James Cotter (Shom) is a Level 6 Local Guide. We’ve been tracking these stats for 1 year and 4 months. So far, about 1.45M photo views have been recorded.
In the last 30 days alone, an impressive 32.4K new views were recorded. Gap to Samuel Habicht: 110 views. Every single day, James Cotter (Shom)’s images generate an impressive 1.1K impressions. Getting closer: Just 2,932 points separate the guide from Level 7. A true Maps all-rounder: Beyond just photos, this Local Guide is highly engaged in other areas, such as answering questions and writing reviews.
Approx. 9.0 years remaining
Monthly increase in photo views for James Cotter (Shom)
| Total | Ø | Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | Apr. | May | June | July | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 255.4K | 31,926 | 0 | 80,195 | 27,132 | 33,020 | 30,887 | 37,780 | 45,454 | 937 | - | - | - | - |
| 2025 | 225.9K | 22,588 | - | - | 10,601 | 24,627 | 26,156 | 32,066 | 34,333 | 43,686 | 25,634 | 18,025 | 10,752 | 0 |
Monthly increase in uploaded photos for James Cotter (Shom)
| Total | Ø | Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | Apr. | May | June | July | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 2025 | -23 | -2 | - | - | 0 | -23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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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