Grok vs Perplexity — Which Is More Popular? (updated daily)

Grok vs Perplexity — which is more popular?

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

2.1%

Grok · global share

rank #5 of 26 · this week

0.3%

Perplexity · global share

rank #12 of 26 · this week

countries prefer Grok

of 87 tracked · vs Perplexity

countries prefer Perplexity

of 87 tracked · vs Grok

Right now the world searches for Grok more: 2.1% of global AI-tool search interest this week versus 0.3% for Perplexity — a lead of 1.8pp. Country-by-country, Grok is the preferred pick in 85 of the 87 tracked countries and Perplexity in 1. share of Google search interest — relative preference, not usage counts.

updated 2026-10-05 · search-share data through Oct 2, 2026 · refreshed daily

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 Grok beats Perplexity — top 8 of 85

#	country	Grok	Perplexity	margin
1	🇺🇦 Ukraine	9.6%	0.4%	+9.2pp
2	🇮🇱 Israel	9.0%	0.0%	+9.0pp
3	🇨🇳 China	8.0%	0.0%	+8.0pp
4	🇵🇱 Poland	7.4%	0.4%	+7.0pp
5	🇳🇴 Norway	6.0%	0.0%	+6.0pp
6	🇰🇷 South Korea	5.7%	0.6%	+5.1pp
7	🇷🇺 Russia	5.4%	0.5%	+4.9pp
8	🇯🇵 Japan	5.1%	0.3%	+4.8pp

where Perplexity beats Grok — top 1 of 1

#	country	Perplexity	Grok	margin
1	🇲🇲 Myanmar (Burma)	0.6%	0.0%	+0.6pp

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

questions people ask about Grok vs Perplexity

Is Grok more popular than Perplexity?

Globally, yes — Grok holds 2.1% of AI-tool search interest this week versus Perplexity's 0.3%, a lead of 1.8pp. Grok is also the preferred pick in 85 of the 87 tracked countries, against 1 for Perplexity. This measures share of Google search interest — relative preference, not usage counts.

Where is Perplexity bigger than Grok?

Perplexity out-searches Grok in 1 of the 87 tracked countries — most strongly in Myanmar (Burma) (0.6% vs 0.0%). The full country split is in the tables above and refreshes daily.

Is Grok growing faster than Perplexity?

Over the last 30 days Grok's global search share moved +0.3pp and Perplexity's +0.1pp — so Grok has the better momentum right now. Day-to-day search share is noisy; read short windows as weather, not climate.