async def top_gradio(ctx, channel_id):

app.py

@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ async def level(ctx):
             await ctx.send('You have not earned any XP yet.')
             # show top users by level / exp
 
+
 @bot.command()
 async def count(ctx):
     """Count total messages per user in all channels."""
@@ -159,7 +160,6 @@ async def count_messages30(ctx):
         print(f'Total messages between {start_date} and {end_date}: {message_count}')
 
 
-
 @bot.command()
 async def count_messages60(ctx):
     if ctx.author.id == 811235357663297546: 
@@ -232,6 +232,23 @@ async def count_forum_threads(ctx, time: int):
 
         print(f'Total forum_thread_messages between {start_date} and {end_date}: {forum_thread_message_count}')
 
+
+@bot.command()
+async def top_gradio(ctx, channel_id):
+    if ctx.author.id == 811235357663297546:    
+        message_counts = {}
+        channel = bot.get_channel(channel_id)
+        
+        try:
+            async for message in channel.history(limit=None):
+                message_counts[message.author] = message_counts.get(message.author, 0) + 1
+        except discord.Forbidden:
+            print(f"Missing access to read messages in {channel.name}")
+    
+        sorted_users = sorted(message_counts.items(), key=lambda x: x[1], reverse=True)
+        top_list = "\n".join([f"{member.name}: {count}" for member, count in sorted_users[:50]])
+        print(f"Message count per user in the channel:\n{top_list}")
+
         
 """"""
 DISCORD_TOKEN = os.environ.get("DISCORD_TOKEN", None)