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NotebookLM vs Qwen — 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
1.1%
Qwen · global share
rank #10 of 26 · this week
62
countries prefer NotebookLM
of 85 tracked · vs Qwen
1
countries prefer Qwen
of 85 tracked · vs NotebookLM

Right now the world searches for NotebookLM more: 1.5% of global AI-tool search interest this week versus 1.1% for Qwen — a lead of 0.4pp. Country-by-country, NotebookLM is the preferred pick in 62 of the 85 tracked countries and Qwen in 1. share of Google search interest — relative preference, not usage counts.

updated 2026-07-23 · refreshed daily

01 · the two-horse race

NotebookLM 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 NotebookLM beats Qwen — top 8 of 62

#countryNotebookLMQwenmargin
1🇮🇱 Israel15.2%0.8%+14.4pp
2🇹🇭 Thailand12.1%0.7%+11.4pp
3🇦🇷 Argentina7.4%0.5%+6.9pp
4🇻🇳 Vietnam7.5%0.6%+6.9pp
5🇹🇼 Taiwan6.1%0.6%+5.5pp
6🇯🇵 Japan5.6%1.1%+4.5pp
7🇨🇱 Chile4.6%0.6%+4.0pp
8🇧🇴 Bolivia4.1%0.6%+3.5pp

where Qwen beats NotebookLM — top 1 of 1

#countryQwenNotebookLMmargin
1🇷🇺 Russia8.4%0.8%+7.6pp

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

faq

questions people ask about NotebookLM vs Qwen

Is NotebookLM more popular than Qwen?

Globally, yes — NotebookLM holds 1.5% of AI-tool search interest this week versus Qwen's 1.1%, a lead of 0.4pp. NotebookLM is also the preferred pick in 62 of the 85 tracked countries, against 1 for Qwen. This measures share of Google search interest — relative preference, not usage counts.

Where is Qwen bigger than NotebookLM?

Qwen out-searches NotebookLM in 1 of the 85 tracked countries — most strongly in Russia (8.4% vs 0.8%). The full country split is in the tables above and refreshes daily.

Is NotebookLM growing faster than Qwen?

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

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