diff --git a/src/components/ZapBadgesCard.tsx b/src/components/ZapBadgesCard.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5711799
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/ZapBadgesCard.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+import { useMemo } from 'react';
+import { Card, CardContent, CardHeader, CardTitle } from '@/components/ui/card';
+import { useZapLeaderboard } from '@/hooks/useZapLeaderboard';
+import { cn } from '@/lib/utils';
+import { Award, Crown, Sparkles, Trophy, Zap } from 'lucide-react';
+
+interface BadgeRule {
+  id: string;
+  label: string;
+  hint: string;
+  Icon: typeof Zap;
+  earned: (count: number, sats: number, rank: number | null) => boolean;
+}
+
+const BADGES: BadgeRule[] = [
+  { id: 'first', label: 'First Zap', hint: 'Send your first zap', Icon: Sparkles, earned: (c) => c >= 1 },
+  { id: 'regular', label: 'Regular', hint: 'Send 10 zaps', Icon: Zap, earned: (c) => c >= 10 },
+  { id: 'generous', label: 'Generous', hint: 'Send 10,000 sats', Icon: Award, earned: (_c, s) => s >= 10_000 },
+  { id: 'patron', label: 'Patron', hint: 'Send 100,000 sats', Icon: Crown, earned: (_c, s) => s >= 100_000 },
+  { id: 'top10', label: 'Top 10', hint: 'Reach the top 10 supporters', Icon: Trophy, earned: (_c, _s, r) => r !== null && r <= 10 },
+];
+
+/**
+ * Zap achievements for a pubkey, derived from the (batched) supporter
+ * leaderboard over the last 30 days. Badges are pure recognition — nothing is
+ * published, so this adds no events and no spam to the network.
+ */
+export function ZapBadgesCard({ pubkey, className }: { pubkey: string; className?: string }) {
+  const since = useMemo(() => Math.floor(Date.now() / 1000) - 30 * 24 * 60 * 60, []);
+  const { data, isLoading } = useZapLeaderboard(since);
+
+  const stats = useMemo(() => {
+    const senders = data?.senders ?? [];
+    const idx = senders.findIndex((s) => s.pubkey === pubkey);
+    return {
+      count: idx >= 0 ? senders[idx].count : 0,
+      sats: idx >= 0 ? senders[idx].sats : 0,
+      rank: idx >= 0 ? idx + 1 : null,
+    };
+  }, [data, pubkey]);
+
+  // Keep profiles clean: nothing to show (or still loading) → render nothing.
+  if (isLoading || stats.count === 0) return null;
+
+  return (
+    <Card className={cn('bg-black/90 border-2 border-[#ccff00]/25', className)}>
+      <CardHeader className="pb-3">
+        <CardTitle className="flex items-center gap-2 text-lg text-[#ccff00]">
+          <Zap className="h-5 w-5" />
+          Zap Badges
+        </CardTitle>
+      </CardHeader>
+      <CardContent className="space-y-3">
+        <p className="text-xs text-gray-400">
+          <span className="font-bold text-[#ccff00]">{stats.count.toLocaleString()}</span> zaps ·{' '}
+          <span className="font-bold text-[#ccff00]">{stats.sats.toLocaleString()}</span> sats sent
+          {stats.rank !== null && (
+            <> · rank <span className="font-bold text-white">#{stats.rank}</span></>
+          )}
+        </p>
+
+        <div className="grid grid-cols-2 gap-2 sm:grid-cols-3">
+          {BADGES.map((b) => {
+            const earned = b.earned(stats.count, stats.sats, stats.rank);
+            return (
+              <div
+                key={b.id}
+                title={b.hint}
+                className={cn(
+                  'flex flex-col items-center gap-1 rounded-lg border-2 px-2 py-3 text-center',
+                  earned ? 'border-[#ccff00]/60 bg-[#ccff00]/10' : 'border-white/10 bg-black/40 opacity-45',
+                )}
+              >
+                <b.Icon className={cn('h-5 w-5', earned ? 'text-[#ccff00]' : 'text-gray-500')} />
+                <span
+                  className={cn(
+                    'text-[11px] font-bold uppercase tracking-wide',
+                    earned ? 'text-white' : 'text-gray-500',
+                  )}
+                >
+                  {b.label}
+                </span>
+              </div>
+            );
+          })}
+        </div>
+
+        <p className="text-[10px] text-gray-500">Based on the last 30 days of zaps.</p>
+      </CardContent>
+    </Card>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/src/pages/NIP19Page.tsx b/src/pages/NIP19Page.tsx
index 25967b5..898bab2 100644
--- a/src/pages/NIP19Page.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/NIP19Page.tsx
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import { Avatar, AvatarImage, AvatarFallback } from '@/components/ui/avatar';
 import { Badge } from '@/components/ui/badge';
 import { Skeleton } from '@/components/ui/skeleton';
 import { ZapButton } from '@/components/ZapButton';
+import { ZapBadgesCard } from '@/components/ZapBadgesCard';
 import { ClinkPayButton } from '@/components/ClinkPayButton';
 import { useAuthor } from '@/hooks/useAuthor';
 import { useCurrentUser } from '@/hooks/useCurrentUser';
@@ -707,6 +708,9 @@ function ProfilePage({ pubkey }: { pubkey: string }) {
 
           {/* Sidebar */}
           <div className="space-y-4 min-w-0">
+            {/* Zap achievements (only renders when this profile has sent zaps) */}
+            <ZapBadgesCard pubkey={pubkey} />
+
             {/* Quick Info Card */}
             <Card className="bg-black/90 border-2 border-gray-800">
               <CardHeader className="pb-3">