Foursquare Badge List
Social MediaComplete and updated on: 2/14/10
If you’re like me and love collecting achievements, then foursquare will be no exception. You will not be able to collect them all as many of the badges are geo-specific and event oriented. However, most of the Active Badges can be achieved in a short amount of time.
As with any social media experiment, earn awards often and early!
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Active Foursquare Badges
NOTE: The default text is replaced with the requirements when they are found.
NEWBIE
Awarded for your first check in.
ADVENTURER
Check in to 10 different venues.
EXPLORER
Check in to 25 different venues.
SUPERSTAR
Check in to 50 different venues.
BENDER
Check in 4 nights in a row.
CRUNKED
Check in 4 times in a night.
LOCAL
Check in at the same place 3x in a week.
SUPERUSER
Check in 30 times in a month.
PLAYER PLEASE
Check in with 3 members of the opposite sex.
SCHOOL NIGHT
Check in after 3am on a school night.
FAR FAR AWAY
(Geo-Dependant) Checking in outside the city “boundaries”.
BROOKLYN 4 LIFE
Check in 25+ times in Brooklyn, NY.
PHOTOGENIC
Check in 3 times with a venue having a photobooth.
SOCIALITE
“Keep this up and you’re going to end up on Valleywag with Julia Allison”
GOSSIP GIRL
“Spotted: A true foursquare socialite. Chuck Bass would be impressed. xoxo”
DOUCHEBAG
Achievement for checking into places tagged “douchebag”.
ANIMAL HOUSE
“Off the wagon appreciates your business. COLLEGE!”
ZIGGY’S WAGON
Check in with 3 food wagons.
DON’T STOP BELIEVIN’
Check in to 3 venues tagged “karaoke” in a month.
GYM RAT
Check in to a gym 10 times in 30 days.
OVERSHARE
Check in 10 times in 12 hours.
TRAINSPOTTER
Check in with the SF BART 10 times.
JETSETTER
Check in to 5 airports.
16 CANDLES
Send 5 birthday shout outs.
ZOETROPE
Have 10 movie theater check ins .
PIZZAIOLO
Check in to 20 different pizza places.
JOBS
Check in to 3 Apple Stores.
WARHOL
Check in to 10 different venues tagged “gallery”
BABYSITTER
Check in to 10 playgrounds.
SWARM
Check in a spot with 50+ people.
SUPER MAYOR
Be the Mayor of 10 venues at once.
I’M ON A BOAT!
Check in to a venue tagged ‘boat’
Corporate Foursquare Badges
YARD BIRD
Congrats on mastering Harvard Yard on Foursquare! You’re looking (and acting) smarter all the time.
METRO
Thanks for Waking up with the Metro! You’ve checked in near Metro pickup locations on 3 different mornings!
JOURNAL METRO
Merci d’être matinal avec Métro! Félicitations! Vous avez déverrouillé le badge Métro.
THRIVING IRONY
Awarded for checking in to the Thriving Ivory Fillmore Show. (San Francisco)
BRAVO NEWBIE
Congratulations! You’ve taken your first step into the BRAVO world. (It’s not as scary as it sounds!)
REAL HOUSEWIFE
Way to drink, eat, shop, and spa like a Real Housewife!
TOP CHEF
You eat the best from hot dogs to haute cuisine. That’s 5 checkins at Zagat Rated spots!
FASHIONISTA
You’ve found the key to BRAVO’s Launch My Line insignia. Now, go find us some sales!
FOODIE
You eat the best from hot dogs to haute cuisine. That’s 5 checkins at Zagat Rated spots!
TRANSIT CHAMPION
Holy moly transit champ, You sure know how to get around Metro Vancouver! Thanks for going green and riding with TransLink!
VALENTINE’S DAY
Ooh la la! This is your 2nd checkin at a great date spot for Valentine’s Day.
NY TIMES OLYMPIAN
You’ve just checked into a venue recommended by The New York Times during the 2010 Vancouver Olympics. Go for the gold!
BOXEE FAN
You took the L train to Brooklyn to attend a software party! Pretty hardcore.
SxSW 2009 Badges
FAR FAR AWAY
Awarded for checking in outside of down town Austin.
PANEL NERD
Awarded for checking in 3 days in a row before noon.
SLUT
Awarded for checking in to 3 different hotels.
REDFORD
Nice job sneaking off to see some films (one of the best parts of SXSWi). Gold Badges unite!
PORKY
Awarded for checking into a BBQ restaurant.
TRIFECTA
Name-Brand Party Trifecta! You hit 3 of the big 6: Frog / Digg / Facebook / Goog / 32-Bit / The Decider
ENTOURAGE
Awarded when 10 friends checked in after you.
PV BENDER
Check in 3 nights at the PV House.
SURVIVAL
Check into the SxSW 2009 at some point.
DIGG SHINDIGG
Awarded for checking into the DIGG Party.
KARAOKE RV!
Awarded for checking into the Karaoke RV.
PARTY CRASHER
Awarded for checking into the BrightKite/Dandy ID Party. SPIES!
CES 2010 Badges
INTEL INSIDER
Intel would like to welcome you to CES! Remember, what happens in Vegas ends up on Foursquare, Twitter and Facebook. Drinks on us!
INTEL ALL EARS
Shhhhhhhhh! Otellini speaks! Intel + CES 2010 FTW!
INTEL WORK IT
Thanks for joining Intel at CES! Exercise that Core!
CES 2010
Awarded for checking in at CES 2010
Internet Week Badges
INTERNETZ WEEK
Awarded for checking in during Internet Week.
DOT COM BALLER
“Look at you in your fancy suit up on that fancy roof! You’re the Young Jeezy of the NY Tech scene!”
TRIFECTA
Name-Brand Party Trifecta! You hit 3 of the big 5: Ignite / Yelp / Digg/ Thrillist / College Humor / Webutante Ball!
I’M ON A BOAT!
Check in to a party at The Hotel on Rivington.
FYI – The Zoetrope badge can be achieved by just checking in to a movie theatre 10 times — it doesn't have to be 10 different theatres.
Thanks! I've corrected the list accordingly.
Nice – I like the format! FWIW, the internet week "boat" was unlocked by checking into a party at The Hotel on Rivington, but the PG version of the badge is unlocked at any venue tagged 'boat'.
I would categorize the "Trainspotter" badge as corporate, as it was one of the first badges paid for by a mainstream sponsor. There are also a few more sponsored badges available currently.
Thank you for the suggestions. I have updated the list to reflect the changes.
As for being a "The Complete Foursquare List": Foursquare will constantly be adding badges. This is the reason I placed the date stamp of 'last updated' on top. The Wikipedia entry has been deleted, but is heavily debated and may merging into the main article. If it's not restored, I'll link to your instead.
i've seen some others but great list so far
Great list! Great resource now that the Wikipedia article has been deleted.
Very thorough…the only badge I have that you seem to be missing is the "Waze Road Warrior."
Also, I think it would be helpful if you split up the city-specific badges into their own categories (it seems New York, San Fran and Austin are the main cities with their own badges).
Road Warrior is 3 check-ins from the Waze App
Anyone know if the NYTimes Olympic badge is still available?
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I've sent out 6 different birthday shoutouts – but received nothing. Any ideas?
"Road Warrior" will be unlocked if you check in using Waze app
Wow. Thanks so much for the blog. I've been looking for this all around the web. I think foursquare should show off the badges on the application of the phone. I can't seem to see on my blackberry what I have as badges. I don't know how you got the infos but ''BRAVO''.
"Global Ignite Week" badge
http://foursquare.com/user/donpdonp/badges/106265…
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Barista
Congrats – you've checked in at 5 different Starbucks!
Don’t forget the Chicago badges:
Chicago Blues
Celery Salt
On Location (5 movie experiences: High Fidelity, Ferris Bueller, Chick Flicks, Dark Knight, Blues Brothers)
I think several of these are no longer achievable. Love this chart, but would like to know which ones are "discontinued".
Does the birthday shout out need to be with a foursquare username to count?
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[...] Internet Week Badges via iwasaround.com [...]
Great list! The description for the Top Chef badge (related to the locked-down "bravo" tag at tagged restaurants) is incorrect and is written as a duplicate of the Foodie badge (related to the locked-down "zagat-rated" tag). The "Top Chef" badge states: You wear the term "foodie" as a badge of honor, and now have BRAVO's Top Chef Badge to prove it. (NOTE: It can take going to more than one tagged location to get the Top Chef badge.)
[...] différents en moins de 12 heures; et mon préféré, malheureusement indisponible en France, «Douchebag», qui vous gratifie d’une breloque si vous vous rendez dans un lieu étiqueté «connard» par [...]
Finally! someone posted a list of the foursquare badges. I have been looking for this. any idea if they will be adding more?
If you've ever been in Detroit, you probably already know that Coney Island hot dogs are the best.
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[...] favorite part of foursquare is unlocking badges. They are icons that you proudly display on your home page of the site, and have no real use or [...]
There's a Last Degree badge for checking in at the north pole: http://foursquare.com/user/parkerliautaud/badges/…
[...] based on conferences (SxSW and CES). You can see a (mostly) complete list of Foursquare badges at IWasAround. It’s a little hard to keep any list like this complete because it’s always being added to. [...]
[...] can earn badges for different accomplishments in the game. A full list of badges can be found on I Was Around. Also, much like other social networking apps, this is a great way to see where your friends are [...]
[...] like a nice page at Foursquare spelling out all the badges in more details (here’s an unofficial list). Oh, and give each badge its own page. You know: [...]
[...] like a nice page at Foursquare spelling out all the badges in more details (here’s an unofficial list; here’s another). Oh, and give each badge its own page. You [...]
[...] that awards points (number of check-ins, new locations visited and added) and badges.These badges are are basic (Newbie) to clever (Mayor), super clever (Super Mayor) to just plain silly [...]
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[...] intuito do dia é conseguir a badge que ilustra esse post. Para isso, basta dar check-in e adicionar a hashtag #4sqDay nos lugares [...]
Hey! Got a new one today. It's called the #4sqDay 2010 Badge. All I had to do was check in somewhere and in the comment section type #4sqDay. You'll get the badge today because it is April 16th (4/16).
They should add a badge that is called: Bowl Dog! Where if you checked into 10 Spots tha have a bowling alley tag!
"Where 2010" badge = Welcome to Where 2010, a geo-nerd's playground! Don't forget to wish Brady Forrest (the conference organizer!) a happy birthday on Wednesday 3/31!
Are you going to add the Foursquare Day badge?
I think you had to mention Foursquare Day in your comment to get it.
[...] For those who don’t know, Foursquare is a mobile application that lets you track where you are and “check in” when you go somewhere. You can add a status and keep track of your friends, like on Facebook and Twitter. But, the application is also a game. You get points for participating in various activities, such as checking in at a location for the first time, traveling a certain distance between check-ins, or checking in often at the same location over time. The “mayor” of a location is the one with the most check-ins there. Additionally, you can earn “badges,” which reward combinations of behaviors . For instance, you get the “Bender” badge if you check in to bars four nights in a row. If you check in at three karaoke lounges, you get the “Don’t Stop Believin’” badge (see full list of badges). [...]
Please note the Top Chef badge you have listed is incorrect. (You have the Zagat badge info for it). It should read: "You wear the term “foodie” as a badge of honor, and now have BRAVO’s Top Chef Badge to prove it"
Lawrence Olivier award- ten check INS at a live theatre location/ Broadway
[...] at venues tagged as a gym to receive your “gym rat” badge. Here’s a current list of badges available and how to get each. Pretty impressive [...]
[...] at venues tagged as a gym to receive your “gym rat” badge. Here’s a current list of badges available and how to get each. Pretty impressive [...]
[...] at venues tagged as a gym to receive your “gym rat” badge. Here’s a current list of badges available and how to get each. Pretty impressive [...]
[...] at venues tagged as a gym to receive your “gym rat” badge (to name a few). Here’s a current list of badges available and how to get each. Pretty impressive [...]
[...] based on conferences (SxSW and CES). You can see a (mostly) complete list of Foursquare badges at IWasAround. It’s a little hard to keep any list like this complete because it’s always being added to. [...]
[...] lieu de tous les publier ici, elles ont tous déjà été identifié par Foo C. de Philadelphie sur son blogue. L’agence américaine de RP Edelman a aussi compilé une liste exhaustive des badges [...]
You’re missing “Hair Aware”, “Lookin’ For Love”, Celery Salt, Chicago Blues, Show Hopper, Elite Shopper, etc. (???) More from corporate maybe? I haven’t the faintest clues.
[...] But now that we have had some time to catch up, we’ll be post snippets of some of the more interesting Foursquare Day posts. The first one, comes from us from Prague, of the Czech Republic. We were watching them closely, as they were super-organized from the beginning. As a result of grassroot efforts, 16th April was declared “Foursquare day”. Since Czech people always try to trick and outsmart the others, #prague4sqday was called for 15th April, putting us in the lead. Unsure about number of 4sq users, the meet-up organizers hoped at least 50 users would come, earning this way the “swarm badge” (wondering how many badges are there? I like this list). [...]
Does anyone know why most Zagat rated restaurants don't qualify for the "Foodie" or "Top Chef" badge? I'm a food critic in NYC and I go to plenty of Zagat rated restaurants, but still have not acquired these badges!?
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Urban Adventurer
Banker Badge
Lunch Box
Sam.
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[...] can also earn badges from Foursquare, and there are lots of them. You can get the “Airport” badge for checking in to five different airports. [...]
[...] a location, you check in, saying “I was here.” If you check in a lot you start earning reward badges like the Adventurer badge for checking in at 10 different locations, or the Crunk badge for [...]
Why was the Wikipedia article deleted ?
[...] won’t publish them all here as they’ve been identified elsewhere more completely by Foo C. in Philadelphia on his blog. Edelman, a PR agency, also compiled a fairly complete list with tips on how to get [...]
You can also get a Road Warrior by using the Waze app on the iPhone.
Great job, thanks for the list!
How can u checkin mentioning who you were with? I still can't find how can I be in a place with (mention friend's name).. Or that 16 candles badge.. Helps?
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This is great! Can you tell me — how do you go about submitting a badge to foursquare — do you have to have a partnership? What's the process for proposing one?
it seems that you are missing a lot of badges. You may want to check out this other up to date list:
http://mattersofgrey.com/foursquare-badge-list/
or even this list of suggested badges
http://mattersofgrey.com/foursquare-badge-suggest…
I will be updating this list soon, hopefully with a more concise layout.
[...] the School Night badge is acquired after checking in after 3 am on a school night. There are tons of badges users can collect. Another milestone a user can reach is the ego-boosting title of [...]
New badge: Historian
I haven't unlocked it so I don't know how, but it's on my list in IE. I followed the History Channel so I'm sure it related.
Thanks for the list!
[...] Part social networking site, part smartphone App, Foursquare is a tool meant to be primary used on the go on your smartphone. Quite simply, you “Check-in” to places while physically at the location and offer “Tips” and send out “Shouts”. Cafes, bars, and live music venues are its primary focus, but nonprofits are also adding themselves as “Venues” to Foursquare in order to show up in “Check-in” searches. Users then earn points when checking-in. Those points and check-ins then also earn badges. [...]
too litle badges for us in indonesia
The History Channel now has a badge. To obtain it, you have to be friends with them on foursquare first…then check-in to a location of their choosing. I live in Seattle, and I got mine at The Seattle Asian Art Museum.
@ Bobby (March 8th) Your final (5th) birthday shout needs to be accompanied with a check-in.
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Have updated some new ones on this site as well as latest news on what foursquare are up to.
If you like Foursquare then you might like to check out My Foursquare:
http://www.myfoursquare.net/
My Foursquare makes it easy to show off your badges, mayorships and checkins on Facebook, WordPress and any other site via an embed code.
Interesting…
Visit PA now has badges as well if you friend them. They are for visiting restaurants and historic sites in Pennsylvania with the visit PA tag!
Does anyone know how to get the PA Groundhog badge? even if you are not in Punxsy, PA?
Did anyone get a Happy New Year badge for checking in on New Years eve? I checked in but did not get one?
Ground hog day is around the corner .. anyone know how to get the groundhog badge? I am following VistPA or do I need to be in Punxy, PA?
Excellent blog right here! Also your site a lot up very fast! What host are you the usage of? Can I get your associate hyperlink for your host? I want my web site loaded up as quickly as yours lol
My mission is complete looks pretty good, just started following you .-= Karen is hoping you stop by and read Show Your Support for Blazing Minds With a Twibbon =-.