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ChatGPT vs Perplexity — which is more popular?

two tools, one question — answered with daily search-interest data across 85 countries.

68.0%
ChatGPT · global share
rank #1 of 26 · this week
0.5%
Perplexity · global share
rank #11 of 26 · this week
85
countries prefer ChatGPT
of 85 tracked · vs Perplexity
0
countries prefer Perplexity
of 85 tracked · vs ChatGPT

Right now the world searches for ChatGPT more: 68.0% of global AI-tool search interest this week versus 0.5% for Perplexity — a lead of 67.5pp. Country-by-country, ChatGPT is the preferred pick in 85 of the 85 tracked countries and Perplexity in 0. share of Google search interest — relative preference, not usage counts.

updated 2026-07-23 · refreshed daily

01 · the two-horse race

ChatGPT vs Perplexity — 12 months of global search share

weekly, 2025-07-13 → 2026-07-19. 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 Perplexity — top 8 of 85

#countryChatGPTPerplexitymargin
1🇨🇭 Switzerland95.0%0.0%+95.0pp
2🇦🇹 Austria94.0%0.0%+94.0pp
3🇩🇰 Denmark93.0%0.0%+93.0pp
4🇩🇴 Dominican Republic93.0%0.0%+93.0pp
5🇮🇪 Ireland92.0%0.0%+92.0pp
6🇨🇷 Costa Rica91.7%0.0%+91.7pp
7🇱🇹 Lithuania91.0%0.0%+91.0pp
8🇭🇷 Croatia90.0%0.0%+90.0pp

where Perplexity beats ChatGPT — top 0 of 0

No tracked country prefers Perplexity over ChatGPT this week.

country links open that country’s full AI-preference page. updated 2026-07-23.

faq

questions people ask about ChatGPT vs Perplexity

Is ChatGPT more popular than Perplexity?

Globally, yes — ChatGPT holds 68.0% of AI-tool search interest this week versus Perplexity's 0.5%, a lead of 67.5pp. ChatGPT is also the preferred pick in 85 of the 85 tracked countries, against 0 for Perplexity. This measures share of Google search interest — relative preference, not usage counts.

Where is Perplexity bigger than ChatGPT?

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

Is ChatGPT growing faster than Perplexity?

Over the last 30 days ChatGPT's global search share moved -1.9pp and Perplexity's -0.3pp — so Perplexity has the better momentum right now. Day-to-day search share is noisy; read short windows as weather, not climate.

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