When Was Google Local Guides Officially Created.

[U-royFelixA]

@AnoukV @TraciC amd the rest of the distinguished Local Guides Team, please what the official birthdate of Local Guides? I don't want to feel embarrassed when one of my community members pops up the question. Lol.

Cheers

U-Roy 

[PavelSarwar]

@U-royFelixAi also faced same question

[YK1001]

Thank you @Csaba, fixed.

It is not official I got two links:

Google Launches City Experts Program To Encourage Higher Quality ...   Aug, 2013

Google Replacing City Experts with Local Guides Program ...   Jan, 2015

[TraciC · Accepted solution]

Hi @YK1001, @U-royFelixA and @PavelSarwar! The Local Guides program launched on January 14, 2015 as a program that recognized Google Maps reviewers. On November 13, 2015, the program expanded to include the five contribution types you currently have in the program. Prior to that, the program was known as City Experts, which launched on July 30, 2013. 

[U-royFelixA]

Hi @PavelSarwar Really? 

[U-royFelixA]

Thanks immensely @TraciC 

Sorry for my typo error. Was actually meant to be "When" not "She" Lol.

Thanks again for the info. 

Regard 

[PavelSarwar]

@TraciCthanks for ur kind information.

[Csaba]

Hi @YK1001, 

I think you have messed it up and it's the other way round: 

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@YK1001 wrote:

It is not official I got two links:

Google Launches City Experts Program To Encourage Higher Quality ...   Jan , 2015 Aug, 2013

Google Replacing City Experts with Local Guides Program ...   Aug, 2013 Jan , 2015

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But never mind. We understand 🙂

[YK1001]

Please check this out, @LucasKellermann.

Please ask your second question in a new thread, I am sure lots of LGs also want to know the answer, myself included.

[LucasKellermann]

@YK1001

Thank you very much my friend! 

You are really a helpful dude. 

😊😊😊