Step 4

To populate the forum leaderboard with data, you will need to request the data from an API. This is known as an <dfn>asynchronous</dfn> operation, which means that tasks execute independently of the main program flow. You can use the `async` keyword to create an asynchronous function, which returns a promise. ```js const example = async () => { console.log("this is an example"); }; ``` Use the `async` keyword to create an asynchronous arrow function called `fetchData`.