Google Maps profile picture of Carel van Niekerk

Carel van Niekerk Update: 2 Days

Google Maps profile

Last updated: 1 day ago

Ranking

49,893
Level 8

Carel van Niekerk is a Level 8 Local Guide. We’ve been tracking these stats for 7 months. So far, about 28.08M photo views have been recorded.

Gap to Cynthia: 745 views. A master of the lens: With 7K views per image, this explorer provides highly useful visual content. A strong upward trend: The profile gained 158.7K additional views over the past month. A true Maps all-rounder: Beyond just photos, the account is highly engaged in other areas, such as writing reviews and answering questions.

This profile is currently on a 2-day cycle. Next update approx. on September 22, 2026.
#49,893
Photo views
28,081,767
158,724
#41,798
Photos
3,994
0
#83,109
Videos
26
0
50,000,000 Photo views

Approx. 11.3 years remaining

#151,781
Ø Views per photo
7,031
40
#50,366
Points
28,919
22
#58,298
Reviews
338
1
#57,690
Answers
2,407
13
#204,238
Edits
0
0
#110,692
Places added
1
0
#55,795
Roads added
0
0
#50,811
Facts checked
0
2

Monthly increase in photo views for Carel van Niekerk

Total Ø Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.
2026 1.91M 239,040 - 66,597 299,024 307,874 276,936 268,040 319,918 304,678 69,249 - - -

Monthly increase in uploaded photos for Carel van Niekerk

Total Ø Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.
2026 47 6 - -1 17 0 38 -12 0 5 0 - - -

Growth & Trends

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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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Database Statistics

LocalGuides-Ranking.com makes the performance of Google Maps contributions transparent. As of September 21, 2026, the dataset covers 344,819 profiles, totaling 6.2T photo views and 665.5M photos.

  • Momentum: +41.97B views (24h) · +306.27B views (7 days) · 207,666 profiles updated (24h) · 43,393 new profiles (30 days)
  • Milestones: 219 profiles ≥ 1 Billion views · Top: 41.61B views · 11,249 ≥ 100M · 100,792 ≥ 10M
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