Terrible Maps began in 2015 as a small cartographic mistake that spiralled far beyond its original intention. What started as a joke turned into a global audience of people who enjoy seeing the world mapped in ways it was never meant to be.
Today Terrible Maps is followed by millions of people on Facebook, Instagram, X and Threads, with several new maps going out there every day. Some are jokes, some are real data drawn in the least helpful way possible, and some are both.
What you’ll find here
- The Classics: the best Terrible Maps, from old favourites to brand new ones.
- Survey maps: more than 61,000 people answered the Terrible Maps survey, from what time they eat dinner to which US state they like least. These maps are drawn from their answers, so you won’t find the data anywhere else.
- Map collections: whole sets of the same terrible idea on one page.
The book
Terrible Maps: Hilarious Maps for a Ridiculous World is a printed collection of the best of them. Get the book.
The shop
Shirts, hoodies, mugs and prints of the page’s favourite maps are at the Terrible Maps shop.
Get in touch
Ideas, questions or press enquiries: use the contact page.