On the Alphabet Q3 quarterly report, Google shared that Google Maps had passed 2 billion monthly users. It joins Search, YouTube, Chrome, and Play Store, as the only Google services with 2 billion monthly users.
Along with that, Google has rolled out Gemini AI conversational interfaces to maps. You can now prompt Maps in a more conversational manner. Ask it "things to do in downtown Austin" and it will return a list from Gemini that offers AI generated suggestions.
Combining the new features with Lens and Circle to Search for an entirely new way to search maps.



