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 1.6% for NotebookLM — a lead of 2.5pp. Country-by-country, Claude is the preferred pick in 55 of the 87 tracked countries and NotebookLM in 10. 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 | NotebookLM | margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇬🇭 Ghana | 8.9% | 0.8% | +8.1pp |
| 2 | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | 9.3% | 1.8% | +7.5pp |
| 3 | 🇳🇬 Nigeria | 8.1% | 0.6% | +7.5pp |
| 4 | 🇺🇬 Uganda | 8.1% | 0.6% | +7.5pp |
| 5 | 🇰🇪 Kenya | 7.5% | 0.4% | +7.1pp |
| 6 | 🇵🇰 Pakistan | 6.3% | 0.5% | +5.8pp |
| 7 | 🇫🇷 France | 7.1% | 1.4% | +5.7pp |
| 8 | 🇲🇳 Mongolia | 5.7% | 0.8% | +4.9pp |
| # | country | NotebookLM | Claude | margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 8.6% | 3.3% | +5.3pp |
| 2 | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | 6.8% | 2.4% | +4.4pp |
| 3 | 🇨🇱 Chile | 5.4% | 2.3% | +3.1pp |
| 4 | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | 8.0% | 5.4% | +2.6pp |
| 5 | 🇪🇸 Spain | 4.1% | 2.0% | +2.1pp |
| 6 | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 2.7% | 2.3% | +0.4pp |
| 7 | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 2.1% | 1.7% | +0.4pp |
| 8 | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | 0.4% | 0.0% | +0.4pp |
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 NotebookLM's 1.6%, a lead of 2.5pp. Claude is also the preferred pick in 55 of the 87 tracked countries, against 10 for NotebookLM. This measures share of Google search interest — relative preference, not usage counts.
NotebookLM out-searches Claude in 10 of the 87 tracked countries — most strongly in Argentina (8.6% vs 3.3%), Taiwan (6.8% vs 2.4%), Chile (5.4% vs 2.3%). 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 NotebookLM's -0.2pp — 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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