head-to-head · ai tracker
two tools, one question — answered with daily search-interest data across 87 countries.
Right now the world searches for Character.AI more: 0.9% of global AI-tool search interest this week versus 0.7% for Qwen — a lead of 0.2pp. Country-by-country, Character.AI is the preferred pick in 26 of the 87 tracked countries and Qwen in 34. 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 | Qwen | margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 2.5% | 0.7% | +1.8pp |
| 2 | 🇨🇱 Chile | 1.7% | 0.6% | +1.1pp |
| 3 | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 1.5% | 0.4% | +1.1pp |
| 4 | 🇺🇸 United States | 1.5% | 0.7% | +0.8pp |
| 5 | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | 4.0% | 3.3% | +0.7pp |
| 6 | 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan | 2.5% | 1.9% | +0.6pp |
| 7 | 🇵🇭 Philippines | 0.8% | 0.2% | +0.6pp |
| 8 | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 1.0% | 0.4% | +0.6pp |
| # | country | Qwen | Character.AI | margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇷🇺 Russia | 9.2% | 2.4% | +6.8pp |
| 2 | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 3.8% | 0.4% | +3.4pp |
| 3 | 🇯🇵 Japan | 2.6% | 0.2% | +2.4pp |
| 4 | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | 1.5% | 0.1% | +1.4pp |
| 5 | 🇸🇬 Singapore | 1.6% | 0.8% | +0.8pp |
| 6 | 🇮🇷 Iran | 1.2% | 0.4% | +0.8pp |
| 7 | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1.2% | 0.5% | +0.7pp |
| 8 | 🇮🇪 Ireland | 0.5% | 0.0% | +0.5pp |
country links open that country’s full AI-preference page. updated 2026-10-05.
faq
Globally, yes — Character.AI holds 0.9% of AI-tool search interest this week versus Qwen's 0.7%, a lead of 0.2pp. Character.AI is also the preferred pick in 26 of the 87 tracked countries, against 34 for Qwen. This measures share of Google search interest — relative preference, not usage counts.
Qwen out-searches Character.AI in 34 of the 87 tracked countries — most strongly in Russia (9.2% vs 2.4%), South Korea (3.8% vs 0.4%), Japan (2.6% vs 0.2%). The full country split is in the tables above and refreshes daily.
Over the last 30 days both moved the same: Character.AI -0.1pp and Qwen -0.1pp of global search share. Day-to-day search share is noisy; read short windows as weather, not climate.
go deeper: Character.AI stats · Qwen stats · all 26 tools on one chart.