July 2026 was the busiest month on record, with 8,633 threads, yet only a third of them were about suspensions. At 33.2%, July set a new low, and the week of July 8–14 came in under 29%.
By GBP Sherpa · Published · Data: 8,633 Google Business Profile Community forum threads
| Week | Suspension threads | Total threads | Suspension share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1–7 | 692 | 1,984 | 34.9% |
| Jul 8–14 | 638 | 2,214 | 28.8% |
| Jul 15–21 | 643 | 2,000 | 32.2% |
| Jul 22–28 | 544 | 1,594 | 34.1% |
| Jul 29–31 | 349 | 841 | 41.5% |
Weekly suspension share ranged across 12.7 percentage points in July. The final period covers only the last days of the month.
July's suspension share is 49.8 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% |
| May 2026 | 2,950 | 41.3% |
| June 2026 | 2,875 | 36.9% |
| July 2026 | 2,866 | 33.2% |
Share of July's 2,866 suspension threads whose title or original post mentions each topic, compared with June 2026. Threads often mention several topics, so shares add up to more than 100%.
| Topic | Share | Threads | vs June |
|---|---|---|---|
| Verification | 88.6% | 2,540 | -0.2 pts |
| Reviews | 69.1% | 1,979 | +4.9 pts |
| Appeals & reinstatement | 58.3% | 1,671 | -2.3 pts |
| Address / service area | 45.4% | 1,302 | +0.4 pts |
| Business name | 33.2% | 952 | -0.9 pts |
| Video verification | 23.0% | 660 | -0.2 pts |
The most suspension threads came on July 7 (134 of 359 threads, 37.3%). The fewest came on July 28 (23 of 62, 37.1%).
104.6 suspension threads per day · 33.4% share
57.6 suspension threads per day · 32.0% share
Only 9.3% of July'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 July 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.
33.2% of threads posted in the Google Business Profile Community forum in July 2026 were about suspensions: 2,866 of 8,633 threads. That compares with 36.9% in June 2026.
Down. The suspension share fell 3.7 percentage points from June 2026, and suspension threads changed -0.3%. The share is 49.8 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.