Jan 2026 AI share ranking
A monthly report of AI chatbot market share and usage worldwide and in Japan as of Jan 2026, with month-over-month change and fastest risers/fallers.
Worldwide share (Jan 2026)
| # | AI tool | Worldwide share | Share ratio | MoM | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ChatGPT OpenAI | 80.52% | ▲0.77 | ||
| 2 | Perplexity Perplexity AI | 7.87% | ▼2.96 | ||
| 3 | Google Gemini | 7.19% | ▲2.46 | ||
| 4 | Microsoft Copilot Microsoft | 3.49% | ▼0.11 | ||
| 5 | Claude Anthropic | 0.92% | ▼0.15 | ||
| 6 | DeepSeek DeepSeek | 0.01% | ▼0.01 |
Worldwide share history through Jan 2026
Japan share (Jan 2026)
| # | AI tool | Japan share | Share ratio | MoM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ChatGPT OpenAI | 70.17% | ▼3.74 | |
| 2 | Google Gemini | 16.89% | ▲5.58 | |
| 3 | Microsoft Copilot Microsoft | 6.59% | ▼0.23 | |
| 4 | Perplexity Perplexity AI | 5.33% | ▼1.42 | |
| 5 | Claude Anthropic | 1.01% | ▼0.16 | |
| 6 | DeepSeek DeepSeek | 0.00% | ▼0.03 |
Source: StatCounter Global Stats (AI Chatbot Market Share) ／ Captured: 2026-01 ／ reference value
#1 and #2 by region in Jan 2026
The leading and second AI in each major region other than the world and Japan that month, and the share gap between them.
| Region | #1 | #2 | Gap #1–#2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | ChatGPT 74.9% | Google Gemini 9.0% | 65.9 pt |
| United Kingdom | ChatGPT 78.0% | Microsoft Copilot 8.4% | 69.6 pt |
| Germany | ChatGPT 75.0% | Perplexity 11.3% | 63.7 pt |
| South Korea | ChatGPT 66.4% | Google Gemini 18.4% | 48.0 pt |
| India | ChatGPT 73.6% | Perplexity 12.1% | 61.5 pt |
AI price changes in Jan 2026
New plans, price increases and cuts, and discontinued plans announced by major AI tools this month (US prices in USD).
| Date | Plan | Change | Monthly | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 27, 2026 | Google AI Plus | New plan | $7.99 | Source |
| Jan 16, 2026 | ChatGPT Go | New plan | $8 | Source |
Only changes confirmed by an official announcement or major tech-press reporting are listed (checked 2026-10-17). Changes that did not affect the price, such as usage limits, are not included.
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⚠ These rankings are reference values based on public market-share data, web-traffic estimates and editorial research, and do not represent a complete count of every user of each AI tool. Rankings change with the measurement method (web-visit share vs. market share, etc.). Always check each official site for the latest information.