Google itself previously acknowledged the impact of the health crisis on Google Maps usage, explaining that its traffic patterns have pretty much been ruined by the restrictions that went in place all over the world. In London, for example, the company launched a subscription-based travel card, essentially giving Citymapper Pass customers the option to travel in Zones 1 and 2 without any kind of limits. The whole thing then got even worse, with Citymapper reporting losses of £7.4 million (nearly $8.9 million) in 2021, once again because of the restrictions and the dropping interest in apps that allowed people to travel more efficiently.Īnd yet, while this is awful news for Citymapper, the company seems very optimistic that it can recover in the future, particularly thanks to its money-making ideas. As a result, the company recorded rapidly declining revenue, with 2020 itself generating losses of 6.3 million British pounds (for our American friends, this means the company lost $7.5 million in just one year).

Citymapper, which was created more than a decade ago to provide users with a way to travel more effectively (first in London and then in so many other cities), is just living proof in this regard.Īnd it’s all because the company’s losses have reached a record level in 2021, mostly fueled by the collapsing number of users.īecause most people were recommended to work remotely, using Citymapper, often considered a top alternative to Google Maps, no longer made much sense for the majority of users.

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