MapQuest Reports a Surge of Downloads While Apple, Google Change Name to ‘Lake America’ for US Users
MapQuest said 56% of its year-to-date U.S. downloads came in six days as users backed its refusal to rename the lake.
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Apple and Google's decision to rename Lake Ontario in their card services at President Donald Trump's request for U.S. users in Lake America is a clear response from users. Their frustration about the collapse of the tech giants is unleashed in an unexpected comeback of an industry pioneer: MapQuest.
"We won't change the lake name..." MapQuest, which defied Trump's order, makes a comeback to No. 1 on the US App Store. MapQuest merely maintained familiar place names. Opposition to U.S. President Donald Trump's policies is spreading even to app downloads. Map, whose presence had once faded after being overshadowed by the Google Maps app.
‘Blown away’: Mapquest GM on reaction to keeping Lake Ontario name despite Trump order
MapQuest is making an unexpected comeback. Following Apple and Google’s compliance with an executive order renaming Lake Ontario as “Lake America,” users are flocking to the legacy navigation platform. General Manager Doug Berger told Erin Burnett that usage is “through the roof,” with downloads surging by over a million. “People are posting screenshots on social media and actively contributing to the conversation,” Berger noted.
MapQuest is now the No. 1 US app after bucking Trump's 'Lake America' renaming
The once-dominant mapping app has surged to the top of Apple’s U.S. App Store after refusing to adopt Trump’s “Lake America” name, drawing more than half of its 2026 U.S. downloads in just six days.
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