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Simon Forster

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Last updated: 2 hours ago

Ranking

170,717
Level 8

Simon Forster is a Level 8 Local Guide. We’ve been tracking these stats for 8 months. So far, about 5.8M photo views have been recorded.

A solid run: The latest stats reveal a healthy growth of 134.8K impressions over the past month. Each uploaded picture brings this contributor a massive reach, averaging 1.9K views. Only 668 views behind Alexandr Tarasov. On average, the account uploads 1 photo per day. The main discipline for Simon Forster is unmistakable: answering questions is clearly the core focus here. The next major milestone of 10,000,000 views is still a while away, projected for Jul 3, 2029 (about approx. 2.6 years left).

#170,717
Photo views
5,804,212
134,836
#64,829
Photos
3,024
34
#59,093
Videos
82
4
10,000,000 Photo views

Approx. 2.6 years remaining

#469,450
Ø Views per photo
1,919
23
#79,324
Points
22,787
208
#269,651
Reviews
87
0
#43,008
Answers
4,313
26
#11,556
Edits
188
0
#35,827
Places added
16
0
#9,973
Roads added
1
0
#46,991
Incident reports
21
3

Monthly increase in photo views for Simon Forster

Total Ø Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.
2026 1.45M 160,922 - - 97,365 155,860 177,129 188,957 223,409 253,005 151,131 145,299 56,146 -

Monthly increase in uploaded photos for Simon Forster

Total Ø Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.
2026 562 62 - - 0 5 21 151 11 21 183 170 0 -

Growth & Trends

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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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Database Statistics

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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