MapQuest surges from No. 128 to No. 1 upon defying Trump's "Lake America" rename
ⓘ MapQuest
MapQuest, a mapping service that previously looked as though it was slowly fading into obscurity, is now number one among the top downloaded free apps on Apple's App Store in the US. The trigger was political: MapQuest rejected President Donald Trump’s executive order
The attention has also generated active app engagement, with users submitting feature requests and bug reports alongside their downloads. MapQuest, once the dominant online mapping service before losing ground to Google Maps, is owned by advertising company System1. Whether this download spike driven by political protest translates into lasting user loyalty remains to be seen.
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