Eventually, the two projects merged to
Posted: Sat Feb 01, 2025 7:25 am
Soon after, ItsRC, a YouTuber and GeoGuessr streamer, was approached by a user named ComradeIntense to create a website called Geotips. Initially, they planned to launch a handy resource for tips and tricks for guessing any country. Meanwhile, another group of players kept records in a regular Google Excel spreadsheet.
become the site in its current form. The highscores page features over 50 categories, each listing the three shortest games or the three highest-scoring results. The table is updated regularly as new submissions are submitted to the GeoGuessr Pro Discord community, moderated by ItsRC.
“Virtually any player can set a record,” says ItsRC. “But to set one, you kenya number data need to submit a video of the game and its URL. Our team reviews each entry to check for anything that violates the rules, and then compares the in-game time with the time in the video to make sure the entry hasn’t been edited.”
ItsRC mentions that the entrepreneurial community on Discord and the number of submissions has grown exponentially in the past few months. He attributes this to Geotips and the open server making speedruns accessible to casual users. The player who goes by the nickname GeoWizard, who has 775k subscribers on YouTube, has been frequently talking about lesser-known users and creators lately, which has a positive effect on his popularity.
Until now, it has been the players who have been responsible for building a successful professional ecosystem. Part of that is due to its rapid growth. According to Filip Antell, head of support at GeoGuessr, the site's developers are also looking to host sponsored tournaments and events. He has even reached out to Twitch representatives about launching something large-scale on their platform.
become the site in its current form. The highscores page features over 50 categories, each listing the three shortest games or the three highest-scoring results. The table is updated regularly as new submissions are submitted to the GeoGuessr Pro Discord community, moderated by ItsRC.
“Virtually any player can set a record,” says ItsRC. “But to set one, you kenya number data need to submit a video of the game and its URL. Our team reviews each entry to check for anything that violates the rules, and then compares the in-game time with the time in the video to make sure the entry hasn’t been edited.”
ItsRC mentions that the entrepreneurial community on Discord and the number of submissions has grown exponentially in the past few months. He attributes this to Geotips and the open server making speedruns accessible to casual users. The player who goes by the nickname GeoWizard, who has 775k subscribers on YouTube, has been frequently talking about lesser-known users and creators lately, which has a positive effect on his popularity.
Until now, it has been the players who have been responsible for building a successful professional ecosystem. Part of that is due to its rapid growth. According to Filip Antell, head of support at GeoGuessr, the site's developers are also looking to host sponsored tournaments and events. He has even reached out to Twitch representatives about launching something large-scale on their platform.