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

NotebookLM vs Perplexity — which is more popular?

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

1.5%

NotebookLM · global share

rank #8 of 26 · this week

0.5%

Perplexity · global share

rank #11 of 26 · this week

countries prefer NotebookLM

of 85 tracked · vs Perplexity

countries prefer Perplexity

of 85 tracked · vs NotebookLM

Right now the world searches for NotebookLM more: 1.5% of global AI-tool search interest this week versus 0.5% for Perplexity — a lead of 1.0pp. Country-by-country, NotebookLM is the preferred pick in 65 of the 85 tracked countries and Perplexity in 1. 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 NotebookLM beats Perplexity — top 8 of 65

#	country	NotebookLM	Perplexity	margin
1	🇮🇱 Israel	15.2%	0.5%	+14.7pp
2	🇹🇭 Thailand	12.1%	0.4%	+11.7pp
3	🇦🇷 Argentina	7.4%	0.1%	+7.3pp
4	🇻🇳 Vietnam	7.5%	0.2%	+7.3pp
5	🇹🇼 Taiwan	6.1%	0.3%	+5.8pp
6	🇯🇵 Japan	5.6%	0.4%	+5.2pp
7	🇨🇱 Chile	4.6%	0.1%	+4.5pp
8	🇧🇴 Bolivia	4.1%	0.5%	+3.6pp

where Perplexity beats NotebookLM — top 1 of 1

#	country	Perplexity	NotebookLM	margin
1	🇺🇬 Uganda	0.8%	0.6%	+0.2pp

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

questions people ask about NotebookLM vs Perplexity

Is NotebookLM more popular than Perplexity?

Globally, yes — NotebookLM holds 1.5% of AI-tool search interest this week versus Perplexity's 0.5%, a lead of 1.0pp. NotebookLM is also the preferred pick in 65 of the 85 tracked countries, against 1 for Perplexity. This measures share of Google search interest — relative preference, not usage counts.

Where is Perplexity bigger than NotebookLM?

Perplexity out-searches NotebookLM in 1 of the 85 tracked countries — most strongly in Uganda (0.8% vs 0.6%). The full country split is in the tables above and refreshes daily.

Is NotebookLM growing faster than Perplexity?

Over the last 30 days NotebookLM's global search share moved -0.1pp and Perplexity's -0.3pp — so NotebookLM has the better momentum right now. Day-to-day search share is noisy; read short windows as weather, not climate.