Walter Thornton is a Level 7 Local Guide. We’ve been tracking these stats for 1 year and 6 months. So far, about 122.6M photo views have been recorded.
Striking a chord: An excellent 58.7K views per photo highlights the true relevance of this contributor’s uploads. Getting closer: Just 71 points separate the guide from Level 8. Incredible engagement: this contributor earns a massive 8.2K views for every single point collected. An exclusive tier: the account has successfully reached the top 5% of our global database. Over the last 30 days, about 233.8K additional views were recorded and 11 new photos were uploaded. Gap to Plamen Popov: 117.9K views.
Approx. 44.8 years remaining
Monthly increase in photo views for Walter Thornton
| Total | Ø | Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | Apr. | May | June | July | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1.94M | 215,549 | 0 | 670,193 | 234,255 | 181,649 | 194,764 | 247,516 | 166,916 | 213,144 | 31,501 | - | - | - |
| 2025 | 2.26M | 226,388 | - | - | 188,467 | 269,238 | 244,528 | 259,375 | 261,063 | 588,729 | 191,204 | 200,550 | 60,722 | 0 |
Monthly increase in uploaded photos for Walter Thornton
| Total | Ø | Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | Apr. | May | June | July | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -17 | 0 | 16 | 4 | -24 | 12 | 11 | 0 | - | - | - |
| 2025 | -16 | -2 | - | - | 0 | -1 | -2 | -1 | 0 | -9 | 0 | -3 | 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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We compare Google Maps profile visibility worldwide. As of September 6, 2026, we track 314,600 profiles with a combined reach of 5.36T views and 575.9M photos.
- Momentum: +11.16B views (24h) · +246.82B views (7 days) · 312,363 profiles updated (24h) · 22,367 new profiles (30 days)
- Milestones: 208 profiles ≥ 1 Billion views · Top: 41.61B views · 9,866 ≥ 100M · 84,190 ≥ 10M
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