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 1.5% for NotebookLM — a lead of 3.3pp. Country-by-country, Claude is the preferred pick in 56 of the 85 tracked countries and NotebookLM in 10. 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 | NotebookLM | margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇬🇭 Ghana | 12.5% | 1.2% | +11.3pp |
| 2 | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | 9.6% | 0.4% | +9.2pp |
| 3 | 🇳🇬 Nigeria | 9.7% | 0.8% | +8.9pp |
| 4 | 🇰🇪 Kenya | 9.2% | 0.5% | +8.7pp |
| 5 | 🇵🇰 Pakistan | 7.9% | 0.8% | +7.1pp |
| 6 | 🇺🇬 Uganda | 7.7% | 0.6% | +7.1pp |
| 7 | 🇫🇷 France | 7.2% | 0.8% | +6.4pp |
| 8 | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | 6.9% | 1.1% | +5.8pp |
| # | country | NotebookLM | Claude | margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇮🇱 Israel | 15.2% | 4.4% | +10.8pp |
| 2 | 🇹🇭 Thailand | 12.1% | 7.6% | +4.5pp |
| 3 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 7.4% | 3.3% | +4.1pp |
| 4 | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | 6.1% | 2.2% | +3.9pp |
| 5 | 🇯🇵 Japan | 5.6% | 3.5% | +2.1pp |
| 6 | 🇨🇱 Chile | 4.6% | 2.6% | +2.0pp |
| 7 | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | 7.5% | 5.8% | +1.7pp |
| 8 | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | 0.7% | 0.0% | +0.7pp |
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 NotebookLM's 1.5%, a lead of 3.3pp. Claude is also the preferred pick in 56 of the 85 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 85 tracked countries — most strongly in Israel (15.2% vs 4.4%), Thailand (12.1% vs 7.6%), Argentina (7.4% vs 3.3%). The full country split is in the tables above and refreshes daily.
Over the last 30 days Claude's global search share moved -0.5pp and NotebookLM's -0.1pp — so NotebookLM has the better momentum right now. Day-to-day search share is noisy; read short windows as weather, not climate.
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