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 0.5% for Microsoft Copilot — a lead of 1.0pp. Country-by-country, Character.AI is the preferred pick in 58 of the 85 tracked countries and Microsoft Copilot in 7. 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 | Microsoft Copilot | margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇷🇺 Russia | 4.2% | 0.2% | +4.0pp |
| 2 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 3.1% | 0.1% | +3.0pp |
| 3 | 🇨🇱 Chile | 2.7% | 0.2% | +2.5pp |
| 4 | 🇵🇱 Poland | 3.0% | 0.5% | +2.5pp |
| 5 | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 2.5% | 0.2% | +2.3pp |
| 6 | 🇵🇾 Paraguay | 2.2% | 0.2% | +2.0pp |
| 7 | 🇮🇶 Iraq | 2.0% | 0.2% | +1.8pp |
| 8 | 🇨🇿 Czechia | 2.2% | 0.7% | +1.5pp |
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 Microsoft Copilot's 0.5%, a lead of 1.0pp. Character.AI is also the preferred pick in 58 of the 85 tracked countries, against 7 for Microsoft Copilot. This measures share of Google search interest — relative preference, not usage counts.
Microsoft Copilot out-searches Character.AI in 7 of the 85 tracked countries — most strongly in Japan (1.0% vs 0.6%), Uganda (0.4% vs 0.1%), Tanzania (0.2% 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 Microsoft Copilot's -0.1pp — 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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