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MapQuest reaches No. 1 Navigation app after refusing Lake America rename while Google Maps complies
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MapQuest's refusal to follow Trump's executive order renaming Lake Ontario to Lake America drove its app to the top of the US Navigation charts, with downloads surging more than 10x week-over-week according to Sensor Tower data.
This is a single-feed story, but third-party data from Sensor Tower corroborates the download surge. The event shows how geopolitical naming disputes can create sudden market openings for smaller mapping platforms when larger competitors comply with government directives. Google Maps complied with the rename for US users, while Apple Maps has not yet changed the name or issued a statement.
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MapQuest's iOS app became the No. 1 Navigation app in the US and reached No. 2 overall in Canada's App Store after refusing to rename Lake Ontario to Lake America.
Sensor Tower confirmed downloads increased more than 10x week-over-week, with 162,000 US downloads during the week beginning August 24 and daily downloads up 128% day-over-day from August 26 to 30.
Google Maps complied with the executive order, showing Lake America to US users and Lake Ontario to Canadian users, while Apple Maps has not yet renamed the lake or issued a statement.
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