MapQuest Tops Chart After Defying Trump’s Lake Ontario Edict | HuffPost Latest News
MapQuest Tops Chart After Defying Trump’s Lake Ontario EdictThe app, a creation of the dot-com boom, is sticking with “historical, familiar names” for lakes and gulfs, unlike Google and Apple.By Graeme DemianykSenior Reporter, HuffPostSep 2, 2026, 11:42 AM EDT|Updated 26 minutes ago70 Comments
LOADINGERROR LOADING 1/1 Skip Ad Continue watchingafter the adVisit Advertiser websiteGO TO PAGEMapQuest, the decades-old mapping app, has soared to the top of the charts after defying an edict issued by President Donald Trump.The dot-com boom company, launched in 1996, on Wednesday sat atop the list of free apps on Apple’s App Store, in no small part thanks to refusing to rename Lake Ontario as “Lake America.”Advertisement ChatGPT is the second-most downloaded free app on Apple.The surge in interest in MapQuest, which says it has reached its highest chart position in the brand’s 30-year history, comes as rivals Google and Apple bow to pressure from the president on the Lake Ontario name change.
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