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

Kimi vs Perplexity — which is more popular?

two tools, one question — answered with daily search-interest data across 85 countries.

1.6%

Kimi · global share

rank #6 of 26 · this week

0.5%

Perplexity · global share

rank #11 of 26 · this week

countries prefer Kimi

of 85 tracked · vs Perplexity

countries prefer Perplexity

of 85 tracked · vs Kimi

Right now the world searches for Kimi more: 1.6% of global AI-tool search interest this week versus 0.5% for Perplexity — a lead of 1.1pp. Country-by-country, Kimi is the preferred pick in 36 of the 85 tracked countries and Perplexity in 20. share of Google search interest — relative preference, not usage counts.

updated 2026-07-23 · 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 Kimi beats Perplexity — top 8 of 36

#	country	Kimi	Perplexity	margin
1	🇰🇷 South Korea	2.2%	0.7%	+1.5pp
2	🇧🇩 Bangladesh	1.6%	0.4%	+1.2pp
3	🇨🇳 China	1.1%	0.3%	+0.8pp
4	🇪🇬 Egypt	1.0%	0.2%	+0.8pp
5	🇯🇵 Japan	1.2%	0.4%	+0.8pp
6	🇸🇬 Singapore	1.1%	0.4%	+0.7pp
7	🇮🇶 Iraq	1.0%	0.3%	+0.7pp
8	🇲🇦 Morocco	1.0%	0.3%	+0.7pp

where Perplexity beats Kimi — top 8 of 20

#	country	Perplexity	Kimi	margin
1	🇬🇭 Ghana	1.0%	0.5%	+0.5pp
2	🇮🇩 Indonesia	0.4%	0.0%	+0.4pp
3	🇺🇬 Uganda	0.8%	0.4%	+0.4pp
4	🇵🇦 Panama	0.4%	0.1%	+0.3pp
5	🇮🇳 India	0.5%	0.2%	+0.3pp
6	🇲🇲 Myanmar (Burma)	0.3%	0.0%	+0.3pp
7	🇧🇪 Belgium	0.4%	0.2%	+0.2pp
8	🇧🇴 Bolivia	0.5%	0.3%	+0.2pp

country links open that country’s full AI-preference page. updated 2026-07-23.

questions people ask about Kimi vs Perplexity

Is Kimi more popular than Perplexity?

Globally, yes — Kimi holds 1.6% of AI-tool search interest this week versus Perplexity's 0.5%, a lead of 1.1pp. Kimi is also the preferred pick in 36 of the 85 tracked countries, against 20 for Perplexity. This measures share of Google search interest — relative preference, not usage counts.

Where is Perplexity bigger than Kimi?

Perplexity out-searches Kimi in 20 of the 85 tracked countries — most strongly in Ghana (1.0% vs 0.5%), Indonesia (0.4% vs 0.0%), Uganda (0.8% vs 0.4%). The full country split is in the tables above and refreshes daily.

Is Kimi growing faster than Perplexity?

Over the last 30 days Kimi's global search share moved +1.2pp and Perplexity's -0.3pp — so Kimi has the better momentum right now. Day-to-day search share is noisy; read short windows as weather, not climate.