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March 12, 2011 03:09 am GMT

Marissa Mayer: 40% Of Google Maps Usage Is Mobile (And There Are 150 Million Mobile Users)

Today at a SXSW talk, Google VP Marissa Mayer took the stage to talk about location "mobile location, in particular. The theme isn't a surprise since Mayer recently shifted her role from leading Google's search team to heading their local efforts. Her talk was mostly an overview/demo of Google's recent product launches, but it did include some new stats.
  • Mayer revealed that 40% of Google Maps usage is mobile. And Christmas and New Years day had mobile usage of Maps surpass the desktop " which is a first for Google products. Google Maps now has 150 million mobile users. To put that in context, Maps for mobile had 100 million users in August of last year.

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