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 0.5% for Perplexity — a lead of 4.3pp. Country-by-country, Claude is the preferred pick in 67 of the 85 tracked countries and Perplexity in 0. 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 | Perplexity | margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇬🇭 Ghana | 12.5% | 1.0% | +11.5pp |
| 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% | 0.2% | +7.7pp |
| 6 | 🇹🇭 Thailand | 7.6% | 0.4% | +7.2pp |
| 7 | 🇪🇬 Egypt | 7.2% | 0.2% | +7.0pp |
| 8 | 🇫🇷 France | 7.2% | 0.3% | +6.9pp |
No tracked country prefers Perplexity over Claude this week.
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 Perplexity's 0.5%, a lead of 4.3pp. Claude is also the preferred pick in 67 of the 85 tracked countries, against 0 for Perplexity. This measures share of Google search interest — relative preference, not usage counts.
Nowhere right now: no tracked country registers more search interest in Perplexity than in Claude this week. That can change — this page refreshes daily.
Over the last 30 days Claude's global search share moved -0.5pp and Perplexity's -0.3pp — so Perplexity has the better momentum right now. Day-to-day search share is noisy; read short windows as weather, not climate.
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