Ian McDowall is a Level 7 Local Guide. We’ve been tracking these stats for 4 months. So far, about 1.76M photo views have been recorded.
A strong upward trend: The profile gained 15.3K additional views over the past month. A master of the lens: With 1.6K views per image, this explorer provides highly useful visual content. Getting closer: Just 8,361 points separate Ian McDowall from Level 8. Gap to Dirk Gottschalk: 107 views.
Approx. 17.4 years remaining
Monthly increase in photo views for Ian McDowall
| Total | Ø | Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | Apr. | May | June | July | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 82.2K | 16,431 | - | - | - | 21,481 | 22,470 | 18,000 | 18,869 | 1,337 | - | - | - | - |
Monthly increase in uploaded photos for Ian McDowall
| Total | Ø | Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | Apr. | May | June | July | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 12 | 2 | - | - | - | -1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - |
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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A global leaderboard for Google Maps explorers. Current status (August 7, 2026): 292,437 profiles, 4.34T views and 478.79M photos.
- Momentum: +22.06B views (24h) · +222.34B views (7 days) · 290,478 profiles updated (24h) · 138,161 new profiles (30 days)
- Milestones: 190 profiles ≥ 1 Billion views · Top: 41.58B views · 7,619 ≥ 100M · 68,146 ≥ 10M
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