Mark Van Zyl is a Level 6 Local Guide. We’ve been tracking these stats for 3 months. So far, about 378.2K photo views have been recorded.
The next upgrade is imminent, with just 2,773 points needed for this Local Guide to unlock Level 7. The guide’s photos get an average of 1.2K views each. A strong upward trend: The profile gained 6.7K additional views over the past month. Only 1 views behind Adriana Camargo. The main discipline for the guide is unmistakable: answering questions is clearly the core focus here.
Approx. 1.5 years remaining
Monthly increase in photo views for Mark Van Zyl
| Total | Ø | Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | Apr. | May | June | July | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 24.6K | 6,160 | - | - | - | - | 7,882 | 7,425 | 8,551 | 781 | - | - | - | - |
Monthly increase in uploaded photos for Mark Van Zyl
| Total | Ø | Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | Apr. | May | June | July | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 3 | 1 | 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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A global leaderboard for Google Maps explorers. Current status (August 9, 2026): 293,142 profiles, 4.42T views and 485.75M photos.
- Momentum: +81.23B views (24h) · +226.93B views (7 days) · 291,330 profiles updated (24h) · 138,648 new profiles (30 days)
- Milestones: 190 profiles ≥ 1 Billion views · Top: 41.58B views · 7,818 ≥ 100M · 68,954 ≥ 10M
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