James Yan is a Level 5 Local Guide. We’ve been tracking these stats for 1 month. So far, about 2.51M photo views have been recorded.
The next upgrade is imminent, with just 814 points needed for the guide to unlock Level 6. 139.3K views per photo on average – nice work! Only 109 views behind marc sieber. A strong upward trend: The profile gained 277.4K additional views over the past month. A look at the contributions shows a strong preference for answering questions. Quality over quantity: Each point this contributor gains translates to roughly 3.7K photo views.
Approx. 261 days remaining
| Total | Ø | Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | Apr. | May | June | July | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | |
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| 2026 | 491.4K | 163,810 | - | - | - | 189,558 | 301,871 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | Ø | Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | Apr. | May | June | July | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | |
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| 2026 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 →A global leaderboard for Google Maps explorers. Current status (June 1, 2026): 142,056 profiles, 3.02T views and 319.96M photos.
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