Top 100 Star Photos Leaderboards (August 2023)

[AdamGT]

May June July

Introduction:

As Local Guides, it’s often amazing which of all of our many photos we contribute to Google Maps has the most views. We’ve come to call this our star photo and this post is all about such stars. It includes a set of leaderboards that, as well as showcasing the star photos of hundreds of Local Guides from all over the world, presents a very detailed analysis of their performance. Whether we’re a Level 10 or a Level 2 Local Guide, we all have a star photo, so you can join in to showcase yours and it’s simple to do. Just hit this link and register or if you want to know more then see this How-to post by @AZ_2021.

So what can you learn from the Star Photos Leaderboards?

Well from the very detailed analysis of the star photos of the hundreds of participating Local Guides from all over the world, you can learn a lot about what type of places and what type of photos seem to get the most views on Google Maps and remember, views are important as they are a pretty good indication on how helpful your photos are to Maps users.

Is this a competition?

While there is an inherent competitive element within the leaderboards, the aim of the Top 100 Local Guides leaderboard posts is to motivate us, help us to think about and monitor our contributions and performance, and show us how we can improve the quality of and make better contributions so that we achieve better results all in a fun and enjoyable way! If this can be done then these leaderboards will have achieved their objective; mission accomplished!

So if you haven’t as yet shared your star photo then register now as we’d all love to see it!

[AdamGT]

How to Read the Star Photos leaderboards (August 2023)

Briefly, this is what you need to know about the leaderboards in this post. For more details see the leaderboard documentation:

1. The leaderboards in this post present details about the star photos of hundreds of participating Local Guides from all over the world. We all have a star photo, it’s our photo that has the most views and we call these, the star views.
2. As well as an overall leaderboard, you will see leaderboards for different Local Guide levels which provide you with direct comparisons of your star photo’s performance with that of your peers. Finally, there’s a leaderboard ranking the top 100 star photos by average star views per day which gives an indication on how good your star photo is. To be included in this leaderboard, you must have updated your star photo’s views in the period since the date of the last average star views per day leaderboard as posted here on Connect last month.
3. The average star views per day is calculated by dividing the star views by the life of the star photo expressed in days. The life of the star photo is equal to the number of days between when you first uploaded your star photo on Maps and the date that you last updated the star views and thus, will be different for each participating Local Guide. Therefore, for accuracy of the information it is important you enter the correct dates. When it comes to the date that you last updated the star views, point #2 above is very important.
4. As well as the star views and the date uploaded onto Maps, each listing on the leaderboards shows the Maps Category, and a description (e.g. Storefront, Building or Park) of the respective Local Guide’s star photo.
5. If the Maps Category of a star photo is shown as a link and if the name of the relevant Place of Interest was provided by the respective Local Guide, then hovering over that link will show you the name of the place and selecting that link will take you to a screenshot with details of that place as stored on the Local Guides, 2023 Star Photos post, a “photo album” if you will, of star photos.
6. If the Maps Category of a star photo is shown on a colored background then that star photo has been selected as one of the best that meets the formatting requirements as specified in the Local Guides, 2023 Star Photos post. Select that star photo’s category and see why it has been rated as one of the best and read more about that star photo on the “photo album” post.
7. Selecting any of the Connect Usernames will take you to that Local Guide’s Connect Profile.
8. Preceding some of the leaderboards, you may see a number of featured star photos. If so, these are a selection from those that best meet the requirements as detailed in the Local Guides, 2023 Star Photos post.
9. Where shown, around leaderboard sequence numbers indicate that this is the first time that the Local Guide has participated on the Top 100 Star Photos leaderboards.
10. Where shown, ( ) around leaderboard sequence numbers indicate that this Local Guide levelled up/down onto this leaderboard.
11. An asterisk (*) shown after a Connect Username indicates that that Local Guide is a Connect Moderator.
12. Double asterisks (**) shown after a Connect Username indicates that that Local Guide is a Googler.
13. A ? or the words “Not set” in a cell indicates that the respective value cannot be determined or hasn’t been provided by or for the respective Local Guide.
14. Local Guides included on 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. Regarding omissions, please note point 11 above.

[AdamGT]

Overall Top 100 Star Photos Leaderboard (August 2023)May June July
No	Local Guide	LG Level	Star Views	Date Uploaded	Maps Category	Description
1	@SvenJacobs	7	68,557,114	2022-01-05	Train Station	Building
2	@jackson_	6	58,954,700	2022-12-26	Amusement park	Tourist attraction
3	@FlyingTimo	7	42,670,750	2019-08-01	themeparks	Park/Playground
4	@MortenCopenhagen *	10	30,305,593	2020-10-15	Fine dining restaurant	Storefront
5	@–GA–	10	26,587,958	2017-10-29	Mirador	Cityscape
6	@MattGatlin	10	26,449,977	2018-04-10	Steak house	Storefront
7	@JordanSB *	10	20,582,748	2019-11-15	Convenience Store	Storefront
8	@amankkush	6	19,550,193	2019-08-19	Monument	Statue or Monument
9	@PennyChristie *	10	18,613,763	2019-03-12	Department Store	Storefront
10	@Herve_Andrieu	10	17,908,190	2019-09-20	Seafood restaurant	Storefront
11	@jayasimha78	10	17,737,259	2018-04-01	University	Building
12	@chiefzero	8	17,378,010	2020-10-02	technology Museum	Tourist attraction
13	@CM_Kuncham	10	17,016,523	2019-06-01	Food	Storefront
14	@AdrianLunsong *	9	16,686,060	2021-03-31	Art Gallery	Building
15	@ThatJimRyan	10	15,682,199	2017-09-19	Children’s clothing store	Storefront
16	@SamanthaSheehy	10	15,420,566	2023-03-20	Hardware Store	Storefront
17	@JonBekkevoll	10	15,415,288	2018-01-20	Department store	Storefront
18	@Thomson2–	8	14,273,033	2015-08-15	High school	Building
19	@Gulbrandsen	10	13,951,109	2021-06-05	Cafe	Cityscape
20	@Maxplusfood	8	13,874,723	2017-08-24	Department store	Storefront
21	@Briggs	10	13,328,340	2017-04-28	Cake shop	Storefront
22	@indahnuria *	10	12,758,581	2022-09-01	Museum	Tourist attraction
23	@MajidMadadi	10	12,558,335	2019-09-09	Private hospital	Building
24	@jasoncugs	8	11,734,849	2018-06-01	Shopping Mall	Building
25	@TorM *	10	11,282,232	2019-01-01	Food Store	Storefront
26	@Chuan_Chee	10	10,630,926	2019-10-21	Airline	Seating area Internal
27	@RussKH	10	10,549,520	2018-02-18	DIY Store	Storefront
28	@Rezgar	10	10,541,581	2018-01-03	Cinema	Internal photo
29	@JustJake	8	10,482,172	2021-07-17	Amusement Park	Park/Playground
30	@JakubWarsaw	8	10,048,457	2022-08-15	Beach	Beach
31	@Jean-IgnaceBE	7	9,067,801	2019-05-28	Furniture Shop	Storefront
32	@ValeriaA_	10	8,852,514	2018-03-17	Cultural center	Building
33	@DshottDennis	10	8,655,345	2017-03-15	cinema	Internal photo
34	@Obaidur_Rahman	8	8,556,027	2021-05-09	University	Building
35	@TerryPG	9	8,377,495	2018-10-15	Department store	Storefront
36	@GYours	10	8,338,629	2019-10-23	Restaurant	Seating area External
37	@abermans	10	8,042,937	2022-05-01	Health Service	Building
38	@JuanMamani98	8	7,852,510	2020-12-03	University	Internal photo
39	@AdamGT *	10	7,773,564	2018-07-07	Department store	Storefront
40	@LaloPadilla *	10	7,631,530	2019-03-28	Buisness Center	Internal photo
41	@DFX	9	7,334,606	2021-05-29	Restaurant	Storefront
42	@Teana_K	9	7,066,626	2021-06-26	Restaurant	Storefront
43	@katydarhel	7	7,026,756	2021-03-02	Mexican restaurant	Storefront
44	@Martin_Whitehead	8	7,000,478	2019-12-01	Takeaway	Storefront
45	@Heraksimus	8	6,975,666	2021-11-15	Museum	Tourist attraction
46	@Charlie4690	7	6,898,661	2022-11-26	Tourist attraction	Cityscape
47	@PatrickUnson	10	6,840,973	2019-09-15	Filipino restaurant	Storefront
48	@christophesubilia	9	6,462,166	2019-02-12	Magasin d’électronique	Accessibility feature
49	@gadgetguyz	8	6,380,479	2017-08-25	Mexican restaurant	Seating area Internal
50	@AZ_2021	10	6,330,561	2019-06-22	Italian restaurant	Storefront
51	@R10R	8	6,320,573	2016-10-15	Shoe shop	Building
52	@JaneBurunina *	9	6,288,576	2018-10-25	Store Galleria	Internal photo
53	@AT_Rome	9	6,281,575	2016-03-01	High school	Building
54	@Mikeinthefalls	7	6,036,975	2022-11-12	New American	Storefront
55	@LuigiZ *	9	5,680,575	2017-07-17	Italian restaurant	Seating area Internal
56	@AlexanderKudrin	10	5,402,368	2017-05-02	Cinema	Building
57	@JamesHogg	9	5,111,123	2020-02-10	Homewares Shop	Storefront
58	@Goodytom	5	4,963,990	2016-12-23	Pub	Seating area External
59	@JorgeSanchezMtz	8	4,830,352	2016-08-15	Garden center	Storefront
60	@ysaadat	7	4,744,866	2017-02-11	Pizza restaurant	Storefront
61	@WesleyCh	9	4,704,848	2020-10-05	Chinese restaurant	Seating area Internal
62	@Chuytorres-alc	8	4,682,817	2022-02-14	Restaurante Italiano	Seating area Internal
63	@SergeySud	10	4,580,740	2017-03-15	Hardware store	Storefront
64	@heyrye	7	4,485,374	2018-02-14	Restaurant	Seating area Internal
65	@Theatreperson	8	4,375,365	2017-01-15	Jeweler	Storefront
66	@mbmuhlison	9	4,357,671	2022-09-24	University	Building
67	@Atizol	9	4,356,237	2021-09-15	Furniture store	Storefront
68	@pabloferro	8	4,305,046	2017-10-30	Asian Restaurant	Storefront
69	@Muhammad_Usman	10	4,299,090	2019-06-04	Historical landmark	Historical Landmark
70	@avadhoot141	9	4,051,088	2019-01-30	Plaza	Plaza/Piazza/Square
71	@Gezendunyali	10	3,932,251	2021-01-06	History museum	Building
72	@YasumiKikuchi	10	3,806,298	2019-09-29	Fountain	Waterfall
[73]	@JohnDDoe	9	3,759,209	2021-12-28	Building	Panorama shot
[74]	@QueBall	8	3,677,610	2020-07-17	Department Store	Storefront
75	@MarkAuchincloss	10	3,646,114	2019-08-15	Irish Pub	Building
76	@Bere_Marichi	8	3,547,485	2021-03-11	Pastry	Reception area
77	@PrinzRoland	8	3,495,540	2017-09-01	Baumarkt	Storefront
78	@gulgi	8	3,489,865	2016-10-15	Bicycle store	Building
79	@dbateser	9	3,477,615	2017-01-05	Airport	Building
80	@chillfiltr	7	3,414,967	2019-11-07	French restaurant	Storefront
81	@LudwigGermany *	9	3,413,247	2019-11-15	Airport	Building
82	@oviabhi	9	3,294,303	2018-07-31	Botanical garden	Garden
83	@TheLifesWay	10	3,254,833	2016-01-02	Restaurant	Storefront
84	@JuwarniPawuh	10	3,241,500	2017-01-12	National park	Park/Playground
85	@Rex_Roscoe	8	3,131,250	2020-01-21	Italian restaurant	Seating area Internal
86	@TiffanyStockstill	8	3,092,775	2020-05-05	Bar Listing	Plaza/Piazza/Square
87	@Benjet415	9	3,080,896	2017-12-27	Mexican Resturant	Seating area Internal
88	@FlavioDA	10	3,021,557	2017-03-15	Restaurant	Internal photo
89	@Rednewt74	8	3,007,303	2018-02-15	Mexican Restaurant	Storefront
90	@TravellerG	10	3,006,747	2019-12-15	Hindu Temple	Historical Landmark
91	@controcanto	7	3,002,277	2018-07-12	photos	Storefront
92	@Chacho	9	2,811,172	2018-12-09	Furniture store	Building
93	@LDiamond	6	2,799,390	2022-08-11	Restaurant	Storefront
[94]	@shunsader	8	2,794,854	2023-06-26	Building	Building
95	@RobertGEsays	7	2,772,042	2019-06-06	Sandwich	Storefront
96	@nigelfreeney	8	2,760,304	2019-09-07	Indian Restaurant	Storefront
97	@xmen123wood	9	2,710,798	2022-08-11	Sushi restaurant	Storefront
98	@amandhayal	10	2,676,260	2018-04-27	Sweet Shop	Storefront
99	@Robert24	7	2,635,786	2018-03-09	Bank	Building
100	@DibyayanC	10	2,495,442	2017-09-15	Park	Park/Playground

[Data read at 17:30 on 6 August 2023 (AEST)]

Who are the Local Guides knocking on the door here?

No	Local Guide	LG Level	Star Views	Date Uploaded	Maps Category	Description
101	@PrateekAgarwal	9	2,491,196	2018-03-03	Chinese restaurant	Storefront
102	@AlekseyGapeev	6	2,422,842	2018-01-06	Hospital	Building
103	@LightRich *	8	2,359,453	2022-12-19	Taco Shop	Seating area Internal
104	@DaniQueiroz	6	2,358,518	2021-04-15	City	Cityscape
105	@ValentinaCaldito	8	2,320,701	2015-05-03	Grandes Almacenes	Storefront
106	@turaibalazs	9	2,263,597	2014-07-15	Bar	Seating area Internal
107	@AnuradhaP	9	2,220,714	2018-04-04	Government office	Building
108	@Markus75	10	2,171,385	2019-01-01	Pizzeria	Storefront
109	@Aboyahia70	9	2,156,554	2017-12-15	Private hospital	Internal photo
110	@tony_b	8	2,135,924	2019-02-19	Hardware store	Storefront
111	You ?	?	?	?	?	?

[Data read at 17:30 on 6 August 2023 (AEST)]

[AdamGT]

Featured Local Guide Level 10 Star Photos (August 2023)

Note: The screenshots of the featured star photos shown above are used with the permission and are the copyright of Level 10 Local Guides @TravellerG and @JohnDDoe respectively.

[AdamGT]

Level 10 Star Views Leaderboard (August 2023)May June July
No	Local Guide	Star Views	Date Uploaded	Maps Category	Description
1	@MortenCopenhagen *	30,305,593	2020-10-15	Fine dining restaurant	Storefront
2	@–GA–	26,587,958	2017-10-29	Mirador	Cityscape
3	@MattGatlin	26,449,977	2018-04-10	Steak house	Storefront
4	@JordanSB *	20,582,748	2019-11-15	Convenience Store	Storefront
5	@PennyChristie *	18,613,763	2019-03-12	Department Store	Storefront
6	@Herve_Andrieu	17,908,190	2019-09-20	Seafood restaurant	Storefront
7	@jayasimha78	17,737,259	2018-04-01	University	Building
8	@CM_Kuncham	17,016,523	2019-06-01	Food	Storefront
9	@ThatJimRyan	15,682,199	2017-09-19	Children’s clothing store	Storefront
10	@SamanthaSheehy	15,420,566	2023-03-20	Hardware Store	Storefront
11	@JonBekkevoll	15,415,288	2018-01-20	Department store	Storefront
12	@Gulbrandsen	13,951,109	2021-06-05	Cafe	Cityscape
13	@Briggs	13,328,340	2017-04-28	Cake shop	Storefront
14	@indahnuria *	12,758,581	2022-09-01	Museum	Tourist attraction
15	@MajidMadadi	12,558,335	2019-09-09	Private hospital	Building
16	@TorM *	11,282,232	2019-01-01	Food Store	Storefront
17	@Chuan_Chee	10,630,926	2019-10-21	Airline	Seating area Internal
18	@RussKH	10,549,520	2018-02-18	DIY Store	Storefront
19	@Rezgar	10,541,581	2018-01-03	Cinema	Internal photo
20	@ValeriaA_	8,852,514	2018-03-17	Cultural center	Building
21	@DshottDennis	8,655,345	2017-03-15	cinema	Internal photo
22	@GYours	8,338,629	2019-10-23	Restaurant	Seating area External
23	@abermans	8,042,937	2022-05-01	Chinese Restaurant	Building
24	@AdamGT *	7,773,564	2018-07-07	Department store	Storefront
25	@LaloPadilla *	7,631,530	2019-03-28	Buisness Center	Internal photo
26	@PatrickUnson	6,840,973	2019-09-15	Filipino restaurant	Storefront
27	@AZ_2021	6,330,561	2019-06-22	Italian restaurant	Storefront
28	@AlexanderKudrin	5,402,368	2017-05-02	Cinema	Building
29	@SergeySud	4,580,740	2017-03-15	Hardware store	Storefront
30	@Muhammad_Usman	4,299,090	2019-06-04	Historical landmark	Historical Landmark
31	@Gezendunyali	3,932,251	2021-01-06	History museum	Building
32	@YasumiKikuchi	3,806,298	2019-09-29	Fountain	Waterfall
33	@MarkAuchincloss	3,646,114	2019-08-15	Irish Pub	Building
34	@TheLifesWay	3,254,833	2016-01-02	Restaurant	Storefront
35	@JuwarniPawuh	3,241,500	2017-01-12	National park	Park/Playground
36	@FlavioDA	3,021,557	2017-03-15	Restaurant	Internal photo
37	@TravellerG	3,006,747	2016-10-01	Restaurant	Storefront
38	@amandhayal	2,676,260	2018-04-27	Sweet Shop	Storefront
39	@DibyayanC	2,495,442	2017-09-15	Park	Park/Playground
40	@Markus75	2,171,385	2019-01-01	Pizzeria	Storefront
41	@kessc	2,094,939	2016-12-15	Police Department	Building
42	@Sagir *	2,086,249	2017-08-11	Hypermarket	Internal photo
43	@DENIT33	1,999,893	2020-02-12	Centro commerciale	Storefront
44	@ModNomad	1,860,052	2018-07-03	Train station	Building
45	@SilvyC *	1,855,187	2019-07-15	Observatory	Historical Landmark
46	@MAHMOUDALWAN	1,724,684	2019-03-08	Izakaya restaurant	Storefront
47	@Dimri_praveen	1,469,899	2019-06-27	Weather Forecast Agency	Historical Landmark
[48]	@TonyAlexander	1,398,798	2021-06-11	Italian Restaurant	Storefront
49	@LuisMGonzalez	1,250,902	2020-01-08	Family Restaurant	Storefront
50	@JOSEWET	941,438	2021-10-15	RESTAURANTE	Building
51	@KashifMisidia *	914,000	2019-08-27	Private university	Building
52	@PaDeSSo	516,116	2020-03-01	Government office	Storefront
53	You ?	?	?	?	?

[Data read at 17:30 on 6 August 2023 (AEST)]

[AdamGT]

Featured Local Guide Level 9 Star Photos (August 2023)

Note: The screenshots of the featured star photos shown above are used with the permission and are the copyright of Level 9 Local Guides @Mo_TravelleerX and @AnuradhaP respectively.

[AdamGT]

Level 9 Star Views Leaderboard (August 2023)May June July
No	Local Guide	Star Views	Date Uploaded	Maps Category	Description
1	@AdrianLunsong *	16,686,060	2021-03-31	Art Gallery	Building
2	@TerryPG	8,377,495	2018-10-15	Department store	Storefront
3	@DFX	7,334,606	2021-05-29	Restaurant	Storefront
4	@Teana_K	7,066,626	2021-06-26	Restaurant	Storefront
5	@christophesubilia	6,462,166	2019-02-12	Magasin d’électronique	Accessibility feature
6	@JaneBurunina *	6,288,576	2018-10-25	Store Galleria	Internal photo
7	@AT_Rome	6,281,575	2016-03-01	High school	Building
8	@LuigiZ *	5,680,575	2017-07-17	Italian restaurant	Seating area Internal
9	@JamesHogg	5,111,123	2020-02-10	Homewares Shop	Storefront
10	@WesleyCh	4,704,848	2020-10-05	Chinese restaurant	Seating area Internal
11	@mbmuhlison	4,357,671	2022-09-24	University	Building
12	@Atizol	4,356,237	2021-09-15	Furniture store	Storefront
13	@avadhoot141	4,051,088	2019-01-30	Plaza	Plaza/Piazza/Square
[14]	@JohnDDoe	3,759,209	2021-12-28	Building	Panorama shot
15	@dbateser	3,477,615	2017-01-05	Airport	Building
16	@LudwigGermany *	3,413,247	2019-11-15	Airport	Building
17	@oviabhi	3,294,303	2018-07-31	Botanical garden	Garden
18	@Benjet415	3,080,896	2017-12-27	Mexican Resturant	Seating area Internal
19	@Chacho	2,811,172	2018-12-09	Furniture store	Building
20	@xmen123wood	2,710,798	2022-08-11	Sushi restaurant	Storefront
21	@PrateekAgarwal	2,491,196	2018-03-03	Chinese restaurant	Storefront
22	@turaibalazs	2,263,597	2014-07-15	Bar	Seating area Internal
23	@AnuradhaP	2,220,714	2018-04-04	Government office	Building
24	@Aboyahia70	2,156,554	2017-12-15	Private hospital	Internal photo
25	@RohitGahlot	2,079,279	2017-01-01	Fast food restaurant	Building
26	@kasunaaa	1,895,316	2019-01-04	Florist	Internal photo
27	@Trail_blazer	1,886,042	2022-09-08	Hospital	Garden
28	@Kumaarsantosh	1,756,885	2023-03-20	Buddhist temple	Tourist attraction
29	@Kahnster	1,740,167	2018-12-12	Dam	Other
30	@OmerAli *	1,589,883	2017-02-03	Historical landmark	Tourist attraction
31	@jahzzy	1,578,849	2018-01-12	Turkish restaurant	Internal photo
32	@RooksieN	1,417,057	2021-12-31	Breakfast	Building
33	@VictorRamos24	1,152,837	2022-04-15	Museum	Internal photo
34	@Mo-TravelleerX	1,133,855	2023-01-15	Mosque	Historical Landmark
35	@ReshamDas	1,132,779	2016-01-10	University	Building
36	@amittiwari	1,102,686	2016-11-16	Car Dealer	Storefront
37	@edwin080372	1,086,421	2017-01-04	Digital printer	Storefront
38	@samehabosaif75	1,023,775	2021-06-15	Hospital	Building
39	@BK_GAJENDRA	998,303	2016-08-24	Palace	Building
40	@akhil_raj	966,470	2019-10-02	Agricultural	River or Stream
41	@david_furman	620,603	2018-12-28	Historical place museum	Historical Landmark
42	@SebaasC	542,156	2019-01-04	Tienda de articulos para el hogar	Storefront
43	@sabangla14	105,695	2021-03-19	Bangladesh.	Storefront
44	You ?	?	?	?	?

[Data read at 17:30 on 6 August 2023 (AEST)]

[AdamGT]

Featured Local Guide Level 8 Star Photos (August 2023)

Note: The screenshots of the featured star photos shown above are used with the permission and are the copyright of Level 8 Local Guides @shunsader and @JakubWarsaw respectively.

[AdamGT]

Level 8 Star Views Leaderboard (August 2023)May June July
No	Local Guide	Star Views	Date Uploaded	Maps Category	Description
1	@chiefzero	17,378,010	2020-10-02	technology Museum	Tourist attraction
2	@Thomson2–	14,273,033	2015-08-15	High school	Building
3	@Maxplusfood	13,874,723	2017-08-24	Department store	Storefront
4	@jasoncugs	11,734,849	2018-06-01	Shopping Mall	Building
5	@JustJake	10,482,172	2021-07-17	Amusement Park	Park/Playground
6	@JakubWarsaw	10,048,457	2022-08-15	Beach	Beach
7	@Obaidur_Rahman	8,556,027	2021-05-09	University	Building
8	@JuanMamani98	7,852,510	2020-12-03	University	Internal photo
9	@Martin_Whitehead	7,000,478	2019-12-01	Takeaway	Storefront
10	@Heraksimus	6,975,666	2021-11-15	Museum	Tourist attraction
11	@gadgetguyz	6,380,479	2017-08-25	Mexican restaurant	Seating area Internal
12	@R10R	6,320,573	2016-10-15	Shoe shop	Building
13	@JorgeSanchezMtz	4,830,352	2016-08-15	Garden center	Storefront
14	@Chuytorres-alc	4,682,817	2022-02-14	Restaurante Italiano	Seating area Internal
15	@Theatreperson	4,375,365	2017-01-15	Jeweler	Storefront
16	@pabloferro	4,305,046	2017-10-30	Asian Restaurant	Storefront
[17]	@QueBall	3,677,610	2020-07-17	Department Store	Storefront
18	@Bere_Marichi	3,547,485	2021-03-11	Pastry	Reception area
19	@PrinzRoland	3,495,540	2017-09-01	Baumarkt	Storefront
20	@gulgi	3,489,865	2016-10-15	Bicycle store	Building
21	@Rex_Roscoe	3,131,250	2020-01-21	Italian restaurant	Seating area Internal
22	@TiffanyStockstill	3,092,775	2020-05-05	Bar Listing	Plaza/Piazza/Square
23	@Rednewt74	3,007,303	2018-02-15	Mexican Restaurant	Storefront
[24]	@shunsader	2,794,854	2023-06-26	Building	Building
25	@nigelfreeney	2,760,304	2019-09-07	Indian Restaurant	Storefront
26	@LightRich *	2,359,453	2022-12-19	Taco Shop	Seating area Internal
27	@ValentinaCaldito	2,320,701	2015-05-03	Grandes Almacenes	Storefront
28	@tony_b	2,135,924	2019-02-19	Hardware store	Storefront
29	@GigiR	2,045,136	2017-03-29	Restaurants	Storefront
30	@aRvInD-Gr	2,018,722	2018-04-30	Biryani restaurant	Meal or beverage
31	@Calvin	2,013,907	2017-01-04	Chinese Restaurant	Storefront
[32]	@QueBall	1,985,125	2020-01-07	Department store	Storefront
33	@tunaontour	1,857,054	2022-08-10	Texas, EE.UU.	Cityscape
34	@Dave26	1,845,948	2019-03-15	Recycling Centre	Other
35	@PrasadVR	1,632,705	2017-11-15	Electronics store	Storefront
36	@MrRogelioG	1,455,297	2021-09-03	Art gallery	Panorama shot
37	@Normalisaverage	1,417,834	2020-01-01	Garden building supplier	Other
38	@bigtraveller	1,317,064	2021-01-02	Indian Restaurant	Seating area Internal
39	@Rahul001	1,242,035	2019-11-07	Theatre	Building
40	@bfaloona	1,207,942	2019-06-01	Camp	Beach
41	@Bartmans	1,115,594	2021-03-19	Historical Landmark	Historical Landmark
42	@Maximilianozalazar	1,103,785	2018-03-24	No	Internal photo
43	@Stephanie_OWL	1,023,973	2021-05-06	Fischrestaurant	Seating area External
44	@rupgo	976,999	2018-09-15	Restaurant	Seating area Internal
45	@Ses_ame	952,102	2018-09-14	Research Institute	Building
46	@ryan_read	931,706	2019-01-04	Italian restaurant	Seating area Internal
47	@Kinjalchhaya	899,779	2021-08-15	Gujarati Restaurant	Seating area Internal
48	@sumantsunny	794,209	2021-09-02	North Indian Restaurant	Menu
49	@alainrc2005	763,133	2018-01-09	Hotel	Building
50	@Omghanna	761,060	2019-05-15	restaurant	Seating area Internal
51	@anantal	724,761	2020-04-15	Public Health Department	Other
52	@Blexi	723,645	2018-01-02	Chocolate cafe	Seating area Internal
53	@szliuyun2011	664,561	2020-01-09	Primary School	Building
54	@ChrisGledhill_	643,064	2020-01-03	Motorway services	Internal photo
55	@Omarfahd	536,634	2019-07-18	Attractions touristiques	Tourist attraction
56	@user_not_found	447,953	2019-06-10	Toàn cảnh	Panorama shot
57	@Rosa	303,829	2023-02-15	Women’s Clothing Store	Storefront
58	@Suvi	243,935	2021-06-18	Historical place museum	Internal photo
59	@SabbirShawon	188,743	2017-10-09	Town	Panorama shot
60	@Osama_El_Maghrby	177,473	2021-01-01	Supermarket	Storefront
[61]	@Tandrima2	104,211	2023-02-21	Amusement Park	Park/Playground
62	@Saddam_1	91,225	2019-08-30	Indian Restaurant	Storefront
63	@Safeerkhan	57,457	2019-08-09	Toyota dealer	Other
64	@KalyanPal	33,303	2021-01-14	Telecommunications service provider	Tourist attraction
65	@GaziSalauddinbd	25,305	?	Shopping Mall	Building
66	@ptrivedi	18,666	2021-08-21	beach	Beach
67	@2401	10,192	2023-05-24	Dharamshala	Other
68	@SusChat	14	2023-05-03	Travel	Historical Landmark
69	You ?	?	?	?	?

[Data read at 17:30 on 6 August 2023 (AEST)]

[AdamGT]

Featured Local Guide Level 7 Star Photos (August 2023)

Note: The screenshot of the featured star photo shown above is used with the permission and is the copyright of Level 6 Local Guide @ephraimfields .

[AdamGT]

Level 7 Star Views Leaderboard (August 2023)May June July
No	Local Guide	Star Views	Date Uploaded	Maps Category	Description
1	@SvenJacobs	68,557,114	2022-01-05	Train Station	Building
2	@FlyingTimo	42,670,750	2019-08-01	themeparks	Park/Playground
3	@Jean-IgnaceBE	9,067,801	2019-05-28	Furniture Shop	Storefront
4	@katydarhel	7,026,756	2021-03-02	Mexican restaurant	Storefront
5	@Charlie4690	6,898,661	2022-11-26	Tourist attraction	Cityscape
6	@Mikeinthefalls	6,036,975	2022-11-12	New American	Storefront
7	@ysaadat	4,744,866	2017-02-11	Pizza restaurant	Storefront
8	@heyrye	4,485,374	2018-02-14	Restaurant	Seating area Internal
9	@chillfiltr	3,414,967	2019-11-07	French restaurant	Storefront
10	@controcanto	3,002,277	2018-07-12	photos	Storefront
11	@RobertGEsays	2,772,042	2019-06-06	Sandwich	Storefront
12	@Robert24	2,635,786	2018-03-09	Bank	Building
13	@JokoEats	2,091,687	2016-01-02	Pizza	Storefront
14	@karora	1,404,690	2017-01-12	Historical landmark	Historical Landmark
[15]	@ephraimfields	1,173,991	2022-09-20	Restaurant	Storefront
16	@AnnetteCP	1,054,592	2021-07-11	French Bakery	Storefront
17	@Alex_Kezevadze	1,033,188	2021-10-03	Tourist attraction	Panorama shot
18	@Raggafreak	1,028,580	2021-10-15	Zoofachhandel	Storefront
19	@EvaBar	956,568	2020-10-25	Car racing track	Seating area External
20	@TheerapatS	947,404	2021-03-19	Driver’s license office	Building
21	@ChemaDieste	919,069	2020-01-03	International Airport	Internal photo
22	@AsafB	752,094	2017-08-26	Restaurant	Meal or beverage
23	@Prateek_Agarwal_In	734,400	2018-10-27	Food	Meal or beverage
24	@richard_schachtel	509,185	2021-08-12	Castle	Historical Landmark
25	@JohnB_Outdoors	482,891	2019-01-10	Park	Park/Playground
26	@achrislive	454,205	2019-10-17	Private University	Building
27	@Sviller	446,365	2021-06-03	Food	Meal or beverage
28	@RenanSavidan	441,296	2019-10-01	Bar	Internal photo
29	@ACCoelho20	439,640	2020-09-20	Museu	Building
30	@Ken_kimmes	426,158	2021-09-11	Restuarant	Seating area External
31	@HeyitsNicho	356,881	2021-06-15	?	Other
32	@LilianRAMBU	339,931	2021-06-01	Shopping mall	Storefront
33	@JoelBarrett	254,537	2021-09-15	Seafood	Internal photo
34	@Sverleis	200,646	2013-01-01	Church	Building
35	@MedinaMohamed	197,687	2019-08-04	Carneceria Suhail	Cityscape
36	@Spricki1	187,517	2021-06-23	Wellness Hotel	Building
37	@noheway	80,642	2021-01-15	Parque	Park/Playground
38	@ekbun	11,750	2020-02-01	corporate	Building
39	You ?	?	?	?	?

[Data read at 17:30 on 6 August 2023 (AEST)]

[AdamGT]

Featured Local Guide Level 6 Star Photos (August 2023)

Note: The screenshot of the featured star photo shown above is used with the permission and is the copyright of Level 6 Local Guide @LGVN .

[AdamGT]

Level 6 Star Views Leaderboard (August 2023)May June July
No	Local Guide	Star Views	Date Uploaded	Maps Category	Description
1	@jackson	58,954,700	2022-12-26	Amusement park	Tourist attraction
2	@amankkush	19,550,193	2019-08-19	Monument	Statue or Monument
3	@LDiamond	2,799,390	2022-08-11	Restaurant	Storefront
4	@AlekseyGapeev	2,422,842	2018-01-06	Hospital	Building
5	@DaniQueiroz	2,358,518	2021-04-15	City	Cityscape
6	@sudipbohora	1,163,168	2021-06-08	delhi	Camping/Picnic area
7	@eyusuf	1,015,016	2022-01-15	Pagoda	Building
8	@Cercis	799,423	2017-09-17	Park	Park/Playground
9	@KiranMiskin	797,298	2017-10-22	Park	Park/Playground
10	@BinodSingh	2017-01-03	Buddhist Temple	Building
11	@Ashifp	54,016	2021-06-30	Tourist attraction	Tourist attraction
[12]	@LGVN	53,126	2022-06-22	Thai restaurant	Storefront
13	@DavidDennison	32,796	2022-03-16	Fast Food Restaurant	Menu
14	@kvlpilote	27,183	2015-12-09	Hotel	Building
15	You ?	?	?	?	?

[Data read at 17:30 on 6 August 2023 (AEST)]

[AdamGT]

Featured Local Guide Level 5 Star Photos (August 2023)

Note: The screenshot of the featured star photos shown above is used with the permission and is the copyright of Level 5 Local Guide @IzzyOz .

[AdamGT]

Level 5 Star Views Leaderboard (August 2023)May June July
No	Local Guide	Star Views	Date Uploaded	Maps Category	Description
1	@Goodytom	4,963,990	2016-12-23	Pub	Seating area External
2	@rachanadhekane	25,501	2021-08-05	Pizza restaurant	Meal or beverage
3	@IzzyOz	4,335	2023-07-07	Vietnamese restaurant	Meal or beverage
4	You ?	?	?	?	?

[Data read at 17:30 on 6 August 2023 (AEST)]

[AdamGT]

Current Top 100 Average Star Views/Day Leaderboard (August 2023)May June July
No	Local Guide	LG Level	Average Views/Day	Date Uploaded	Maps Category	Description
1	@SvenJacobs	7	120,276	2022-01-05	Train Station	Building
[2]	@shunsader	8	87,339	2023-06-26	Building	Building
3	@indahnuria *	10	37,859	2022-09-01	Museum	Tourist attraction
4	@MortenCopenhagen *	10	29,770	2020-10-15	Fine dining restaurant	Storefront
5	@JakubWarsaw	8	28,958	2022-08-15	Beach	Beach
6	@Charlie4690	7	27,485	2022-11-26	Tourist attraction	Cityscape
7	@JustJake	8	14,184	2021-07-17	Amusement Park	Park/Playground
8	@mbmuhlison	9	14,057	2022-09-24	University	Building
9	@Kumaarsantosh	9	13,210	2023-03-20	Buddhist temple	Tourist attraction
10	@LightRich *	8	10,533	2022-12-19	Taco Shop	Seating area Internal
11	@Chuytorres-alc	8	8,802	2022-02-14	Restaurante Italiano	Seating area Internal
12	@LDiamond	6	8,381	2022-08-11	Restaurant	Storefront
[13]	@JohnDDoe	9	6,504	2021-12-28	Building	Panorama shot
14	@Trail_blazer	9	5,803	2022-09-08	Hospital	Garden
15	@Mo-TravelleerX	9	5,756	2023-01-15	Mosque	Historical Landmark
16	@RussKH	10	5,307	2018-02-18	DIY Store	Storefront
17	@PatrickUnson	10	4,869	2019-09-15	Filipino restaurant	Storefront
18	@AdamGT *	10	4,188	2018-07-07	Department store	Storefront
19	@AT_Rome	9	2,320	2016-03-01	High school	Building
20	@nigelfreeney	8	1,944	2019-09-07	Indian Restaurant	Storefront
21	@DENIT33	10	1,585	2020-02-12	Centro commerciale	Storefront
22	@Rednewt74	8	1,512	2018-02-15	Mexican Restaurant	Storefront
23	@tony_b	8	1,318	2019-02-19	Hardware store	Storefront
24	@DibyayanC	10	1,167	2017-09-15	Park	Park/Playground
25	@ModNomad	10	1,010	2018-07-03	Train station	Building
26	@EvaBar	7	951	2020-10-25	Car racing track	Seating area External
27	@GigiR	8	885	2017-03-29	Restaurants	Storefront
28	@PrasadVR	8	784	2017-11-15	Electronics store	Storefront
[29]	@Tandrima2	8	639	2023-02-21	Amusement Park	Park/Playground
30	@anantal	8	602	2020-04-15	Public Health Department	Other
31	@IzzyOz	5	188	2023-07-07	Vietnamese restaurant	Meal or beverage
[32]	@LGVN	6	138	2022-06-22	Thai restaurant	Storefront
33	You ?	?	?	?	?	?

[Data read at 17:30 on 6 August 2023 (AEST)]

[AdamGT]

Welcome to all newcomers to the Top 100 Star Photos Leaderboards. As well as the amazing improvements that we’re seeing in the obvious impact that these star photos are having in their respective communities, as well as the variety, I’m loving the featured star photos in each of the Local Guide levels ,and hope you are too. They were selected based on a number of criteria but mainly how well the Local Guides followed the specification as detailed in the Local Guides, 2023 Star Photos. Notwithstanding, some of these stars do still need some minor improvements and the main area needing attention, as usual, is the captions. We’ll talk about this soon.

The other major change that I do hope that you and in particular @Mikeinthefalls , @LDiamond and @tony_b have noticed, is the big drop in the number of star photos in Overall Top 100 Average Star Views/Day Leaderboard this month compared to previous months. There was an interesting discussion on this at the end of the July Average Star Views/Day Leaderboard, starting with the comment made by @Mikeinthefalls here. I encourage you to read that discussion and as soon as I finish the Movers & Shakers for August, I will update the readme to include the reasons for this.

[JustJake]

Thanks for the post @AdamGT . I can’t believe the meteoric rise of @SvenJacobs over the last couple months. The summer travel season through Grand Central has been very good to that incredible photo!

[JustJake]

While I anxiously await getting to Level 9 to jump up a few spots, I can’t help but notice the Level 8 board is full of newbies. That’s awesome!

@AdamGT I think the counts may be a bit wonky due to a duplicate listing for @QueBall at both #17 & #32. A warm welcome, @QueBall ! Welcome to the Boards

[AdamGT]

Oh yes isn’t @SvenJacobs a star on the star leaderboards @JustJake . In fact, a superstar. It sure is a great star photo Jake but is the meteoric increase in views really simply due to the summer season through Grand Central?