Ling is a Level 9 Local Guide. We’ve been tracking these stats for 1 year and 11 months. So far, about 189.38M photo views have been recorded.
On average, this explorer uploads 15 photos per day. Firmly in the upper echelon, Ling belongs to the elite top 5%. Getting closer: Just 4,045 points separate this explorer from Level 10. Striking a chord: An excellent 13.9K views per photo highlights the true relevance of Ling’s uploads. A strong upward trend: The profile gained 632.2K additional views over the past month. Only 52.4K views behind Mark Michaelis.
Approx. 8.1 years remaining
Monthly increase in photo views for Ling
| Total | Ø | Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | Apr. | May | June | July | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8.56M | 950,986 | 0 | 3,518,537 | 846,532 | 764,034 | 784,515 | 782,508 | 706,049 | 713,424 | 443,272 | - | - | - |
| 2025 | 9.23M | 769,127 | 955,864 | 884,361 | 948,468 | 804,309 | 748,823 | 833,456 | 789,782 | 1,029,546 | 997,874 | 971,464 | 265,572 | 0 |
| 2024 | 2.81M | 937,469 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 678,350 | 850,050 | 1,284,006 |
Monthly increase in uploaded photos for Ling
| Total | Ø | Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | Apr. | May | June | July | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 787 | 87 | 0 | 48 | -8 | -3 | 48 | -15 | 3 | 401 | 313 | - | - | - |
| 2025 | 142 | 12 | 139 | 18 | -4 | 19 | -29 | 11 | 3 | -26 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -3 | 0 | 3 |
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 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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