Many Local Guides share their points achievements in individual posts on Connect’s Connections & celebrations category. However, hundreds of Local Guides do this collectively on the Points Leaderboards post. Why? Because here you get much more than the opportunity to brag about your points achievements:
You get a much better and easier comparative analysis of your points achievements with your peers, that is, Local Guides at your own Local Guide level;
You can gain a way to better monitor and chart the progress of your contributions over time;
You have access to a deeper analysis of your points achievements;
You can quickly gain an as-you-go health check that can highlight issues with your contributions;
As well as the inherent competitive and fun element to the Leaderboards, there’s more here than meets the eye! You see, the Leaderboards are more than just about rankings of Local Guides! To learn more see this post.
The good news is, you don’t have to be a “top gun” Level 10 Local Guide with millions of points to participate! There are leaderboards for each Local Guide level so anyone can join in and it’s simple to do! If you want to get on the boards hit this link or leave a comment in this post and someone will jump in to help you.
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 these leaderboard posts and all posts associated with them, hit this link.
Readme - How to read the Points leaderboards (December, 2024)
Briefly, this is what you need to know about the leaderboards in this post. For more details see the leaderboard documentation and the Leaderboard System’s online context-sensitive help information.
The leaderboards in this post present details about the Local Guide points of hundreds of participating Local Guides from all over the world. As well as an overall leaderboard ranking the top 100 Local Guides by points, you will see leaderboards for different Local Guide levels which provide you with direct comparisons of your points achievements with that of your peers.
Where shown, [ ] around leaderboard sequence numbers indicate that this is the first time that this Local Guide has participated on the Top 100 Local Guides leaderboards.
Where shown, ( ) around leaderboard sequence numbers indicate that this Local Guide levelled up/down on this leaderboard.
An asterisk (*) shown after a Connect Username indicates that that Local Guide is a Connect Moderator.
Double asterisks (**) shown after a Connect Username indicates that that Local Guide is a Googler.
A superscript following a Local Guide’s username indicates that some of that Local Guide’s data has been set to private. The Leaderboards System uses 8 different superscripts to indicate the varying states of a Local Guide’s profile. On the Points Leaderboards a superscript of [2] indicates that while the Local Guide is included on the points leaderboards, because their Maps profile is hidden, they will not be included on the Photo Views leaderboards!
Local Guides suspended or who have left the Local Guides program are excluded from the Points Leaderboards.
Hovering over a Local Guide’s username will display the number that integrates that Local Guide’s details on the Leaderboards System and Connect; the umbilical chord if you will between the two disparate systems.
Selecting a Connect Usernames will take you to that Local Guide’s Connect Profile.
A ? or the words “Not set” in a cell indicates that the respective value hasn’t been provided by or cannot be determined for the respective Local Guide.
Usernames shown as @Anonymous have either been deleted from or have left the Local Guides program.
The data for the leaderboards in this post was read at 1130 on Saturday, January 4, 2025 (UTC).
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 10 above.
I’m sure you’ll agree that anyone with a MILLION points needs to be specially highlighted on these leaderboards and this is what the Million Points Club is all about. The leaderboard shown below lists the participating Local Guides with an incredible MILLION+ points on Google Maps. Hard to believe but there you are, it is possible and we all can one day achieve this and there’s plenty of room in this club for each and everyone of us
Welcome everyone to the December 2024 Top 100 Points Leaderboards and a special welcome to the following Local Guides on these leaderboards who joined during December, 2024 including fellow Connect Moderators @NareshDarji and @Globe_trotter_Ish.
Top 100 Local Guides Points New participants (December 2024)
Leaderboard #112
I find it interesting when I look at the details. For example. While there hasn't been any movement in positions in the Million Points Club, @MarcoDavoli has made an amazing leap forward gaining an incredible 162,031 points!
@Mikeinthefalls has maintained his lead on the Level 7 board for quite some time and seems to be creeping closer and closer to entering the Level 8 Local Guide level but in a very controlled way, this month only moving up by some 27 points!
But have I unintentionally dropped some Local Guides off the boards? Some deep checking is required here
@AdamGT Upon reviewing the list, I am deeply impressed by the dedication and immense effort exhibited by you, your team, and fellow LGs in achieving this remarkable milestone. This serves as a powerful motivator, inspiring me to maintain consistency and persevere with renewed vigor. I firmly believe that leadership is not an innate trait but rather a culmination of deliberate self-cultivation. I extend my heartfelt congratulations to everyone featured on the list and offer my sincere encouragement to those who aspire to join their ranks in the near future.
This serves as a powerful motivator, inspiring me to maintain consistency and persevere with renewed vigor. 
I firmly believe that leadership is not an innate trait but rather a culmination of deliberate self-cultivation. 
I extend my heartfelt congratulations to everyone featured on the list 
and offer my sincere encouragement to those who aspire to join their ranks in the near future. 