Tom Merkel is a Level 8 Local Guide. We’ve been tracking these stats for 7 months. So far, about 223.83M photo views have been recorded.
An exclusive tier: this contributor has successfully reached the top 1% of our global database. High-impact content: Despite having uploaded only 6,417 images, the guide achieves an outstanding 34.9K views per photo. Over the last 30 days, about 1.71M additional views were recorded and 1 new photos were uploaded. Only 167.7K views behind Arūnas Stankus. The next upgrade is imminent, with just 6,955 points needed for the guide to unlock Level 9. A true Maps all-rounder: Beyond just photos, Tom Merkel is highly engaged in other areas, such as writing reviews and answering questions.
Approx. 1.3 years remaining
Monthly increase in photo views for Tom Merkel
| Total | Ø | Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | Apr. | May | June | July | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 15.91M | 1,988,153 | - | 446,129 | 2,493,286 | 2,290,712 | 2,315,770 | 2,230,183 | 2,433,521 | 2,504,375 | 1,191,246 | - | - | - |
Monthly increase in uploaded photos for Tom Merkel
| Total | Ø | Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | Apr. | May | June | July | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 43 | 5 | - | 1 | -2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 22 | 10 | 1 | - | - | - |
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 25, 2026, the dataset covers 349,208 profiles, totaling 6.3T photo views and 679.08M photos.
- Momentum: +17.54B views (24h) · +205.56B views (7 days) · 204,563 profiles updated (24h) · 45,547 new profiles (30 days)
- Milestones: 220 profiles ≥ 1 Billion views · Top: 41.61B views · 11,336 ≥ 100M · 105,193 ≥ 10M
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