Michael Xu is a Level 10 Local Guide. We’ve been tracking these stats for 1 year and 5 months. So far, about 502.84M photo views have been recorded.
By sitting in the top 1%, this Local Guide stands out significantly from the crowd. A massive daily reach: the guide sees around 160.1K users viewing the photos daily. A massive visual library: this contributor has already enriched the map with over 18,871 captures. Only 1.22M views behind Hiro. In the last 30 days alone, an impressive 4.8M new views were recorded. On average, Michael Xu uploads 2 photos per day.
Approx. 4.2 years remaining
Monthly increase in photo views for Michael Xu
| Total | Ø | Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | Apr. | May | June | July | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 58.74M | 7,341,979 | 0 | 22,690,678 | 8,086,878 | 6,676,158 | 7,699,074 | 6,703,160 | 6,402,862 | 477,023 | - | - | - | - |
| 2025 | 41.7M | 4,169,516 | - | - | 3,915,521 | 5,298,779 | 4,922,198 | 5,216,883 | 4,599,835 | 5,044,233 | 5,452,751 | 5,528,611 | 1,716,350 | 0 |
Monthly increase in uploaded photos for Michael Xu
| Total | Ø | Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | Apr. | May | June | July | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1.2K | 154 | 0 | 575 | 20 | 79 | 460 | 32 | 65 | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 2025 | 1.1K | 109 | - | - | 22 | 374 | 227 | 74 | 79 | 145 | 26 | 142 | 0 | 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 8, 2026): 292,236 profiles, 4.34T views and 478.25M photos.
- Momentum: +36.89M views (24h) · +151.72B views (7 days) · 290,449 profiles updated (24h) · 137,945 new profiles (30 days)
- Milestones: 190 profiles ≥ 1 Billion views · Top: 41.58B views · 7,607 ≥ 100M · 68,051 ≥ 10M
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