James Chen is a Level 9 Local Guide. We’ve been tracking these stats for 6 months. So far, about 39.91M photo views have been recorded.
Striking a chord: An excellent 5.4K views per photo highlights the true relevance of this explorer’s uploads. The guide is in the top 10% of all tracked Local Guides worldwide. Only 213 views behind Salim Sağlam. Driven by engaging content, the view count surged by a massive 109.4K over the last month. James Chen clearly specializes in writing reviews. The next major milestone of 50,000,000 views is still a while away, projected for Apr 23, 2034 (about approx. 7.6 years left).
Approx. 7.6 years remaining
Monthly increase in photo views for James Chen
| Total | Ø | Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | Apr. | May | June | July | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 987.3K | 141,037 | - | - | 150,383 | 159,776 | 159,903 | 154,905 | 132,905 | 154,939 | 74,446 | - | - | - |
Monthly increase in uploaded photos for James Chen
| Total | Ø | Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | Apr. | May | June | July | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | -12 | -2 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | -140 | 130 | 2 | -4 | - | - | - |
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 26, 2026, the dataset covers 350,710 profiles, totaling 6.33T photo views and 683.53M photos.
- Momentum: +32.67B views (24h) · +202.87B views (7 days) · 120,047 profiles updated (24h) · 46,696 new profiles (30 days)
- Milestones: 220 profiles ≥ 1 Billion views · Top: 41.62B views · 11,364 ≥ 100M · 106,752 ≥ 10M
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