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 0.3% for Perplexity — a lead of 3.8pp. Country-by-country, Claude is the preferred pick in 66 of the 87 tracked countries and Perplexity in 0. 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 | Perplexity | margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | 9.3% | 0.4% | +8.9pp |
| 2 | 🇬🇭 Ghana | 8.9% | 0.8% | +8.1pp |
| 3 | 🇳🇬 Nigeria | 8.1% | 0.5% | +7.6pp |
| 4 | 🇺🇬 Uganda | 8.1% | 0.8% | +7.3pp |
| 5 | 🇪🇬 Egypt | 7.2% | 0.2% | +7.0pp |
| 6 | 🇰🇪 Kenya | 7.5% | 0.5% | +7.0pp |
| 7 | 🇫🇷 France | 7.1% | 0.3% | +6.8pp |
| 8 | 🇹🇭 Thailand | 7.1% | 0.4% | +6.7pp |
No tracked country prefers Perplexity over Claude this week.
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 Perplexity's 0.3%, a lead of 3.8pp. Claude is also the preferred pick in 66 of the 87 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 +0.4pp and Perplexity's +0.1pp — 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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