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Grok vs Qwen — 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
0.7%
Qwen · global share
rank #9 of 26 · this week
84
countries prefer Grok
of 87 tracked · vs Qwen
2
countries prefer Qwen
of 87 tracked · vs Grok

Right now the world searches for Grok more: 2.1% of global AI-tool search interest this week versus 0.7% for Qwen — a lead of 1.4pp. Country-by-country, Grok is the preferred pick in 84 of the 87 tracked countries and Qwen in 2. 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

Grok vs Qwen — 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 Grok beats Qwen — top 8 of 84

#countryGrokQwenmargin
1🇮🇱 Israel9.0%0.0%+9.0pp
2🇨🇳 China8.0%0.0%+8.0pp
3🇺🇦 Ukraine9.6%3.3%+6.3pp
4🇳🇴 Norway6.0%0.0%+6.0pp
5🇵🇱 Poland7.4%1.9%+5.5pp
6🇩🇰 Denmark4.0%0.0%+4.0pp
7🇫🇮 Finland4.0%0.0%+4.0pp
8🇳🇿 New Zealand4.0%0.0%+4.0pp

where Qwen beats Grok — top 2 of 2

#countryQwenGrokmargin
1🇷🇺 Russia9.2%5.4%+3.8pp
2🇲🇲 Myanmar (Burma)0.5%0.0%+0.5pp

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

faq

questions people ask about Grok vs Qwen

Is Grok more popular than Qwen?

Globally, yes — Grok holds 2.1% of AI-tool search interest this week versus Qwen's 0.7%, a lead of 1.4pp. Grok is also the preferred pick in 84 of the 87 tracked countries, against 2 for Qwen. This measures share of Google search interest — relative preference, not usage counts.

Where is Qwen bigger than Grok?

Qwen out-searches Grok in 2 of the 87 tracked countries — most strongly in Russia (9.2% vs 5.4%), Myanmar (Burma) (0.5% vs 0.0%). The full country split is in the tables above and refreshes daily.

Is Grok growing faster than Qwen?

Over the last 30 days Grok's global search share moved +0.3pp and Qwen'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.

go deeper: Grok stats · Qwen stats · all 26 tools on one chart.