August 2026 publication

Africa

Which destinations do AI assistants name when travelers ask where to go in Africa?

Updated August 17, 2026 Based on 3 weekly surveys in August 2026 22 destinations cited by at least one AI assistant, out of 88 measured.

Top 10 at a glance

Bar chart of the top 10 destinations by index value 1. Tanzania 94 2. Botswana 87 3. Namibia 79 4. Kenya 78 5. South Africa 77 6. Rwanda 63 7. Zanzibar 60 8. Zambia 56 9. Morocco 54 10. Uganda 47

The August 2026 ranking

Africa: destinations ranked by AI visibility index, August 2026.
Rank Destination Index Trend Consensus By assistant Voice share
1 Tanzania 94 -5 ChatGPT: cited in 94% of answers Claude: cited in 94% of answers Gemini: cited in 78% of answers Perplexity: cited in 94% of answers Mistral: cited in 100% of answers Grok: cited in 100% of answers 10%
2 Botswana 87 -2 ChatGPT: cited in 89% of answers Claude: cited in 78% of answers Gemini: cited in 78% of answers Perplexity: cited in 94% of answers Mistral: cited in 89% of answers Grok: cited in 94% of answers 9%
3 Namibia 79 +6 ChatGPT: cited in 89% of answers Claude: cited in 56% of answers Gemini: cited in 56% of answers Perplexity: cited in 78% of answers Mistral: cited in 100% of answers Grok: cited in 94% of answers 8%
4 Kenya 78 -3 ChatGPT: cited in 83% of answers Claude: cited in 72% of answers Gemini: cited in 72% of answers Perplexity: cited in 72% of answers Mistral: cited in 78% of answers Grok: cited in 89% of answers 8%
5 South Africa 77 -4 ChatGPT: cited in 78% of answers Claude: cited in 67% of answers Gemini: cited in 67% of answers Perplexity: cited in 78% of answers Mistral: cited in 83% of answers Grok: cited in 89% of answers 8%
6 Rwanda 63 +4 ChatGPT: cited in 89% of answers Claude: cited in 56% of answers Gemini: cited in 39% of answers Perplexity: cited in 50% of answers Mistral: cited in 78% of answers Grok: cited in 67% of answers 6%
7 Zanzibar 60 -1 ChatGPT: cited in 67% of answers Claude: cited in 56% of answers Gemini: cited in 33% of answers Perplexity: cited in 61% of answers Mistral: cited in 72% of answers Grok: cited in 72% of answers 6%
8 Zambia 56 -13 ChatGPT: cited in 61% of answers Claude: cited in 67% of answers Gemini: cited in 56% of answers Perplexity: cited in 44% of answers Mistral: cited in 56% of answers Grok: cited in 56% of answers 6%
9 Morocco 54 -2 ChatGPT: cited in 56% of answers Claude: cited in 56% of answers Gemini: cited in 33% of answers Perplexity: cited in 61% of answers Mistral: cited in 56% of answers Grok: cited in 61% of answers 6%
10 Uganda 47 -8 ChatGPT: cited in 50% of answers Claude: cited in 39% of answers Gemini: cited in 33% of answers Perplexity: cited in 61% of answers Mistral: cited in 50% of answers Grok: cited in 50% of answers 5%
11 Seychelles 46 +4 ChatGPT: cited in 61% of answers Claude: cited in 22% of answers Gemini: cited in 22% of answers Perplexity: cited in 56% of answers Mistral: cited in 56% of answers Grok: cited in 61% of answers 5%
12 Egypt 42 -4 ChatGPT: cited in 44% of answers Claude: cited in 39% of answers Gemini: cited in 28% of answers Perplexity: cited in 33% of answers Mistral: cited in 56% of answers Grok: cited in 50% of answers 4%
13 Mauritius 41 +8 ChatGPT: cited in 50% of answers Claude: cited in 22% of answers Gemini: cited in 17% of answers Perplexity: cited in 44% of answers Mistral: cited in 50% of answers Grok: cited in 61% of answers 4%
14 Zimbabwe 41 -10 ChatGPT: cited in 44% of answers Claude: cited in 44% of answers Gemini: cited in 39% of answers Perplexity: cited in 33% of answers Mistral: cited in 39% of answers Grok: cited in 44% of answers 4%
15 Mozambique 31 0 ChatGPT: cited in 44% of answers Claude: cited in 11% of answers Gemini: cited in 33% of answers Perplexity: cited in 17% of answers Mistral: cited in 39% of answers Grok: cited in 44% of answers 3%
16 Madagascar 28 +1 ChatGPT: cited in 61% of answers Claude: cited in 22% of answers Gemini: cited in 17% of answers Perplexity: cited in 6% of answers Mistral: cited in 50% of answers Grok: cited in 11% of answers 3%
17 Ethiopia 24 -7 ChatGPT: cited in 17% of answers Claude: cited in 33% of answers Gemini: cited in 17% of answers Perplexity: cited in 22% of answers Mistral: cited in 56% of answers Grok: cited in 0% of answers 2%
18 Ghana 14 -10 ChatGPT: cited in 17% of answers Claude: cited in 11% of answers Gemini: cited in 17% of answers Perplexity: cited in 17% of answers Mistral: cited in 6% of answers Grok: cited in 17% of answers 2%
19 Senegal 8 +5 ChatGPT: cited in 6% of answers Claude: cited in 11% of answers Gemini: cited in 11% of answers Perplexity: cited in 6% of answers Mistral: cited in 11% of answers Grok: cited in 6% of answers <1%
20 Cape Verde 2 -1 ChatGPT: cited in 0% of answers Claude: cited in 11% of answers Gemini: cited in 0% of answers Perplexity: cited in 0% of answers Mistral: cited in 0% of answers Grok: cited in 0% of answers <1%
21 Maldives 1 New ChatGPT: cited in 6% of answers Claude: cited in 0% of answers Gemini: cited in 0% of answers Perplexity: cited in 0% of answers Mistral: cited in 0% of answers Grok: cited in 0% of answers <1%
22 Galapagos 1 New ChatGPT: cited in 0% of answers Claude: cited in 0% of answers Gemini: cited in 0% of answers Perplexity: cited in 0% of answers Mistral: cited in 6% of answers Grok: cited in 0% of answers <1%