Richard Yu is a Level 9 Local Guide. We’ve been tracking these stats for 1 year and 2 months. So far, about 61.55M photo views have been recorded.
Consistently highly visible: 35.6K views are recorded on a daily basis. Only 5.7K views behind James Grace (JMG Aerial Imagery). Growing rapidly: The reach expanded by 1.07M views within just 30 days. A true Maps all-rounder: Beyond just photos, this explorer is highly engaged in other areas, such as answering questions and writing reviews. An outstanding performance: the guide ranks among the top 10% in our database.
Approx. 3.0 years remaining
Monthly increase in photo views for Richard Yu
| Total | Ø | Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | Apr. | May | June | July | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8.79M | 1,464,335 | 0 | 4,978,269 | 1,295,240 | 1,155,483 | 1,133,308 | 223,708 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2025 | 12.22M | 1,222,304 | - | - | 109,127 | 1,706,597 | 1,522,292 | 1,703,222 | 1,630,046 | 1,710,169 | 1,793,718 | 1,649,237 | 398,628 | 0 |
Monthly increase in uploaded photos for Richard Yu
| Total | Ø | Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | Apr. | May | June | July | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | -25 | -4 | 0 | -10 | -15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2025 | 370 | 37 | - | - | 0 | 27 | 25 | 127 | 115 | 0 | 81 | 0 | -5 | 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 (June 6, 2026): 144,292 profiles, 3.21T views and 339.76M photos.
- Momentum: +1.79B views (24h) · +226.13B views (7 days) · 143,065 profiles updated (24h) · 20,746 new profiles (30 days)
- Milestones: 168 profiles ≥ 1 Billion views · Top: 41.56B views · 6,063 ≥ 100M · 43,195 ≥ 10M
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