Top 100 Star Videos Leaderboards (December 2023)

[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. 

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 to know more then see this How-to post by @AZ_2021

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]

Featured above are thumbnail screenshots of 3 of the star videos added on Google Maps by Top 100 Leaderboard participating Local Guides @ZUKInp (Level 8), @jayasimha78 (Level 10) and @Mikeinthefalls (Level 7). To see more details about these featured videos, click on the following links:

1. TEACHING HOSPITAL HELIPAD, Kathmandu, Nepal (by @ZUKInp)
   
   
2. Papa Kona Restaurant, in Kona, Big Island, Hawaii (by @jayasimha78)
   
   
3. First Watch Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (by @Mikeinthefalls)
   
   

[AdamGT]

How to Read the Star Video leaderboards (December 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 Videos Leaderboard (December 2023)    May   June   July   August   September   October   November
No	Local Guide	LG Level	Star Views	Date Uploaded	Maps Category	Description
1	@tunaontour	8	3,322,250	2022-08-11	City	Cityscape
2	@jayasimha78	10	2,252,578	2021-07-11	Restaurant	Seating area Internal
3	@RooksieN	9	1,306,749	2023-03-01	Japanese	Meal or beverage
4	@TiffanyStockstill	8	1,228,859	2023-06-11	Restaurant	Meal or beverage
5	@MattGatlin	10	1,030,763	2022-11-18	Fast Food Restaurant	Storefront
6	@Rednewt74	8	768,000	2023-05-20	Cafe	Other
7	@Mikeinthefalls	7	516,440	2023-09-20	Breakfast restaurant	Storefront
8	@ig_shevchenko	10	500,249	2021-05-20	Condominium complex	Building
9	@abermans	10	492,431	2022-01-01	Market	Tourist attraction
10	@MarkAuchincloss	10	293,610	2023-05-20	Bistro	Menu
11	@JohnDDoe	9	241,831	2023-06-05	A cityscape	Tourist attraction
12	@Mo-TravelleerX	9	175,950	2021-04-08	Water	Tourist attraction
13	@AZ_2021	10	167,679	2019-08-10	Museum	Tourist attraction
14	@tony_b	8	157,739	2023-06-10	Fast Food Restaurant	Building
15	@ManhattanNYC	8	147,171	2023-02-12	Subway station	Other
16	@TravellerG	10	134,317	2018-09-15	Sculpture	Statue or Monument
17	@nigelfreeney	8	131,153	2022-08-01	Clothing Shop	Storefront
18	@LightRich *	8	126,477	2022-01-20	Restaurant	Seating area External
19	@turaibalazs	9	89,686	2021-09-10	Tourist attraction	Tourist attraction
20	@Annaelisa	9	67,189	2021-08-10	Ort	Other
21	@DibyayanC	10	67,148	2017-08-20	Hindu Temple	Tourist attraction
22	@IzzyOz	6	66,961	2023-07-08	Town Hall	Other
23	@efcxp	8	66,043	2022-10-01	Beach	Beach
24	@TerryPG	9	56,976	2019-09-18	Tex Mex	Meal or beverage
25	@JustJake	9	41,857	2022-10-25	Sports complex	Panorama shot
26	@ZUKInp	8	34,780	2023-05-08	Heliport	Other
27	@LudwigGermany *	9	33,640	2022-11-23	Sushi-Restaurant	Meal or beverage
28	@Teana_K	9	19,842	2023-05-14	Restaurant	Meal or beverage
29	@Kumaarsantosh	9	15,934	2020-09-25	Tourist attraction	Waterfall
30	@Tandrima2	8	14,594	2023-04-15	Ecological Park	Garden
(31)	@EvaBar	8	14,374	2020-11-13	Car racing track	Tourist attraction
32	@PrasadVR	9	5,902	2023-07-15	Airport	Garden
(33)	@ajitthite	9	5,398	2023-10-08	Restaurant	Meal or beverage
34	@Trail_blazer	9	4,056	2023-10-19	Restaurant	Meal or beverage
35	@AdamGT *	10	3,436	2023-09-04	Convention center	Storefront
36	@You ?	?	?	?	?	?

[Data read at 5:45 on 4 November 2023 (AEDT)]

[AdamGT]

Level 10 Star Video Views Leaderboard (December 2023)    May   June   July   August   September   October   November
No	Local Guide	Star Views	Date Uploaded	Maps Category	Description
1	@jayasimha78	2,252,578	2021-07-11	Restaurant	Seating area Internal
2	@MattGatlin	1,030,763	2022-11-18	Fast Food Restaurant	Storefront
3	@ig_shevchenko	500,249	2021-05-20	Condominium complex	Building
4	@abermans	492,431	2022-01-01	Market	Tourist attraction
5	@MarkAuchincloss	293,610	2023-05-20	Bistro	Menu
6	@AZ_2021	167,679	2019-08-10	Museum	Tourist attraction
7	@TravellerG	134,317	2018-09-15	Sculpture	Statue or Monument
8	@DibyayanC	67,148	2017-08-20	Hindu Temple	Tourist attraction
9	@AdamGT *	3,436	2023-09-04	Convention center	Storefront
10	You ?	?	?	?	?

[Data read at 5:45 on 4 November 2023 (AEDT)]

[AdamGT]

Level 9 Star Videos Views Leaderboard (December 2023)    May   June   July   August   September   October   November
No	Local Guide	Star Views	Date Uploaded	Maps Category	Description
1	@RooksieN	1,306,749	2023-03-01	Japanese	Meal or beverage
2	@JohnDDoe	241,831	2023-06-05	A cityscape	Tourist attraction
3	@Mo-TravelleerX	175,950	2021-04-08	Water	Tourist attraction
4	@turaibalazs	89,686	2021-09-10	Tourist attraction	Tourist attraction
5	@Annaelisa	67,189	2021-08-10	Ort	Other
6	@TerryPG	56,976	2019-09-18	Tex Mex	Meal or beverage
7	@JustJake	41,857	2022-10-25	Sports complex	Panorama shot
8	@LudwigGermany *	33,640	2022-11-23	Sushi-Restaurant	Meal or beverage
9	@Teana_K	19,842	2023-05-14	Restaurant	Meal or beverage
10	@Kumaarsantosh	15,934	2020-09-25	Tourist attraction	Waterfall
11	@PrasadVR	5,902	2023-07-15	Airport	Garden
(12)	@ajitthite	5,398	2023-10-08	Restaurant	Meal or beverage
13	@Trail_blazer	4,056	2023-10-19	Restaurant	Meal or beverage
14	You ?	?	?	?	?

[Data read at 5:45 on 4 November 2023 (AEDT)]

[AdamGT]

Level 8 Star Videos Views Leaderboard (December 2023)    May   June   July   August   September   October   November
No	Local Guide	Star Views	Date Uploaded	Maps Category	Description
1	@Anonymous	3,322,250	2022-08-11	City	Cityscape
2	@TiffanyStockstill	1,228,859	2023-06-11	Restaurant	Meal or beverage
3	@Rednewt74	768,000	2023-05-20	Cafe	Other
4	@tony_b	157,739	2023-06-10	Fast Food Restaurant	Building
5	@ManhattanNYC	147,171	2023-02-12	Subway station	Other
6	@nigelfreeney	131,153	2022-08-01	Clothing Shop	Storefront
7	@LightRich *	126,477	2022-01-20	Restaurant	Seating area External
8	@efcxp	66,043	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	14,374	2020-11-13	Car racing track	Tourist attraction
12	You ?	?	?	?	?

[Data read at 5:45 on 4 November 2023 (AEDT)]

[AdamGT]

Level 7 Star Videos Views Leaderboard (December 2023)    May   June   July   August   September   October   November
No	Local Guide	Star Views	Date Uploaded	Maps Category	Description
1	@Mikeinthefalls	516,440	2023-09-20	Breakfast restaurant	Storefront
2	@You ?	?	?	?	?

[Data read at 5:45 on 4 November 2023 (AEDT)]

[AdamGT]

Level 6 Star Videos Views Leaderboard (December 2023)    May   June   July   August   September   October   November
No	Local Guide	Star Views	Date Uploaded	Maps Category	Description
1	@IzzyOz	66,961	2023-07-08	Town Hall	Other
2	@You ?	?	?	?	?

[Data read at 5:45 on 4 November 2023 (AEDT)]

[AdamGT]

Current Top 100 Star Video Average Views/Day Leaderboard (December 2023)    May   June   July   August   September   October   November
No	Local Guide	LG Level	Average Views/Day	Date Uploaded	Maps Category	Description
1	@Mikeinthefalls	7	7,274	2023-09-20	Breakfast restaurant	Storefront
2	@tunaontour	8	7,024	2022-08-11	City	Cityscape
3	@RooksieN	9	4,913	2023-03-01	Japanese	Meal or beverage
4	@Rednewt74	8	3,959	2023-05-20	Cafe	Other
5	@MattGatlin	10	2,741	2022-11-18	Fast Food Restaurant	Storefront
6	@jayasimha78	10	2,592	2021-07-11	Restaurant	Seating area Internal
7	@MarkAuchincloss	10	1,801	2023-05-20	Bistro	Menu
8	@JohnDDoe	9	1,406	2023-06-05	A cityscape	Tourist attraction
9	@tony_b	8	922	2023-06-10	Fast Food Restaurant	Building
10	@abermans	10	704	2022-01-01	Market	Tourist attraction
11	@ig_shevchenko	10	542	2021-05-20	Condominium complex	Building
12	@ManhattanNYC	8	506	2023-02-12	Subway station	Other
13	@IzzyOz	6	462	2023-07-08	Town Hall	Other
(14)	@ajitthite	9	450	2023-10-08	Restaurant	Meal or beverage
15	@Trail_blazer	9	290	2023-10-19	Restaurant	Meal or beverage
16	@nigelfreeney	8	271	2022-08-01	Clothing Shop	Storefront
17	@ZUKInp	8	245	2023-05-08	Heliport	Other
18	@LightRich *	8	187	2022-01-20	Restaurant	Seating area External
19	@Mo-TravelleerX	9	182	2021-04-08	Water	Tourist attraction
20	@efcxp	8	168	2022-10-01	Beach	Beach
21	@AZ_2021	10	111	2019-08-10	Museum	Tourist attraction
22	@turaibalazs	9	111	2021-09-10	Tourist attraction	Tourist attraction
23	@JustJake	9	105	2022-10-25	Sports complex	Panorama shot
24	@Tandrima2	8	104	2023-04-15	Ecological Park	Garden
25	@LudwigGermany *	9	90	2022-11-23	Sushi-Restaurant	Meal or beverage
26	@Annaelisa	9	80	2021-08-10	Ort	Other
27	@TravellerG	10	73	2018-09-15	Sculpture	Statue or Monument
28	@AdamGT *	10	57	2023-09-04	Convention center	Storefront
29	@PrasadVR	9	43	2023-07-15	Airport	Garden
30	@TerryPG	9	37	2019-09-18	Tex Mex	Meal or beverage
31	@DibyayanC	10	30	2017-08-20	Hindu Temple	Tourist attraction
32	@Kumaarsantosh	9	14	2020-09-25	Tourist attraction	Waterfall
(33)	@EvaBar	8	13	2020-11-13	Car racing track	Tourist attraction
34	@TiffanyStockstill	8	?	2023-06-11	Restaurant	Meal or beverage
35	@Teana_K	9	?	2023-05-14	Restaurant	Meal or beverage
36	@You ?	?	?	?	?	?

[Data read at 5:45 on 4 November 2023 (AEDT)]