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Gary Hosking

Google Maps profile

Last updated: 15 hours ago

Ranking

42,551
Level 8

Gary Hosking is a Level 8 Local Guide. We’ve been tracking these stats for 1 year and 5 months. So far, about 18.12M photo views have been recorded.

Over the last 30 days, about 201.7K additional views were recorded and 3 new photos were uploaded. Only 959 views behind Javier Orozco. The account currently racks up 6.7K photo views per day! A true Maps all-rounder: Beyond just photos, Gary Hosking is highly engaged in other areas, such as answering questions and writing reviews.

#42,551
Photo views
18,118,525
201,664
#68,625
Photos
1,402
3
#98,436
Videos
8
0
50,000,000 Photo views

Approx. 13.0 years remaining

#55,521
Ø Views per photo
12,923
116
#32,118
Points
29,383
46
#3,987
Reviews
1,271
1
#43,114
Answers
2,382
20
#103,049
Edits
2
0
#84,901
Places added
1
0
#46,956
Roads added
0
0
#83,353
Facts checked
2
0

Monthly increase in photo views for Gary Hosking

Total Ø Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.
2026 2.16M 269,434 0 929,678 282,871 285,347 205,827 220,303 231,204 238 - - - -
2025 2.3M 208,799 - 0 291,213 344,740 325,917 260,467 236,385 253,168 280,113 237,986 66,795 0

Monthly increase in uploaded photos for Gary Hosking

Total Ø Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.
2026 82 10 0 38 15 19 6 1 3 0 - - - -
2025 67 6 - 0 -4 23 0 2 3 26 5 12 0 0

Growth & Trends

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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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Database Statistics

A global leaderboard for Google Maps explorers. Current status (August 3, 2026): 288,739 profiles, 4.22T views and 467.11M photos.

  • Momentum: +30.12B views (24h) · +506.78B views (7 days) · 286,886 profiles updated (24h) · 135,718 new profiles (30 days)
  • Milestones: 189 profiles ≥ 1 Billion views · Top: 41.58B views · 7,385 ≥ 100M · 66,035 ≥ 10M
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