Tencent Maps

Tencent Maps is a desktop and web mapping service application and technology provided by Tencent, offering satellite imagery, street maps, street view and historical view perspectives, as well as functions such as a route planner for traveling by foot, car, or with public transportation. Android and iOS versions are available.

Tencent Maps
腾讯地图
Tencent map showing details for China while neighboring Japan and Korea are blank
Type of site
Web mapping
Available inSimplified Chinese
OwnerTencent
URLmap.qq.com
CommercialYes
Launched2011 (2011)
Current statusActive

The online version of Tencent Map is available only in the Chinese language and offers maps only of mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan, with the rest of the world appearing unexplored.

On September 26, 2014, Tencent Map announced that maps of Japan, South Korea, Thailand and Taiwan were launched for the mobile version.[1] These locations (except Taiwan) are not available on the web version as of July 2017.

Tencent Maps partner with NavInfo[2] for China market and MapKing [3] for Hong Kong market.

Street view service

The street view service of Tencent Maps was first launched in 2011, but later stopped because of restrictions on geographic data in China. It was relaunched on December 13, 2012.[4]

As of 2015, places with:
  80%-100% coverage
  30%-79% coverage
  5%-29% coverage
  planned coverage
  no current coverage

Timeline of introductions
# [Note 1]Release dateMajor locations added
1December 13, 2012Beijing
Shanghai
Guangdong: Guangzhou, Shenzhen
Shaanxi: Xi'an
Tibet Autonomous Region: Lhasa (prefecture-level city)
2March 20, 2013Yunnan: Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture, Lijiang, Dêqên Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture
Tibet Autonomous Region: Chamdo, Lhoka (Shannan) Prefecture, Nyingchi, Shigatse
Hebei: Chengde, Zhangjiakou
Jiangxi: Shangrao: Wuyuan County, Jiangxi:
Hainan: Sanya
3April 1, 2013Beijing: More areas
4April 12, 2013Xinjiang: Karamay
5April 24, 2013Hubei: Wuhan
Sichuan: Chengdu
Jiangsu: Nanjing
Yunnan: Kunming
Hainan: Haikou
Announced together with aerial photographs of Senkaku Islands (aka Diaoyu Islands or Pinnacle Islands)
6May 29, 2013Zhejiang: Hangzhou
Jiangsu: Suzhou, Wuxi
Fujian: Fuzhou, Xiamen
Hunan: Changsha
Guangdong: Zhuhai, Zhongshan, Dongguan, Foshan
7July 11, 2013Shanghai: More areas
Guangdong: Guangzhou: More areas
Chongqing
Zhejiang: Ningbo
Guangdong: Jiangmen, Huizhou, Shantou
Henan: Zhengzhou
8August 8, 2013Tianjin
Jiangxi: Nanchang
Hebei: Shijiazhuang
Shanxi: Taiyuan
Guangxi: Nanning
9August 23, 2013Liaoning: Shenyang
10August 26, 2013Shandong: Jinan, Qingdao
Inner Mongolia: Hohhot
11September 15, 2013Shandong: Weifang
12October 21, 2013Shaanxi: Xi'an: More areas
Anhui: Hefei
Xinjiang: Ürümqi
Heilongjiang: Harbin
Jilin: Changchun
Liaoning: Dalian
13October 29, 2013Heilongjiang: Mudanjiang, Daqing, Qiqihar, Da Hinggan Ling Prefecture
Henan: Luoyang
Jilin: Songyuan, Jilin City, Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture: Antu County
Liaoning: Dandong, Benxi, Anshan, Fushun, Jinzhou
Inner Mongolia: Ordos City, Hulunbuir, Baotou
Guangxi: Liuzhou
Yunnan: Qujing, Yuxi
14November 11, 2013Guizhou: Anshun
==November 27, 2013Guangdong: Shenzhen (More areas: Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport Terminal 3 and Ground Transportation Center)
15December 12, 2013Ningxia: Yinchuan
Jilin: Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture
Inner Mongolia: Hinggan League
Hebei: Qinhuangdao, Tangshan, Langfang, Baoding, Handan, Chengde
Shaanxi: Baoji, Xianyang, Hanzhong
Shandong: Yantai, Weihai, Tai'an, Rizhao
Henan: Kaifeng, Xuchang
Qinghai: Xining, Haibei Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture
Gansu: Lanzhou, Jiayuguan City, Jiuquan, Zhangye, Wuwei, Gansu, Tianshui
Guizhou: Guiyang
Guangxi: Guilin
Hainan: Sansha, Dongfang, Hainan
16January 15, 2014Xinjiang: Turpan
Jiangsu: Xuzhou
Shandong: Jining
Sichuan: Deyang
Henan: Xinxiang, Jiaozuo
Shanxi: Xinzhou, Datong
Jiangxi: Jiujiang, Jingdezhen, Ji'an
Shaanxi: Yan'an
Zhejiang: Wenzhou, Jiaxing
Hunan: Xiangtan
Yunnan: More areas: China National Highway 214, China National Highway 320 and  Provincial road 221 of Yunnan, etc.
Tibet Autonomous Region: Nagqu Prefecture, Mêdog County and China National Highway 318, China National Highway 109, etc.
Beijing: More areas
Shanghai: More areas
Guangdong: Guangzhou: More areas, Shenzhen: More areas
17February 26, 2014Beijing: More areas
Shanghai: More areas
Zhejiang: Hangzhou: More areas
Guangdong: Guangzhou, Shenzhen: More areas
Hubei: Wuhan: More areas
Jiangsu: Nanjing: More areas, Yangzhou
Hunan: Zhangjiajie, Zhuzhou
Zhejiang: Taizhou, Zhejiang, Shaoxing
Sichuan: Chengdu: More areas, Mianyang
Shanxi: Changzhi, Jinzhong
18April 17, 2014 Hong Kong
==April 25, 2014Qinghai: Golmud and China National Highway 319 (Golmud section)
==May 14, 2014Hubei: water views of Yangtze in Yichang and Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture
Chongqing: water views of Yangtze
Guangdong: Guangzhou, Shenzhen: More areas
19May 29, 2014Beijing: More areas
Shanghai: More areas
 Hong Kong: More areas in New Territories, Kowloon and Hong Kong Island
Guangdong: Shaoguan
Zhejiang: Zhoushan
Hunan: Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture
Sichuan: Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture
Hubei: Yichang, Huanggang
==June 11, 2014 Hong Kong: Hong Kong–Shenzhen Western Corridor
20June 26, 2014Beijing: More areas
Shanghai: More areas
Guangdong: Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Foshan: More areas
 Hong Kong: More areas in New Territories, Kowloon and Hong Kong Island
Jiangxi: Ganzhou
Jiangsu: Lianyungang
Hunan: Hengyang
Hubei: Xiangyang, Shiyan, Ezhou
Shanxi: Jincheng
21August 1, 2014Beijing: More areas
Shanghai: More areas
 Hong Kong: More areas in Tsim Sha Tsui and Sai Kung Town
Guangdong: More areas in Guangzhou and Shenzhen, Qingyuan
Jiangsu: Suzhou: More areas in Changshu and Zhangjiagang, Nantong, Zhenjiang
Zhejiang: Jinhua, Lishui, Quzhou, Huzhou
Anhui: Wuhu
Hainan: More areas in Haikou and Sanya, China National Highway 224 (Sanya–Tunchang County),  Provincial road 314 of Hainan (Sanya–Ledong)
Fujian: Quanzhou, Putian
Hunan: More areas in Changsha (including Liuyang), Yueyang
Hubei: Xiaogan, Huangshi
Jiangxi: Xinyu
22August 28, 2014Beijing: More areas
Shanghai: More areas
 Hong Kong: More areas
Chongqing: More areas (including water views of Yangtze in Fuling District and Changshou Lake)
Jiangsu: Suzhou: More areas (urban area, Wujiang District, Suzhou, Taicang, Zhouzhuang)
Guangdong: Guangzhou: More areas, Shenzhen: More areas
Liaoning: Shenyang: More areas
Sichuan: Leshan (Leshan Giant Buddha and Emeishan City)
Hubei: Wuhan: More areas
Yunnan: Kunming: More areas
Fujian: More areas in Fuzhou (including Fuqing) and Xiamen
Zhejiang: Hangzhou: More areas, Ningbo: More areas
23September 11, 2014Guangdong: Meizhou
G15 Shenyang–Haikou Expressway (Chaoyang District, Shantou–Huidong County, Guangdong)
S17 Chaozhou–Huilai Expressway (Jieyang section)
G78 Shantou–Kunming Expressway (Shantou–Xingning, Guangdong)
G25 Changchun–Shenzhen Expressway (Meixian District–Huidong)
==September 25, 2014Beijing: More areas
Shanghai: More areas
Chongqing: More areas (urban area)
Guangdong: Guangzhou: More areas；Shenzhen: More areas (urban area, Shenzhen Universiade Sports Centre, urban area of Longgang District, Shenzhen, Longhua Subdistrict, Shenzhen, G4 Beijing–Hong Kong–Macau Expressway (Huanggang–Fuyong), Renhua–Shenzhen Expressway (Shenzhen–Huiyang)
Jiangsu: Suzhou: More areas
Hebei: Zhangjiakou: More areas (urban area)
Liaoning: G1 Beijing–Harbin Expressway (Shenyang–border of Liaoning)
Jilin: G1 Beijing–Harbin Expressway (Siping, Jilin section)
Hubei: G42 Shanghai–Chengdu Expressway (Wuhan–Jingmen)
Tibet Autonomous Region: China National Highway 219 (Ngari Prefecture–Shigatse)
==October 24, 2014Guangdong: Heyuan: More areas
==October 30, 2014Beijing: More areas
Shanghai: More areas
Guangdong: Guangzhou, Shenzhen: More areas (Pingshan Railway Station, Longgang District, Shenzhen, Dapeng New District)
Chongqing: G42 Shanghai–Chengdu Expressway (Shapingba District–Dazu District), G5001 Chongqing Ring Expressway
Tianjin: More areas
Anhui: Huangshan City: More areas (Hongcun, Xidi, Huicheng)
Tibet Autonomous Region: Lhasa (prefecture-level city): More areas (urban area,  Provincial road 202 of Tibet (Lhünzhub County section), Nagqu Prefecture: More areas ( China National Highway 317(Nagqu County–Baqên County)), Chamdo: More areas ( China National Highway 317(Baxoi County–Karub District)), China National Highway 318 (Lhasa (prefecture-level city)–Lhatse County) (update), China National Highway 219 (Lhatse County–Burang County)
Jiangxi: Yichun, Jiangxi: More areas (Mingyue Mountain)
Anhui: Huaibei: More areas (Huiyuan Road)
Hebei: Zhangjiakou: China National Highway 207 (Zhangjiakou urban area–Zhangbei County),  Provincial road 242 of Hebei (Zhangjiakou urban area–Chongli County)
Liaoning: Anshan: More areas (Haicheng), Dalian: More areas (urban area, Wafangdian), G15 Shenyang–Haikou Expressway (Dalian–Shenyang)
==December 26, 2014Beijing: More areas
Shanghai: More areas
Guangdong: Guangzhou: More areas (urban area, Nansha District, Panyu District, Huadu District), Shenzhen: More areas
Jiangsu: Nanjing: More areas
Zhejiang: Hangzhou: More areas, Ningbo: More areas
Jilin: Changchun: More areas
Heilongjiang: Harbin: More areas
G1011 Harbin–Tongjiang Expressway (HarbinBin County, Heilongjiang–Fangzheng County)
China National Highway 221 (HarbinBin County, Heilongjiang–JiamusiSuburb)
China National Highway 102 (HarbinShuangcheng District–Kuancheng District)
China National Highway 202 (Nangang District–Longtan District)
China National Highway 301 (Shangzhi–Aimin District)
China National Highway 302 (Nong'an County–Chuanying District)
S26 Fusong–Changchun Expressway (Siping, Jilin–Jingyu County)
G4W3 Lechang–Guangzhou Expressway (Guangzhou–Shaoguan)
S33 Hangzhou–Xinganjiang–Jingdezhen Expressway (Hangzhou–Longyou County)
G60 Shanghai–Kunming Expressway (Hangzhou–Longyou County)
S33 Hangzhou–Xinganjiang–Jingdezhen Expressway (Hangzhou section)
G92 Hangzhou Bay Ring Expressway(Hangzhou–Ningbo)
24January 2, 2015Jiangsu: Yancheng, Huai'an
Fujian: Sanming, Nanping, Zhangzhou, Longyan
Shandong: Zibo, Zaozhuang
Anhui: Xuancheng, Chizhou, Anqing, Ma'anshan, Huangshan City
Jiangxi: Yichun, Jiangxi
Inner Mongolia: Chifeng
Hunan: Changde, Huaihua, Yiyang
Hubei: Xianning
Guangdong: Heyuan
Sichuan: Panzhihua, Leshan, Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture
Liaoning: Huludao
25January 9, 2015Jiangsu: Suqian, Changzhou
Anhui: Bengbu, Huaibei
Inner Mongolia: Tongliao
Henan: Pingdingshan, Hebi, Puyang, Nanyang, Henan, Shangqiu, Xinyang, Zhumadian
Sichuan: Meishan
Liaoning: Yingkou, Fuxin, Panjin
26January 15, 2015Anhui: Bozhou, Suzhou, Anhui, Lu'an, Huainan
Shanxi: Yangquan
Inner Mongolia: Ulanqab, Xilingol League
Hebei: Xingtai, Cangzhou, Hengshui
Henan: Anyang
Sichuan: Zigong, Yibin
Yunnan: Zhaotong
Tibet Autonomous Region: Ngari Prefecture
Shaanxi: Yulin, Shaanxi, Weinan
Ningxia: Shizuishan
Liaoning: Liaoyang
==January 2015Chongqing: More areas (Jiangjin District)
27February 11, 2015Beijing: More areas (Shunyi District, Fangshan District)
Shanghai: More areas (urban area)
Tianjin: More areas (Jinnan District, Baodi District, Jinghai County, Ji County, Tianjin)
Guangdong: GuangzhouMore areas (Nansha District, Panyu District), ShenzhenMore areas, DongguanMore areas (towns in Dongguan)
Jiangsu: NanjingMore areas (urban area), WuxiMore areas (urban area)
Zhejiang: NingboMore areas (urban area), HangzhouMore areas (Xiacheng District, Shangcheng District)
Anhui: Chuzhou
Shandong: JinanMore areas (urban area), QingdaoMore areas (urban area), Dezhou, Liaocheng, Dongying, Heze
Jiangxi: Shangrao
Shanxi: Shuozhou, Lüliang, Linfen, Yuncheng
Inner Mongolia: Alxa League, Wuhai
Henan: ZhengzhouMore areas (urban area), Luohe, Zhoukou
Hubei: Jingmen
Sichuan: ChengduMore areas (urban area), Guang'an, Suining, Guangyuan, Neijiang
Guizhou: Zunyi
Gansu: Dingxi, Pingliang
Ningxia: Zhongwei, Wuzhong, Ningxia
Xinjiang: Altay Prefecture
Liaoning: Chaoyang, Liaoning
Jilin: Tonghua, Siping, Jilin, Liaoyuan, Baishan, Baicheng
Heilongjiang: China National Highway 301 (Harbin–Yabuli Ski Resort), Suihua, Heihe, Yichun, Heilongjiang, Hegang, Shuangyashan, Qitaihe, Jixi, Jiamusi
28May 8, 2015Anhui: Fuyang
Ningxia: Guyuan
Gansu: Jinchang
Hubei: Jingzhou
Sichuan: Luzhou, Nanchong
Fujian: Ningde
Jiangsu: Taizhou, Jiangsu
Yunnan: Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture
Guangdong: Zhanjiang
==May 2015 G76 Xiamen–Chengdu Expressway (Chongqing–Chengdu)
G15W3 Ningbo–Dongguan Expressway (Fuzhou-Xianyou)
S1551 Yuxi–Pingtan Expressway (Fuqing-Pingtan)
G25 Changchun–Shenzhen Expressway (Yixing–Jiangning District)
G1813 Weihai–Qingdao Expressway
29June 20, 2015Yunnan: Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture
Sichuan: Dazhou
Shandong: Binzhou
Guangdong: Maoming
Xinjiang: Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture
Hunan: Yongzhou
Guizhou: Tongren
Jiangxi: Yingtan, Fuzhou, Jiangxi
Henan: Sanmenxia
30November 28, 2015Guangxia: Zhuang Autonomous Region
Qinzhou
  1. Releases without number don't have official announcement.

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