User blog comment:G0LD3NF1RE/E3 Elder Scrolls Online Roundup/@comment-92.98.161.213-20130618003333/@comment-10516645-20130618004328

I don't think it works like that. I think I remember reading that, at a certain point, the player at the top of the "leaderboards" will become Emperor, but they can still be dethroned.