April 2026 was the first month since tracking began with a suspension share under 40%. Suspension threads fell to 2,579, but the month ended on a warning note: the share jumped above 41% after mid-month and reached 47.2% in the final two days.
By GBP Sherpa · Published · Data: 6,465 Google Business Profile Community forum threads
| Week | Suspension threads | Total threads | Suspension share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1–7 | 583 | 1,599 | 36.5% |
| Apr 8–14 | 572 | 1,524 | 37.5% |
| Apr 15–21 | 622 | 1,470 | 42.3% |
| Apr 22–28 | 573 | 1,387 | 41.3% |
| Apr 29–30 | 229 | 485 | 47.2% |
Weekly suspension share ranged across 10.7 percentage points in April. The final period covers only the last days of the month.
April's suspension share is 43.1 percentage points below the October 2025 peak of 83.0%. No month since tracking began has had a lower share.
| Month | Suspension threads | Share |
|---|---|---|
| October 2025 | 3,910 | 83.0% |
| November 2025 | 3,330 | 55.7% |
| December 2025 | 2,564 | 47.4% |
| January 2026 | 2,778 | 48.1% |
| February 2026 | 2,721 | 46.7% |
| March 2026 | 2,789 | 43.5% |
| April 2026 | 2,579 | 39.9% |
Share of April's 2,579 suspension threads whose title or original post mentions each topic, compared with March 2026. Threads often mention several topics, so shares add up to more than 100%.
| Topic | Share | Threads | vs March |
|---|---|---|---|
| Verification | 91.0% | 2,346 | -0.6 pts |
| Appeals & reinstatement | 69.5% | 1,793 | -5.3 pts |
| Reviews | 65.8% | 1,697 | +3.0 pts |
| Address / service area | 46.3% | 1,193 | -2.9 pts |
| Business name | 31.2% | 805 | -2.9 pts |
| Video verification | 20.5% | 529 | -0.6 pts |
The most suspension threads came on April 30 (129 of 251 threads, 51.4%). The fewest came on April 25 (40 of 129, 31.0%).
100 suspension threads per day · 40.5% share
47.3 suspension threads per day · 36.7% share
Only 11.6% of April's suspension threads received a recommended answer on the forum. Most suspended business owners posting there don't get a resolution path from the thread itself.
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Methodology: counts come from Google Business Profile Community forum threads posted in April 2026, tracked by GBP Sherpa. A thread counts as suspension-related when its title or content matches our suspension keyword detection. Topic shares use keyword matches on the thread title and original post.
39.9% of threads posted in the Google Business Profile Community forum in April 2026 were about suspensions: 2,579 of 6,465 threads. That compares with 43.5% in March 2026.
Down. The suspension share fell 3.6 percentage points from March 2026, and suspension threads changed -7.5%. The share is 43.1 points below the October 2025 peak of 83.0%.
GBP Sherpa tracks every thread posted in the official Google Business Profile Community forum. A thread counts as suspension-related when its title or content matches suspension keywords. Figures are grouped by the date each thread was posted.