Character.AI vs NotebookLM — Which Is More Popular? (updated daily)

Character.AI vs NotebookLM — which is more popular?

two tools, one question — answered with daily search-interest data across 87 countries.

0.9%

Character.AI · global share

rank #8 of 26 · this week

1.6%

NotebookLM · global share

rank #6 of 26 · this week

countries prefer Character.AI

of 87 tracked · vs NotebookLM

countries prefer NotebookLM

of 87 tracked · vs Character.AI

Right now the world searches for NotebookLM more: 1.6% of global AI-tool search interest this week versus 0.9% for Character.AI — a lead of 0.7pp. Country-by-country, Character.AI is the preferred pick in 9 of the 87 tracked countries and NotebookLM in 57. share of Google search interest — relative preference, not usage counts.

updated 2026-10-05 · search-share data through Oct 2, 2026 · refreshed daily

the countries on each side

every country compared on its own shares; ranked by margin. share of Google search interest — relative preference, not usage counts.

where Character.AI beats NotebookLM — top 8 of 9

#	country	Character.AI	NotebookLM	margin
1	🇷🇺 Russia	2.4%	0.5%	+1.9pp
2	🇺🇦 Ukraine	4.0%	2.3%	+1.7pp
3	🇵🇱 Poland	2.3%	1.0%	+1.3pp
4	🇦🇺 Australia	1.3%	0.4%	+0.9pp
5	🇺🇸 United States	1.5%	0.7%	+0.8pp
6	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1.3%	0.7%	+0.6pp
7	🇷🇴 Romania	1.3%	0.8%	+0.5pp
8	🇵🇭 Philippines	0.8%	0.6%	+0.2pp

where NotebookLM beats Character.AI — top 8 of 57

#	country	NotebookLM	Character.AI	margin
1	🇻🇳 Vietnam	8.0%	0.5%	+7.5pp
2	🇹🇼 Taiwan	6.8%	0.1%	+6.7pp
3	🇹🇭 Thailand	6.8%	0.5%	+6.3pp
4	🇦🇷 Argentina	8.6%	2.5%	+6.1pp
5	🇨🇱 Chile	5.4%	1.7%	+3.7pp
6	🇪🇬 Egypt	4.4%	0.8%	+3.6pp
7	🇪🇸 Spain	4.1%	0.5%	+3.6pp
8	🇧🇴 Bolivia	4.0%	0.9%	+3.1pp

country links open that country’s full AI-preference page. updated 2026-10-05.

questions people ask about Character.AI vs NotebookLM

Is Character.AI more popular than NotebookLM?

Not globally — NotebookLM holds 1.6% of AI-tool search interest this week versus Character.AI's 0.9%, a gap of 0.7pp. Character.AI does lead NotebookLM in 9 of the 87 tracked countries, against 57 for NotebookLM. This measures share of Google search interest — relative preference, not usage counts.

Where is NotebookLM bigger than Character.AI?

NotebookLM out-searches Character.AI in 57 of the 87 tracked countries — most strongly in Vietnam (8.0% vs 0.5%), Taiwan (6.8% vs 0.1%), Thailand (6.8% vs 0.5%). The full country split is in the tables above and refreshes daily.

Is Character.AI growing faster than NotebookLM?

Over the last 30 days Character.AI's global search share moved -0.1pp and NotebookLM'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.