How do I remove my business from Google Maps?

The fuller answer

Which route you use depends on whether the business is yours and whether it still exists. Google describes the owner route in Remove a Business Profile from your Google Account and the public route in Request removal of a Business Profile from Google Search and Maps.

I own the profile and the business has closed

Mark it closed rather than deleting. In your profile, edit the hours and choose Permanently closed. Search and Maps then show a "Permanently closed" label, and the listing fades from results over time, though it may still show to people searching the exact name (Mark your business as closed). For a pause, choose Temporarily closed, or use special hours for closures of 7 days or less.

I own the profile and want it gone

• Go to business.google.com, open Business Profile settings and choose Remove Business Profile.
• Choose to remove profile content and managers, optionally turning on Mark your business as permanently closed.
• Confirm. Only primary owners can do this.

Be careful: your posts, photos, videos and review replies are permanently deleted, customer reviews stay, and it cannot be undone. To manage the business again you must re-verify. Google also says removing ownership does not guarantee the business stops showing on Maps. If the business is eligible, the listing can remain.

I do not own the profile (a closed, fake or wrong listing)

• Sign in, open Google Maps and select the business.
• Choose Suggest an edit, then "Place is closed or not here".
• Pick the reason, such as "Doesn't exist here", and submit.
• Answer any follow-up email from Google.

Google removes a place only if it never existed or is not eligible to be on Google. Google does not state how long this takes. If the listing is yours but a former agency or employee holds it, ask them for ownership instead; the steps are in how to add a manager.

I have a duplicate listing

Do not delete the good one. Keep the verified profile and ask Google to remove or merge the extra, as explained in multiple listings for the same location. The free duplicate listing finder checks for a second listing.

How long until it disappears?

Google does not publish a timeline. Edits to hours are reviewed, and removal requests may take days. Check back, and re-check search results for the exact business name.

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