head-to-head · ai tracker
two tools, one question — answered with daily search-interest data across 85 countries.
Right now the world searches for Meta AI more: 1.2% of global AI-tool search interest this week versus 0.5% for Perplexity — a lead of 0.7pp. Country-by-country, Meta AI is the preferred pick in 30 of the 85 tracked countries and Perplexity in 43. share of Google search interest — relative preference, not usage counts.
updated 2026-07-23 · refreshed daily
01 · the two-horse race
weekly, 2025-07-13 → 2026-07-19. 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 | Meta AI | Perplexity | margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 3.0% | 0.7% | +2.3pp |
| 2 | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 1.7% | 0.3% | +1.4pp |
| 3 | 🇫🇮 Finland | 1.0% | 0.0% | +1.0pp |
| 4 | 🇯🇴 Jordan | 1.0% | 0.0% | +1.0pp |
| 5 | 🇳🇴 Norway | 1.0% | 0.0% | +1.0pp |
| 6 | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1.0% | 0.0% | +1.0pp |
| 7 | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | 1.0% | 0.0% | +1.0pp |
| 8 | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | 0.9% | 0.0% | +0.9pp |
| # | country | Perplexity | Meta AI | margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇬🇭 Ghana | 1.0% | 0.0% | +1.0pp |
| 2 | 🇷🇺 Russia | 0.7% | 0.0% | +0.7pp |
| 3 | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | 0.6% | 0.0% | +0.6pp |
| 4 | 🇦🇺 Australia | 0.5% | 0.0% | +0.5pp |
| 5 | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | 0.5% | 0.0% | +0.5pp |
| 6 | 🇮🇳 India | 0.5% | 0.0% | +0.5pp |
| 7 | 🇰🇪 Kenya | 0.5% | 0.0% | +0.5pp |
| 8 | 🇹🇳 Tunisia | 0.5% | 0.0% | +0.5pp |
country links open that country’s full AI-preference page. updated 2026-07-23.
faq
Globally, yes — Meta AI holds 1.2% of AI-tool search interest this week versus Perplexity's 0.5%, a lead of 0.7pp. Meta AI is also the preferred pick in 30 of the 85 tracked countries, against 43 for Perplexity. This measures share of Google search interest — relative preference, not usage counts.
Perplexity out-searches Meta AI in 43 of the 85 tracked countries — most strongly in Ghana (1.0% vs 0.0%), Russia (0.7% vs 0.0%), Ethiopia (0.6% vs 0.0%). The full country split is in the tables above and refreshes daily.
Over the last 30 days Meta AI's global search share moved -0.4pp and Perplexity's -0.3pp — so Perplexity has the better momentum right now. Day-to-day search share is noisy; read short windows as weather, not climate.
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