The company mocked Trump’s move to rename the water body to Lake America on social media even as bigger rivals like Google Maps and Apple Maps have complied with the change.

MapQuest said its decision to keep the name Lake Ontario fueled a surge in downloads, sending the mapping app to the top of Apple's navigation rankings.

Hundreds of thousands of downloads push usage to 50 times its normal rate as users embrace the brand's decision to keep familiar lake and gulf names LOS ANGELES, August 31, 2026--(BUSINESS ...

MapQuest has just received another big update, so if you were still having doubts over a potential switch from Google Maps, things might be clearer now. MapQuest has long been considered an underdog ...

The most popular iPhone app in the US is one that few people have thought about since dial-up internet: MapQuest.

MapQuest stood up to President Donald Trump, and now its app is reaping the rewards. The “OG of online mapping,” as the company calls itself, announced on Thursday that it would not change the name of ...

Michael Blend, CEO of System1, which owns MapQuest, supported Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 election.

System1, Inc. (NYSE: SST) (“System1” or the “Company”) today announced that its MapQuest mapping service has surged to become the No. 1 overall free app in the Apple App Store in both the United ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Apple is the latest big tech company to go along with President Trump's order to change the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America.

MapQuest includes free voice prompts with its route guidance.Wayne Cunningham/CNET In the online maps space, Google may draw more attention, but MapQuest, online years earlier, has continued to ...