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ChatGPT vs DeepSeek — which is more popular?

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

74.4%
ChatGPT · global share
rank #1 of 26 · this week
2.1%
DeepSeek · global share
rank #4 of 26 · this week
86
countries prefer ChatGPT
of 87 tracked · vs DeepSeek
0
countries prefer DeepSeek
of 87 tracked · vs ChatGPT

Right now the world searches for ChatGPT more: 74.4% of global AI-tool search interest this week versus 2.1% for DeepSeek — a lead of 72.3pp. Country-by-country, ChatGPT is the preferred pick in 86 of the 87 tracked countries and DeepSeek in 0. 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

ChatGPT vs DeepSeek — 12 months of global search share

weekly, 2025-10-05 → 2026-09-27. share of Google search interest — relative preference, not usage counts.

02 · momentum

how both moved — 1d / 7d / 30d

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

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 ChatGPT beats DeepSeek — top 8 of 86

#countryChatGPTDeepSeekmargin
1🇦🇹 Austria94.0%1.0%+93.0pp
2🇨🇭 Switzerland94.0%1.0%+93.0pp
3🇩🇴 Dominican Republic93.0%1.0%+92.0pp
4🇩🇰 Denmark92.0%1.0%+91.0pp
5🇮🇪 Ireland91.1%1.0%+90.1pp
6🇨🇷 Costa Rica91.0%1.0%+90.0pp
7🇵🇦 Panama91.0%1.0%+90.0pp
8🇸🇻 El Salvador90.0%1.0%+89.0pp

where DeepSeek beats ChatGPT — top 0 of 0

No tracked country prefers DeepSeek over ChatGPT this week.

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

faq

questions people ask about ChatGPT vs DeepSeek

Is ChatGPT more popular than DeepSeek?

Globally, yes — ChatGPT holds 74.4% of AI-tool search interest this week versus DeepSeek's 2.1%, a lead of 72.3pp. ChatGPT is also the preferred pick in 86 of the 87 tracked countries, against 0 for DeepSeek. This measures share of Google search interest — relative preference, not usage counts.

Where is DeepSeek bigger than ChatGPT?

Nowhere right now: no tracked country registers more search interest in DeepSeek than in ChatGPT this week. That can change — this page refreshes daily.

Is ChatGPT growing faster than DeepSeek?

Over the last 30 days ChatGPT's global search share moved +1.1pp and DeepSeek's -0.7pp — so ChatGPT has the better momentum right now. Day-to-day search share is noisy; read short windows as weather, not climate.

go deeper: ChatGPT stats · DeepSeek stats · all 26 tools on one chart.