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Gemini vs NotebookLM — which is more popular?

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

10.7%
Gemini · global share
rank #2 of 26 · this week
1.5%
NotebookLM · global share
rank #8 of 26 · this week
79
countries prefer Gemini
of 85 tracked · vs NotebookLM
6
countries prefer NotebookLM
of 85 tracked · vs Gemini

Right now the world searches for Gemini more: 10.7% of global AI-tool search interest this week versus 1.5% for NotebookLM — a lead of 9.2pp. Country-by-country, Gemini is the preferred pick in 79 of the 85 tracked countries and NotebookLM in 6. share of Google search interest — relative preference, not usage counts.

updated 2026-07-23 · refreshed daily

01 · the two-horse race

Gemini vs NotebookLM — 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 Gemini beats NotebookLM — top 8 of 79

#countryGeminiNotebookLMmargin
1🇮🇩 Indonesia35.6%1.1%+34.5pp
2🇲🇲 Myanmar (Burma)28.4%1.2%+27.2pp
3🇪🇹 Ethiopia24.2%1.0%+23.2pp
4🇱🇰 Sri Lanka23.5%1.5%+22.0pp
5🇰🇭 Cambodia22.8%1.0%+21.8pp
6🇵🇭 Philippines16.1%0.7%+15.4pp
7🇳🇬 Nigeria14.2%0.8%+13.4pp
8🇧🇩 Bangladesh13.3%1.2%+12.1pp

where NotebookLM beats Gemini — top 6 of 6

#countryNotebookLMGeminimargin
1🇮🇱 Israel15.2%6.3%+8.9pp
2🇨🇳 China3.7%0.8%+2.9pp
3🇹🇼 Taiwan6.1%3.5%+2.6pp
4🇹🇭 Thailand12.1%10.5%+1.6pp
5🇯🇵 Japan5.6%4.9%+0.7pp
6🇨🇱 Chile4.6%4.3%+0.3pp

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

faq

questions people ask about Gemini vs NotebookLM

Is Gemini more popular than NotebookLM?

Globally, yes — Gemini holds 10.7% of AI-tool search interest this week versus NotebookLM's 1.5%, a lead of 9.2pp. Gemini is also the preferred pick in 79 of the 85 tracked countries, against 6 for NotebookLM. This measures share of Google search interest — relative preference, not usage counts.

Where is NotebookLM bigger than Gemini?

NotebookLM out-searches Gemini in 6 of the 85 tracked countries — most strongly in Israel (15.2% vs 6.3%), China (3.7% vs 0.8%), Taiwan (6.1% vs 3.5%). The full country split is in the tables above and refreshes daily.

Is Gemini growing faster than NotebookLM?

Over the last 30 days Gemini's global search share moved +1.4pp and NotebookLM's -0.1pp — so Gemini has the better momentum right now. Day-to-day search share is noisy; read short windows as weather, not climate.

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