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Amap Surges to 170M Users with New AI Feature

9/13/2025

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Alibaba's Amap app introduced the AI ranking feature "Amap Street Stars," gaining 40 million users on launch day, exceeding Meituan's Dianping.
Amap now boasts 170 million daily users, compared to Dianping's 30 million.
Alibaba allocated over $140 million in subsidies to boost user engagement.
Analysts see Amap as vital to Alibaba's offline services strategy alongside Taobao.
The ranking system enhances consumer trust by categorizing destinations based on user behavior.

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Alibaba's Amap app introduced the AI ranking feature "Amap Street Stars," gaining 40 million users on launch day, exceeding Meituan's Dianping.
Amap now boasts 170 million daily users, compared to Dianping's 30 million.
Alibaba allocated over $140 million in subsidies to boost user engagement.
Analysts see Amap as vital to Alibaba's offline services strategy alongside Taobao.
The ranking system enhances consumer trust by categorizing destinations based on user behavior.