I just saw the How to track your review views post by @Julie_A and thought to try something. I’m travelling at the very moment so this is very much a draft and so may have a few holes in it and will obviously be expanded along the lines of the other posts in the Leaderboard series. What do you think? If you like this idea then give this post the thumbs up and we’ll see if we can fully implement this idea.
If you’re tracking your reviews like @JustJake is doing (see here), then there’s a chance that you too will be included in this new series of leaderboards.
If you’re included on the leaderboard shown below then please do check your numbers and let me know if correct or not. Oh there are some big numbers there…If the numbers shown for you are incorrect then do let me know what you think your numbers should be or simply add a screenshot showing your numbers. If you’re missing but think you should have been included in this first reviews leaderboard then please first check the Top 100 Leaderboard system to make sure that you have been using this system to track your reviews. If you have been tracking your reviews and think you should have been included then let us know in a comment below.
Please note that the data for the leaderboard in this post was read at 0635 on Wednesday, October 1, 2025 (UTC).
I clicked on the 4 usernames, then opened their Maps profiles, then selected See all reviews, and checked the number of views. They are far off. I hope this helps. I can do screenshots if you need them.
“when I logged in now, these two boxes were showing empty as I entered my data into these boxes now” that explains it @anon64801222, you entered your data now
Currently, I have 837k review views and your table says only 701k. Unlikely correct unless the accelerated review views kicked in big time. If self reporting is required it could be correct.
Will you be categorizing people by their Level here? Does level matter? It’s showing Level 10, and I’m just a Level 9, so my data wouldn’t appear in this list anyway. BUT, if this list is Level independent (I vote to remove the Level categorization in this list because many contributors only do reviews, or photos, etc, and shouldn’t matter what level they are in if someone is exclusively writing reviews), then my reviews contribution would place me in slot 75, barring other omissions, edits. (235 Views, 175 Reactions, 367,613 views)
Let’s touch on Reviews for a minute. Unlike photos, reviews can be sorted. For me, I choose to sort “Newest”. True, Google has its own Algo to sort out what it ‘thinks’ is a appropriate review the same way it does with photos, BUT at least this list is sortable. It’s also searchable. I’m already recognizing in advance that those who want to ‘game the system’ have plenty of opportunities to do so with reviews, the same way that search engine reviews have been optimized over time. I DO like the idea of you sorting by views, and not review count.
OK, you’ve found my vulnerability. I’ve been travelling a LOT this past 2 years, and in a perfect world, would make the time to review all the hotels and meal locations I’ve been to. BUT, time always seems to be my enemy. By producing a list that strongly aligns to what I should be doing (this one), I’m more apt to completing reviews whenever there’s even a free minute or 2, instead of doing something else. Thanks for your continued thoughts and actions on motivating the volunteer herd.
