# Google Maps Platform — developer ecosystem report

> Google Maps Platform is a set of APIs and SDKs for retrieving location-based data from Google and embedding Google Maps imagery into mobile apps and web pages.

- GitHub org: `googlemaps`
- Category: platform
- Overall score: 59.0 / 100
- Overall rank: #84
- Last refreshed: 2026-08-20

## Pillar scores

| Pillar | Score / 100 | Rank | Weight in overall |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Code & Polish | 78.0 | #31 | ~22% |
| Education | 57.0 | #609 | ~18% |
| AI readiness | 12.0 | #768 | part of Reach |
| Builder experience | 0.0 | #1 | ~12% |
| Community | 57.0 | #60 | ~16% |
| Reach | 56.0 | #219 | ~18% |
| Momentum | 46.0 | #276 | ~14% |

## Links

- GitHub: https://github.com/googlemaps
- Website: https://developers.google.com
- Docs: https://developers.google.com/documentation

## Public GitHub totals

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Repos analyzed | 12 |
| Stars | 22,817 |
| Forks | 9,189 |
| Open issues | 1,560 |
| Contributors | — |

## Top repositories

| Repo | Stars | Language | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [google-maps-services-python](https://github.com/googlemaps/google-maps-services-python) | 4,969 | Python | Python client library for Google Maps API Web Services |
| [android-maps-utils](https://github.com/googlemaps/android-maps-utils) | 3,616 | Kotlin | Maps SDK for Android Utility Library |
| [google-maps-services-js](https://github.com/googlemaps/google-maps-services-js) | 3,059 | TypeScript | Node.js client library for Google Maps API Web Services |
| [google-maps-services-java](https://github.com/googlemaps/google-maps-services-java) | 1,798 | Java | Java client library for Google Maps API Web Services |
| [android-maps-compose](https://github.com/googlemaps/android-maps-compose) | 1,309 | Kotlin | Jetpack Compose composables for the Maps SDK for Android |
| [v3-utility-library](https://github.com/googlemaps/v3-utility-library) | 1,101 | JavaScript | Utility libraries for Google Maps JavaScript API v3 |
| [google-maps-services-go](https://github.com/googlemaps/google-maps-services-go) | 831 | Go | Go client library for Google Maps API Web Services |
| [js-samples](https://github.com/googlemaps/js-samples) | 805 | TypeScript | Samples for the Google Maps JavaScript v3 API |
| [google-maps-ios-utils](https://github.com/googlemaps/google-maps-ios-utils) | 773 | Objective-C | Google Maps SDK for iOS Utility Library |
| [transport-tracker](https://github.com/googlemaps/transport-tracker) | 581 | JavaScript | Applications for tracking moving assets on a live map |
| [js-api-loader](https://github.com/googlemaps/js-api-loader) | 448 | TypeScript | Load the Google Maps JavaScript API script dynamically. |
| [react-wrapper](https://github.com/googlemaps/react-wrapper) | 381 | TypeScript | Wrap React components with this libary to load the Google Maps JavaScript API. |

## Methodology

Scores are computed from public signals only (GitHub, package registries, docs sites, community platforms). Pillar definitions: https://www.smoower.com/docs.md

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