head-to-head · ai tracker
two tools, one question — answered with daily search-interest data across 87 countries.
Right now the world searches for Claude more: 4.1% of global AI-tool search interest this week versus 2.1% for DeepSeek — a lead of 2.0pp. Country-by-country, Claude is the preferred pick in 60 of the 87 tracked countries and DeepSeek in 27. 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 | Claude | DeepSeek | margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | 9.3% | 0.9% | +8.4pp |
| 2 | 🇫🇷 France | 7.1% | 0.9% | +6.2pp |
| 3 | 🇲🇳 Mongolia | 5.7% | 0.0% | +5.7pp |
| 4 | 🇬🇭 Ghana | 8.9% | 3.4% | +5.5pp |
| 5 | 🇹🇭 Thailand | 7.1% | 1.6% | +5.5pp |
| 6 | 🇳🇬 Nigeria | 8.1% | 3.4% | +4.7pp |
| 7 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 5.6% | 0.9% | +4.7pp |
| 8 | 🇵🇰 Pakistan | 6.3% | 1.8% | +4.5pp |
| # | country | DeepSeek | Claude | margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇷🇺 Russia | 34.7% | 3.5% | +31.2pp |
| 2 | 🇨🇳 China | 19.0% | 0.0% | +19.0pp |
| 3 | 🇮🇷 Iran | 8.9% | 3.2% | +5.7pp |
| 4 | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | 8.1% | 5.5% | +2.6pp |
| 5 | 🇧🇬 Bulgaria | 2.0% | 0.0% | +2.0pp |
| 6 | 🇫🇮 Finland | 2.0% | 0.0% | +2.0pp |
| 7 | 🇬🇪 Georgia | 2.0% | 0.0% | +2.0pp |
| 8 | 🇮🇱 Israel | 2.0% | 0.0% | +2.0pp |
country links open that country’s full AI-preference page. updated 2026-10-05.
faq
Globally, yes — Claude holds 4.1% of AI-tool search interest this week versus DeepSeek's 2.1%, a lead of 2.0pp. Claude is also the preferred pick in 60 of the 87 tracked countries, against 27 for DeepSeek. This measures share of Google search interest — relative preference, not usage counts.
DeepSeek out-searches Claude in 27 of the 87 tracked countries — most strongly in Russia (34.7% vs 3.5%), China (19.0% vs 0.0%), Iran (8.9% vs 3.2%). The full country split is in the tables above and refreshes daily.
Over the last 30 days Claude's global search share moved +0.4pp and DeepSeek's -0.7pp — so Claude has the better momentum right now. Day-to-day search share is noisy; read short windows as weather, not climate.
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