⚡ Maps in the United Arab Emirates

Online mapping services allow users to find places, get directions, view traffic conditions and satellite images, and access location-based features.

The United Arab Emirates is a Western Asian country with a population of over 10 million people.

According to our research, map services are detected on 15.2% of websites from the United Arab Emirates.

⭐ Most Popular in 2026

The following chart shows the top map services in the United Arab Emirates in 2026, based on market share.

The most popular is Google Maps, which dominates the market with an overwhelming 94.4% share.
It is followed by Mapbox with 2.3% and ArcGIS with 1.7%.

Google Maps 94.4%
Mapbox 2.3%
ArcGIS 1.7%
OpenStreetMap 1.7%
MapTiler 0.6%
2GIS 0.4%
Yandex Maps 0.2%
Naver Map 0.2%
Apple Maps 0.08%
Carto 0.08%
HERE 0.08%
AMap 0.08%
Bing Maps 0.08%
Wikimapia 0.08%

🚀 Highlights

Here is a list of the top services that are more popular in the United Arab Emirates than worldwide.
Differences between global and country rankings are shown in parentheses.

2. Mapbox ^(-2)
3. ArcGIS ^(-2)
5. MapTiler ^(-1)
6. 2GIS ^(-6)
8. Naver Map ^(-8)
9. Apple Maps ^(-1)
10. Carto ^(-1)
11. HERE ^(-3)
12. AMap ^(-3)
14. Wikimapia ^(-12)

✨ Best Map Services

Below is a more detailed list of 15 map services used on sites from the United Arab Emirates, ranked by their market share.

Rank	Name	Market share
1	Google Maps Mountain View, California, United States An online mapping service from Google that provides users with satellite imagery, street maps, 3D views, real-time traffic updates, and route planning features. Free$$$	94.4%
2	Mapbox Washington, DC, United States A mapping platform that enables software developers to quickly embed location-based context into their applications. Free$0.30+/user	2.3%
3	ArcGIS Redlands, California, United States A geographic information system platform that enables users to create, use, and share geographic information within their organization, with the community, and on the web. $100+/year	1.7%
4	OpenStreetMap Cambridge, United Kingdom A free, editable world map that is being built by volunteers largely from scratch and released with an open-content license. Free	1.7%
5	MapTiler Zug, Switzerland Provides a software platform and mapping services for creating, hosting, and integrating maps for websites, mobile apps, and other applications. Free$25+/month	0.6%
6	2GIS Moscow, Russia A Russian mapping service with navigation tools for drivers and pedestrians.	0.4%
7	Yandex Maps Moscow, Russia A mapping service developed by the Russian company Yandex. Free	0.2%
8	Naver Map Seongnam, Korea A digital map service from the South Korean search engine company Naver. Free	0.2%
9	Apple Maps Cupertino, California, United States A web mapping service developed by Apple Inc. Free	0.08%
10	Carto New York, United States A cloud-based location intelligence platform offering GIS, web mapping, data visualization, and spatial analytics. $$$	0.08%
11	HERE Eindhoven, Netherlands A PaaS for building, deploying, and scaling location-based applications and solutions. Free$$$	0.08%
12	AMap Hangzhou, China A Chinese web mapping, navigation, and location-based service. Free	0.08%
13	Bing Maps Redmond, Washington, United States A web mapping service offered by Microsoft that provides mapping and location-based services. Free	0.08%
14	Wikimapia Moscow, Russia A multilingual, open-content, collaborative map where anyone can create place tags and share their knowledge. Free	0.08%
15	Waze Mountain View, California, United States A free GPS navigation service currently owned by Google. Free	0.08%

👉 See Also

🌎 Maps in other countries
- Kuwait
- Oman
- Qatar

Data is based on the analysis of 8,347 websites from the United Arab Emirates.
Statistics were last calculated on March 30, 2026.
For details, see our methodology and disclaimer.