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Maps.me
[[Programmer|Original authorTemplate:Pluralize from text]]Yury Melnichek, Alexander Borsuk, Viktor Govako, Siarhei Rachytski
[[Programmer|DeveloperTemplate:Pluralize from text]]MapsWithMe GmbH, My.com
Initial release2011
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Written inC++, Objective-C, Java
Operating systemAndroid, iOS, BlackBerry
Size232 MB Android[1] / 302.5 MB iOS[2]
LicenseProprietary
Websitemaps.me

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Maps.me is a mobile app for Android, iOS and BlackBerry that provides offline maps using OpenStreetMap data. It was formerly known as MapsWithMe. In November 2014, it was acquired by Mail.Ru Group and became part of its My.com brand. In September 2015, the app was open sourced[4] and a free and open-source software version was additionally made available on F-droid[5] until the application was sold to the payment processor Daegu Limited, part of Parity.com, which changed the application user interface and content,[6][7] leading original MapsWithMe founders Alexander Borsuk and Viktor Govako to release an open source ad- and tracker-free fork called 'Organic Maps' in response.[8]

History

Maps.me was founded by Yury Melnichek, Alexander Borsuk, Viktor Govako and Siarhei Rachytski.[9] Under the leadership of Alexander, MapsWithMe onboarded 2.5M users worldwide.[non-primary source needed]

In November 2014, it was acquired by Mail.Ru Group and became part of its My.com brand.[10] In September 2015, the app was open sourced[11] and a free and open-source software version was additionally made available on F-droid.[12]

In November 2020 Mail.ru Group sold Maps.me to the payment processor Daegu Limited, part of Parity.com Group.[13] Daegu Limited changed the application user interface and content.[14][15] Following this acquisition in January 2021, a fork — Organic Maps — was created by Alexander and Viktor, and is developed by the FOSS community.[16]

In June 2025, after governance concerns in Organic Maps, the CoMaps project was founded by former Organic Maps contributors

MapsWithMe GmbH

The application was formerly known as MapsWithMe and initially developed by Zurich-based MapsWithMe GmbH with a development office in Minsk.

In 2012, MapsWithMe came in first in the Startup Monthly competition in Vilnius. The team won a nine-week traineeship in Silicon Valley as a prize.[17]

Mail.ru Group

In November 2014, Maps.me was acquired by Mail.Ru Group for 542 million Russian rubles (around US$14 million at that time) to be integrated with My.com, and the app was made free of charge.[18][non-primary source needed] The engineering team was relocated to the Mail.Ru Group office in Moscow to continue working on the project.

In 2019, its revenue amounted to 159 million rubles (US$2.5 million) with an EBITDA loss of 25 million rubles (US$0.39 million).[13][non-primary source needed]

Daegu Ltd and partners

On November 2, 2020, Daegu Limited bought Maps.me for 1.56 billion Russian rubles (approximately US$20 million at that time).[19] Daegu Limited is announced to be part of Parity.com Group.[20]

On September 18, 2022, Maps.me announced the launch of a mobile app wallet with a prepaid Mastercard in partnership with Monavate.[21]

See also

References

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  17. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Belarusian startup Mapswithme wins Startup Monthly in Lithuania". 16 April 2012. Archived from the original on 31 March 2019. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
  18. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Mail.Ru Group, One of the Largest Internet Companies in Europe, Acquires MAPS.ME". 13 Nov 2014. Archived from the original on 11 May 2015. Retrieved 9 Dec 2014.
  19. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Mail.ru Group sells MAPS.ME – Company Announcement - FT.com". markets.ft.com. Retrieved 2022-09-26.
  20. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Mail.ru Group sells MAPS.ME – Company Announcement". Financial Times. Retrieved 2022-09-26.
  21. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Monavate Provides Prepaid Cards for Maps.me". Pymnts. 2022-09-06. Retrieved 2022-09-26.

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