US Google search interest in "claude ai" grew roughly 347% over the past 52 weeks and "google gemini" roughly 278%, against about 24.7% for "chatgpt". ChatGPT is still searched about 19 times as often as Claude, but its search interest peaked in September 2025 and has leveled off since.
Source: Suff Digital analysis of 262 weeks of US search interest in five AI assistants · Google Trends, September 2026
Source: Suff Digital analysis of 262 weeks of US search interest in five AI assistants · Google Trends, September 2026
Source: Google Searches for Claude Grew Roughly 347% in a Year vs 24.7% for ChatGPT - Suff Digital