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 0.5% for Microsoft Copilot — a lead of 1.9pp. Country-by-country, DeepSeek is the preferred pick in 84 of the 85 tracked countries and Microsoft Copilot 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 | Microsoft Copilot | margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇷🇺 Russia | 29.0% | 0.2% | +28.8pp |
| 2 | 🇨🇳 China | 15.2% | 0.4% | +14.8pp |
| 3 | 🇮🇷 Iran | 12.5% | 0.1% | +12.4pp |
| 4 | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | 9.0% | 0.0% | +9.0pp |
| 5 | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | 5.4% | 0.0% | +5.4pp |
| 6 | 🇬🇭 Ghana | 4.9% | 0.3% | +4.6pp |
| 7 | 🇳🇬 Nigeria | 4.2% | 0.0% | +4.2pp |
| 8 | 🇰🇪 Kenya | 4.3% | 0.2% | +4.1pp |
| # | country | Microsoft Copilot | 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 Microsoft Copilot's 0.5%, a lead of 1.9pp. DeepSeek is also the preferred pick in 84 of the 85 tracked countries, against 1 for Microsoft Copilot. This measures share of Google search interest — relative preference, not usage counts.
Microsoft Copilot 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 Microsoft Copilot's -0.1pp — so Microsoft Copilot has the better momentum right now. Day-to-day search share is noisy; read short windows as weather, not climate.
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