Local Guides Movers & Shakers (April 2024)

[AdamGT]

2024 Jan Feb Mar

Introduction

This post is about the top Local Guides actively contributing and achieving both the most points and views from photos, star (most viewed) photo, star video and star 360 sphere contributions on Maps. The leaderboards give some indication as to who are the “movers and shakers” out there pounding the pavements, guiding and impacting on their community the most.

If you’re not listed in the Movers & Shakers leaderboards and believe that you should be then you can make this happen by registering and it’s simple to do, just hit this link or if you need some help then add a comment in this post and someone will jump in to help you.

If you’re new here then you may not be aware that this post forms part of a series of leaderboard posts each covering different aspects of the contributions of Local Guides. To see an index to these leaderboard posts and all posts associated with them, simply hit this link.

[AdamGT]

Readme - Reading the Movers & Shakers leaderboards (April 2024)

Briefly, this is what you need to know about the leaderboards in this post. For more details about the Top 100 leaderboards see the leaderboard documentation and the Leaderboard System’s online context-sensitive help information.

1. Simply stated, the term Movers & Shakers in this post is used to describe the Local Guides that have achieved the most in terms of overall Local Guide points, photo views and star views over the past month. Therefore, the leaderboards in this post indicate how active each participating Local Guide has been over the past month as well as the performance of their photos, videos and 360 spheres, and their respective stars in terms of views over the same period.

   To explain the different metrics used in the Movers & Shakers leaderboards we will use the following simple example. Sarah, a Level 8 Local Guide, uses the T100 System and updates her data on the 28th of each month. For simplicity of explanation, she updates her data every 30 days! The following table summarizes her key data as at 28 April and 28 May::

   Data	28 April	28 May	Delta	% Delta
   Points	20,000	24,000	4,000	20%
   Photos	860	900	40	0.5%
   Photo Views	15m	16.8m	1.8m	12%
   Star Photo Views	4.03m	4.06m	0.03m	0.7%

   (a) The Delta Points is the value of the points earned by a Local Guide over the past month. In this way, Sarah’s current Delta Points is 4,000 [ 24,000 - 20,000 ]^*.

   (b) The % Delta Points is the value of the points earned by a Local Guide over the past month expressed as a percentage. Therefore, Sarah’s current % Delta Points is 20% [ (4,000/20,000)*100 ].

   (c) The Delta Views is the absolute value of the total photo views gained by a Local Guide over the past month. Thus, Sarah’s Delta Views for that month is 1.8m [ 16.8m - 15m ]^*.

   (d) The % Delta Views is the value of the total views gained by a Local Guide over the past month expressed as a percentage. Therefore, Sarah’s current % Delta Views is 12% [ (1.8m/15m)*100 ].

   (e) The Delta Views/Photo is the average photo views gained per photo by a Local Guide in the past month and for comparative purposes, this gives a simple measure of the overall quality of a Local Guide’s photos in terms of views gained per photo; the higher the Delta Views/Photo the higher the quality of the photos! Therefore, Sarah has a current Delta Views/Photo of 2,000 [ 1.8m/900 ].

   (f) The Delta Views/Day is the average photo views gained per day by a Local Guide in the past month and for comparative purposes, this is another metric that gives a simple measure of the overall quality of a Local Guide’s photos in terms of views gained per day; the higher the Delta Views/Day the higher the quality of the photos! Therefore, Sarah has a current Delta Views/Day of 60,000 [ 1.8m/30 ].

   (g) The Delta Star Views is similar to the Delta Views however in this case, it represents the views gained over the past month by a Local Guide’s most viewed photo, or star photo. Therefore, Sarah’s Delta Star Views is 30,000 [ 4.06m - 4.03m ]^*

   (h) The Delta Star Views/Day is simply the average Delta Star Views per day over the past month. Therefore, Sarah’s star photo has a Delta Star Views/Day of 1,000 [ 30,000 / 30 ]. This metric gives a simple up-to-date measure of the quality of our star photo in terms of views gained per day^*.

2. If you are a participant in the Points, Photo Views, Star Photos and Country leaderboards and haven’t updated your data in the previous month and in time for the leaderboards posted here then you will obviously not be included in the Movers & Shakers leaderboards.

3. If you are a new participant on the Top 100 Leaderboards then you will not be included in the Movers and Shakers this month simply because you do not have a prior month’s history.

4. If you updated in your contributions data in the previous month but not in the month prior to that then you will also not be included in this month’s Movers & Shakers because your Delta Points would be across more than one month and this would unfairly distort the idea behind the Movers & Shakers which looks at the points and photo views movement (i.e. the delta points) in the one month.

5. In summary, the Movers & Shakers leaderboards only include those Local Guides who regularly update and have especially done so over the last couple of months. It’s all about creating that level playing field and comparing apples with apples.

6. Where shown, around leaderboard sequence numbers indicate that this is the Local Guide is a new participated on the Top 100 Local Guides leaderboards.

7. An asterisk (*) shown after a Connect Username indicates that that Local Guide is a Connect Moderator.

8. Double asterisks (**) shown after a Connect Username indicates that that Local Guide is a Googler.

9. Hovering over a Local Guide’s username will display the integration number that integrates that Local Guide’s details on the Leaderboards System and Connect; the umbilical chord if you will between the two disparate systems.

10. Selecting a Connect Usernames will take you to that Local Guide’s Connect Profile.

11. The data for the leaderboards in this post was read at 6:30 PM on May 2, 2024 (UTC).

12. Local Guides included in the leaderboards must check their entries for any errors. If you should find any errors or omissions, please add the details in a comment on this post.

    • Please note that making comparisons using metrics such as delta points and delta views must be done carefully. In my view it is better to use points per day or views per day for comparative purposes and you will find these in the Core Vitals section of the T100 Leaderboards System!

[AdamGT]

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Points Movers & Shakers Leaderboard (April 2024) 2024 Jan Feb Mar
No	Local Guide	LG Level	Delta Points
1	@adrianprzcb	10	128,242
2	@Lukas_	10	105,329
3	@MarcoDavoli	10	83,891
4	@JustJake	10	55,764
5	@PrasadVR	10	33,929
6	@Bartek_Maryniak	10	33,756
7	@abermans	10	26,835
8	@AMIR_121	9	22,603
9	@TerryPG	10	18,471
10

Who are the Local Guides knocking on the door here?

No	Local Guide	LG Level	Delta Points
101	@chiefzero	8	80
102	@szliuyun2011	8	60
103	@CanadianBaconEH	7	59
104	@shunsader	9	42
105	@alramaah	10	41
106	@SergeySud	10	35
107	@Albrecht	9	10
108	@Mikeinthefalls	7	3
109	@You ?	?	?

[AdamGT]

@ZeZe ^[3]10784,843,1830.014,4942@MelTG7447,094,2680.02,191,6393@GigiR8300,255,672790.2103,7514@Hana_K ^[3]10209,752,3650.06,7425@Herve_Andrieu1092,234,1980.64226@Arthur2022 ^[3]1089,683,6580.01,3447@TorM *1057,334,6011.06518@abermans1049,973,9112.51,0529@shunsader932,598,2744.73,09110@ogewuru ^[3]1029,868,3200.04,07511@jayasimha781018,832,7570.937012@MortenCopenhagen *1018,600,8351.396713@photoslinger816,861,2411.52,38414@Kurt2day1015,976,4012.188215@Timgür1015,072,5790.621016@DshottDennis1014,435,3631.137917@JonBekkevoll1012,601,5150.733518@uyenple912,049,8983.689919@Albrecht911,983,0252.31,35920@JordanSB *1011,286,9160.666821@DougSTL910,322,7571.090322@MattGatlin109,240,8630.638423@Briggs108,744,3240.377024@TerryPG108,547,1640.51,05325@indahnuria *106,969,1181.813926@BeeCee106,965,0220.934427@Mikeinthefalls76,782,3540.610,04828@AZ_2021106,479,6002.432829@IntranetMiRi96,344,3763.41,36330@LaloPadilla *105,990,9551.140231@AdamGT *105,855,2511.040932@ThatJimRyan105,404,2150.722533@--GA--105,389,2261.36934 @Massimo_Deriu 105,339,8661.536735 @JakubWarsaw 84,821,0051.291036 @AntonioVirgil 104,663,8721.820137 @glewsea 104,645,5663.037138 @AdrianLunsong *94,453,5111.146639 @Kayimi 104,393,4423.653140 @PaulAtherton 104,372,5160.84241 @PennyChristie *104,363,3271.128342 @Lssong 104,277,2830.88143 @turbotapeworm 104,265,8421.135644@Erna_LaBeau94,079,9280.749545@CiaranConnolly103,869,5210.524946@mbmuhlison93,794,6041.723247@MilesMac103,574,3052.213148@Jesi *103,460,6751.111249@SushantShukla103,314,4333.526450@SoniaK *93,204,5291.335751@Arseni_I83,114,4562.457652@MarkAuchincloss102,867,5121.45453@Ustrell102,781,3491.816054@snieckarz92,767,2712.432355@TravellerG102,749,3081.45856@Ruslan_Asgarov102,652,4861.222757@Geethapriya92,484,1011.726358@A-Kwon-Fang102,460,4270.55459@Trail_blazer102,427,5921.819060@niemamnietu102,419,6862.47961@Kumaarsantosh102,391,6766.029262@KashifMisidia *102,320,4641.912663@nigelfreeney82,243,2061.429364@kessc102,226,0412.28865@PaulPavlinovich *102,223,2620.818066@MaxPlusFood82,222,2550.349767@MrRogelioG92,100,1083.929868@UrosKosevic92,077,1132.738069@WilfriedB92,067,0598.134770@LuisMGonzalez102,057,9661.910171@RooksieN92,032,0161.937072@Dmytro_Ya102,010,8820.59973@Aron_R81,955,2001.747074@LuigiZ *91,926,1301.224675@HarryMakertia91,912,8612.834176@chiefzero81,908,3700.643277@claude_richard91,850,3603.127678@MBommeli91,805,9331.217079@jahzzy91,772,8911.322880@Myexperience4u91,728,9416.241881@Riverstone1961,722,8495.82,35482@Atizol91,642,6381.117783@VictorRamos2491,596,2352.216984@Vinvan101,594,7501.092(85)@burakozkarakasli91,552,8826.940986@Olofnh81,505,2151.225987@Gezendunyali101,494,5752.712888@ysaadat81,439,0481.144989@CasGroenigen91,434,6772.618190@Irfan_dPriyanto101,430,7122.47791@S_Patel81,407,2852.249492@iantresman91,387,5520.811793@dezcel71,381,3232.11,36194@Skeeter81,367,3704.81,14095@ManhattanNYC91,364,2032.841596@bfaloona81,350,6972.447897@TiffanyStockstill81,341,6203.31,17298@alramaah101,322,5951.612699@Skychitravels91,298,8990.9167100@Girdy91,269,5634.6264

Photo Views Movers & Shakers Leaderboard (April 2024) 2024 Jan Feb Mar
No	Local Guide	LG Level	Delta Views	% Delta Views	Delta Views/Photo
1

Who are the Local Guides knocking on the door here?

No	Local Guide	LG Level	Delta Views	% Delta Views	Delta Views/Photo
101	@Rednewt74	8	1,262,498	2.4	699
102	@KhamphoutS	10	1,236,131	1.7	56
103	@Dimri_praveen	10	1,221,701	2.1	51
(104)	@ShailendraOjha [3]	8	1,221,041	0.0	911
105	@ky6	8	1,219,211	3.9	239
106	@RDFreeman	8	1,206,925	1.2	339
107	@Thomson200	8	1,196,871	0.3	258
108	@ele	8	1,185,720	0.5	215
109	@dodonnell	8	1,184,343	1.2	269
110	@Scheria	8	1,178,614	21.9	896
111	@You ?	?	?	?	?

[AdamGT]

Star Photo Movers & Shakers Leaderboard (April 2024) 2024 Jan Feb Mar
No	Local Guide	Delta Star Views	Date Uploaded	Maps Category	Description
1	@claude_richard	220,159	2021-02-27	Villes	Cityscape
2	@JustJake	110,503	2021-07-17	Amusement Park	Park/Playground
3	@LightRich *	92,774	2022-12-19	Taco Shop	Seating area Internal
4	@efcxp	72,481	2023-04-28	Museum	Statue or Monument
5	@Kumaarsantosh	35,441	2023-03-20	Buddhist temple	Tourist attraction
6	@ManhattanNYC	32,895	2022-12-04	Book store	Storefront
7	@Scheria	14,281	2023-12-07	Mexican Restaurant	Building
8	@AjitThite	6,033	2023-05-09	Clothing Store	Storefront
9	You ?	?	?	?	?

[AdamGT]

Star Video Movers & Shakers Leaderboard (April 2024) 2024 Jan Feb Mar
No	Local Guide	Delta Star Views	Date Uploaded	Maps Category	Description
1	@abermans	140,941	2022-01-01	Market	Plaza/Piazza/Square
2	@Mo-TravelleerX	27,947	2021-04-08	Water	Tourist attraction
3	@MarkAuchincloss	20,578	2023-05-20	Bistro	Menu
4	@JustJake	17,261	2023-10-12	Restaurant	Meal or beverage
5	@LightRich *	12,646	2022-01-20	Restaurant	Seating area External
6	@Rednewt74	11,013	2023-05-20	Cafe	Other
(7)	@LudwigGermany *	10,290	2023-06-23	Restaurant	Meal or beverage
8	@mbmuhlison	8,105	2023-10-03	Traditional restaurant	Internal photo
9	@efcxp	3,895	2022-10-01	Beach	Beach
10	@Annaelisa	814	2021-08-10	Ort	Other
11	@Annaelisa	814	2021-08-10	Ort	Other
12	@TerryPG	695	2019-09-18	Tex Mex	Meal or beverage
13	@Kumaarsantosh	375	2023-04-08	Restaurant	Reception area
14	@AdamGT *	1	2023-10-20	Restaurant	Meal or beverage
15	You ?	?	?	?	?

[AdamGT]

Star 360s Movers & Shakers Leaderboard (April 2024) 2024 Jan Feb Mar
No	Local Guide	Delta Star Views	Date Uploaded	Maps Category	Description
1	@efcxp	110	2023-09-30	Beach	Beach
2	You ?	?	?	?	?

[AdamGT]

Well there you are! The April Star 360 Spheres Movers & Shakers Leaderboard confirms that other than in the case of @efcxp , there has been no moving or shaking in the case of the Star 360 Spheres of other participating Local Guides (see the original comment on this here)! Compared to the March Star 360 Spheres Movers & Shakers Leaderboard, it is clear that over the past month at least, the Maps media issue has had an even bigger impact on star 360 spheres!

Now in the case of the points movers & shakers, I wonder if I am right in assuming that the big numbers are mainly due to the addition of roads?

While I know about the error in the case of the photo views of @MilesMac , given the current impact of the Maps media issue, I’m staggered by the delta photo views being shown for some Local Guides!

In the case of star photos, it’s noticeable that there are less movers & shakers in April compared to March and that the delta star photo views are significantly smaller!!

Similarly, the delta star video views appear to be smaller in April than in March!

Now did you notice that as was the case in March, there is no April video movers & shakers? Is this correct? If so what does it mean?

So in my own case, delta points wise there’s really not much to brag about and this is best explained simply by the fact that I just haven’t had time to get out there and pound the pavement! When it comes to delta photo views I’ve suffered BIG time, a drop from 25 million+ down to 5 million+ When it comes to star photo views, zilch for me for two successive months, no mention at all for me on the movers and shakers for this metric and while I had a moderate positive movement in my March star video views, I show an embarrassing and disheartening 1 view in April, and I heartedly thank whoever you are that gave me that solo view

Are my observations right or am I reading too much in the movers & shakers numbers?

How did you shake up in the April compared to March movers & shakers?

[Kumaarsantosh]

Am I missing something here @AdamGT why under No. column only odd numbers are listed.

A typo can be corrected in the Leaderboard name

to Local Guides Movers & Shakers (April 2024).

[JustJake]

I’ve been anxiously awaiting this board @AdamGT , thank you for posting up. I’m guessing your Star Photo views are locked so you didn’t make the board?

Check out the TRAC Team dominating the points this month . Amazing job @Lukas_1 , @MarcoDavoli , @Rednewt74 , @TerryPG , @Scheria , @AMIR_121 , @Kumaarsantosh , @tony_b , @PrasadVR & the other Roaders I can’t tag due Connect limits

[AdamGT]

Thank you @Kumaarsantosh for your observation about the odd numbers! I don’t have an answer but will look into this.

Thank you for picking the typo in the Leaderboard name and yay, I can immediately correct this

Santosh please keep checking and I hope fellow Local Guides join in that pursuit.

[PrasadVR]

@Kumaarsantosh wrote: missing something here @AdamGT why under No. column only odd numbers are listed.

I appreciate your keen observation always.

[AdamGT]

With all the discussion on the various recent Leaderboard posts about the impact of the Maps media views issue @JustJake , I have to say that I too have been anxiously waiting for the April Moers & Shakers boards as they certainly give us a much better BIG picture view of the impact.

Regarding my star photo Jake, not making the board indicates that my star has died or that the it had no views in the month

I see that you are agreeing with my hypothesis regarding the points movers & shakers!!

[Kumaarsantosh]

Thanks @AdamGT for the encouragement. As I always say we are your extended arms.

[PrasadVR]

@JustJake wrote: Check out the TRAC Team dominating the points this month . Amazing

I appreciate your insightful observation.

[Kumaarsantosh]

Thanks @PrasadVR for your appreciation. Just stopped by this message of yours!

[AdamGT]

Oops my bad I omitted to mention something important in my opening comment here but just added. Go back as it’s worth another read

[AdamGT]

Indeed you are @Kumaarsantosh and with some 70 individual leaderboards, with hundreds and hundreds of Local Guides, thousands and thousands of URLs each month, I need lots and lots of extended arms

[PrasadVR]

@AdamGT wrote: When it comes to star photo views, zilch for me for two successive months, no mention at all for me on the movers and shakers for this metric When it comes to star photo views.

Hello @AdamGT ,This is the status of my top four most viewed photos. It seems like, it’s time for me to hunt for another stunning star photo.

[Scheria]

@JustJake indeed! Together we can do more.

Scheria