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Gemini vs Perplexity — 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
0.3%
Perplexity · global share
rank #12 of 26 · this week
87
countries prefer Gemini
of 87 tracked · vs Perplexity
0
countries prefer Perplexity
of 87 tracked · vs Gemini

Right now the world searches for Gemini more: 9.6% of global AI-tool search interest this week versus 0.3% for Perplexity — a lead of 9.3pp. Country-by-country, Gemini is the preferred pick in 87 of the 87 tracked countries and Perplexity in 0. 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 Perplexity — 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 Perplexity — top 8 of 87

#countryGeminiPerplexitymargin
1🇮🇩 Indonesia34.6%0.4%+34.2pp
2🇲🇲 Myanmar (Burma)26.6%0.6%+26.0pp
3🇪🇹 Ethiopia21.8%0.6%+21.2pp
4🇱🇰 Sri Lanka20.4%0.3%+20.1pp
5🇰🇭 Cambodia19.6%0.0%+19.6pp
6🇵🇭 Philippines18.0%0.4%+17.6pp
7🇻🇳 Vietnam15.6%0.2%+15.4pp
8🇪🇬 Egypt14.0%0.2%+13.8pp

where Perplexity beats Gemini — top 0 of 0

No tracked country prefers Perplexity over Gemini this week.

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

faq

questions people ask about Gemini vs Perplexity

Is Gemini more popular than Perplexity?

Globally, yes — Gemini holds 9.6% of AI-tool search interest this week versus Perplexity's 0.3%, a lead of 9.3pp. Gemini is also the preferred pick in 87 of the 87 tracked countries, against 0 for Perplexity. This measures share of Google search interest — relative preference, not usage counts.

Where is Perplexity bigger than Gemini?

Nowhere right now: no tracked country registers more search interest in Perplexity than in Gemini this week. That can change — this page refreshes daily.

Is Gemini growing faster than Perplexity?

Over the last 30 days Gemini's global search share moved +0.0pp and Perplexity's +0.1pp — so Perplexity has the better momentum right now. Day-to-day search share is noisy; read short windows as weather, not climate.

go deeper: Gemini stats · Perplexity stats · all 26 tools on one chart.