head-to-head · ai tracker
two tools, one question — answered with daily search-interest data across 85 countries.
Right now the world searches for Claude more: 4.8% of global AI-tool search interest this week versus 2.4% for DeepSeek — a lead of 2.4pp. Country-by-country, Claude is the preferred pick in 62 of the 85 tracked countries and DeepSeek in 23. 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 | Claude | DeepSeek | margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇬🇭 Ghana | 12.5% | 4.9% | +7.6pp |
| 2 | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | 9.6% | 2.6% | +7.0pp |
| 3 | 🇫🇷 France | 7.2% | 0.9% | +6.3pp |
| 4 | 🇵🇰 Pakistan | 7.9% | 1.7% | +6.2pp |
| 5 | 🇹🇭 Thailand | 7.6% | 1.5% | +6.1pp |
| 6 | 🇳🇬 Nigeria | 9.7% | 4.2% | +5.5pp |
| 7 | 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan | 6.2% | 0.9% | +5.3pp |
| 8 | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | 6.9% | 1.8% | +5.1pp |
| # | country | DeepSeek | Claude | margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇷🇺 Russia | 29.0% | 4.3% | +24.7pp |
| 2 | 🇨🇳 China | 15.2% | 4.3% | +10.9pp |
| 3 | 🇮🇷 Iran | 12.5% | 3.1% | +9.4pp |
| 4 | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | 9.0% | 0.0% | +9.0pp |
| 5 | 🇫🇮 Finland | 3.0% | 0.0% | +3.0pp |
| 6 | 🇯🇴 Jordan | 3.0% | 0.0% | +3.0pp |
| 7 | 🇲🇲 Myanmar (Burma) | 3.8% | 1.2% | +2.6pp |
| 8 | 🇧🇬 Bulgaria | 2.0% | 0.0% | +2.0pp |
country links open that country’s full AI-preference page. updated 2026-07-23.
faq
Globally, yes — Claude holds 4.8% of AI-tool search interest this week versus DeepSeek's 2.4%, a lead of 2.4pp. Claude is also the preferred pick in 62 of the 85 tracked countries, against 23 for DeepSeek. This measures share of Google search interest — relative preference, not usage counts.
DeepSeek out-searches Claude in 23 of the 85 tracked countries — most strongly in Russia (29.0% vs 4.3%), China (15.2% vs 4.3%), Iran (12.5% vs 3.1%). The full country split is in the tables above and refreshes daily.
Over the last 30 days Claude's global search share moved -0.5pp and DeepSeek's -0.2pp — so DeepSeek has the better momentum right now. Day-to-day search share is noisy; read short windows as weather, not climate.
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