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 1.1% for Qwen — a lead of 0.4pp. Country-by-country, Character.AI is the preferred pick in 47 of the 85 tracked countries and Qwen in 15. 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 | Qwen | margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 3.1% | 0.5% | +2.6pp |
| 2 | 🇨🇱 Chile | 2.7% | 0.6% | +2.1pp |
| 3 | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 2.5% | 0.4% | +2.1pp |
| 4 | 🇵🇱 Poland | 3.0% | 1.0% | +2.0pp |
| 5 | 🇵🇾 Paraguay | 2.2% | 0.5% | +1.7pp |
| 6 | 🇨🇿 Czechia | 2.2% | 0.7% | +1.5pp |
| 7 | 🇷🇴 Romania | 1.9% | 0.5% | +1.4pp |
| 8 | 🇺🇸 United States | 1.8% | 0.5% | +1.3pp |
| # | country | Qwen | Character.AI | margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇷🇺 Russia | 8.4% | 4.2% | +4.2pp |
| 2 | 🇨🇳 China | 3.4% | 0.3% | +3.1pp |
| 3 | 🇮🇷 Iran | 1.0% | 0.4% | +0.6pp |
| 4 | 🇯🇵 Japan | 1.1% | 0.6% | +0.5pp |
| 5 | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 2.1% | 1.6% | +0.5pp |
| 6 | 🇵🇰 Pakistan | 0.8% | 0.4% | +0.4pp |
| 7 | 🇳🇬 Nigeria | 0.7% | 0.3% | +0.4pp |
| 8 | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | 0.6% | 0.2% | +0.4pp |
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 Qwen's 1.1%, a lead of 0.4pp. Character.AI is also the preferred pick in 47 of the 85 tracked countries, against 15 for Qwen. This measures share of Google search interest — relative preference, not usage counts.
Qwen out-searches Character.AI in 15 of the 85 tracked countries — most strongly in Russia (8.4% vs 4.2%), China (3.4% vs 0.3%), Iran (1.0% vs 0.4%). 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 Qwen'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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