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What is Commendation Rank in Star Trek: Fleet Command? Answered

Star Trek Fleet Command is a fun mobile strategy game set in the Star Trek universe. Players must build a powerful ship, create an alliance and fight other players. Also, one of the player’s goals is to increase the faction’s reputation. And in this guide, we will tell you about the Commendation Rank.

What is Commendation Rank?

The Commendation Rank is an item that can be purchased from the faction store. Depending on the tiers, the price will vary.

• Tier 2 costs 250 credits.
• Tier 3 costs 1000 credits.
• Tier 4 costs 2,000 credits.
• Tier 5 costs 3500 credits.
• Tier 6 costs 5,000 credits.

Many players thought that the Commendation Rank was needed to increase your faction’s reputation. Unfortunately, it doesn’t work that way. The only reason to buy Commendation Rank is because of very specific missions. This item does not have any other functions.

This is a kind of trick that forces you to spend credits in order to earn even more credits. But apart from the specific mission, this item is useless. Therefore, we strongly recommend that you never buy one. After all, no one wants to save up credits in order to end up spending them on unnecessary items.

You can still increase your faction reputation without the useless Commendation Rank. We recommend you to grind in Faction Hostiles. And also do not forget about the faction reputation events that appear from time to time. We hope this guide was useful for you and you remember that you do not need to buy the Commendation Rank.

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Starfleet ranks

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The rank insignia of a Starfleet captain in the late 23rd century

Cristóbal Rios' rank pip collection from his Starfleet career

Tom Paris is demoted to ensign for disobeying orders

Starfleet ranks were identifying titles of rank for the officers and enlisted members of Starfleet denoting the chain of command under both United Earth and the United Federation of Planets . These titles were generally adapted from earlier Earth naval forces. ( TOS : " The City on the Edge of Forever ", ENT : " Storm Front ")

• 1 Early usage
• 2.1 Early 23rd century
• 2.2 Early-mid 23rd century
• 2.3 Late-mid 23rd century
• 2.4 Late 23rd century
• 3 24th century
• 4 25th century
• 5 29th century
• 6 32nd century
• 7.1 Mirror universe
• 7.2 Alternate reality
• 7.3 Alternate universe
• 8.1 Flag officers
• 8.2 Officer ranks
• 8.3 Provisional officers
• 8.4 Cadet ranks
• 8.5.1 Non-commissioned officers
• 8.5.2 Crewmen
• 9.1 Fleet captain
• 9.2 Deputy director
• 9.3 Colonel
• 9.4 Corporal
• 9.5 Miscellaneous
• 10.1 See also
• 10.2 Background information
• 10.3 Apocrypha
• 10.4 External links

Early usage [ ]

By the development of the NX-Alpha in 2143 , the Starfleet rank structure had at least three enlisted ranks, four officer ranks, and three ranks for use by flag officers . Silver rank pips were displayed on the right breast of the Starfleet uniforms , above a colored shoulder trim denoting what division the crew member was assigned to. Flag officers' pips were surrounded by a black rectangle with a silver border. ( ENT : " First Flight ", et al.) This system was still in place by 2161 . ( ENT : " These Are the Voyages... ")

23rd century [ ]

Early 23rd century [ ].

By the 2230s , the Starfleet uniform used a sleeve stripe system instead of pips to denote rank. ( Star Trek )

Early-mid 23rd century [ ]

Gold shoulder trim of a flag admiral, captain, and officer (left to right)

By 2239 , Starfleet had adopted a uniform where officer rank was denoted by the number of raised or indented pips on a Starfleet delta . ( ST : " The Brightest Star ") The admiralty wore a Starfleet insignia surrounded by a wreath made up of smaller golden or black Starfleet insignia on a dark disc; the more of them are gold, the higher the rank. ( DIS : " The Vulcan Hello ", " The Butcher's Knife Cares Not for the Lamb's Cry ")

A variation of this uniform introduced in the 2250s changed the rank system back to a sleeve stripe system. For the command and operations division officers, the stripes matched the division color: gold stripes for command, red stripes for operations. Sciences division officers wore silver stripes. ( DIS : " Brother ", " Such Sweet Sorrow, Part 2 ")

A new uniform was introduced around 2259 , retaining the rank insignia system from the previous style with only slight modifications. Sciences officers wore blue stripes in the new system, while silver stripes were reserved for medical officers. Doctors wore a light-blue variant of the sciences uniform while nurses wore white. ( SNW : " Strange New Worlds ", et al.)

Another Starfleet uniform used around this time had a much simpler rank and insignia system, in which enlisted personnel wore no rank insignia while the rank of chief petty officer was denoted by a special sleeve stripe. Commissioned officers wore a solid gold stripe. This system would be in use concurrently with other rank insignia systems for at least fifteen years, with only a slight modification by 2265 , when those holding the rank of captain were authorized to wear two gold stripes whereas other officers wore one. ( TOS : " The Cage ", " Where No One Has Gone Before ")

Late-mid 23rd century [ ]

By 2266 , Starfleet had phased out the simple rank system that gave all commissioned officers the same insignia. They also modified the other system that had been in use for the last decade or so. In this new system, all enlisted personnel, chief petty officers included, as well as ensigns, had no insignia whatsoever with most enlisted personnel also wearing Starfleet jumpsuits instead of the standard tunic uniforms worn by the officers. ( TOS : " The Corbomite Maneuver ", et al)

Starfleet flag officers wore a thicker braid insignia than regular officers. ( TOS : " Court Martial ", " The Trouble with Tribbles ")

The rank of cadet and midshipman were both in use at Starfleet Academy . ( TOS : " Shore Leave ", " Court Martial ")

In the mid- 2270s , Starfleet changed its uniforms yet again, although mainly in appearance only. The rank insignia of officers remained almost the same, though the lieutenant junior grade braid was now used to indicate ensign. Enlisted personnel adopted a style of their own rank insignia and both officers and admirals could now wear a short sleeve "Class B" uniform which displayed rank insignia on shoulder tabs. ( Star Trek: The Motion Picture )

Late 23rd century [ ]

By the year 2278 , Starfleet had again changed its uniforms , abandoning the previous sleeve stripe system and adopting a totally new insignia design which incorporated a series of rank pins worn on a shoulder strap with the color of the strap determining the bearer's branch within Starfleet. At this point, the lieutenant junior grade rank had also been re-established.

The shoulder strap system also matched with a cuff strap which could display various citation and years-of-service pins. Finally, in the case of admirals, another series of cuff straps denoted the particular rank of the admiral.

Enlisted uniforms were also completely revamped from previous versions and now were worn as jumpsuits with rank pins worn on the lower right sleeve. Enlisted ranks themselves were expanded, encompassing several grades of petty officer and chief petty officer . ( Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan )

With the exception of some minor cosmetic changes to officer uniforms, including the introduction of a standard communicator pin by 2344 , the uniforms and insignia of the late 23rd century remained unchanged until the late 2340s . ( TNG : " Yesterday's Enterprise ", " Family ")

Concept art by Robert Fletcher

24th century [ ]

Ranks in the 2360s

A captain's rank pips

By the year 2355 , Starfleet had introduced a new uniform design , with a pip system of golden pin insignia worn on the collar. ( TNG : " The Battle ")

The 24th century pip system included a black pip insignia to denote chief petty officers. ( TNG : " Realm Of Fear ")

The pip system used in the mid-to-late 24th century remained relatively unchanged through 2385 , having been kept across several uniform design changes. ( PIC : " Maps and Legends ")

In the 2360s , admirals wore a triangular insignia on a special flag officer uniform. ( TNG : " Too Short A Season ", " Coming of Age ", " Conspiracy ")

Admiral insignia worn in the vertical fashion

By 2365 , this insignia had been replaced by a "boxed pip" system worn vertically on the flag uniform collar. ( TNG : " The Measure Of A Man ") By 2366 , the admiral insignia was commonly worn horizontally against the collar in the same way as the insignia worn by other grades. ( TNG : " The Defector ")

Chief petty officer

By the mid- 2370s , Starfleet had changed the chief petty officer rank insignia, replacing the black pip with chevrons and dots. ( DS9 : " Hippocratic Oath ")

25th century [ ]

By the year 2399 , Starfleet's familiar pip design had been relocated from the collar to the right breast of the uniform and the pips had become silver. ( PIC : " Remembrance ") By the early 2400s , the silver rank pips were back on the collar of the uniform. ( PIC : " The Star Gazer ")

The pips of flag officers were placed on a dark gray isosceles trapezoid with a silver border. ( PIC : " Maps and Legends ")

29th century [ ]

The uniforms worn by the Starfleet crew of the USS Relativity during the 29th century displayed a new design for rank insignia, with horizontal bronze chevrons on the right collar instead of pips. ( VOY : " Future's End ", " Relativity ")

32nd century [ ]

By the 32nd century , Starfleet had passed through a number of rank insignia systems. ( DIS : " Forget Me Not ", " Su'Kal ")

By 3189 , rank was indicated on an officer's tricom badge . The ranks of captains and admirals were also shown on the collar and shoulders. The shoulder and collar had a similar design; captains had a vertical shoulder rank band at the edge of the shoulder, while admirals had a horizontal band along the top of the shoulder. ( DIS : " Die Trying ") Other officers had a plain collar badge.

Tricom badge concept art

Alternate timelines [ ]

Mirror universe [ ].

• See : Starfleet ranks (mirror)

Alternate reality [ ]

By 2258 in the alternate reality , Starfleet had adopted uniforms and an insignia pattern reminiscent of the mid 2250s in the prime reality . These new insignia consisted of silver bands worn on the lower sleeves of the uniform. Ensigns and certain skirt uniforms displayed no rank insignia. ( Star Trek )

Alternate universe [ ]

In an alternate universe observed during a quantum fissure , Starfleet had adopted an additional form of insignia which was incorporated directly into the design of the Starfleet combadge . The insignia appeared as black, gold, and silver bars behind the Starfleet delta, designed to show the rank of the wearer and along with collar pips. ( TNG : " Parallels ")

The same insignia was also used by the alien Barash during a holographic simulation of the USS Enterprise -D , designed to trick Commander William T. Riker into thinking he was in the future. Barash's simulation did not include the collar pips. ( TNG : " Future Imperfect ")

Comparative rank tables [ ]

Flag officers [ ].

Admirals in Starfleet were described as the flag officers , a term held over from naval tradition. These ranks constituted the highest authorities of Starfleet Command . ( TOS : " The Deadly Years ")

Officer ranks [ ]

Provisional officers [ ].

Insignia worn by warp specialist Kosinski

In 2364 , Starfleet propulsion expert Kosinski ran several upgrade experiments on the Enterprise -D. Kosinski wore a unique rank insignia denoting his special position. ( TNG : " Where No One Has Gone Before ")

The crew of the USS Voyager , which included non-Starfleet Maquis members, was forced to make use of provisional rank appointments as a matter of course since the ship was stranded in the Delta Quadrant and the Maquis members were essential to shipboard operations. ( VOY : " Caretaker ", et al. )

In 2381 , Vulcan Officer T'Lyn was given a provisional rank appointment as an ensign when she transferred from the VCF Sh'vhal to the USS Cerritos . ( LD : " wej Duj ")

Emblems designed by Madgaleno

Cadet ranks [ ]

Cadet ranks were held by those attending Starfleet Academy during their training to become commissioned officers. ( TNG : " The First Duty ")

Enlisted ranks [ ]

Enlisted ranks were achieved by members of Starfleet who had not attended Starfleet Academy. ( DS9 : " Starship Down ")

Non-commissioned officers [ ]

• Petty officer, first class; also known as " technician first class ", etc. ( TOS : " Space Seed ")
• Petty officer, second class; also known as "specialist second class", etc. ( citation needed • edit )
• Petty officer, third class; also known as " yeoman third class ", etc. ( TOS : " Charlie X ")

Crewmen [ ]

• Crewman first class ( TNG : " The Drumhead ")
• Crewman second class ( ENT : " Shuttlepod One ")
• Crewman third class ( ENT : " Cold Front ")

The lowest possible rank of recruit , ranked below the crewman grades. ( ENT : " Rogue Planet ", " Cogenitor ")

Titles and positions [ ]

Fleet captain [ ].

Fleet captain insignia, 2259

Fleet captain was a title bestowed upon Starfleet captains when in command of more than one facility. It was a rare distinction, held by particularly respected captains. ( TOS : " The Menagerie, Part I ", " Whom Gods Destroy ") The 2259 fleet captain rank insignia used the flag-officer-disk-version of the Starfleet insignia, with only the two small delta leaves below the main delta colored gold; the cuff stripes and other elements of the uniform were those of a captain. ( SNW : " Lost in Translation ")

In 2259, Captain Christopher Pike , commanding officer of the USS Enterprise , was temporarily promoted to fleet captain, bringing the USS Farragut and Bavali Station under his command. ( SNW : " Lost in Translation ") Pike was permanently promoted to this title by 2266 . ( TOS : " The Menagerie, Part I ") In the 2260s , it was also held by Captain Garth , one of Starfleet's most decorated captains and hero of the Battle of Axanar . ( TOS : " Whom Gods Destroy ")

Deputy director [ ]

Sloan's insignia

Sloan posing as a deputy director with Internal Affairs

While posing as a deputy director with Internal Affairs , Luther Sloan wore captain's pips with a gold bar connecting them beneath. ( DS9 : " Inquisition ")

Colonel [ ]

Colonel West in 2293

In 2293 , Starfleet Colonel West was involved in the Khitomer conspiracy . ( Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country )

Corporal [ ]

In 2154 , Starfleet Corporal Askwith perished at the Earth embassy on Vulcan. ( ENT : " The Forge ")

Miscellaneous [ ]

The space officer's shoulder epaulets

In 2254 , Captain Christopher Pike, while on Talos IV , imagined himself as an Orion trader . He imagined an officer in a dress uniform with him at the Orion colony wearing peculiar shoulder epaulets and of unknown rank. ( TOS : " The Cage ")

In 2376 , The Doctor aboard Voyager briefly resigned his Starfleet commission. ( VOY : " Virtuoso ")

Appendices [ ]

See also [ ].

• Starfleet admirals
• Starfleet captains
• Starfleet commanders
• Starfleet lieutenant commanders
• Starfleet lieutenants
• Starfleet lieutenants junior grade
• Starfleet ensigns
• Starfleet cadets
• Starfleet enlisted personnel
• Starfleet crewmen

Background information [ ]

The rank system used during Star Trek: The Original Series was originally designed by William Ware Theiss , with the first versions inspired principally by the insignia of the United States Navy. According to Inside Star Trek: The Real Story [ page number? • edit ] , since Gene Roddenberry didn't want an overtly military Starfleet, Theiss toned down his stripe system by giving ensigns no stripe and lieutenants one full stripe, which is what an actual USN ensign wears.

For Star Trek: The Motion Picture , Jon Povill sent Fletcher a production memo, dated 3 August 1978 , explaining the rank insignia to be used in the film, with no reference to lieutenant junior grade or other flag officers. ( The Making of Star Trek: The Motion Picture , p. 126) Robert Fletcher , who designed the Starfleet uniform used in the film, developed a rank system which displayed on straps over both shoulders. These insignia included a circle for "mid shipman", a triangle for "lieut comm jr. grade", a chevron for "lieutenant comm", a single stripe for "commander", two stripes for "captain", two stripes a circle with spines for "admiral" and two spiney circles for "adm of the fleet". ( Star Trek: Costumes , p. 45) An unidentified triangular insignia is worn on the epaulets of several crewmembers, but is not identified in any production or background sources. It's A Wrap! sale and auction listed it as representing the rank of petty officer . [6] While an additional epaulet insignia featuring a single thin strip was also used but not identified to a rank. [7]

One version of the flag officer rank insignia sold as part of It's A Wrap! sale and auction

During the production of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan , Director Nicholas Meyer wanted the uniforms to feel as real as possible, and asked for new rank insignia. Fletcher explained: " There was kind of a complicated arrangement of divisions and ranks expressed by the braid on the sleeves. I made that up. I organized it and produced a little instruction booklet about it for the wardrobe department […]. " ( citation needed • edit ) On the early version of the uniforms, the insignia was on a band around the upper arm, which was later moved to the cuff. ( citation needed • edit )

The Star Trek Encyclopedia omitted and created insignia, introducing some confusion

The Star Trek Encyclopedia  (3rd ed., p. 201), depicted an overview of the rank system used in the Star Trek films , though it omitted the petty officer second class, created the master chief petty officer second class and fleet captain (which had not been used in the films,) and depicted erroneous insignia for lieutenant commander and admiral. The Star Trek Fact Files Part 70 and the Star Trek: The Magazine  Volume 2, Issue 10 , p. 99, would also include the apocryphal fleet captain and master chief petty officer second class insignia, the erroneous lieutenant commander insignia (with a broken vertical gold stripe, instead of a solid horizontal gold stripe,) and an almost entirely different depiction of flag officer insignia. This system created an insignia with one gold dart to represent commodore, used the commodore insignia for rear admiral, created a three gold dart insignia for vice admiral, and used the rear admiral insignia for admiral. A three gold dart insignia was included in some It's A Wrap! sale and auction flag officer sets, but never seen on screen. [8]

The later pip designs of Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Enterprise emulated US Navy insignias almost exactly, although an article on the 2151 uniforms and rank did not mention lieutenant junior grade or lieutenant commander. ( Star Trek: The Magazine  Volume 3, Issue 11 , p. 42) Neither rank is used during Star Trek: Enterprise .

Apocrypha [ ]

The role-playing game supplement Star Trek: The Next Generation Officer's Manual discusses ranks.

Starfleet officers in the late 2230s

Star Trek: Countdown to Darkness , Issue 2 depicts that a style of uniform was in use by 2239 . This would make it seem that a few versions of the prime reality uniform were never adopted in the alternate reality, unless they was used very briefly after 2233 .

A rank senior to fleet admiral was first referenced in " The Wormhole Connection ". The rank of grand admiral is said to have existed in 2285 and has a special uniform with shoulder boards worn on the red maroon jacket uniform. The rank also appeared in the novel The Sorrows of Empire , held first by the counterpart Garth , then by the counterpart Matt Decker and then by Spock , before he becomes Emperor of the Terran Empire .

A "flag admiral" pin used as one of Data's medals

A "flag admiral" insignia design (a six pointed starburst) from the fan-published Klingon Covert Operations Manual was used as one of Data's medals in " The Most Toys ".

External links [ ]

• Earth Starfleet ranks at Memory Beta , the wiki for licensed Star Trek works
• Federation Starfleet ranks at Memory Beta , the wiki for licensed Star Trek works
• 2 USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-G)
• 3 Star Trek: The Next Generation

Star Trek Ranks, Explained

Though primarily peaceful, Starfleet follows a quasi-military protocol, which means a chain of command that ensures all runs smoothly.

Starting with the original series, Star Trek has adopted a quasi-military series of ranks and protocols for its characters. Starfleet is ostensibly a peaceful organization dedicated to exploration and diplomacy, but things can get dangerous on the final frontier. A functioning chain of command is necessary in the event of trouble to ensure that everyone operates at peak efficiency.

It's a bit of a paradox, since Starfleet officers also tend to be rugged individualists, but it makes a good deal of sense and over time has become an indispensable part of the franchise. A given character's rank speaks volumes about their comparative age, their position onboard, and their relationship with the other members of the crew. As with most things Star Trek, rank insignia has evolved over time. Here's a breakdown of Starfleet's ranking system in descending order from the lowliest cadets to the most powerful admirals.

Updated January 18, 2024 by Robert Vaux: Star Trek's ranking system is very stable at this point, and very little tends to change. The article has been updated to include a brief list of prominent members of each rank, along with the series and seasons they held it. It has also been updated to conform to current CBR guidelines.

9 Cadets Are Officers in Training at Starfleet Academy

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Cadets are typically students at Starfleet Academy , spending time onboard a starship as part of their training. They hold no rank and must obey the orders of any crewmen. They're often issued temporary badges or communicators and usually have a supervisory officer to watch over them. Cadets in the 23rd century wear badges with a distinctive black backing. Cadets in the 24th century wear distinctive uniforms denoting their status.

In Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, the Enterprise is used as a training vessel, with the crew consisting almost entirely of cadets. Wesley Crusher formally joins Starfleet Academy starting in Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 4, Episode 9, "Final Mission," and spends most of his subsequent appearances at that rank. Similarly, Nyota Uhura joins the Enterprise as a cadet in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, as does Sylvia Tilly in Star Trek: Discovery.

8 Enlisted Personnel/NCO Are Starfleet's Worker Bees

While officers attend Starfleet Academy, the rank-and-file personnel attend the 24th-century equivalent of boot camp. They become the anonymous crew working in the background, performing the countless tiny tasks required to keep a starship running. Their ranks include both enlisted crewmen and petty officers (the equivalent of sergeants) who often play supervisory roles. They typically lack any insignia on their uniforms, though chief petty officers in the Next Generation era sometimes have a black pip or similar marking.

Enlisted personnel often serve as The Original Series ' infamous red shirts : doomed to die in the name of plot exposition. The Next Generation introduces perhaps Starfleet's best-known enlisted man. Miles O'Brien runs the transporters on the Enterprise-D, and later becomes Chief of Operations on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine .

7 Ensigns Hold The Lowest Rank

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Ensigns are the lowest-ranking officers on Starfleet vessels. Cadets typically receive the rank of ensign immediately upon graduation from Starfleet Academy. While they technically have command authority, they're usually assigned menial tasks beneath the attention of the senior officers. Like NCOs, they lack insignia on their uniforms in The Original Series era. With The Next Generation and later series, ensigns receive a single gold pip on their collar. They're often lumped into the red shirt category.

Harry Kim is probably the franchise's most famous (or infamous) ensign, failing to receive a single promotion through Star Trek: Voyager's seven seasons , despite serving with distinction on the bridge. The Original Series' Pavel Chekov also begins his Starfleet career as an ensign, though he advances at a faster rate. Of course, the four main characters in Star Trek: Lower Decks are ensigns, though they all receive a promotion to lieutenant, junior grade at the beginning of Season 4.

6 Lieutenant, Junior Grade Have More Responsibility Than Ensigns

The next step up the ladder is lieutenant, junior grade. These are officers with more authority and responsibility than ensigns, but who still require seasoning before taking higher command positions. Medical personnel typically receive the lieutenant, junior grade rank after graduating, which reflects their extended training time. The Original Series uses a single dashed bar on the uniform sleeves to denote them, though Strange New Worlds has retconned that with a connected colored bar. T he Next Generation and later series note the rank with a second black pip in addition to the ensign's colored pip.

Both Julian Bashir and Ezri Dax hold the rank of lieutenant, junior grade when they begin their duties on Deep Space 9, though Ezri receives hers as a field promotion in Season 7, Episode 3, "Afterimage." Geordi La Forge starts as a lieutenant, junior grade too, as does Mr. Worf. B'Elanna Torres receives the rank on a provisional basis when she joins the crew of the Voyager, and the Lower Decks crew are all promoted to lieutenant, junior grade in Season 4, Episode 1, "Twovix."

5 Lieutenants Lead the Away Teams and More

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Lieutenants have advanced to the point where they can take on considerable responsibilities. They may lead away teams or control key systems, and they often appear among the bridge crew or even as department heads. The Original Series notes them with a single bar on the uniform sleeve, while Strange New Worlds adds a second thinner bar above the lieutenant, junior grade's insignia. The Next Generation uses two colored pips on the collar — a method emulated by subsequent series.

Worf spends most of The Next Generation's later seasons as a lieutenant (he's promoted to lieutenant commander during the events of Star Trek Generations ) while Ro Laren is promoted to lieutenant shortly before her defection to the Maquis in The Next Generation Season 7, Episode 24, "Preemptive Strike." Lieutenants often occupy the helm position, including Hikaru Sulu in The Original Series, Keyla Detmer in Star Trek: Discovery , and Erica Ortegas in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds .

4 Lieutenant Commanders Head up Departments

Lieutenant commanders hold positions of senior responsibility onboard a starship, even serving as executive officers or de facto captains on small ships. One larger ships, they often serve as the head of specific departments such as science and engineering. In The Original Series , the rank is designated with two stripes on the sleeve — one thick, one dashed — which Strange New Worlds adjusts to two thick colored bands. The Next Generation and subsequent shows note lieutenant commanders with two colored pips and one black one.

Montgomery Scott holds the rank of lieutenant commander in The Original Series , acting as Chief Engineer and even commanding the Enterprise when Kirk and Spock are away on missions. Similarly, Geordi La Forge rises to the rank of lieutenant commander in The Next Generation , joining Data and Deanna Troi at the position, though the latter eventually advances to commander. Worf and Jadzia Dax are both lieutenant commanders when they begin their romance on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine . Lastly, the original Number One — Una Chin-Riley on Star Trek: Strange New Worlds — is a lieutenant commander.

3 Commanders Aid and Can Take Over the Captain's Dutires

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Commanders are usually the ship's executive officers, "Number Ones," who assist the captain in their duties and step up in the event the captain is incapacitated. Commanders are often viewed as captains in training, and ultimately destined for a ship of their own in the future. In some cases, commanders are the head authority on smaller ships or space stations. Chief medical officers often hold this position as well. They're delineated by two thick bands on their sleeves in The Original Series era and three colored pips on the collar in The Next Generation and later.

Mr. Spock holds the rank of commander during the events of The Original Series , serving double duty as chief science officer as well. He's been followed by the likes of William Riker on The Next Generation and Seven of Nine on Star Trek: Picard . In addition, Beverly Crusher and Leonard McCoy both hold the rank of commander, while Deanna Tori is promoted to commander in Season 7, Episode 16, "Thine Own Self." Ben Sisko also begins his tenure on Deep Space 9 as a commander before being promoted to full captain at the end of Season 3.

2 Captains Command Starfleet's Various Starships

The captain serves as the commander of a starship, with the entire crew ranked beneath them. This affords them a great deal of autonomy, but also equal amounts of responsibility. Starships must often face dangers alone in the far depths of space. It falls to the captain to make the final call when lives are at stake. Occasionally, captains can be found in other duties, such as commanding a star base or holds an administrative position on Earth. Captains are delineated by three stripes on their sleeves in the Original Series era — two thick, one dashed — which Strange New Worlds slightly alters to a single thin band sandwiched between two thicker ones. The Next Generation era uses four full pips on the collar.

Most Star Trek series use a captain as the main character, starting with James T. Kirk in The Original Series . Their ranks include Jean-Luc Picard, Kathryn Janeway, Christopher Pike, and Carol Freeman. In addition, many lower-ranking characters eventually attain the captain's chair, such as Will Riker, Tuvok, and Mr. Spock. Both Ben Sisko and Michael Burnham become captain after several seasons of climbing the ranks, a change from most Star Trek series which tend to begin with their captains in place.

1 Admirals Possess The Greatest Rank and Come to Represent Starfleet Itself

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Admirals are Starfleet's major movers and shakers, placed in charge of entire fleets or overseeing vital operations. As flag officers, they no longer serve onboard starships, though they can claim command of one if circumstances dictate. James T. Kirk takes control of the Enterprise as an Admiral in both Star Trek: The Motion Picture and Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan , while both Kathryn Janeway in Star Trek: Prodigy and Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek: Picard are the authority on their respective vessels.

In addition to giving successful captains a cushy desk job, Star Trek often uses admirals as stand-ins for Starfleet itself: either aiding the crew in their endeavors or standing in their way when they go against protocol. They're delineated by a wide variety of methods, and hold varying ranks within the admiralty, such as Vice Admiral and Commodore, that shift from project to project.

The Star Trek universe encompasses multiple series, each offering a unique lens through which to experience the wonders and perils of space travel. Join Captain Kirk and his crew on the Original Series' voyages of discovery, encounter the utopian vision of the Federation in The Next Generation, or delve into the darker corners of galactic politics in Deep Space Nine. No matter your preference, there's a Star Trek adventure waiting to ignite your imagination.

Dark Space Missions

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Completing the Dark Space Missions will unlock Dark Space, or Deep Space. It’s the areas at the extremities of your map that are locked to players 37 and below. There you’ll find G4 materials, and higher level hostiles to battle.

The first step in the Dark Space Missions is getting to operations level 38. (Not Level 42, that’s Something About You .)

Getting there will complete the mission “City Middle.”

Ancestral Answer

First, you’ll travel to Carraya II to a subterranean installation. This will start you on the road of finding out the origins of some “ancient artifacts.” Your computer will be hacked by the Progenitors. They’ll tell you about a weapon needed to stop their enemies, who they think are coming back.

It’ll tell you that you need to track down three beacons, with three parts of a weapon.

Then you’ll return to your station, and have a chat with reps from the three factions ( not the five families .)

You’ll tell them that the all have a common ancestor (see below) and they won’t take it all that well.

Next, you’ll make your way to the Tellar system (home of the Tellarites , not the Whopper.) There you’ll find the first beacon, and then you’ll make your way to D’Deridex in Romulan space for the second. The third beacon is in Klingon space, in the Gorath System.

Your reward for completing Ancestral Answer. Not bad.

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I know you’ll be shocked to know that this next missions starts by returning to your station.

Once there, the Progenitors weapon will put itself together, and give you instructions on how to use it. But you’ll have to choose which faction to ask for help in getting the power to make it work. The choice comes down to whether you’d rather have 50 G3 gas, crystal or ore.

Then you’ll head to the home planet of the faction you chose, give them four datapads from previous missions, and collect your reward.

This one hurts, as you’ll need to donate a Commendation Rank VI, that’ll run you 5,000 faction credits in any of the stores. It doesn’t matter which one you buy it from.

In return for this, they’ll give you a tricorder. And there was much rejoicing .

And you’ll continue the mission chain.

The Primeval

The last “challenge” won’t be much more than a speed bump for you if you’re actually a level 38 player. Destroy a measly 1.37 million power battleship, and move on the actual “Dark Space” mission. One would think that the ancient evil would be a little more formidable.

But on the other hand, I’m not really complaining about a mission boss who I can beat, am I?

The last thing you’ll have to do before unlocking dark space is to donate 10,000 raw ore. The storyline is that it’s to shore up the hull of your ship before you go into dark space.

And voila, you’ve unlocked Dark Space, and time to explore, mine some raw G4 materials, find some level 42 hostiles to beat for your combat training missions, and maybe go looking for some tribbles.

Dark Space Missions Background

All of this should sound familiar to Star Trek: The Next Generation fans, as it’s really similar to the plot of The Chase.

Not this Chase .

But rather, this The Chase .

The season six episode of TNG where the Enterprise races against Klingons, Cardassians, and Romulans to solve an ancient mystery. And, um, one of the contesting ships destroys all life on a planet to stop the others from getting a DNA sample. And then this is completely ignored afterward. Oh well, what are you going to do?

The episode features the first trek appearance of Salome Jens – who would later be known to Trek fans for playing the Female Changeling on Deep Space Nine.

But this episode is probably most notable for featuring the great and timeless Norman Lloyd as Professor Galen. Lloyd was almost 80 when “The Chase” was filmed in 1993. And he’s still alive today, at 105.

Lloyd made his stage debut in October of 1932. Herbert Hoover was President. He made his onscreen debut in 1942 in a movie called Saboteur , directed by Alfred Hitchcock.

He’s probably most well known for his work on St. Elsewhere in the 80s as Dr. Daniel Auschlander.

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What Is A Chief Petty Officer? Miles O’Brien’s Rank In Star Trek Explained

• Miles O'Brien's unique Chief Petty Officer rank in Star Trek made him a fan favorite character due to his relatable everyman persona.
• O'Brien's rank history was inconsistent in the early days of Star Trek: The Next Generation, finally confirmed as Chief in the episode "Family."
• Chief O'Brien's non-commissioned status provided a different perspective on Starfleet, showing his seniority and experience in his role.

Chief Miles O'Brien (Colm Meaney) has a fairly unique Starfleet rank, being Star Trek 's most notable Chief Petty Officer. Colm Meaney appeared as Miles O'Brien in 212 episodes across Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine , and became a fan favorite character. O'Brien was an everyman character who was more grounded and relatable than some of his high-achieving Starfleet colleagues. This is largely down to Colm Meaney's acting in the role , but also due to O'Brien's non-commissioned status, meaning that, as Chief Petty Officer, he enlisted as a civilian, and didn't come up through Starfleet Academy.

While Miles O'Brien is known as the "Chief", the character had a slightly inconsistent rank history during the early days of Star Trek: The Next Generation . Various early episodes of TNG have O'Brien wearing an ensign's pip or referred to as lieutenant. It wasn't until the episode "Family" that TNG finally confirmed O'Brien's rank as a Starfleet officer . "Family" writer Ronald D. Moore explained why he decided to make O'Brien a Chief Petty Officer in a 1998 AOL chat :

"He officially became a Chief Petty Officer in "Family" when I wanted he and Worf's adoptive father to both be non-coms in contrast to Worf. Making him an enlisted man seemed to give us another color in the show and to open up another window into Starfleet that we hadn't explored before. "

Chief O'Brien's 10 Best Star Trek TNG & DS9 Episodes

Chief o’brien’s starfleet rank explained.

As confirmed in Star Trek: The Next Generation season 4, episode 2, "Family", Miles O'Brien is a Chief Petty Officer . Like Starfleet's other ranks, the Chief Petty Officer has its origins in the United States Navy. In both the Navy and Starfleet, a Chief Petty Officer is one of the most senior non-commissioned officers, and promotion to the role is based on things like performance, time in service, and exceptional evaluation scores. For that reason, Chief Petty Officers generally have a lot more hands-on experience than Lieutenants and Ensigns, giving them a degree of seniority and responsibility.

Chief O'Brien shares something in common with Star Trek: The Original Series ' Janice Rand (Grace Lee Whitney) as she was the Enterprise's transporter chief in Star Trek: The Motion Picture .

Miles O'Brien's years of experience as CPO is why he was selected to become Deep Space Nine's Chief of Operations. Chief O'Brien had a bigger role as a Star Trek: Deep Space Nine character than he did in Star Trek: The Next Generation. Indeed, O'Brien's move to DS9 represented a promotion from Chief Petty Officer to Senior Chief Petty Officer , the second-highest non-commissioned rank after Master Chief of Operations. As a perk of his non-commissioned status, O'Brien was also able to skip boring formal dinners like the one he hoped to miss in DS9 season 3, episode 11, "Past Tense, Part I".

Surprising Star Trek Officers Who Outrank DS9's Chief O’Brien

Due to the differences between commissioned and non-commissioned Starfleet officers, Chief O'Brien is outranked by some surprising Star Trek characters. In Star Trek: Deep Space Nine season 3, episode 25, "Facets", O'Brien muses that, should Nog (Aron Eisenberg) graduate from Starfleet Academy, then the young Ferengi officer will outrank him. While that was technically true, Nog always showed due deference to O'Brien, referring to him as "Sir" throughout DS9 . Nog's reverence for O'Brien is understandable, given his positive impact on the professional life of Nog's father, Rom (Max Grodenchik).

Even before they were all promoted to Lieutenant Junior Grade in Star Trek: Lower Decks season 4, Beckett Mariner (Tawny Newsome) and Brad Boimler (Jack Quaid) would have outranked O'Brien when they were Ensigns. However, the reverence shown to Chief O'Brien's dart board in Lower Decks ' crossover with Star Trek: Deep Space Nine proves that they too would also respect Miles' knowledge and experience. After all, it's also Lower Decks that jokingly stated that Chief O'Brien was the most important man in the history of Star Trek . Not bad for a non-commissioned officer.

All episodes of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine are available to stream on Paramount+.

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, also known as DS9, is the fourth series in the long-running Sci-Fi franchise, Star Trek. DS9 was created by Rick Berman and Michael Piller, and stars Avery Brooks, René Auberjonois, Terry Farrell, and Cirroc Lofton. This particular series follows a group of individuals in a space station near a planet called Bajor.

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What ds9’s kelleruns can tell us about star trek: discovery season 5.

The Kelleruns made only one appearance in Deep Space Nine, but what can that tell us about Captain Rayner in Star Trek: Discovery season 5?

• Captain Rayner on Star Trek: Discovery is a Kellerun, a species unseen since DS9, promising new insights into their culture and species.
• Kelleruns played a significant but brief role on DS9, with unanswered questions that Discovery Season 5 will explore and provide answers to.
• Rayner's potential scorched-earth approach as a Kellerun could complicate Discovery's treasure hunt mission in Season 5, creating tension with Burnham.

Star Trek: Discovery 's new character Captain Rayner (Callum Keith Rennie) is a member of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine 's Kellerun species, which has interesting implications for season 5. The Kelleruns only appeared in one episode of DS9 , "Armageddon Game", as aliens-of-the-week. The episode was an important one for Chief O'Brien (Colm Meaney) and Dr. Bashir (Alexander Siddig), but it didn't establish the Kellerun species as an exciting new addition to the canon of Star Trek alien species. It's the lack of further information about the Kelleruns that inspired the decision to include them in Star Trek: Discovery season 5 .

However, there's enough revealed in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine season 2, episode 13, "Armageddon Game" to give some clues as to what to expect from Captain Rayner in Star Trek: Discovery season 5. In return, showrunner Michelle Paradise has revealed to TrekMovie that season 5 will reveal new information about Captain Rayner's alien species and their culture. Read her quote below:

[Captain Rayner is] a Kellerun. We were looking for a species that not a lot had been done with them. We definitely wanted another non-human on the ship and taking care of things. And Kellerun is one that had not been explored a whole lot. So we were able to also build some backstory for him and for his planet that we’ll come to learn more about later.

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What happened to the kelleruns between ds9 and discovery.

In the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "Armageddon Game", the Kelleruns requested Federation assistance to dispose of their devastating biological weapons, following a long war against the T'Lani. Both species were non-Federation races, and didn't enamor themselves to Starfleet by trying to have O'Brien and Bashir killed . The Kelleruns were never heard of again, but because O'Brien and Bashir were the only people to have knowledge of how the biological weapons worked, it's possible that peace with the T'Lani remained in place.

800 years later, and relations have clearly improved between the Kelleruns and the Federation by the time of Star Trek: Discovery season 5 . It's not known how the Kelleruns and T'Lani responded to the Burn, nor if both species ended up joining the Federation. Rayner is a serving officer, meaning that, at the very least, Starfleet now accepts Kelleruns among their ranks . Though he could be an exception, like Captain Saru (Doug Jones) or Lt. Nog (Aron Eisenberg). These questions about the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine aliens will likely be answered through Captain Rayner and his backstory in Discovery season 5.

How Will Captain Rayner’s Kellerun Heritage Impact Discovery’s Treasure Hunt?

From what was seen of the Kelleruns in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine , their politicians follow a scorched-earth policy when it comes to matters of security. Ambassador Sharat (Peter White) ordered the deaths of anyone who had knowledge of the biological weapons so that they could never be made again. It's an extreme approach, and raises questions about how Captain Rayner will respond to revelations about Star Trek: Discovery 's season 5 treasure. It's been teased that the prize that Burnham and the Discovery crew seek should not fall into the wrong hands, so how far will Rayner go to ensure that it doesn't?

It's certainly possible that Kelleruns take a less extreme approach in the 32nd century, but the clips and trailers released so far suggest otherwise. In the clip of Burnham riding a starship , Rayner's ship appears overhead, and is determined to capture L'ak (Elias Toufexis) and Moll (Eve Harlow), no matter the cost to Michael and Rayner's crew. This suggests that Rayner may have much in common with his predecessor from Star Trek: Deep Space Nine , perhaps creating a more antagonistic relationship with Burnham in Star Trek: Discovery season 5.

Star Trek: Discovery season 5 premieres with two episodes on Paramount+ on April 4th.

All episodes of Star Trek: Discovery and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine are available to stream on Paramount+.

Star Trek: Discovery

Star Trek: Discovery is an entry in the legendary Sci-Fi franchise, set ten years before the original Star Trek series events. The show centers around Commander Michael Burnham, assigned to the USS Discovery, where the crew attempts to prevent a Klingon war while traveling through the vast reaches of space.

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, also known as DS9, is the fourth series in the long-running Sci-Fi franchise, Star Trek. DS9 was created by Rick Berman and Michael Piller, and stars Avery Brooks, René Auberjonois, Terry Farrell, and Cirroc Lofton. This particular series follows a group of individuals in a space station near a planet called Bajor.

Star Trek’s Doug Jones Confirms Post-Discovery Plans After Donning Prosthetics To Play Saru

What's next for the acclaimed actor?

For five seasons, Doug Jones has played Star Trek 's first Kelpien, Saru, and done a bang-up job with the role. I'd rank the character my favorite of the new era of shows, and he's definitely in the conversation of one of the best Star Trek characters of all time . This is thanks, no doubt, to Jones' long history of acclaimed work as a character actor and someone who has spent most of his career in prosthetics. As the actor ages, though, what are his plans for these roles going forward?

I had the great opportunity to speak to Doug Jones about his plans post-Saru, ahead of the premiere of Star Trek: Discovery Season 5. The actor has hinted before that after the role was done, he'd be potentially retiring or stepping away from doing roles that involve heavy prosthetic work. So, when I asked him if that was still the case, he said the following:

You are very intuitive. Yes. I'm pursuing more human characters now and they've been coming. So I'm really tickled about that. You know, you come to a certain point where it's like, I think I've played every species, every hybrid known to man. And yeah, I'd like to play this guy. I wonder what he can do on film.

It looks like after Star Trek: Discovery , we can expect to see Doug Jones prioritize roles using his actual face and not one that requires hours of makeup to achieve. Readers who have watched What We Do In The Shadows actor might've seen this already, as he played the vampire Baron Afanas, who we've seen revert back to his normal form. It appears we will see more of Jones in those roles going forward rather than some of the iconic characters he's played over the years.

She's a great role model.

It's big news, to be sure, considering the legacy Jones has as a creature actor. As Saru, fans watched him transform his character , leaving behind his anxious feelings and becoming a strong and capable captain in later seasons. He was so beloved as Abe Sapien in Hellboy that he almost had a cameo in the reboot , and who can forget his role as Amphibian Man in the Oscar-winning movie The Shape Of Water ?

Those who don't have a Paramount+ subscription ahead of Star Trek: Discovery Season 5 better get one because it might be one of Doug Jones' last performances in prosthesis. Many might also want to see the crew's final adventure, which I likened a lot to Voyager . I'm also very interested in the ending, which Jones said gave him closure over the series' unexpected cancellation. Hopefully other fans feel the same way and it gives us all a reason to be excited about upcoming Star Trek shows .

Star Trek: Discovery Season 5 kicks off on Paramount+ with a two-episode premiere on Thursday, April 4th. Tune in to see the possible last ride with the crew, and to potentially get a glimpse of what's in store for the future.

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William Shatner's Height Insecurity Forced A Change To Star Trek's Court Martial Episode

William Shatner is known for a lot of things, including but not limited to embodying the role of Captain Kirk with an impressively hammy sense of machismo in "Star Trek: The Original Series," playing a man haunted by a figure on the wing of a plane in one of the most famous episodes of "The Twilight Zone," and penning a /Film column one time (yes, seriously) .

The mythos surrounding Shatner and his legendarily big personality still grows, as the actor has remained a popular presence on TV and in film even into his 90s. Plenty of delightful Shatner apocrypha floats around the internet, along with some chaotic set stories and confirmed instances of him being a tool . One anecdote from his "Star Trek" co-star Win De Lugo, which appeared in the book "These Are The Voyages: Season One," falls somewhere in the middle of the delight-to-tool spectrum. In it, De Lugo recalls a scene in which Shatner conspicuously called "Cut!" only to seemingly request a reconfigured scene to make himself appear taller.

A conspicuously tall guest star

De Lugo appeared in the season 1 "Star Trek" episode "Court Martial," playing a Starfleet officer named Timothy. According to "These Are The Voyages: Season One," a 2013 book by Marc Cushman and Susan Osborn, De Lugo recalled being called to set to film a scene in the Officer's Lounge without much preparation. "[Director] Marc Daniels says, 'Win, you stand here. Now, all the guys in the red shirts are your crew,'" De Lugo explained. "'You're the same as Kirk; a commander of a Starship and you're meeting him at this bar far out in space.'" The actor says he didn't actually know any of the backstory Daniels was telling him, as he had only been given his character's script pages. It was years later, when he was featured on a trading card with the title of Lieutenant, that De Lugo says he found out the rank he was meant to be playing.

The former "Star Trek" guest star continued: "It was clear that my character is trying to intimidate Kirk ... Shatner comes in and we do a rehearsal, and I was surprised how small he is compared to me." The way De Lugo recalls it, Shatner was in the middle of a line in which Kirk spoke to Timothy when he suddenly stopped the shot. "He says, "Timothy,' and starts to say something about the old gang at the Academy, and then, as he looks up at me, he calls, 'Cut!' He calls it," De Lugo reminisced. He said that Shatner then "just reaches out and grabs Marc Daniels and pulls him over and whispers to him," and whatever the actor whispered inspired Daniels to call for a break and send the actors to their trailers so "some changes" could be made.

Bring in the stools!

Hilariously, the only change upon De Lugo's return seemed to be one that allowed for a smaller height difference between Shatner and his co-star. "When they called me back, I see they've changed the set around a little and all of a sudden there's a number of bar stools," he told interviewers. "And Marc says, 'Win, you sit here.' I'm thinking, 'Okay, I get it; I'm too tall." Shatner undoubtedly is neither the first nor the last actor to request a more even sightline, but the encounter was no doubt memorable for De Lugo — in part because Shatner seemed to have a level of control over the scene one would expect from the filmmaker alone.

As "These Are The Voyages: Season One" points out, Shatner himself spoke on the record about his tendency to take charge on set. "I've gotten a great insight into the omnipotence of the series lead," Shatner apparently told TV Guide at the time. "Everybody does his best not to upset the star." Shatner called his lead role on the show "an almost unique position few in the entertainment world achieve," before noting that "it's like absolute power." That sounds more like Kirk's evil doppelganger talking to me, but the "Trek" tome generously points out that Shatner was experiencing problems in his marriage and a demanding work schedule at the time, and De Lugo says he sometimes also called "cut" when his eyes got watery on set. Still, it's kind of incredible to know that the actor once allegedly used his absolute power for something as simple as trying to look a few inches taller.

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• 50,000 Commendation XP required
• Accolade "Pirate"
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• Assign Raiding Party

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• 100,000 Commendation XP required
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• Transwarp Drive ( Beta Ursae )

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Ka-ching! Taylor Swift lands on Forbes' World's Billionaires list with $1.1B net worth

If Taylor Swift still has a "Blank Space," she can write in a dollar sign now.

The pop superstar, who reached billionaire status in October , landed on Forbes' World’s Billionaires list , the business magazine shared Tuesday. Among other celeb billionaires who made the cut – including Rihanna , Kim Kardashian , Oprah Winfrey and "Star Wars" creator George Lucas – Swift was ranked at No. 14 with a net worth of $1.1 billion.

Lucas topped the celebrity billionaires list with a whopping net worth of $5.5 billion.

However, Swift has made history with her economic achievement. The "Is It Over Now?" singer is the first person to reach billionaire status "based solely on songwriting and performing," according to Forbes.

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Swift had a lucrative 2023, thanks in large part to her record-breaking Eras Tour , which became the first tour in history to earn more than $1 billion. The global trek,  which kicked off in March 2023 , took in an estimated ticket gross of $1.04 billion last year from 4.35 million tickets sold, according to  music industry trade publication Pollstar .

Swift's U.S. concerts added an estimated $4.3 billion to the country’s gross domestic product in 2023, Bloomberg reported in October .

A concert film of the tour, "Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour," opened at the box office in October with earnings of $92.8 million. Within days, it became the highest-grossing concert film ever in North America, not accounting for inflation.

'It's completely up to you': Taylor Swift wins artist of the year at iHeartRadio Awards

Swift's billionaire ranking follows a big night at the 2024 iHeartRadio Music Awards on Monday. The singer, who was not in attendance, took home six awards, including artist of the year.

"I wanted to say thank you so much to anyone who voted for this award," said Swift in a recorded video. "To the fans, it's completely up to you to choose how you spend your time, what concerts you want to go to, what music do you want to make the soundtrack to your life, and to anyone who has included me in those choices, I'm so so so thankful for that."

Contributing: Taijuan Moorman and Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY; Bryan West, USA TODAY Network