MapQuest's refusal to rename Lake Ontario to 'Lake America' in compliance with a presidential executive order led to a significant increase in its app downloads and rankings.

MapQuest, the "OG of online mapping," is now soaring in the app charts after refusing to call Lake Ontario "Lake America" in its product. Here's more from @Sarahp for @Techcrunch. https://flip.it/nFwMH7 #MapQuest #LakeOntario #TrumpAdministration

"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 Lake Ontario on its maps to Lake America, despite Trump’s executive order directing the U.S. Department of the Interior to update the lake’s name in the U.S. geographic naming service. As a result, MapQuest’s mobile app downloads soared, sending the iOS app to the No. 4 position on the U.S. App Store’s Top Charts for apps (not including games) as of Monday morning on the U.S. east coast. MapQuest also reached the No. 8 position overall in the U.S. App Store across both apps and games, and it became the No. 1 Navigation app in the United States. In Canada’s App Store, the app reached No. 2 overall as of Sunday evening." https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/31/mapquests-app-surges-to-no-1-in-navigation-after-refusing-to-rename-lake-ontario/ #USA #Trump #MAGA #Canada #Google #MapQuest #LakeOntario #BigTech

MapQuest is getting an unexpected boost from its decision to defy President Trump’s renaming of Lake Ontario. https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/31/mapquests-app-surges-to-no-1-in-navigation-after-refusing-to-rename-lake-ontario/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon