As 2025 comes to an end, we’d like to look back on the year, reflect on our achievements, and share a few insights with you.
Despite many challenges, we got back on track and shipped 13 app releases this year with many improvements. Several notable features were introduced, including global hiking and cycling routes from OpenStreetMap and the first step toward public transport navigation by displaying bus numbers at bus stops. The ongoing work on Android SDK (that complements existing API), rendering engine, and other core components will allow us to introduce new features in 2026.
This year, we achieved even stronger growth in our install base compared to previous years, finishing the year with a lifetime total of almost 2M downloads on the App Store and almost 3M downloads on Google Play, with European and North American countries topping the list. We estimate at least 1M more Organic Maps Android downloads and installs from other sources, bringing the total to around 6M downloads across all platforms since the app’s launch 5 years ago.
Other notable achievements in 2025 include:
GitHub stats
- 1K Pull Requests created and 808 merged in 2025 out of a total of 5K.
- 800 new issues created and 482 fixed/closed in 2025 out of a total of 6K.
- 1.5K commits from 100 contributors in 2025 out of a total of 8.6K commits since the project started in 2020.
- The project reached 1,244 forks and 12,411 stars on GitHub, indicating strong developer interest and real-world usage.
Store ratings and user engagement
- Over the course of 2025, total ratings on the App Store increased from 4.1K to 11.1K, meaning the app received more than twice as many new ratings in 2025 as in all previous years combined, reflecting strong appreciation from you, our beloved users.
- Android users also showed increased engagement, with 5.3K new ratings in 2025, reaching a total of 16.5K ❤️
- We sent 4K support emails and responded to 2.5K reviews on Google Play and App Store in 2025.
- 10 petabytes of map data were downloaded by users worldwide from our servers in 2025.
Social media and community
- Thanks to you, our social media stats are growing too (follow us if you haven’t already! 😊):
- Join 2.6K beta testers on iOS and almost 2K on Android helping us test new features and report issues.
- Nearly 1K users participated in the poll for the most requested missing feature, with Public Transport ranking 1st, Traffic Info 2nd, and Better Search 3rd.
- We support local Organic Maps communities on Telegram. Join our English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Turkish, Ukrainian, Russian, Chinese, Arabic, and Persian-speaking communities.
None of this could have been achieved without you: our users, our contributors, our supporters. Every commit, bug fix, donation, and even a star on GitHub, a vote on Telegram, or a store rating helps us get closer to our goal of making free, open-source, privacy-first maps more accessible for everyone. Thank you!
Happy New Year 2026! 🎄🎁🎉
The Organic Maps Team
