head-to-head · ai tracker
two tools, one question — answered with daily search-interest data across 87 countries.
Right now the world searches for Grok more: 2.1% of global AI-tool search interest this week versus 1.6% for NotebookLM — a lead of 0.5pp. Country-by-country, Grok is the preferred pick in 57 of the 87 tracked countries and NotebookLM in 27. 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
weekly, 2025-10-05 → 2026-09-27. 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 | Grok | NotebookLM | margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇮🇱 Israel | 9.0% | 0.0% | +9.0pp |
| 2 | 🇨🇳 China | 8.0% | 0.0% | +8.0pp |
| 3 | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | 9.6% | 2.3% | +7.3pp |
| 4 | 🇵🇱 Poland | 7.4% | 1.0% | +6.4pp |
| 5 | 🇳🇴 Norway | 6.0% | 0.0% | +6.0pp |
| 6 | 🇷🇺 Russia | 5.4% | 0.5% | +4.9pp |
| 7 | 🇩🇰 Denmark | 4.0% | 0.0% | +4.0pp |
| 8 | 🇫🇮 Finland | 4.0% | 0.0% | +4.0pp |
| # | country | NotebookLM | Grok | margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 8.6% | 2.5% | +6.1pp |
| 2 | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | 8.0% | 4.1% | +3.9pp |
| 3 | 🇨🇱 Chile | 5.4% | 1.7% | +3.7pp |
| 4 | 🇹🇭 Thailand | 6.8% | 4.0% | +2.8pp |
| 5 | 🇪🇬 Egypt | 4.4% | 1.7% | +2.7pp |
| 6 | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | 6.8% | 4.3% | +2.5pp |
| 7 | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | 4.0% | 1.8% | +2.2pp |
| 8 | 🇩🇿 Algeria | 2.7% | 0.9% | +1.8pp |
country links open that country’s full AI-preference page. updated 2026-10-05.
faq
Globally, yes — Grok holds 2.1% of AI-tool search interest this week versus NotebookLM's 1.6%, a lead of 0.5pp. Grok is also the preferred pick in 57 of the 87 tracked countries, against 27 for NotebookLM. This measures share of Google search interest — relative preference, not usage counts.
NotebookLM out-searches Grok in 27 of the 87 tracked countries — most strongly in Argentina (8.6% vs 2.5%), Vietnam (8.0% vs 4.1%), Chile (5.4% vs 1.7%). The full country split is in the tables above and refreshes daily.
Over the last 30 days Grok's global search share moved +0.3pp and NotebookLM's -0.2pp — so Grok has the better momentum right now. Day-to-day search share is noisy; read short windows as weather, not climate.
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