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Claude vs NotebookLM — 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
1.5%
NotebookLM · global share
rank #8 of 26 · this week
56
countries prefer Claude
of 85 tracked · vs NotebookLM
10
countries prefer NotebookLM
of 85 tracked · vs Claude

Right now the world searches for Claude more: 4.8% of global AI-tool search interest this week versus 1.5% 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

Claude vs NotebookLM — 12 months of global search share

weekly, 2025-07-13 → 2026-07-19. share of Google search interest — relative preference, not usage counts.

02 · momentum

how both moved — 1d / 7d / 30d

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

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 NotebookLM — top 8 of 56

#countryClaudeNotebookLMmargin
1🇬🇭 Ghana12.5%1.2%+11.3pp
2🇷🇼 Rwanda9.6%0.4%+9.2pp
3🇳🇬 Nigeria9.7%0.8%+8.9pp
4🇰🇪 Kenya9.2%0.5%+8.7pp
5🇵🇰 Pakistan7.9%0.8%+7.1pp
6🇺🇬 Uganda7.7%0.6%+7.1pp
7🇫🇷 France7.2%0.8%+6.4pp
8🇮🇩 Indonesia6.9%1.1%+5.8pp

where NotebookLM beats Claude — top 8 of 10

#countryNotebookLMClaudemargin
1🇮🇱 Israel15.2%4.4%+10.8pp
2🇹🇭 Thailand12.1%7.6%+4.5pp
3🇦🇷 Argentina7.4%3.3%+4.1pp
4🇹🇼 Taiwan6.1%2.2%+3.9pp
5🇯🇵 Japan5.6%3.5%+2.1pp
6🇨🇱 Chile4.6%2.6%+2.0pp
7🇻🇳 Vietnam7.5%5.8%+1.7pp
8🇳🇿 New Zealand0.7%0.0%+0.7pp

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

faq

questions people ask about Claude vs NotebookLM

Is Claude more popular than NotebookLM?

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.

Where is NotebookLM bigger than Claude?

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.

Is Claude growing faster than NotebookLM?

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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