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Kimi vs Qwen — 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
1.1%
Qwen · global share
rank #10 of 26 · this week
23
countries prefer Kimi
of 85 tracked · vs Qwen
37
countries prefer Qwen
of 85 tracked · vs Kimi

Right now the world searches for Kimi more: 1.6% of global AI-tool search interest this week versus 1.1% for Qwen — a lead of 0.5pp. Country-by-country, Kimi is the preferred pick in 23 of the 85 tracked countries and Qwen in 37. share of Google search interest — relative preference, not usage counts.

updated 2026-07-23 · refreshed daily

01 · the two-horse race

Kimi vs Qwen — 12 months of global search share

weekly, 2025-07-13 → 2026-07-19. 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 Kimi beats Qwen — top 8 of 23

#countryKimiQwenmargin
1🇧🇩 Bangladesh1.6%0.3%+1.3pp
2🇲🇦 Morocco1.0%0.5%+0.5pp
3🇩🇿 Algeria1.0%0.6%+0.4pp
4🇪🇬 Egypt1.0%0.6%+0.4pp
5🇦🇿 Azerbaijan0.5%0.3%+0.2pp
6🇪🇹 Ethiopia0.5%0.3%+0.2pp
7🇬🇭 Ghana0.5%0.3%+0.2pp
8🇵🇭 Philippines0.2%0.0%+0.2pp

where Qwen beats Kimi — top 8 of 37

#countryQwenKimimargin
1🇷🇺 Russia8.4%0.8%+7.6pp
2🇨🇳 China3.4%1.1%+2.3pp
3🇮🇷 Iran1.0%0.4%+0.6pp
4🇲🇲 Myanmar (Burma)0.6%0.0%+0.6pp
5🇮🇩 Indonesia0.4%0.0%+0.4pp
6🇵🇾 Paraguay0.5%0.1%+0.4pp
7🇨🇱 Chile0.6%0.2%+0.4pp
8🇩🇪 Germany0.7%0.3%+0.4pp

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

faq

questions people ask about Kimi vs Qwen

Is Kimi more popular than Qwen?

Globally, yes — Kimi holds 1.6% of AI-tool search interest this week versus Qwen's 1.1%, a lead of 0.5pp. Kimi is also the preferred pick in 23 of the 85 tracked countries, against 37 for Qwen. This measures share of Google search interest — relative preference, not usage counts.

Where is Qwen bigger than Kimi?

Qwen out-searches Kimi in 37 of the 85 tracked countries — most strongly in Russia (8.4% vs 0.8%), China (3.4% vs 1.1%), Iran (1.0% vs 0.4%). The full country split is in the tables above and refreshes daily.

Is Kimi growing faster than Qwen?

Over the last 30 days Kimi's global search share moved +1.2pp and Qwen's +0.1pp — so Kimi has the better momentum right now. Day-to-day search share is noisy; read short windows as weather, not climate.

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