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AI Chatbot Market Share in Japón

As of septiembre de 2026, ChatGPT accounts for 74,1% of AI chatbot referrals in Japón, followed by Gemini (16,7%) and Microsoft Copilot (6,2%). Worldwide, ChatGPT accounts for 80,5%.

Updated 13 de octubre de 2026. Data through septiembre de 2026.

octubre de 2026 is still in progress (13 days in). It is shown separately as month to date and is not used in headline figures.

What this measures. Share of AI chatbot referrals: of all website visits that arrive from an AI chatbot, the percentage that came from each assistant. It measures traffic sent to websites. It is not a count of users.

Japón: AI chatbot market share leaderboard

Share of AI chatbot referrals worldwide, septiembre de 2026. Change is in percentage points.

RankAssistantSharevs 1 month agovs 3 months agovs 6 months agovs 12 months ago
1ChatGPT74,1%+1,7+6,4+10,9-8,4
2Gemini16,7%+0,7+2,4-3,8+11,7
3Microsoft Copilot6,2%-0,8-4,8-0,8+0,8
4▲1Perplexity2,0%0,0-0,9-3,3-3,6
5▼1Claude0,9%-1,6-3,2-3,0-0,3
6DeepSeek0,1%+0,1+0,10,0-0,1

Japón: AI chatbot market share over time

  • ChatGPT
  • Gemini
  • Perplexity
  • Microsoft Copilot
  • Claude
  • DeepSeek
0%20%40%60%80%100%abr 25jul 25oct 25ene 26abr 26jul 26oct 26ChatGPT51,9%Gemini31,3%Microsoft Copilot10,2%Perplexity5,2%Claude1,3%DeepSeek0,1%

Dashed line: octubre de 2026, month to date. Provisional until the month closes.

View data table
MonthChatGPTGeminiPerplexityMicrosoft CopilotClaudeDeepSeek
oct 26 month to date51,9%31,3%5,2%10,2%1,3%0,1%
sept 2674,1%16,7%2,0%6,2%0,9%0,1%
ago 2672,4%16,0%2,0%7,1%2,5%0,0%
jul 2666,5%18,7%2,5%9,3%3,0%0,1%
jun 2667,7%14,3%2,9%11,0%4,1%0,0%
may 2666,2%16,9%3,2%10,0%3,7%0,1%
abr 2658,8%21,2%4,3%12,1%3,5%0,0%
mar 2663,2%20,5%5,3%7,0%3,9%0,1%
feb 2667,4%17,8%6,2%7,0%1,6%0,1%
ene 2670,2%16,9%5,3%6,6%1,0%0,0%
dic 2574,0%11,3%6,7%6,8%1,2%0,0%
nov 2583,2%4,9%6,0%4,6%1,3%0,0%
oct 2584,4%4,1%6,1%4,4%1,0%0,0%
sept 2582,5%5,1%5,7%5,4%1,2%0,2%
ago 2582,7%4,6%4,8%4,9%1,1%1,9%
jul 2583,1%5,5%5,3%3,8%1,1%1,3%
jun 2582,6%5,7%5,4%4,1%1,4%0,8%
may 2582,0%5,3%6,3%5,0%0,8%0,6%
abr 2583,6%5,6%8,9%0,5%0,6%0,8%

Japón vs worldwide

Share of AI chatbot referrals, septiembre de 2026. Difference is Japón minus worldwide, in percentage points.

AssistantJapónWorldwideDifference
ChatGPT74,1%80,5%-6,4
Gemini16,7%10,9%+5,8
Microsoft Copilot6,2%1,8%+4,4
Perplexity2,0%5,8%-3,8
Claude0,9%1,0%-0,1
DeepSeek0,1%0,0%+0,1

Japón: desktop vs mobile

Share of AI chatbot referrals by device, septiembre de 2026.

AssistantAll devicesDesktopMobile
ChatGPT74,1%73,7%85,4%
Gemini16,7%16,9%12,2%
Microsoft Copilot6,2%6,4%0,7%
Perplexity2,0%2,0%1,3%
Claude0,9%0,9%0,4%
DeepSeek0,1%0,1%0,0%

Preguntas frecuentes

AI chatbot market share in Japón: frequently asked questions

Which AI chatbot is most used in Japón?▾

ChatGPT, with 74,1% of AI chatbot referrals in Japón as of septiembre de 2026. Gemini is second at 16,7%.

How does Japón compare with the world?▾

ChatGPT has 74,1% in Japón vs 80,5% worldwide. ChatGPT is the assistant whose share differs most from the global figure: 74,1% in Japón vs 80,5% worldwide.

How reliable are regional figures?▾

StatCounter measures referrals recorded on the websites in its network, filtered by visitor country. Smaller regions rest on less traffic, so month-to-month moves there are noisier than the worldwide series. Use the trend, not one month.

How often is this updated?▾

Every 2 days we re-check StatCounter. StatCounter publishes monthly, so a new month appears in the first days of the next month.

Data: StatCounter Global Stats, AI Chatbot Market Share, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0. Derived tables and charts on this page are shared under CC BY-SA 3.0. StatCounter CC BY-SA 3.0

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