Karunakaran Balakrishnan is a Level 8 Local Guide. We’ve been tracking these stats for 3 months. So far, about 8.9M photo views have been recorded.
A reason to celebrate is approaching: The milestone of 10,000,000 views should be reached by Jun 15, 2027, with just 1,095,281 views left to go. Gap to Chris Francis: 536 views. 5.8K views per photo on average – nice work! The curve is pointing upwards, bringing in exactly 147.4K new photo views during the recent 30-day period. Highly versatile: this explorer doesn’t just stick to pictures, but also excels at answering questions and writing reviews.
Approx. 223 days remaining
Monthly increase in photo views for Karunakaran Balakrishnan
| Total | Ø | Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | Apr. | May | June | July | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 584K | 116,800 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 108,094 | 160,333 | 118,165 | 169,946 | 27,464 | - |
Monthly increase in uploaded photos for Karunakaran Balakrishnan
| Total | Ø | Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | Apr. | May | June | July | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | -19 | -4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | -18 | 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.
Read more →Database Statistics
LocalGuides-Ranking.com makes the performance of Google Maps contributions transparent. As of November 4, 2026, the dataset covers 551,407 profiles, totaling 7.24T photo views and 793.8M photos.
- Momentum: +15.65B views (24h) · +138.4B views (7 days) · 233,130 profiles updated (24h) · 170,672 new profiles (30 days)
- Milestones: 225 profiles ≥ 1 Billion views · Top: 41.63B views · 12,322 ≥ 100M · 131,265 ≥ 10M
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