head-to-head · ai tracker
two tools, one question — answered with daily search-interest data across 85 countries.
Right now the world searches for DeepSeek more: 2.4% of global AI-tool search interest this week versus 1.6% for Kimi — a lead of 0.8pp. Country-by-country, DeepSeek is the preferred pick in 84 of the 85 tracked countries and Kimi in 1. 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 | DeepSeek | Kimi | margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇷🇺 Russia | 29.0% | 0.8% | +28.2pp |
| 2 | 🇨🇳 China | 15.2% | 1.1% | +14.1pp |
| 3 | 🇮🇷 Iran | 12.5% | 0.4% | +12.1pp |
| 4 | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | 9.0% | 0.0% | +9.0pp |
| 5 | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | 5.4% | 0.5% | +4.9pp |
| 6 | 🇬🇭 Ghana | 4.9% | 0.5% | +4.4pp |
| 7 | 🇺🇬 Uganda | 4.4% | 0.4% | +4.0pp |
| 8 | 🇰🇪 Kenya | 4.3% | 0.5% | +3.8pp |
| # | country | Kimi | DeepSeek | margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇵🇭 Philippines | 0.2% | 0.0% | +0.2pp |
country links open that country’s full AI-preference page. updated 2026-07-23.
faq
Globally, yes — DeepSeek holds 2.4% of AI-tool search interest this week versus Kimi's 1.6%, a lead of 0.8pp. DeepSeek is also the preferred pick in 84 of the 85 tracked countries, against 1 for Kimi. This measures share of Google search interest — relative preference, not usage counts.
Kimi out-searches DeepSeek in 1 of the 85 tracked countries — most strongly in Philippines (0.2% vs 0.0%). The full country split is in the tables above and refreshes daily.
Over the last 30 days DeepSeek's global search share moved -0.2pp and Kimi's +1.2pp — so Kimi has the better momentum right now. Day-to-day search share is noisy; read short windows as weather, not climate.
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