def METHOD_NAME(cls, limit=10):
    userid_count = model.Session.query(
        model.Package.creator_user_id,
        func.count(model.Package.creator_user_id)
    ).filter(model.Package.state == 'active'
             ).filter(model.Package.private == False).group_by(
                 model.Package.creator_user_id
             ).order_by(func.count(model.Package.creator_user_id).desc()
                        ).limit(limit).all()
    user_count = [
        (model.Session.query(model.User).get(text_type(user_id)), count)
        for user_id, count in userid_count
        if user_id
    ]
    return user_count