James Yu is a Level 8 Local Guide. We’ve been tracking these stats for 1 month. So far, about 20.55M photo views have been recorded.
Getting closer: Just 5,574 points separate this contributor from Level 9. A strong upward trend: The profile gained 415.9K additional views over the past month. Each uploaded picture brings James Yu a massive reach, averaging 3.4K views. Gap to Alex Ruck: 135 views. A true Maps all-rounder: Beyond just photos, this Local Guide is highly engaged in other areas, such as writing reviews and answering questions. On average, the account uploads 1 photo per day.
Approx. 5.8 years remaining
Monthly increase in photo views for James Yu
| Total | Ø | Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | Apr. | May | June | July | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 865.5K | 288,510 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 39,493 | 539,589 | 286,448 | - | - | - |
Monthly increase in uploaded photos for James Yu
| Total | Ø | Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | Apr. | May | June | July | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 65 | 22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 18 | 17 | 30 | - | - | - |
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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LocalGuides-Ranking.com makes the performance of Google Maps contributions transparent. As of September 23, 2026, the dataset covers 347,118 profiles, totaling 6.25T photo views and 673.09M photos.
- Momentum: +36.96B views (24h) · +239.96B views (7 days) · 208,174 profiles updated (24h) · 44,906 new profiles (30 days)
- Milestones: 219 profiles ≥ 1 Billion views · Top: 41.61B views · 11,292 ≥ 100M · 103,108 ≥ 10M
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