Google Maps’ mobile app reportedly is losing market share to local competition in China. Statistics from the third quarter show that Google Maps has lost almost half its market share since the second quarter — from 17.5 percent to 9.5 percent — and fell to No. 6 from No. 2 among mobile map apps. A few possible reasons for the decline include competitors that have cluttered the market and its exclusion from many Android devices in China.
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Google Maps Loses Its Way in China
Posted by: David Vranicar November 6, 2012 09:16 AMGoogle Maps’ mobile app reportedly is losing market share to local competition in China. Statistics from the third quarter show that Google Maps has lost almost half its market share since the second quarter — from 17.5 percent to 9.5 percent — and fell to No. 6 from No. 2 among mobile map apps. A few possible reasons for the decline include competitors that have cluttered the market and its exclusion from many Android devices in China.