in which XP and Drops are earned. In fact, it’s no exaggeration to say this is the biggest change to Zwift’s “economy” that the game has ever seen, apart from the actual launch of features like the Drop Shop!

There’s a lot to talk about, so let’s dive in.

Summary of Changes

Here’s a simple list of what Zwift changed in this week’s update:

New Cycling Levels: riders can now go all the way to level 100!
Easier Level Progression: less XP is now required to achieve each level.
Neverending Level 100: once a rider hits level 100, they can continue to earn 50,000 Drops bonuses by filling up the level 100 progress bar again… and again… and again.
More Drops Rewards: receive a big Drops bonus for each level achievement.
More XP Rewards: earn XP for extending your weekly streak.
Updated Drop Shop Unlock Levels and Pricing: many frames and wheels in the Drop Shop have been repriced and/or set to unlock at different levels.

Level 100 and Progression Changes

Previously capped at level 60, riders can now ascend all the way to level 100 thanks to this week’s update! That means 40 fresh unlocks (see the full list here).

In the previous leveling scheme, higher levels required as much as 30,000 XP to achieve. Additionally, the amount of XP required wasn’t always consistent or even steadily increasing (for example: the old level 42 took 10,000 XP to achieve, while 41 took 20,000 XP).

Zwift has radically revamped the level requirements, reducing the XP required to hit each level while steadily increasing those XP requirements as the levels get higher. Here’s a breakdown of the old and new leveling schemes:

Note: the “new levels” shown below are no longer accurate. See accurate XP requirements on our All About Zwift XP, Levels, and Unlocks for Cyclists page >

Old Levels

Level	XP to Earn	Total XP
1	0	0
2	1,000	1,000
3	1,000	2,000
4	1,000	3,000
5	1,000	4,000
6	1,000	5,000
7	2,000	7,000
8	3,000	10,000
9	3,000	13,000
10	3,000	16,000
11	3,000	19,000
12	4,000	23,000
13	5,000	28,000
14	5,000	33,000
15	5,000	38,000
16	6,000	44,000
17	6,000	50,000
18	6,000	56,000
19	6,000	62,000
20	8,000	70,000
21	8,000	78,000
22	10,000	88,000
23	6,000	94,000
24	6,000	100,000
25	10,000	110,000
26	11,000	121,000
27	9,000	130,000
28	10,000	140,000
29	10,000	150,000
30	20,000	170,000
31	10,000	180,000
32	10,000	190,000
33	10,000	200,000
34	20,000	220,000
35	10,000	230,000
36	20,000	250,000
37	10,000	260,000
38	20,000	280,000
39	10,000	290,000
40	20,000	310,000
41	20,000	330,000
42	10,000	340,000
43	20,000	360,000
44	20,000	380,000
45	20,000	400,000
46	20,000	420,000
47	20,000	440,000
48	20,000	460,000
49	20,000	480,000
50	20,000	500,000
51	20,000	520,000
52	20,000	540,000
53	20,000	560,000
54	20,000	580,000
55	20,000	600,000
56	30,000	630,000
57	30,000	660,000
58	30,000	690,000
59	30,000	720,000
60	30,000	750,000

New Levels

Level	XP to Earn	Total XP
1	0	0
2	750	750
3	750	1,500
4	1,000	2,500
5	1,000	3,500
6	1,500	5,000
7	1,500	6,500
8	1,500	8,000
9	1,500	9,500
10	1,500	11,000
11	2,000	13,000
12	2,000	15,000
13	2,000	17,000
14	2,000	19,000
15	2,000	21,000
16	2,500	23,500
17	2,500	26,000
18	2,500	28,500
19	2,500	31,000
20	2,500	33,500
21	3,000	36,500
22	3,000	39,500
23	3,000	42,500
24	3,000	45,500
25	3,000	48,500
26	3,500	52,000
27	3,500	55,500
28	3,500	59,000
29	3,500	62,500
30	3,500	66,000
31	4,000	70,000
32	4,000	74,000
33	4,000	78,000
34	4,000	82,000
35	4,000	86,000
36	4,500	90,500
37	4,500	95,000
38	4,500	99,500
39	4,500	104,000
40	4,500	108,500
41	5,000	113,500
42	5,000	118,500
43	5,000	123,500
44	5,000	128,500
45	5,000	133,500
46	5,500	139,000
47	5,500	144,500
48	5,500	150,000
49	5,500	155,500
50	5,500	161,000
51	6,000	167,000
52	6,000	173,000
53	6,000	179,000
54	6,000	185,000
55	6,000	191,000
56	6,500	197,500
57	6,500	204,000
58	6,500	210,500
59	6,500	217,000
60	6,500	223,500
61	7,000	230,500
62	7,000	237,500
63	7,000	244,500
64	7,000	251,500
65	7,000	258,500
66	7,500	266,000
67	7,500	273,500
68	7,500	281,000
69	7,500	288,500
70	7,500	296,000
71	8,000	304,000
72	8,000	312,000
73	8,000	320,000
74	8,000	328,000
75	8,000	336,000
76	9,000	345,000
77	9,000	354,000
78	9,000	363,000
79	9,000	372,000
80	9,000	381,000
81	10,000	391,000
82	10,000	401,000
83	10,000	411,000
84	10,000	421,000
85	10,000	431,000
86	10,000	441,000
87	10,000	451,000
88	10,000	461,000
89	10,000	471,000
90	10,000	481,000
91	11,000	492,000
92	11,000	503,000
93	11,000	514,000
94	11,000	525,000
95	11,000	536,000
96	11,000	547,000
97	11,000	558,000
98	11,000	569,000
99	11,000	580,000
100	11,000	591,000

Zwift has also made a small change for riders who hit the new level 100 cap. Instead of feeling “stuck” at the max level with an unmoving progress bar, riders will see the level 100 progress bar filling up. Once it’s filled, they will earn a 50,000 Drops bonus, and then the bar will be reset to be filled again.

Accelerated Leveling

Between level 50+ riders having “banked” extra XP, plus the new XP requirements for levels (see above), Zwift had a real project on their hands in figuring out how riders would transition from the old leveling scheme to the new one. It’s not an easy thing to get right, either: Zwift wants to give everyone the fun of leveling up, but they also know most riders will have earned enough XP to be at a higher level than the game currently shows.

The good news is, Zwift’s solution is simple. You don’t need to set any options, and the Pause screen tells you plainly how much XP you need to reach the next level:

The screen also indicates if you are on an accelerated leveling program (the black rider icon will be riding a wheelie) and how long your acceleration will remain (that’s the LV60 >>> LV96 indicator).

So the Pause screen is easy to understand. But what’s actually going on behind the scenes? If you want the nitty-gritty, read on…

Nearly all Zwifters will get some amount of “accelerated leveling” to transition from the old level scheme to the new. The game calculates each rider’s “level curve” based on their current level and XP.

There are actually two forms of acceleration going on. First, we have what we’ll call “Level Discounts.” This applies to nearly all Zwifters, and discounts the XP needed to level up by 20%. You can see this above, where the screen tells me I need 5600 XP to go from level 60 to 61 (which normally takes 7000 XP – so I’m getting a 20% discount). That 20% “discount” comes from my XP.

Example: a level 20 Zwifter has accumulated 70,000 XP, but you only need 33,500 XP to reach level 20 in the new scheme. That “extra” XP (70,000-33,500 = 36,500 XP) will be used to cover 20% of the XP needed to reach each new level, which means that extra XP will stretch all the way through to level 59. Level 59 requires 183,500 XP more than level 20 in the new scheme, and 20% of 183,500=36,700 XP.

The second form of level acceleration we’ll call “Double XP”, and it applies to riders at level 50+ who have accumulated additional XP. Instead of simply applying all that banked XP and zooming you through all the levels the first time you log in, Zwift doubles any XP you earn, so you level up twice as fast until you use up your banked XP.

Example: since I’m receiving Double XP (40 XP per km), riding 140km will earn me the 5600 XP needed to level up.

Current level 60 (and some level 50+) riders will experience both forms (Level Discounts and Double XP) of accelerated leveling. Hidden in Zwift’s Pause screen UI is a small indicator of which types of accelerated leveling you’re experiencing. On the screenshot above, the black LV60 >>> LV96 text tells me I’m receiving both types of acceleration. Two chevrons (>>) means I’m only receiving Level Discounts, while three means I’m receiving both Double XP and Level Discounts.

How Far to Level 100?

How long will it take current level 60 riders to get to level 100?

Well, assuming you have enough XP banked to get double XP all the way through level 100, we can calculate this easily enough:

360,500 to get from level 60-100
Discounted by 20% = 288,400
With a typical rider earning 500-700 XP per hour (let’s say 600 XP), that means 1200 XP at the doubled rate.
That works out to 288,400/1200 = 240 hours of riding. That’s 34 weeks, or 8 months, of daily 1-hour rides.

More Drops

Riders previously received a Drops bonus for certain level achievements:

If your new level ended with a 5 (15, 25, etc) you received 25,000 Drops
If your new level ended with a 0 (10, 20, 30, etc) you received 100,000 Drops

This week’s change simplifies things while increasing the total number of Drops given as level-up bonuses. Now, riders will receive a 50,000 Drops bonus each time they level up.

XP Rewards for Streaks

If new levels weren’t enough, this week Zwift added a streaks feature. The idea is simple: ride on Zwift at least once a week for 2+ kilometers to keep your streak going.

You’ll earn a tidy XP bonus for your first ride each week as your streak progresses: 300 XP for your first two rides in week 1, 400 XP for the first two rides of week 2, then 500 XP for your first ride each week after that, as long as your streak continues.

Updated Drop Shop Unlock Levels and Pricing

Prices and level requirements have been adjusted throughout the Drop Shop. Where pricing was formerly based on real-world pricing and level requirements were (often) based on performance, Zwift says the Drop Shop is now priced based loosely on performance, with level requirements related to the desirability of the item and its price in relation to how many Drops a Zwifter should have at a given level.

Here are the old and new level requirements and prices for frames and wheels in Zwift’s Drop Shop:

Frames

			CURRENT		UPDATED
Type	Make	Model	Level Req	Drop Price	Level Req	Drop Price
Road	BMC	RoadMachine	21	780,900	18	344,100
Road	BMC	SLR01	19	376,200	39	759,500
Road	BMC	TeamMachine	26	832,900	39	969,200
Road	Bridgestone	RS9s	15	511,200	10	200,000
Road	Cannondale	EVO	9	213,000	29	714,500
Road	Cannondale	Caad12	2	184,500	6	106,300
Road	Cannondale	Super 6 EVO	36	816,500	29	768,200
Road	Cannondale	Synapse	12	298,200	12	270,100
Road	Cannondale	System Six	27	497,000	20	725,100
Road	Canyon	Aeroad 2021	10	568,000	27	1,029,200
Road	Canyon	Ultimate	10	461,500	12	322,500
Road	Canyon	Ultimate CFR	19	639,000	12	350,700
Road	Cervelo	R5	24	461,500	28	633,600
Road	Cervelo	S3D	13	468,600	15	415,300
Road	Cervelo	S5	25	603,500	36	1,438,400
Road	Cervelo	S5 2020	27	852,000	36	1,481,000
Road	Chapter2	KOKO	11	639,000	21	505,500
Road	Chapter2	Rere	16	355,000	13	326,400
Road	Chapter2	Tere	6	390,500	6	199,400
Road	Chapter2	TOA	18	426,000	33	800,000
Road	Colnago	V3RS	18	695,800	38	800,000
Road	Cube	Litening	32	177,500	24	536,500
Road	Cube	Litening C:68x	32	373,500	24	604,200
Road	Factor	One	8	426,000	19	600,000
Road	Felt	AR	34	639,000	16	714,100
Road	Felt	FR	20	851,900	23	562,700
Road	Focus	Izalco Max 2020	8	426,000	22	712,900
Road	Giant	Propel Advanced SL Disc	22	816,500	35	1,102,900
Road	Giant	TCR Advanced SL	8	305,300	27	566,100
Road	Giant	TCR Advanced SL Disc	14	745,500	27	543,100
Road	Liv	Langma Advanced SL	22	745,500	24	511,300
Road	Liv	Langma SL Advanced 2021	22	745,500	24	613,200
Road	Moots	Vamoots RCS	15	852,000	8	275,000
Road	Mosaic	RT-1d	15	852,000	11	250,000
Road	Parlee	ESX	16	603,500	5	153,200
Road	Parlee	RZ7	28	511,200	32	771,800
Road	Pinarello	Dogma 65.1	29	603,500	40	577,800
Road	Pinarello	Dogma F	32	1,029,500	40	1,418,600
Road	Pinarello	Dogma F10	39	710,000	40	1,081,900
Road	Pinarello	Dogma F12	29	958,500	40	1,242,700
Road	Ribble	Endurance	7	390,500	21	505,500
Road	Ridley	Helium	3	461,500	15	272,500
Road	Ridley	Noah Fast 2019	9	426,000	33	950,000
Road	Scott	Addict RC	33	852,000	17	660,200
Road	Scott	Foil	17	781,000	26	676,900
Road	Scott	Foil 2023	22	816,500	26	864,600
Road	Specialized	Aethos	34	923,000	30	966,300
Road	Specialized	Allez	4	127,800	9	122,700
Road	Specialized	Allez Sprint	14	127,800	14	387,000
Road	Specialized	Amira	31	142,000	36	730,400
Road	Specialized	Amira S-Works	31	355,000	36	802,300
Road	Specialized	Roubaix	5	461,500	18	333,500
Road	Specialized	Roubaix S-Works	5	745,500	18	405,200
Road	Specialized	Ruby	5	461,500	18	333,500
Road	Specialized	Ruby S-Works	5	745,500	18	399,300
Road	Specialized	Tarmac*	0	0	36	786,300
Road	Specialized	Tarmac Pro	11	408,300	36	856,100
Road	Specialized	Tarmac SL7	5	674,500	36	1,200,000
Road	Specialized	Venge S-Works	33	798,800	37	1,200,000
Road	Trek	Emonda SL	26	142,000	25	560,300
Road	Trek	Madone	20	887,500	34	1,050,000
Road	Uranium	Nuclear	19	184,529	31	700,000
Road	Van Rysel	EDR CF	12	326,600	7	144,100
Road	Ventum	NS1	15	638,900	30	750,000
Road	Zwift	Aero	6	319,500	9	250,000
Road	Zwift	Carbon	0	0	3	55,000
Road	Zwift	Steel*	7	142,000	1	0
TT	BMC	Timemachine01	24	781,000	7	400,000
TT	Cadex	Tri	42	1,029,500	40	1,500,000
TT	Canyon	Speedmax	21	710,000	31	424,600
TT	Canyon	Speedmax CR SLX Disc	26	891,000	31	1,200,000
TT	Cervelo	P5	15	710,000	34	920,700
TT	Cervelo	P5X	45	1,065,000	34	1,000,000
TT	Cube	Aerium	28	248,500	10	251,700
TT	Diamondback	Andean	35	572,900	39	950,000
TT	Felt	IA	37	1,065,000	16	515,100
TT	Felt	IA 2.0	34	1,136,000	16	750,000
TT	Pinarello	Bolide TT	42	923,000	28	627,000
TT	Pinarello	Bolide	25	1,065,000	28	618,400
TT	Quintana	Roo V-PR	16	638,600	13	297,400
TT	Scott	Plasma	17	852,000	19	528,600
TT	Scott	Plasma RC Ultimate	33	1,136,000	19	600,000
TT	Specialized	Shiv	10	710,000	37	643,800
TT	Specialized	Shiv Disc	18	994,000	37	1,000,000
TT	Specialized	Shiv S-Works	10	852,000	37	910,600
TT	Trek	Speed Concept	32	958,500	22	670,500
TT	Ventum	One	31	482,800	25	440,800
TT	Zwift	TT	0	0	4	60,000
Gravel	Canyon	Grail	23	355,000	26	750,000
Gravel	Canyon	Inflite	10	234,300	8	200,000
Gravel	Cervelo	Aspero	13	426,000	32	800,000
Gravel	Giant	Revolt	14	298,200	23	475,000
Gravel	Lauf	True Grit	11	297,500	5	125,000
Gravel	Liv	Devote	14	298,200	17	450,000
Gravel	Specialized	Crux	17	869,800	35	950,000
Gravel	Specialized	Diverge	12	532,500	14	300,000
Gravel	Zwift	Gravel	0	163,300	2	50,000
MTB	Canyon	Lux	10	461,500	11	275,000
MTB	Scott	Spark RC	17	418,900	20	350,000
MTB	Scott	Spark RC World Cup	21	745,400	20	750,000
MTB	Specialized	Epic S-Works	5	675,900	29	950,000
MTB	Trek	Super Caliber	20	532,500	38	750,000
MTB	Zwift	Mountain	0	0	2	50,000

* Specialized Venge (2015) is now the new Ride California Challenge Reward, and the Zwift Steel frame is the new default bike frame.

Wheels

			CURRENT		UPDATED
Type	Make	Model	Level Req	Price	Level Req	Price
Standard	Bontrager	Aeolus5	20	170,400	11	67,700
Standard	Cadex	36	26	257,400	29	216,900
Standard	Cadex	42	8	227,200	17	119,500
Standard	Cadex	65	21	241,400	33	223,900
Standard	Campagnolo	Bora Ultra 35	33	248,500	35	250,000
Standard	Campagnolo	Bora Ultra 50	27	262,700	12	150,000
Standard	DT Swiss	ARC 1100 DiCut 62	6	184,600	40	400,000
Standard	DT Swiss	ARC 1100 DISC Aero TT	42	1,579,800	39	655,600
Standard	ENVE	SES 2.2	17	191,700	26	174,300
Standard	ENVE	SES 3.4	4	191,700	27	200,000
Standard	ENVE	SES 6.7	25	191,700	22	150,000
Standard	ENVE	SES 7.8	39	205,900	36	278,900
Standard	ENVE	SES 8.9	31	205,900	28	250,000
Standard	FFWD	RYOT55	23	113,600	18	136,100
Standard	Giant	SLR 0	22	191,800	21	165,100
Standard	Mavic	Comete Pro Carbon SL UST	23	142,000	13	45,400
Standard	Mavic	Cosmic CXR60c	16	142,000	7	39,800
Standard	Mavic	Cosmic Ultimate UST	9	142,000	6	38,400
Standard	Novatec	R4	24	95,850	8	37,900
Standard	Roval	Alpinist CLX	32	135,300	38	634,300
Standard	Roval	CLX64	5	170,400	16	150,000
Standard	Roval	Rapide CLX	14	195,300	15	200,000
Standard	Shimano	C40	12	85,300	4	35,900
Standard	Shimano	C50	28	88,700	4	34,600
Standard	Shimano	C60	18	92,300	10	41,100
Standard	Zipp	202	11	149,200	20	135,200
Standard	Zipp	353	19	255,600	24	168,800
Standard	Zipp	404	15	149,200	19	115,600
Standard	Zipp	454	24	284,000	30	204,300
Standard	Zipp	808	13	177,600	25	200,000
Standard	Zipp	808/Super9	35	1,075,700	34	450,000
Standard	Zipp	858	37	312,400	31	300,000
Standard	Zipp	858/Super9	45	1,508,800	37	550,000
Standard	Zwift	32mm Carbon	1	0	3	32,000
Standard	Zwift	50mm Carbon	7	120,700	9	43,700
Standard	Zwift	Classic*	2	35,600	1	0
Gravel	Cadex	AR 35	1	21,300	14	154,500
Gravel	Enve	G23	1	17,800	23	241,800
Gravel	Reserve	25 GR	1	11,400	5	83,900
Gravel	Roval	TerraCLX	1	17,800	32	330,800
Gravel	Zwift	Gravel	1	0	1	0
MTB	Zwift	Mountain	1	0	1	0

* new default wheels

A Note About New Unlocks

Zwift has made some small changes to unlocks, including:

New accounts will now start with the Zwift Steel frame and Zwift Classic wheels by default, and unlock the Carbon, Gravel, and Mountain Bike frames within the first three levels to help introduce riders to the Drop Shop.
The Specialized Venge (2015) is now the new Ride California Challenge reward

Zwift says riders won’t have any bikes removed from their garage – but you might have one or two added, thanks to this new setup!

What’s Next?

Whew. That was a lot! New levels, a Drop Shop shakeup, more opportunities for more Drops and XP… what’s next?

Three things I’d love to see:

More stuff in the Drop Shop: earning more Drops is fun, I suppose… but I’ve already got almost 50 million Drops, with nothing in the Shop I want to buy! I’d love to have the chance to purchase some funky bikes, cool hardware, tattoos, fancy cycling kit… you get the idea. Or (and this is still my favorite idea) let me cash in my Drops for a donation to one of several pre-chosen charities!
Garage maintenance/organization tools: we need the ability to “favorite” items in our garage, as well as remove items we no longer want. Two simple bits of functionality that would make the garage experience much better.
Compelling new unlocks: Zwift hit it out of the park with the level 50 Fire Socks. Could they do it again with some unlocks for levels 61-100? We’ll know soon enough, I guess.