head-to-head · ai tracker
two tools, one question — answered with daily search-interest data across 85 countries.
Right now the world searches for Character.AI more: 1.5% of global AI-tool search interest this week versus 1.2% for Meta AI — a lead of 0.3pp. Country-by-country, Character.AI is the preferred pick in 55 of the 85 tracked countries and Meta AI in 16. 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 | Meta AI | margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇷🇺 Russia | 4.2% | 0.0% | +4.2pp |
| 2 | 🇨🇱 Chile | 2.7% | 0.0% | +2.7pp |
| 3 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 3.1% | 0.8% | +2.3pp |
| 4 | 🇵🇾 Paraguay | 2.2% | 0.0% | +2.2pp |
| 5 | 🇵🇱 Poland | 3.0% | 0.8% | +2.2pp |
| 6 | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 2.5% | 0.9% | +1.6pp |
| 7 | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | 1.5% | 0.0% | +1.5pp |
| 8 | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 1.5% | 0.0% | +1.5pp |
| # | country | Meta AI | Character.AI | margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 3.0% | 1.6% | +1.4pp |
| 2 | 🇫🇮 Finland | 1.0% | 0.0% | +1.0pp |
| 3 | 🇯🇴 Jordan | 1.0% | 0.0% | +1.0pp |
| 4 | 🇳🇴 Norway | 1.0% | 0.0% | +1.0pp |
| 5 | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1.0% | 0.0% | +1.0pp |
| 6 | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | 1.0% | 0.0% | +1.0pp |
| 7 | 🇺🇬 Uganda | 0.9% | 0.1% | +0.8pp |
| 8 | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | 0.9% | 0.2% | +0.7pp |
country links open that country’s full AI-preference page. updated 2026-07-23.
faq
Globally, yes — Character.AI holds 1.5% of AI-tool search interest this week versus Meta AI's 1.2%, a lead of 0.3pp. Character.AI is also the preferred pick in 55 of the 85 tracked countries, against 16 for Meta AI. This measures share of Google search interest — relative preference, not usage counts.
Meta AI out-searches Character.AI in 16 of the 85 tracked countries — most strongly in South Korea (3.0% vs 1.6%), Finland (1.0% vs 0.0%), Jordan (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 +0.3pp and Meta AI's -0.4pp — 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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