ESM is a Level 9 Local Guide. We’ve been tracking these stats for 1 year and 7 months. So far, about 46.58M photo views have been recorded.
A reason to celebrate is approaching: The milestone of 50,000,000 views should be reached by Mar 26, 2027, with just 3,417,753 views left to go. Interest remains high, as evidenced by 721.5K additional impressions collected in the last four weeks. Highly efficient contributions: Every image adds around 5.7K views to the total of ESM. Firmly in the upper echelon, the guide belongs to the elite top 10%. Only 263 views behind kat kit. A true Maps all-rounder: Beyond just photos, the account is highly engaged in other areas, such as writing reviews and answering questions.
Approx. 137 days remaining
Monthly increase in photo views for ESM
| Total | Ø | Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | Apr. | May | June | July | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9.22M | 838,029 | 0 | 2,638,627 | 760,054 | 730,266 | 837,678 | 769,905 | 780,974 | 977,528 | 714,253 | 882,495 | 126,541 | - |
| 2025 | 5.39M | 539,051 | - | - | 434,025 | 894,044 | 594,650 | 594,255 | 621,350 | 786,733 | 650,237 | 624,549 | 190,662 | 0 |
Monthly increase in uploaded photos for ESM
| Total | Ø | Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | Apr. | May | June | July | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 312 | 28 | 0 | 137 | 27 | 369 | 98 | 14 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 10 | -372 | - |
| 2025 | 1.8K | 182 | - | - | 14 | 112 | 227 | 322 | 139 | 683 | 37 | 167 | 116 | 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 8, 2026, the dataset covers 567,309 profiles, totaling 7.31T photo views and 799.37M photos.
- Momentum: +28.58B views (24h) · +124.59B views (7 days) · 238,201 profiles updated (24h) · 166,946 new profiles (30 days)
- Milestones: 225 profiles ≥ 1 Billion views · Top: 41.63B views · 12,405 ≥ 100M · 132,575 ≥ 10M
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