January 2026 ended two straight months of decline. The suspension share edged up 0.7 points to 48.1%, and suspension threads rose 8% to 2,778 as forum activity picked back up after the holidays.
By GBP Sherpa · Published · Updated · Data: 5,779 Google Business Profile Community forum threads
| Week | Suspension threads | Total threads | Suspension share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1–7 | 570 | 1,196 | 47.7% |
| Jan 8–14 | 557 | 1,224 | 45.5% |
| Jan 15–21 | 659 | 1,344 | 49.0% |
| Jan 22–28 | 713 | 1,435 | 49.7% |
| Jan 29–31 | 279 | 580 | 48.1% |
Weekly suspension share ranged across 4.2 percentage points in January. The final period covers only the last days of the month.
January's suspension share is 34.9 percentage points below the October 2025 peak of 83.0%. It rose 0.7 points from December 2025.
| 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% |
Share of January's 2,778 suspension threads whose title or original post mentions each topic, compared with December 2025. Threads often mention several topics, so shares add up to more than 100%.
| Topic | Share | Threads | vs December |
|---|---|---|---|
| Verification | 92.8% | 2,579 | -0.5 pts |
| Appeals & reinstatement | 80.8% | 2,246 | +4.8 pts |
| Reviews | 59.5% | 1,652 | +1.2 pts |
| Address / service area | 51.2% | 1,421 | 0.0 pts |
| Business name | 34.6% | 960 | -2.0 pts |
| Video verification | 19.0% | 529 | +5.6 pts |
The most suspension threads came on January 27 (134 of 237 threads, 56.5%). The fewest came on January 11 (42 of 111, 37.8%).
103 suspension threads per day · 48.6% share
57 suspension threads per day · 45.9% share
Only 9.3% of January'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 January 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.
48.1% of threads posted in the Google Business Profile Community forum in January 2026 were about suspensions: 2,778 of 5,779 threads. That compares with 47.4% in December 2025.
Up. The suspension share rose 0.7 percentage points from December 2025, and suspension threads changed +8.3%. The share is 34.9 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.