MapQuest has 1.5 million downloads.
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PivotSep 4, 2026
MapQuest's own figure of over 1.5 million installs across the U.S. and Canada was reported by TechCrunch on September 2, 2026, and repeated by later outlets. Independent Sensor Tower estimates were far lower (about 632,000 U.S.
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… The name change came on John Turnus's first day as Apple CEO, taking the reins from Tim Cook. Ah, just not a surprise. Google had had done it before, ah, as I said. Um, and one company, a little company called MapQuest, which I covered a hundred years ago, is back, baby. Ah, the downloads at 1.5 ah million, the top of the charts. Actually, I changed myself. It's i forgot how good it is, actually. Ah, yeah, how how un- uncreative Google Maps are, and changed everything. …
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Contradicts. Sensor Tower data cited by TechCrunch and Digital Trends put U.S. downloads at about 632,000 since the executive order, well below 1.5 million, and heise reported 184,000 worldwide downloads in the week before September 2.[2][3][4]
Supports. TechCrunch reported that MapQuest said the app had seen over 1.5 million installs across the U.S. and Canada combined, and that figure was repeated by Times of India and CNET.[2][5][6]
Context. Business Wire's August 31 release described only 'hundreds of thousands' of downloads, and System1's August 9 release claimed 2 million new users in a week, a figure that predates the surge and is not directly comparable.[7][8]
Context. The AP later reported that the app topped the free charts in the U.S. and Canada after the surge but did not confirm a cumulative download total.[1]
Sources
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- 1One Tech Tip: Lake America backlash fuels interest in Google Maps alternativesapnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 2MapQuest is now the No. 1 US app after bucking Trump's ' ...techcrunch.com · not rated · cited for: contradicts, supports
- 3Free mapping app MapQuest surges in popularity after refusing ...digitaltrends.com · not rated · cited for: contradicts
- 4Mapping service MapQuest enormously popular due to retaining name Lake Ontarioheise.de · not rated · cited for: contradicts
- 5After Google and Apple Maps change 'Lake Ontario' name to 'Lake America' for US users; one Map app has refused to follow what Trump calls 'ratified, binding' ruletimesofindia.indiatimes.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 6MapQuest Acts Fast With Its Revived Fame, Adding Android Auto Supportcnet.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 7MapQuest Surges to No. 1 in the Apple App Store, 30 Years After Inventing Online Mappingbusinesswire.com · not rated · cited for: context
- 8System1's MapQuest Surpasses 2 Million New Users Over ...ir.system1.com · not rated · cited for: context
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