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Gemini vs NotebookLM — which is more popular?

two tools, one question — answered with daily search-interest data across 87 countries.

9.6%
Gemini · global share
rank #2 of 26 · this week
1.6%
NotebookLM · global share
rank #6 of 26 · this week
83
countries prefer Gemini
of 87 tracked · vs NotebookLM
4
countries prefer NotebookLM
of 87 tracked · vs Gemini

Right now the world searches for Gemini more: 9.6% of global AI-tool search interest this week versus 1.6% for NotebookLM — a lead of 8.0pp. Country-by-country, Gemini is the preferred pick in 83 of the 87 tracked countries and NotebookLM in 4. 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

Gemini vs NotebookLM — 12 months of global search share

weekly, 2025-10-05 → 2026-09-27. 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 83

#countryGeminiNotebookLMmargin
1🇮🇩 Indonesia34.6%1.8%+32.8pp
2🇲🇲 Myanmar (Burma)26.6%1.1%+25.5pp
3🇪🇹 Ethiopia21.8%0.9%+20.9pp
4🇱🇰 Sri Lanka20.4%0.9%+19.5pp
5🇰🇭 Cambodia19.6%0.8%+18.8pp
6🇵🇭 Philippines18.0%0.6%+17.4pp
7🇳🇬 Nigeria13.7%0.6%+13.1pp
8🇵🇱 Poland12.3%1.0%+11.3pp

where NotebookLM beats Gemini — top 4 of 4

#countryNotebookLMGeminimargin
1🇹🇼 Taiwan6.8%4.3%+2.5pp
2🇪🇸 Spain4.1%3.6%+0.5pp
3🇨🇱 Chile5.4%5.2%+0.2pp
4🇵🇹 Portugal2.8%2.7%+0.1pp

country links open that country’s full AI-preference page. updated 2026-10-05.

faq

questions people ask about Gemini vs NotebookLM

Is Gemini more popular than NotebookLM?

Globally, yes — Gemini holds 9.6% of AI-tool search interest this week versus NotebookLM's 1.6%, a lead of 8.0pp. Gemini is also the preferred pick in 83 of the 87 tracked countries, against 4 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 4 of the 87 tracked countries — most strongly in Taiwan (6.8% vs 4.3%), Spain (4.1% vs 3.6%), Chile (5.4% vs 5.2%). 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 +0.0pp and NotebookLM's -0.2pp — 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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