Richard Balla is a Level 7 Local Guide. We’ve been tracking these stats for 6 months. So far, about 13.65M photo views have been recorded.
Only 219 views behind Alan Pope. A strong upward trend: The profile gained 36.5K additional views over the past month. The next upgrade is imminent, with just 9,360 points needed for Richard Balla to unlock Level 8. Striking a chord: An excellent 28.4K views per photo highlights the true relevance of this Local Guide’s uploads. The main discipline for Richard Balla is unmistakable: writing reviews is clearly the core focus here.
Approx. 81.8 years remaining
Monthly increase in photo views for Richard Balla
| Total | Ø | Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | Apr. | May | June | July | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 228K | 28,502 | - | 5,584 | 34,472 | 28,323 | 26,986 | 30,443 | 35,437 | 45,154 | 21,615 | - | - | - |
Monthly increase in uploaded photos for Richard Balla
| Total | Ø | Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | Apr. | May | June | July | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | -1 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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.
Read more →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) · 173,121 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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