March 2026 brought the biggest monthly drop in suspension share since December, even as total forum activity hit a new high of 6,414 threads. Suspension threads held roughly flat, so the improvement came from more non-suspension questions rather than fewer suspensions.
By GBP Sherpa · Published · Data: 6,414 Google Business Profile Community forum threads
| Week | Suspension threads | Total threads | Suspension share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1–7 | 614 | 1,324 | 46.4% |
| Mar 8–14 | 670 | 1,454 | 46.1% |
| Mar 15–21 | 535 | 1,328 | 40.3% |
| Mar 22–28 | 672 | 1,608 | 41.8% |
| Mar 29–31 | 298 | 700 | 42.6% |
Weekly suspension share ranged across 6.1 percentage points in March. The final period covers only the last days of the month.
March's suspension share is 39.5 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% |
Share of March's 2,789 suspension threads whose title or original post mentions each topic, compared with February 2026. Threads often mention several topics, so shares add up to more than 100%.
| Topic | Share | Threads | vs February |
|---|---|---|---|
| Verification | 91.6% | 2,554 | -1.3 pts |
| Appeals & reinstatement | 74.8% | 2,087 | -3.3 pts |
| Reviews | 62.8% | 1,751 | +0.2 pts |
| Address / service area | 49.2% | 1,372 | -1.2 pts |
| Business name | 34.1% | 952 | -1.5 pts |
| Video verification | 21.2% | 590 | +2.4 pts |
The most suspension threads came on March 23 (140 of 291 threads, 48.1%). The fewest came on March 14 (47 of 93, 50.5%).
104.6 suspension threads per day · 43.2% share
54.1 suspension threads per day · 44.8% share
Only 12.5% of March'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 March 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.
43.5% of threads posted in the Google Business Profile Community forum in March 2026 were about suspensions: 2,789 of 6,414 threads. That compares with 46.7% in February 2026.
Down. The suspension share fell 3.2 percentage points from February 2026, and suspension threads changed +2.5%. The share is 39.5 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.