Who owns the maps & navigation brands?
15 maps & navigation brands tracked here are owned by 11 companies; the three largest owners, Garmin, Alphabet and MapmyIndia, control 6 of them (40%) as of Oct 2026.
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15
brands
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11
owning companies
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40%
held by top 3 owners
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5
foreign-owned brands · origin ≠ owner HQ
Biggest owners of maps & navigation brands
| # | Owner | HQ | Brands in this category | Examples |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Garmin | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | 2 | Garmin, Navionics |
| 2 | Alphabet | 🇺🇸 United States | 2 | Google Maps, Waze |
| 3 | MapmyIndia | 🇮🇳 India | 2 | Mappls, Mappls DT |
| 4 | TomTom | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 2 | TomTom, TomTom Orbis Maps |
| 5 | Alibaba | 🇭🇰 Hong Kong | 1 | Amap |
| 6 | Baidu | 🇨🇳 China | 1 | Baidu Maps |
| 7 | Kakao | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 1 | Kakao Map |
| 8 | Life360 | 🇺🇸 United States | 1 | Life360 |
| 9 | Seznam | 🇨🇿 Czech Republic | 1 | Mapy.com |
| 10 | NAVER | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 1 | NAVER Map |
| 11 | Yandex | 🇷🇺 Russia | 1 | Yandex Maps |
All maps & navigation brands and their owners
| Brand | Owner | Since | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amap | Alibaba | — | 🇨🇳 China |
| Baidu Maps | Baidu | — | 🇨🇳 China |
| Garmin | Garmin | — | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Google Maps | Alphabet | — | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| Kakao Map | Kakao | — | 🇰🇷 South Korea |
| Life360 | Life360 | — | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Mappls | MapmyIndia | — | 🇮🇳 India |
| Mappls DT | MapmyIndia | 2017 | 🇮🇳 India |
| Mapy.com | Seznam | — | 🇨🇿 Czech Republic |
| NAVER Map | NAVER | — | 🇰🇷 South Korea |
| Navionics | Garmin | 2017 | 🇮🇹 Italy |
| TomTom | TomTom | — | 🇳🇱 Netherlands |
| TomTom Orbis Maps | TomTom | — | 🇳🇱 Netherlands |
| Waze | Alphabet | 2013 | 🇮🇱 Israel |
| Yandex Maps | Yandex | — | 🇷🇺 Russia |