571 of 6775 venues analyzed in Essen have had Google reviews deleted - about 13171 reviews removed, with an average rating drop of 0.35★.
A deleted Google review is a review Google removed from a venue's profile after a complaint - in Germany, usually one citing defamation or personality-rights law. Google discloses the removal on the venue's page but never the reviews themselves. This page collects those disclosures for Essen, so you can see what each rating looked like before the removals.
| Venue | Deletion rate | Deleted reviews | Visible reviews |
|---|---|---|---|
| Praxis für Psychotherapie | 63.6% | 2–5 | 2 |
| Dr. Franz-Josef Lang Arzt für Orthopädie | 56.8% | 21–50 | 27 |
| Augenarztpraxis Dr. Önder Kilic | 52.6% | 51–100 | 68 |
| Dr. med. Verena Bhakdi-Gerl | 52.6% | 21–50 | 32 |
| Prof. Dr. med. Elmar W. Busch | 50.0% | 1–1 | 1 |
| Frau Dr. phil. Dipl.-Psych. Regina Brinkmann-Göbel | 49.2% | 11–20 | 16 |
| Dr. med. Katharina Langner Fachärztin für HNO - Heilkunde | 48.3% | 21–50 | 38 |
| Sadin Sweets | 47.1% | 6–10 | 9 |
| Dr. med. dent. Christoph Kiwitz | 46.7% | 2–5 | 4 |
| NOVOTERGUM GmbH | 46.7% | 2–5 | 4 |
| Venue | Adjusted score | Current score |
|---|---|---|
| Praxis für Psychotherapie | 1.91★ | 3.5★ |
| Augenarztpraxis Dr. Önder Kilic | 2.18★ | 3.5★ |
| Najwa Style | 2.22★ | 2.9★ |
| Dr. Franz-Josef Lang Arzt für Orthopädie | 2.25★ | 3.9★ |
| Dr. med. Hans Freund | 2.32★ | 2.6★ |
| Dr. med. Verena Bhakdi-Gerl | 2.42★ | 4.0★ |
| NOVOTERGUM GmbH | 2.60★ | 4.0★ |
| Sadin Sweets | 2.64★ | 4.1★ |
| MA'LOA Poké Bowl | 2.67★ | 3.0★ |
| Greek house | 2.69★ | 3.9★ |
Counts come from official Google Maps deletion notices; the adjusted score assumes every deleted review was 1-star. About the methodology