Michael Kao is a Level 10 Local Guide. We’ve been tracking these stats for 1 year. So far, about 67.19M photo views have been recorded.
An extreme focus on visual content: Michael Kao enriches the map with a gigantic collection of 17,986 photos. A strong upward trend: The profile gained 1.33M additional views over the past month. Delivering a strong visual performance, this Local Guide earns about 3.7K impressions for every single shot. Gap to HAESEONG KANG: 1.8K views. By sitting in the top 10%, this contributor stands out significantly from the crowd. A true Maps all-rounder: Beyond just photos, the guide is highly engaged in other areas, such as writing reviews and answering questions.
Approx. 2.0 years remaining
Monthly increase in photo views for Michael Kao
| Total | Ø | Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | Apr. | May | June | July | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 16.65M | 1,850,398 | 0 | 5,911,025 | 1,517,019 | 1,602,766 | 1,724,006 | 1,539,073 | 1,644,962 | 1,553,491 | 1,161,240 | - | - | - |
| 2025 | 3.57M | 893,563 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1,420,233 | 1,768,120 | 385,898 | 0 |
Monthly increase in uploaded photos for Michael Kao
| Total | Ø | Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | Apr. | May | June | July | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1.4K | 160 | 0 | 859 | 366 | -28 | 32 | 48 | 90 | 39 | 32 | - | - | - |
| 2025 | 585 | 146 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 352 | 200 | 33 | 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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LocalGuides-Ranking.com makes the performance of Google Maps contributions transparent. As of September 27, 2026, the dataset covers 353,401 profiles, totaling 6.36T photo views and 686.87M photos.
- Momentum: +25.07B views (24h) · +201.18B views (7 days) · 187,614 profiles updated (24h) · 48,974 new profiles (30 days)
- Milestones: 220 profiles ≥ 1 Billion views · Top: 41.62B views · 11,391 ≥ 100M · 107,918 ≥ 10M
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