Nokia today said that since the launch of the new version of Ovi Maps, that include free turn-by-turn navigation, 1.4 million downloads have been recorded, the first million reached within a week.

As of 31 January 2010 the top five countries downloading the new version of Ovi Maps were: China, Italy, UK, Germany and Spain. The top five most popular Nokia devices installing the download were: Nokia 5800 XpressMusic, Nokia N97 mini, Nokia N97, Nokia 5230 and Nokia E72.

"We're averaging a download a second, 24 hours a day," said Anssi Vanjoki, Executive Vice President, Nokia. "When we announced free walk & drive navigation we knew it would be a game-changer. This is great news for our 3rd party application developers. Within a matter of days there is an installed base of more than 1 million active users all potentially hungry for new and innovative location-aware apps," continued Anssi Vanjoki.

Nokia also said that From next month, all their new GPS-enabled smartphones will include the new version of Ovi Maps, pre-loaded with local country map data.