This post is about the top Local Guides amongst us actively contributing and achieving both the most points and views from reviews, photos, star (most viewed) photo and star video contributions on Maps. It includes a set of leaderboards that give some indication as to who are the “movers and shakers” out there pounding the pavements, guiding and impacting on their community the most.
Want to Join?
If you’re not listed on the Movers & Shakers leaderboards and believe that you should be then hit this link to register or add a comment below and someone will jump in to help get you started.
Finally
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 the leaderboard series and related posts, simply hit this link. Alternatively, you can scroll through The BIG List.
Readme - Reading the Movers & Shakers leaderboards (August, 2026)
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.
To explain the primary metrics used, consider Sarah (Level 8 Local Guide) who updates her data every 30 days:
Data
28 April
28 May
Delta
Points
20,000
24,000
4,000
Photos
860
900
40
Photos Views
15m
16.8m
1.8m
Star Photo Views
4.03m
4.06m
0.03m
Delta Points / Views: The absolute increase gained over the past month (e.g., Sarah’s Delta Points = 4,000 [ 24,000 - 20,000 ]).
% Delta Points / Views: The gain expressed as a percentage of the previous month’s baseline (e.g., Sarah’s % Delta Points = 20% [ (4,000/20,000)*100 ]).
Delta Star Views: Views gained over the past month by a Local Guide’s top-performing photo or video (Star).
Eligibility & Anti-Distortion Rules: To ensure a level playing field and prevent low-scale numerical distortions from dominating % Growth rankings, the following dynamic conditions now apply:
Profile Status: Local Guides suspended or who have left the Local Guides program are excluded from the Leaderboards and those who have hidden their Maps profiles are excluded from view-based boards.
Consecutive Data: You must have updated contribution data recorded in both of the last two consecutive monthly periods. New participants without prior month history are excluded until their second month.
Positive Growth: Entries must show a positive net gain (Delta > 0).
Minimum Baseline Floors: To qualify for inclusion, your previous month’s baseline metric must meet or exceed the following minimum floors:
Points: 250 points Review, Media, & Photo Views: 10,000 views Video Views: 1,000 views Star Photos & Star Videos: 100 views Roads Added: 10 roads
Data Correction Exclusion: Updates reflecting a recovery/rebound after a prior drop or system correction (where current total <= value from 2 months ago) are excluded for that cycle.
Video Impact Verification: Local Guides who do not update their Video Impact data will be excluded from Photo and Video Views boards. On Media Views boards, such profiles are flagged with a [1] superscript following their Connect username.
Username Annotations & Navigation:
[ ] indicates a first-time participant on the Top 100 Leaderboards.
( ) indicates a Local Guide who levelled up/down onto this leaderboard.
* indicates a Connect Moderator
** indicates a Googler.
Hovering over a username displays their Connect/T100 System Integration ID. Clicking a username opens their Connect Profile or HUB.
A small gray circled number after a username indicates how many times their profile/HUB link has been visited.
Profile Changes & Verification: If you have changed your Connect username, Maps profile picture, or Maps privacy settings, please leave a comment on this post so your data can be re-linked accurately.
The data for the leaderboards in this post was read at 1315 on Thursday, September 3, 2026 (UTC). Please check your entries and report any discrepancies in the comments below!
***Note:** For comparing quality across different upload frequencies, metrics like points per day or views per day (found in the Core Vitals section of the [T100 System](https://top100localguides.com/login.php) offer a more balanced benchmark.*
Olá, @AdamGT , estou analisando estes rankings, curioso é que a palavra “Shakers” da língua inglesa para o português, a tradução do Google mostra um termo muito peculiar, tipo “Coqueleteira”, que é um um recipiente para fazer mistura de bebidas (alcoólicas ou não) quando se faz um coquetel. Realmente não entendi do que se trata.
That’s really funny @JoseCarlosBH. Yes a shaker can be a noun - a thing like what you described. Or it could relate to a verb - an action such as shaking. The point of this Leaderboard is to record the amount of change or movement there is in our numbers from the end of one month to the end of the next.
Herzlichen Dank lieber @AdamGT für die ganzen tollen August-Bestenlisten.
Auf meinem Handy sind die Movers & Shaker Listen alle hervorragend in der Ansicht.
Zudem die herzlichsten Glückwünsche an alle Teilnehmer, manche haben ja einen großartigen Platz erreicht.
Haha really? It translates to “Coqueleteira,”? No way @JoseCarlosBH I think you are joking with me. As @tony_b kindly says, that is really funny but I’m pleased that he has explained it to you.
I have sometimes used it in a “play on words” way. Shaker is also someone or something that shakes, like an earthquake but there are many other examples. Grab a cup of coffee and have a quick look at these historical Movers & Shakers posts: