head-to-head · ai tracker
two tools, one question — answered with daily search-interest data across 87 countries.
Right now the world searches for Meta AI more: 1.1% of global AI-tool search interest this week versus 0.9% for Character.AI — a lead of 0.2pp. Country-by-country, Character.AI is the preferred pick in 47 of the 87 tracked countries and Meta AI in 19. share of Google search interest — relative preference, not usage counts.
updated 2026-10-05 · search-share data through Oct 2, 2026 · refreshed daily
01 · the two-horse race
weekly, 2025-10-05 → 2026-09-27. 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 | Meta AI | margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | 4.0% | 0.0% | +4.0pp |
| 2 | 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan | 2.5% | 0.0% | +2.5pp |
| 3 | 🇷🇺 Russia | 2.4% | 0.0% | +2.4pp |
| 4 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 2.5% | 0.8% | +1.7pp |
| 5 | 🇨🇱 Chile | 1.7% | 0.0% | +1.7pp |
| 6 | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 1.5% | 0.0% | +1.5pp |
| 7 | 🇵🇱 Poland | 2.3% | 0.8% | +1.5pp |
| 8 | 🇦🇺 Australia | 1.3% | 0.0% | +1.3pp |
| # | country | Meta AI | Character.AI | margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇹🇭 Thailand | 2.4% | 0.5% | +1.9pp |
| 2 | 🇮🇱 Israel | 1.0% | 0.0% | +1.0pp |
| 3 | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | 1.0% | 0.0% | +1.0pp |
| 4 | 🇳🇴 Norway | 1.0% | 0.0% | +1.0pp |
| 5 | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | 0.9% | 0.1% | +0.8pp |
| 6 | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | 0.9% | 0.1% | +0.8pp |
| 7 | 🇺🇬 Uganda | 0.9% | 0.1% | +0.8pp |
| 8 | 🇬🇭 Ghana | 0.9% | 0.2% | +0.7pp |
country links open that country’s full AI-preference page. updated 2026-10-05.
faq
Not globally — Meta AI holds 1.1% of AI-tool search interest this week versus Character.AI's 0.9%, a gap of 0.2pp. Character.AI does lead Meta AI in 47 of the 87 tracked countries, against 19 for Meta AI. This measures share of Google search interest — relative preference, not usage counts.
Meta AI out-searches Character.AI in 19 of the 87 tracked countries — most strongly in Thailand (2.4% vs 0.5%), Israel (1.0% vs 0.0%), New Zealand (1.0% vs 0.0%). The full country split is in the tables above and refreshes daily.
Over the last 30 days Character.AI's global search share moved -0.1pp and Meta AI's +0.1pp — so Meta 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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