Amap Street Scan List 2026 Released: Algorithm Upgrade, Covering 269 Cities

On 10 September, Alibaba Group's Amap announced the full AI-ification of its Street Scan List, upgrading the ranking algorithm with spatial intelligence, and officially released the Amap Street Scan List 2026. The new algorithm increases the weight of behaviours such as dedicated visits and repeat visits, and introduces professional ratings. The Champion List added coffee, bar and entertainment categories; the Fireworks Small Shop List expanded to 269 cities; and the national BEST100 series was launched for the first time. Data shows that in its first year, the list served over 880 million users, with 36.6 billion kilometres of annual navigation to listed merchants, driving a 424% year-on-y…