Explorer is a Level 9 Local Guide. We’ve been tracking these stats for 1 year and 6 months. So far, about 83.37M photo views have been recorded.
Firmly in the upper echelon, Explorer belongs to the elite top 5%. Gap to Alex Soo: 12.7K views. The existing visual catalog is working hard: the account secures 6.0 fresh views per image every day. A master of the lens: With 8.8K views per image, this contributor provides highly useful visual content. Only 294 days to reach 100,000,000 photo views (estimated on Jul 13, 2027). A true Maps all-rounder: Beyond just photos, the account is highly engaged in other areas, such as writing reviews and answering questions.
Approx. 293 days remaining
Monthly increase in photo views for Explorer
| Total | Ø | Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | Apr. | May | June | July | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 20.79M | 2,310,288 | 0 | 6,117,541 | 1,811,358 | 2,109,867 | 2,476,614 | 2,514,259 | 2,302,928 | 2,487,896 | 972,126 | - | - | - |
| 2025 | 18.96M | 1,895,954 | - | - | 993,482 | 2,195,337 | 2,546,973 | 2,933,680 | 3,292,636 | 3,038,916 | 1,902,054 | 1,586,782 | 469,677 | 0 |
Monthly increase in uploaded photos for Explorer
| Total | Ø | Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | Apr. | May | June | July | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1.1K | 123 | 0 | 272 | 119 | 97 | 314 | -6 | 117 | 87 | 105 | - | - | - |
| 2025 | 658 | 66 | - | - | 23 | 103 | 316 | 8 | 54 | -2 | 88 | 47 | 21 | 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 September 22, 2026, the dataset covers 345,818 profiles, totaling 6.21T photo views and 668.48M photos.
- Momentum: +17.51B views (24h) · +293.8B views (7 days) · 230,062 profiles updated (24h) · 44,148 new profiles (30 days)
- Milestones: 219 profiles ≥ 1 Billion views · Top: 41.61B views · 11,249 ≥ 100M · 101,789 ≥ 10M
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