Top 100 Star Videos Leaderboards (2312)

[AdamGT]

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Introduction:

Each day we're seeing more and more Local Guides contributing videos on Maps. In these videos they share their experiences at the places they enjoy so that others can get a much better appreciation of and make better informed decisions about visiting these places. This post is about such videos and more specifically, it's about showcasing the "best" videos shared by Connect Local Guides. Like photos, videos have a view count and in the absence of a better metric, in this post we use the number of views that a video has as a measure of that video's quality and we refer to our video having the most views as being our star video. 

As you will see, this post includes a set of leaderboards that showcase the star videos of Local Guides from all over the world and whether you are a Level 10 or a Level 2 Local Guide, if you have contributed video on Maps, you can join in to showcase your star and it's simple to do. Just hit this link and register or if you want some help then add a comment in this post and someone will jump in to help you.

So what can you learn from the Star Videos Leaderboards?

By sharing our video contributions and achievements we can learn a lot about how to improve the quality of our videos so that we can achieve even better outcomes in terms of the impact that they have on our communities. We have been doing this successfully with photos over many years and so now we can do the same with videos. Let's see if together we can learn what type of videos work "best".

If you haven't as yet shared your star video then register now as we'd all love to see it!

[AdamGT]

How to Read the Star Video leaderboards (End 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 videos of participating Local Guides from all over the world.  If you have contributed videos on Maps then you will have a star video, it's your video that has the most views and we call this, the star video.
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 video's performance with that of your peers. Finally, there's a leaderboard ranking the top 100 star videos by average star views per day which gives an indication on how good your star video is. To be included in this leaderboard, you must have updated your star video'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 video expressed in days. The life of the star video is equal to the number of days between when you first uploaded your star video 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 that 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 video.
5. If the Maps Category of a star video 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 Videos post, a "star video album" if you will, of star videos.
6. If the Maps Category of a star video is shown on a colored background then that star video has been selected as one of the best that meets the formatting requirements as specified in the star video album post. Select that star video's category and see why it has been rated as one of the best and read more about that star video on the "star video 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 screenshots of featured star videos. If so, these are a selection from those that best meet the requirements as detailed in the "star video album" post.
9. Clicking or selecting any of the featured star video images shown will take you to where you can view the Local Guide's video.
10. Where shown, [ ] around leaderboard sequence numbers indicate that this is the first time that the Local Guide has participated on the Top 100 Local Guides leaderboards.
11. Where shown, ( ) around leaderboard sequence numbers indicate that this Local Guide levelled up/down onto  this leaderboard.
12. An asterisk (*) shown after a Connect Username indicates that that Local Guide is a Connect Moderator.
13. Double asterisks (**) shown after a Connect Username indicates that that Local Guide is a Googler.
14. 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.
15. 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 14 above.

[AdamGT]

Overall Top 100 Star Video Views Leaderboard (End 2023)    October   November   December
No	Local Guide	Star Video Views	Date Uploaded	Maps Category	Description
1	@Anonymous	3,609,691	2022-08-11	City	Cityscape
2	@jayasimha78	2,433,235	2021-07-11	Restaurant	Seating area Internal
3	@RooksieN	1,306,749	2023-03-01	Japanese	Meal or beverage
4	@TiffanyStockstill	1,232,842	2023-06-11	Restaurant	Meal or beverage
5	@MattGatlin	1,132,957	2022-11-18	Fast Food Restaurant	Storefront
6	@Rednewt74	877,767	2023-05-20	Cafe	Other
7	@abermans	831,455	2023-10-25	Shop	Storefront
8	@Mikeinthefalls	718,828	2023-09-20	Breakfast restaurant	Storefront
9	@ig_shevchenko	527,814	2021-05-20	Condominium complex	Building
[10]	@Scheria	511,573	2023-11-11	Live music venue	Building
11	@MarkAuchincloss	315,008	2023-05-20	Bistro	Menu
(12)	@JohnDDoe	241,831	2023-06-05	A cityscape	Tourist attraction
13	@nigelfreeney	222,792	2021-05-01	Park and Garden	Park/Playground
14	@Mo-TravelleerX	217,258	2021-04-08	Water	Tourist attraction
15	@ManhattanNYC	199,584	2023-02-12	Subway station	Other
16	@LightRich *	170,507	2022-01-20	Restaurant	Seating area External
(17)	@ajitthite	167,752	2022-03-19	Beach	Beach
18	@AZ_2021	167,679	2019-08-10	Museum	Tourist attraction
19	@tony_b	160,386	2023-06-10	Fast Food Restaurant	Building
20	@TravellerG	134,335	2018-09-15	Sculpture	Statue or Monument
21	@turaibalazs	89,686	2021-09-10	Tourist attraction	Tourist attraction
22	@Caverni	87,474	2023-03-17	hotel	Cityscape
23	@IzzyOz	83,356	2023-07-08	Town Hall	Other
24	@efcxp	78,651	2022-10-01	Beach	Beach
25	@Annaelisa	70,150	2021-08-10	Ort	Other
26	@DibyayanC	67,148	2017-08-20	Hindu Temple	Tourist attraction
27	@TerryPG	61,366	2019-09-18	Tex Mex	Meal or beverage
28	@JustJake	54,553	2023-10-12	Restaurant	Meal or beverage
29	@LudwigGermany *	36,553	2022-11-23	Sushi-Restaurant	Meal or beverage
30	@ZUKInp	34,780	2023-05-08	Heliport	Other
(31)	@Kumaarsantosh	27,725	2023-04-08	Restaurant	Reception area
32	@Teana_K	19,842	2023-05-14	Restaurant	Meal or beverage
33	@Tandrima2	14,594	2023-04-15	Ecological Park	Garden
(34)	@EvaBar	14,431	2020-11-13	Car racing track	Tourist attraction
35	@PrasadVR	6,142	2023-07-15	Airport	Garden
36	@Trail_blazer	4,322	2023-10-19	Restaurant	Meal or beverage
37	@AdamGT *	3,634	2023-09-04	Convention center	Storefront
38	You ?	?	?	?	?

[Data read at 2:05 PM on 2 January 2024 (UTC)]

[AdamGT]

Level 10 Star Video Views Leaderboard (End 2023)    October   November   December
No	Local Guide	Star Video Views	Date Uploaded	Maps Category	Description
1	@jayasimha78	2,433,235	2021-07-11	Restaurant	Seating area Internal
2	@MattGatlin	1,132,957	2022-11-18	Fast Food Restaurant	Storefront
3	@abermans	831,455	2023-10-25	Shop	Storefront
4	@ig_shevchenko	527,814	2021-05-20	Condominium complex	Building
5	@MarkAuchincloss	315,008	2023-05-20	Bistro	Menu
(6)	@JohnDDoe	241,831	2023-06-05	A cityscape	Tourist attraction
7	@AZ_2021	167,679	2019-08-10	Museum	Tourist attraction
8	@TravellerG	134,335	2018-09-15	Sculpture	Statue or Monument
9	@Caverni	87,474	2023-03-17	hotel	Cityscape
10	@DibyayanC	67,148	2017-08-20	Hindu Temple	Tourist attraction
(11)	@Kumaarsantosh	27,725	2023-04-08	Restaurant	Reception area
12	@PrasadVR	6,142	2023-07-15	Airport	Garden
13	@AdamGT *	3,634	2023-09-04	Convention center	Storefront
14	You ?	?	?	?	?

[Data read at 2:05 PM on 2 January 2024 (UTC)]

[AdamGT]

Level 9 Star Video Views Leaderboard (End 2023)    October   November   December
No	Local Guide	Star Video Views	Date Uploaded	Maps Category	Description
1	@RooksieN	1,306,749	2023-03-01	Japanese	Meal or beverage
2	@Mo-TravelleerX	217,258	2021-04-08	Water	Tourist attraction
(3)	@ajitthite	167,752	2022-03-19	Beach	Beach
4	@turaibalazs	89,686	2021-09-10	Tourist attraction	Tourist attraction
5	@Annaelisa	70,150	2021-08-10	Ort	Other
6	@TerryPG	61,366	2019-09-18	Tex Mex	Meal or beverage
7	@JustJake	54,553	2023-10-12	Restaurant	Meal or beverage
8	@LudwigGermany *	36,553	2022-11-23	Sushi-Restaurant	Meal or beverage
9	@Teana_K	19,842	2023-05-14	Restaurant	Meal or beverage
10	@Trail_blazer	4,322	2023-10-19	Restaurant	Meal or beverage
11	You ?	?	?	?	?

[Data read at 2:05 PM on 2 January 2024 (UTC)]

[AdamGT]

Level 8 Star Video Views Leaderboard (End 2023)    October   November   December
No	Local Guide	Star Video Views	Date Uploaded	Maps Category	Description
1	@Anonymous	3,609,691	2022-08-11	City	Cityscape
2	@TiffanyStockstill	1,232,842	2023-06-11	Restaurant	Meal or beverage
3	@Rednewt74	877,767	2023-05-20	Cafe	Other
4	@nigelfreeney	222,792	2021-05-01	Park and Garden	Park/Playground
5	@ManhattanNYC	199,584	2023-02-12	Subway station	Other
6	@LightRich *	170,507	2022-01-20	Restaurant	Seating area External
7	@tony_b	160,386	2023-06-10	Fast Food Restaurant	Building
8	@efcxp	78,651	2022-10-01	Beach	Beach
9	@ZUKInp	34,780	2023-05-08	Heliport	Other
10	@Tandrima2	14,594	2023-04-15	Ecological Park	Garden
(11)	@EvaBar	14,431	2020-11-13	Car racing track	Tourist attraction
12	You ?	?	?	?	?

[Data read at 2:05 PM on 2 January 2024 (UTC)]

[AdamGT]

Level 1-7 Star Video Views Leaderboard (End 2023)    October   November   December
No	Local Guide	Star Video Views	Date Uploaded	Maps Category	Description
1	@Mikeinthefalls	718,828	2023-09-20	Breakfast restaurant	Storefront
[2]	@Scheria	511,573	2023-11-11	Live music venue	Building
3	@IzzyOz	83,356	2023-07-08	Town Hall	Other
4	You ?	?	?	?	?

[Data read at 2:05 PM on 2 January 2024 (UTC)]

[AdamGT]

Current Top 100 Average Star Video Views/Day Leaderboard (End 2023)    October   November   December
No	Local Guide	Average Views/Day	Date Uploaded	Maps Category	Description
1	@abermans	12,227	2023-10-25	Shop	Storefront
[2]	@Scheria	12,180	2023-11-11	Live music venue	Building
3	@Mikeinthefalls	7,261	2023-09-20	Breakfast restaurant	Storefront
4	@Anonymous	7,191	2022-08-11	City	Cityscape
5	@Rednewt74	3,901	2023-05-20	Cafe	Other
6	@MattGatlin	2,784	2022-11-18	Fast Food Restaurant	Storefront
7	@MarkAuchincloss	1,425	2023-05-20	Bistro	Menu
8	@tony_b	798	2023-06-10	Fast Food Restaurant	Building
9	@JustJake	727	2023-10-12	Restaurant	Meal or beverage
10	@ManhattanNYC	620	2023-02-12	Subway station	Other
11	@ig_shevchenko	553	2021-05-20	Condominium complex	Building
12	@IzzyOz	474	2023-07-08	Town Hall	Other
13	@Caverni	304	2023-03-17	hotel	Cityscape
14	@LightRich *	241	2022-01-20	Restaurant	Seating area External
15	@nigelfreeney	229	2021-05-01	Park and Garden	Park/Playground
16	@Mo-TravelleerX	218	2021-04-08	Water	Tourist attraction
(17)	@Kumaarsantosh	103	2023-04-08	Restaurant	Reception area
18	@Annaelisa	80	2021-08-10	Ort	Other
19	@Trail_blazer	60	2023-10-19	Restaurant	Meal or beverage
20	@TerryPG	39	2019-09-18	Tex Mex	Meal or beverage
21	@PrasadVR	36	2023-07-15	Airport	Garden
22	@AdamGT *	31	2023-09-04	Convention center	Storefront
(23)	@EvaBar	13	2020-11-13	Car racing track	Tourist attraction
24	You ?	?	?	?	?

[Data read at 2:05 PM on 2 January 2024 (UTC)]

[JustJake]

Thanks for all of the work getting these together this month (and all other) @AdamGT!

I know I should wait for the updated Movers & Shakers, but @Rednewt74 and @abermans are flying towards that 1,000,000 views! Sam's month-over-month is nuts!

If I'm not mistaken, I believe that Ms. @Scheria deserves her [Brackets] this month for being a newbie -- a heavy-hitting newbie. Congrats on breaking into the Top 10 right out of the gate!

[AdamGT]

Thanks @JustJake.

It's been a big month in more ways than one and to be honest, I totally underestimated the effort required to integrate the new Video views boards. They just impacted so many others and in particular the Country boards and, although not in the first month, also the soon to be posted Movers & Shakers.

Yes you are right about @Scheria and I noted that earlier today. However, she is not the only one. I also need to look at adding the superscript feature for these boards which will eliminate some off some of the boards....if I only had time Jake.