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DeepSeek vs Kimi — which is more popular?

two tools, one question — answered with daily search-interest data across 85 countries.

2.4%
DeepSeek · global share
rank #4 of 26 · this week
1.6%
Kimi · global share
rank #6 of 26 · this week
84
countries prefer DeepSeek
of 85 tracked · vs Kimi
1
countries prefer Kimi
of 85 tracked · vs DeepSeek

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

DeepSeek vs Kimi — 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 DeepSeek beats Kimi — top 8 of 84

#countryDeepSeekKimimargin
1🇷🇺 Russia29.0%0.8%+28.2pp
2🇨🇳 China15.2%1.1%+14.1pp
3🇮🇷 Iran12.5%0.4%+12.1pp
4🇺🇦 Ukraine9.0%0.0%+9.0pp
5🇪🇹 Ethiopia5.4%0.5%+4.9pp
6🇬🇭 Ghana4.9%0.5%+4.4pp
7🇺🇬 Uganda4.4%0.4%+4.0pp
8🇰🇪 Kenya4.3%0.5%+3.8pp

where Kimi beats DeepSeek — top 1 of 1

#countryKimiDeepSeekmargin
1🇵🇭 Philippines0.2%0.0%+0.2pp

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

faq

questions people ask about DeepSeek vs Kimi

Is DeepSeek more popular than Kimi?

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.

Where is Kimi bigger than DeepSeek?

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.

Is DeepSeek growing faster than Kimi?

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.

go deeper: DeepSeek stats · Kimi stats · all 26 tools on one chart.