Mike Baker (tourismZA) is a Level 7 Local Guide. We’ve been tracking these stats for 6 months. So far, about 6.13M photo views have been recorded.
Getting closer: Just 860 points separate this Local Guide from Level 8. Over the last 30 days, about 87.3K additional views were recorded and 14 new photos were uploaded. Only 142 views behind Kirk Thomsen. Averaging 2.9K views per upload shows exactly how valuable the content from this explorer really is. A true Maps all-rounder: Beyond just photos, the account is highly engaged in other areas, such as writing reviews and answering questions. The next major milestone of 10,000,000 views is still a while away, projected for May 14, 2030 (about approx. 3.6 years left).
Approx. 3.6 years remaining
Monthly increase in photo views for Mike Baker (tourismZA)
| Total | Ø | Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | Apr. | May | June | July | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 788.9K | 112,694 | - | - | 113,784 | 131,572 | 139,095 | 118,288 | 102,838 | 123,363 | 59,920 | - | - | - |
Monthly increase in uploaded photos for Mike Baker (tourismZA)
| Total | Ø | Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | Apr. | May | June | July | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 80 | 11 | - | - | 4 | 37 | -2 | 19 | 2 | 6 | 14 | - | - | - |
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 23, 2026, the dataset covers 347,118 profiles, totaling 6.25T photo views and 673.09M photos.
- Momentum: +36.96B views (24h) · +239.96B views (7 days) · 208,174 profiles updated (24h) · 44,906 new profiles (30 days)
- Milestones: 219 profiles ≥ 1 Billion views · Top: 41.61B views · 11,292 ≥ 100M · 103,108 ≥ 10M
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