head-to-head · ai tracker
two tools, one question — answered with daily search-interest data across 85 countries.
Right now the world searches for DeepSeek more: 2.4% of global AI-tool search interest this week versus 1.5% for Character.AI — a lead of 0.9pp. Country-by-country, Character.AI is the preferred pick in 17 of the 85 tracked countries and DeepSeek in 65. share of Google search interest — relative preference, not usage counts.
updated 2026-07-23 · refreshed daily
01 · the two-horse race
weekly, 2025-07-13 → 2026-07-19. share of Google search interest — relative preference, not usage counts.
02 · momentum
share moves from daily snapshots, side by side. share of Google search interest — relative preference, not usage counts — history accumulates from Jul 7, 2026.
03 · who prefers what
every country compared on its own shares; ranked by margin. share of Google search interest — relative preference, not usage counts.
| # | country | Character.AI | DeepSeek | margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 3.1% | 0.8% | +2.3pp |
| 2 | 🇨🇿 Czechia | 2.2% | 0.9% | +1.3pp |
| 3 | 🇨🇱 Chile | 2.7% | 1.7% | +1.0pp |
| 4 | 🇷🇴 Romania | 1.9% | 0.9% | +1.0pp |
| 5 | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 2.5% | 1.8% | +0.7pp |
| 6 | 🇵🇭 Philippines | 0.7% | 0.0% | +0.7pp |
| 7 | 🇵🇱 Poland | 3.0% | 2.4% | +0.6pp |
| 8 | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 1.5% | 0.9% | +0.6pp |
| # | country | DeepSeek | Character.AI | margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇷🇺 Russia | 29.0% | 4.2% | +24.8pp |
| 2 | 🇨🇳 China | 15.2% | 0.3% | +14.9pp |
| 3 | 🇮🇷 Iran | 12.5% | 0.4% | +12.1pp |
| 4 | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | 9.0% | 0.0% | +9.0pp |
| 5 | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | 5.4% | 0.0% | +5.4pp |
| 6 | 🇬🇭 Ghana | 4.9% | 0.1% | +4.8pp |
| 7 | 🇺🇬 Uganda | 4.4% | 0.1% | +4.3pp |
| 8 | 🇰🇪 Kenya | 4.3% | 0.3% | +4.0pp |
country links open that country’s full AI-preference page. updated 2026-07-23.
faq
Not globally — DeepSeek holds 2.4% of AI-tool search interest this week versus Character.AI's 1.5%, a gap of 0.9pp. Character.AI does lead DeepSeek in 17 of the 85 tracked countries, against 65 for DeepSeek. This measures share of Google search interest — relative preference, not usage counts.
DeepSeek out-searches Character.AI in 65 of the 85 tracked countries — most strongly in Russia (29.0% vs 4.2%), China (15.2% vs 0.3%), Iran (12.5% vs 0.4%). The full country split is in the tables above and refreshes daily.
Over the last 30 days Character.AI's global search share moved +0.3pp and DeepSeek's -0.2pp — so Character.AI has the better momentum right now. Day-to-day search share is noisy; read short windows as weather, not climate.
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