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MapQuest is now the No. 1 U.S. app after bucking Trump’s ‘Lake America’ renaming
TechCrunchWednesday, September 2, 2026 at 8:12 PM
RedScroll Brief
The once-dominant mapping app has surged to the top of Apple’s U. App Store after refusing to adopt Trump’s “Lake America” name, drawing more than half of its 2026 U.
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- Impact
- High
- Category
- Technology
- Market relevance
- Moderate
- Why it matters
- Technology shifts change how people work, communicate, and build — often faster than policy can follow. The once-dominant mapping app has surged to the top of Apple’s U. App Store after refusing to adopt Trump’s “Lake America” name, drawing more than half of its 2026 U. Secondary effects may show up in markets and supply chains linked to Trump and Lake America.
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What happened
The once-dominant mapping app has surged to the top of Apple’s U. App Store after refusing to adopt Trump’s “Lake America” name, drawing more than half of its 2026 U.
Why it matters
Technology shifts change how people work, communicate, and build — often faster than policy can follow.
Background
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Timeline
TechCrunch published: MapQuest is now the No. 1 U.S. app after bucking Trump’s ‘Lake America’ renaming
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Economic impact
Secondary effects may show up in markets and supply chains linked to Trump and Lake America.
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