Google Maps closing in on Mapquest

Hitwise Blog is reporting that Google Maps is closing in on Mapquest. The Blog states

US visits to Maps websites is up 10% year on year and MapQuest is still the leader, receiving more than half of all US visits to Maps websites last week. However, Google Maps is gaining fast.

This was surprise to me as all along I was under the impression that Google Maps is the number 1 mapping site. What is there in Mapquest that people still like? I bet it is "habit" from pre Google Map Days.

Google Maps though will soon become the #1 map site as can be seen in the graph below:

(A year ago, MapQuest had more than five times (429%) more US visits than Google Maps. Last week, that gap was down to 126%. Google Maps is the #2 Maps website and attracted 22% of visits to Maps websites. Yahoo! Maps and MSN's Local Live stand 3rd and 4th.) (via)