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Claude vs Perplexity — 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
0.5%
Perplexity · global share
rank #11 of 26 · this week
67
countries prefer Claude
of 85 tracked · vs Perplexity
0
countries prefer Perplexity
of 85 tracked · vs Claude

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

Claude vs Perplexity — 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 Perplexity — top 8 of 67

#countryClaudePerplexitymargin
1🇬🇭 Ghana12.5%1.0%+11.5pp
2🇷🇼 Rwanda9.6%0.2%+9.4pp
3🇳🇬 Nigeria9.7%0.7%+9.0pp
4🇰🇪 Kenya9.2%0.5%+8.7pp
5🇵🇰 Pakistan7.9%0.2%+7.7pp
6🇹🇭 Thailand7.6%0.4%+7.2pp
7🇪🇬 Egypt7.2%0.2%+7.0pp
8🇫🇷 France7.2%0.3%+6.9pp

where Perplexity beats Claude — top 0 of 0

No tracked country prefers Perplexity over Claude this week.

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

faq

questions people ask about Claude vs Perplexity

Is Claude more popular than Perplexity?

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.

Where is Perplexity bigger than Claude?

Nowhere right now: no tracked country registers more search interest in Perplexity than in Claude this week. That can change — this page refreshes daily.

Is Claude growing faster than Perplexity?

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.

go deeper: Claude stats · Perplexity stats · all 26 tools on one chart.