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Simon Forster

Google Maps profile

Last updated: 6 hours ago

Ranking

64,632
Level 8

Simon Forster is a Level 8 Local Guide. We’ve been tracking these stats for 3 months. So far, about 4.87M photo views have been recorded.

The countdown is on: A mere 128,560 views are missing to hit the magic 5,000,000 mark (expected on Jul 5, 2026). On average, this explorer uploads 5 photos per day. In the last 30 days alone, an impressive 185.6K new views were recorded. Gap to Athul Prasad: 124 views. A master of the lens: With 1.8K views per image, this explorer provides highly useful visual content. A true Maps all-rounder: Beyond just photos, the account is highly engaged in other areas, such as answering questions and checking facts.

#64,632
Photo views
4,871,440
185,572
#30,525
Photos
2,639
151
#37,488
Videos
33
18
5,000,000 Photo views

Approx. 21 days remaining

#132,268
Ø Views per photo
1,846
37
#34,720
Points
20,401
1,428
#82,435
Reviews
85
14
#16,058
Answers
3,775
333
#5,299
Edits
184
9
#14,900
Places added
16
0
#4,554
Roads added
1
0
#3,253
Facts checked
256
0

Monthly increase in photo views for Simon Forster

Total Ø Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.
2026 515.5K 128,882 - - 97,365 155,860 177,129 85,175 - - - - - -

Monthly increase in uploaded photos for Simon Forster

Total Ø Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.
2026 177 44 - - 0 5 21 151 - - - - - -

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

LocalGuides-Ranking.com makes the performance of Google Maps contributions transparent. As of June 13, 2026, the dataset covers 146,846 profiles, totaling 3.28T photo views and 350.04M photos.

  • Momentum: +1.46B views (24h) · +68.37B views (7 days) · 145,520 profiles updated (24h) · 18,014 new profiles (30 days)
  • Milestones: 170 profiles ≥ 1 Billion views · Top: 41.57B views · 6,088 ≥ 100M · 45,786 ≥ 10M
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