Since the death of Mao and the reforms of Deng, most of the parties explicitly defining themselves as "Maoist" have disappeared, but various communist groups around the world, particularly armed ones like the Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist), the CPI (Maoist) and CPI (ML) of India and the New People's Army of the Philippines, continue to advance Maoist ideas and get press attention for them.
Sejak kematian Mao dan pembaruan oleh Deng, kebanyakan partai yang secara tegas menyebut dirinya "Maois" telah lenyap, namun berbagai kelompok komunis di seluruh dunia, khususnya yang bersenjata seperti Partai Komunis India (Maois), Partai Komunis Nepal (Maois) dan Tentara Rakyat Baru di Filipina, terus memajukan gagasan-gagasan Maois dan memperoleh perhatian pers karenanya.