Which Countries Have the Most AI Overviews? 217 Million Queries Analyzed
Head of International Marketing and Product Localization at Ahrefs
We analyzed our Brand Radar database of 217 Million AI Overview queries to see which countries have the most AI Overviews present in Google search results.
These are the top 50 countries with the biggest proportion of AI Overviews.
Updated October 2026.
Top 50 countries with the most AI Overviews
If you expected the US to be in the top 10, you might be surprised. Right now, the clear leader is Indonesia, with AIOs appearing for 58.2% of tracked keywords with SERP data, followed by Japan (51.8%), Thailand (50.9%), Taiwan (50.4%), and India (49.9%).
The US sits in 15th position, with AIOs appearing for 44.6% of tracked keywords, with Canada (36.6%) and the UK (34.4%) in 28th and 31st position.
And here’s the data:
Rank | Country | Keywords (M) | AI Overviews | AI Overviews coverage % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Indonesia | 11.6 | 6,758,462 | 58.2% |
2 | Japan | 19.1 | 9,889,290 | 51.8% |
3 | Thailand | 4.9 | 2,484,543 | 50.9% |
4 | Taiwan | 3.5 | 1,760,190 | 50.4% |
5 | India | 30.4 | 15,200,886 | 49.9% |
6 | Mexico | 12.7 | 6,272,231 | 49.4% |
7 | Brazil | 22.1 | 10,836,809 | 49.0% |
8 | Philippines | 6.9 | 3,370,866 | 48.7% |
9 | Peru | 2.8 | 1,365,318 | 48.5% |
10 | Vietnam | 5.4 | 2,613,236 | 48.4% |
11 | Ecuador | 1.3 | 590,776 | 46.1% |
12 | South Africa | 3.0 | 1,360,085 | 45.3% |
13 | Egypt | 2.6 | 1,178,014 | 45.0% |
14 | Saudi Arabia | 2.6 | 1,176,446 | 44.6% |
15 | United States | 144.3 | 64,307,175 | 44.6% |
16 | Nigeria | 1.7 | 764,368 | 43.8% |
17 | Colombia | 6.5 | 2,836,831 | 43.7% |
18 | Chile | 3.2 | 1,398,743 | 43.7% |
19 | Hong Kong | 1.5 | 645,640 | 43.4% |
20 | Argentina | 6.3 | 2,703,848 | 42.8% |
21 | Malaysia | 3.4 | 1,432,025 | 42.6% |
22 | Pakistan | 2.6 | 1,093,160 | 41.3% |
23 | Bangladesh | 1.4 | 567,409 | 41.1% |
24 | South Korea | 2.3 | 921,560 | 39.4% |
25 | Israel | 1.7 | 640,860 | 38.4% |
26 | Australia | 16.0 | 6,050,067 | 37.7% |
27 | Turkey | 10.9 | 4,097,039 | 37.5% |
28 | Canada | 19.7 | 7,219,814 | 36.6% |
29 | United Arab Emirates | 2.1 | 754,678 | 35.3% |
30 | Ukraine | 4.7 | 1,661,864 | 35.0% |
31 | United Kingdom | 26.2 | 8,998,813 | 34.4% |
32 | Singapore | 1.9 | 644,543 | 33.9% |
33 | New Zealand | 2.4 | 797,820 | 33.2% |
34 | Poland | 9.7 | 2,934,800 | 30.3% |
35 | Italy | 15.2 | 4,578,135 | 30.2% |
36 | Germany | 22.6 | 6,435,719 | 28.5% |
37 | Russian Federation | 14.5 | 4,028,786 | 27.8% |
38 | France | 24.0 | 6,526,963 | 27.2% |
39 | Finland | 1.9 | 516,369 | 26.9% |
40 | Romania | 2.0 | 520,454 | 26.5% |
41 | Sweden | 4.7 | 1,219,201 | 26.0% |
42 | Portugal | 2.1 | 526,607 | 25.2% |
43 | Spain | 18.6 | 4,593,328 | 24.7% |
44 | Netherlands | 12.4 | 2,993,889 | 24.2% |
45 | Czech Republic | 2.6 | 622,453 | 24.1% |
46 | Norway | 2.8 | 673,820 | 23.9% |
47 | Greece | 1.9 | 455,565 | 23.5% |
48 | Denmark | 2.9 | 686,721 | 23.3% |
49 | Ireland | 1.4 | 326,162 | 23.2% |
50 | Hungary | 2.0 | 450,932 | 22.8% |
Compared with the table published in November 2025, Indonesia remains first, Japan is 2nd rather than 8th, Thailand is 3rd rather than 24th, and the US is 15th rather than 13th.
Top 10 languages dominating AI Overviews
We also looked at the top 10 languages dominating AI Overviews. English accounts for 51.8% of all AI Overviews worldwide.
Spanish is second among the languages checked, accounting for 8.94%, followed by Portuguese (4.51%), Japanese (4.36%), and French (2.98%).
Rank | Language | AIO keyword records | % of sampled AIO records |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | English | 112,422,492 | 51.77% |
2 | Spanish | 19,411,850 | 8.94% |
3 | Portuguese | 9,790,672 | 4.51% |
4 | Japanese | 9,474,928 | 4.36% |
5 | French | 6,467,090 | 2.98% |
6 | German | 5,777,903 | 2.66% |
7 | Indonesian | 5,557,154 | 2.56% |
8 | Russian | 4,930,832 | 2.27% |
9 | Italian | 3,732,472 | 1.72% |
10 | Turkish | 3,515,775 | 1.62% |
Track your presence in AI Overviews across multiple locations
You can use Ahrefs’ Brand Radar to track your brand’s presence across various regions around the world.
Enter your brand, go to Overview or AI responses, select AI Overviews or another chatbot, and you’ll see the queries your brand appears for. You can also track your competitors across different regions.
You can sign up for Brand Radar here and try it yourself.
Head of International Marketing and Product Localization at Ahrefs, making the tool visible across multiple markets.
