James Howat is a Level 7 Local Guide. We’ve been tracking these stats for 8 months. So far, about 5.79M photo views have been recorded.
Only 164 views behind Dennis Frank. Highly efficient contributions: Every image adds around 7.5K views to the total of this Local Guide. Driven by engaging content, the view count surged by a massive 68.1K over the last month. Getting closer: Just 7,318 points separate the guide from Level 8. The next major milestone of 10,000,000 views is still a while away, projected for Dec 6, 2031 (about approx. 5.1 years left).
Approx. 5.1 years remaining
Monthly increase in photo views for James Howat
| Total | Ø | Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | Apr. | May | June | July | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 579K | 64,331 | - | - | 74,898 | 72,855 | 72,544 | 79,159 | 76,511 | 63,844 | 47,410 | 51,701 | 40,061 | - |
Monthly increase in uploaded photos for James Howat
| Total | Ø | Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | Apr. | May | June | July | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 0 | - | - | 3 | -2 | 6 | -4 | 4 | 0 | -1 | 0 | -2 | - |
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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We compare Google Maps profile visibility worldwide. As of November 10, 2026, we track 572,160 profiles with a combined reach of 7.33T views and 801.88M photos.
- Momentum: +5.42B views (24h) · +109.31B views (7 days) · 230,993 profiles updated (24h) · 161,721 new profiles (30 days)
- Milestones: 226 profiles ≥ 1 Billion views · Top: 41.63B views · 12,448 ≥ 100M · 133,011 ≥ 10M
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