Carl van Niekerk is a Level 7 Local Guide. We’ve been tracking these stats for 5 months. So far, about 812.1K photo views have been recorded.
Getting closer: Just 8,814 points separate this Local Guide from Level 8. Delivering a strong visual performance, the account earns about 7.5K impressions for every single shot. The curve is pointing upwards, bringing in exactly 28.3K new photo views during the recent 30-day period. Only 2 views behind Paulo Silva. Only 200 days to reach 1,000,000 photo views (estimated on Apr 12, 2027). A true Maps all-rounder: Beyond just photos, the guide is highly engaged in other areas, such as answering questions and writing reviews.
Approx. 199 days remaining
Monthly increase in photo views for Carl van Niekerk
| Total | Ø | Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | Apr. | May | June | July | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 102.4K | 17,070 | - | - | - | 4,383 | 15,687 | 17,406 | 19,390 | 22,756 | 22,796 | - | - | - |
Monthly increase in uploaded photos for Carl van Niekerk
| Total | Ø | Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | Apr. | May | June | July | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 | 2 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - |
Growth & Trends
About Google Local Guides Ranking
What are Local Guides?
The Google Local Guides program is a global community of explorers who write reviews, share photos, answer questions, add or edit places, and check facts on Google Maps. Millions of people rely on these contributions to decide where to go and what to do.
Local Guides earn points for their contributions, which can help them reach higher program levels and unlock exclusive benefits along the way.
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LocalGuides-Ranking.com makes the performance of Google Maps contributions transparent. As of September 23, 2026, the dataset covers 347,118 profiles, totaling 6.25T photo views and 673.09M photos.
- Momentum: +36.96B views (24h) · +239.96B views (7 days) · 208,174 profiles updated (24h) · 44,906 new profiles (30 days)
- Milestones: 219 profiles ≥ 1 Billion views · Top: 41.61B views · 11,292 ≥ 100M · 103,108 ≥ 10M
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