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

Meta AI vs Perplexity — which is more popular?

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

1.1%

Meta AI · global share

rank #7 of 26 · this week

0.3%

Perplexity · global share

rank #12 of 26 · this week

countries prefer Meta AI

of 87 tracked · vs Perplexity

countries prefer Perplexity

of 87 tracked · vs Meta AI

Right now the world searches for Meta AI more: 1.1% of global AI-tool search interest this week versus 0.3% for Perplexity — a lead of 0.8pp. Country-by-country, Meta AI is the preferred pick in 27 of the 87 tracked countries and Perplexity in 39. 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 Meta AI beats Perplexity — top 8 of 27

#	country	Meta AI	Perplexity	margin
1	🇹🇭 Thailand	2.4%	0.4%	+2.0pp
2	🇮🇱 Israel	1.0%	0.0%	+1.0pp
3	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1.0%	0.0%	+1.0pp
4	🇳🇴 Norway	1.0%	0.0%	+1.0pp
5	🇦🇷 Argentina	0.8%	0.1%	+0.7pp
6	🇧🇩 Bangladesh	0.9%	0.2%	+0.7pp
7	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	0.9%	0.2%	+0.7pp
8	🇨🇿 Czechia	0.9%	0.3%	+0.6pp

where Perplexity beats Meta AI — top 8 of 39

#	country	Perplexity	Meta AI	margin
1	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	0.6%	0.0%	+0.6pp
2	🇲🇲 Myanmar (Burma)	0.6%	0.0%	+0.6pp
3	🇩🇿 Algeria	0.5%	0.0%	+0.5pp
4	🇧🇴 Bolivia	0.5%	0.0%	+0.5pp
5	🇪🇨 Ecuador	0.5%	0.0%	+0.5pp
6	🇷🇺 Russia	0.5%	0.0%	+0.5pp
7	🇳🇵 Nepal	0.4%	0.0%	+0.4pp
8	🇵🇪 Peru	0.4%	0.0%	+0.4pp

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

questions people ask about Meta AI vs Perplexity

Is Meta AI more popular than Perplexity?

Globally, yes — Meta AI holds 1.1% of AI-tool search interest this week versus Perplexity's 0.3%, a lead of 0.8pp. Meta AI is also the preferred pick in 27 of the 87 tracked countries, against 39 for Perplexity. This measures share of Google search interest — relative preference, not usage counts.

Where is Perplexity bigger than Meta AI?

Perplexity out-searches Meta AI in 39 of the 87 tracked countries — most strongly in Ethiopia (0.6% vs 0.0%), Myanmar (Burma) (0.6% vs 0.0%), Algeria (0.5% vs 0.0%). The full country split is in the tables above and refreshes daily.

Is Meta AI growing faster than Perplexity?

Over the last 30 days both moved the same: Meta AI +0.1pp and Perplexity +0.1pp of global search share. Day-to-day search share is noisy; read short windows as weather, not climate.