Google Maps profile picture of Ian Short

Ian Short

Level 7 Update: 2 Days
Last updated: 29 minutes ago
Ranking
#237,575
Worldwide

Ian Short is a Level 7 Local Guide. We’ve been tracking these stats for 6 months. So far, about 1.37M photo views have been recorded.

Striking a chord: An excellent 1.4K views per photo highlights the true relevance of this Local Guide’s uploads. Getting closer: Just 1,633 points separate Ian Short from Level 8. Gap to Tom van Schaik: 2.8K views. Growing rapidly: The reach expanded by 15.3K views within just 30 days. On average, the guide uploads 2 photos per day. A true Maps all-rounder: Beyond just photos, this contributor is highly engaged in other areas, such as answering questions and writing reviews.

#237,575
Photo views
1,368,602
15,336
#142,317
Photos
948
75
#89,582
Videos
32
2
5,000,000 Photo views
27% Approx. 20.1 years remaining
#389,858
Ø Views per photo
1,444
106
#120,859
Points
13,367
574
#60,580
Reviews
374
12
#40,399
Answers
3,981
60
#314,458
Edits
0
0
#278,897
Places added
0
0
#239,013
Roads added
0
0
#309,265
Incident reports
0
0

Monthly increase in photo views for Ian Short

Total Ø Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.
2026 91.5K 13,072 - - - 8,953 16,190 14,239 14,469 15,996 10,534 11,120 - -

Monthly increase in uploaded photos for Ian Short

Total Ø Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.
2026 156 22 - - - 17 63 -4 1 0 24 55 - -

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 October 15, 2026, the dataset covers 443,103 profiles, totaling 6.81T photo views and 744.19M photos.

  • Momentum: +5.2B views (24h) · +206.23B views (7 days) · 194,620 profiles updated (24h) · 113,245 new profiles (30 days)
  • Milestones: 221 profiles ≥ 1 Billion views · Top: 41.63B views · 11,823 ≥ 100M · 122,858 ≥ 10M
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