Claude vs Kimi — Which Is More Popular? (updated daily)

Claude vs Kimi — which is more popular?

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

4.8%

Claude · global share

rank #3 of 26 · this week

1.6%

Kimi · global share

rank #6 of 26 · this week

countries prefer Claude

of 85 tracked · vs Kimi

countries prefer Kimi

of 85 tracked · vs Claude

Right now the world searches for Claude more: 4.8% of global AI-tool search interest this week versus 1.6% for Kimi — a lead of 3.2pp. Country-by-country, Claude is the preferred pick in 67 of the 85 tracked countries and Kimi in 1. share of Google search interest — relative preference, not usage counts.

updated 2026-07-23 · refreshed daily

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 Claude beats Kimi — top 8 of 67

#	country	Claude	Kimi	margin
1	🇬🇭 Ghana	12.5%	0.5%	+12.0pp
2	🇷🇼 Rwanda	9.6%	0.2%	+9.4pp
3	🇳🇬 Nigeria	9.7%	0.7%	+9.0pp
4	🇰🇪 Kenya	9.2%	0.5%	+8.7pp
5	🇵🇰 Pakistan	7.9%	0.6%	+7.3pp
6	🇺🇬 Uganda	7.7%	0.4%	+7.3pp
7	🇹🇭 Thailand	7.6%	0.4%	+7.2pp
8	🇫🇷 France	7.2%	0.2%	+7.0pp

where Kimi beats Claude — top 1 of 1

#	country	Kimi	Claude	margin
1	🇳🇿 New Zealand	0.5%	0.0%	+0.5pp

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

questions people ask about Claude vs Kimi

Is Claude more popular than Kimi?

Globally, yes — Claude holds 4.8% of AI-tool search interest this week versus Kimi's 1.6%, a lead of 3.2pp. Claude is also the preferred pick in 67 of the 85 tracked countries, against 1 for Kimi. This measures share of Google search interest — relative preference, not usage counts.

Where is Kimi bigger than Claude?

Kimi out-searches Claude in 1 of the 85 tracked countries — most strongly in New Zealand (0.5% vs 0.0%). The full country split is in the tables above and refreshes daily.

Is Claude growing faster than Kimi?

Over the last 30 days Claude's global search share moved -0.5pp and Kimi's +1.2pp — so Kimi has the better momentum right now. Day-to-day search share is noisy; read short windows as weather, not climate.