July 2026 publication

Asia

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

Updated July 6, 2026 Based on 1 weekly survey in July 2026 17 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. Thailand 96 2. Vietnam 96 3. Indonesia 92 4. Bali 88 5. Cambodia 75 6. Japan 63 7. South Korea 58 8. Malaysia 50 9. India 46 10. Philippines 42

The July 2026 ranking

Asia: destinations ranked by AI visibility index, July 2026.
Rank Destination Index Consensus By assistant Voice share
1 Thailand 96 ChatGPT: cited in 83% of answers Claude: cited in 100% of answers Gemini: cited in 100% of answers Perplexity: cited in 100% of answers 11%
2 Vietnam 96 ChatGPT: cited in 100% of answers Claude: cited in 83% of answers Gemini: cited in 100% of answers Perplexity: cited in 100% of answers 11%
3 Indonesia 92 ChatGPT: cited in 100% of answers Claude: cited in 67% of answers Gemini: cited in 100% of answers Perplexity: cited in 100% of answers 10%
4 Bali 88 ChatGPT: cited in 100% of answers Claude: cited in 50% of answers Gemini: cited in 100% of answers Perplexity: cited in 100% of answers 10%
5 Cambodia 75 ChatGPT: cited in 50% of answers Claude: cited in 83% of answers Gemini: cited in 83% of answers Perplexity: cited in 83% of answers 9%
6 Japan 63 ChatGPT: cited in 67% of answers Claude: cited in 50% of answers Gemini: cited in 67% of answers Perplexity: cited in 67% of answers 7%
7 South Korea 58 ChatGPT: cited in 67% of answers Claude: cited in 50% of answers Gemini: cited in 67% of answers Perplexity: cited in 50% of answers 7%
8 Malaysia 50 ChatGPT: cited in 50% of answers Claude: cited in 33% of answers Gemini: cited in 83% of answers Perplexity: cited in 33% of answers 6%
9 India 46 ChatGPT: cited in 33% of answers Claude: cited in 33% of answers Gemini: cited in 67% of answers Perplexity: cited in 50% of answers 5%
10 Philippines 42 ChatGPT: cited in 50% of answers Claude: cited in 50% of answers Gemini: cited in 17% of answers Perplexity: cited in 50% of answers 5%
11 Nepal 42 ChatGPT: cited in 67% of answers Claude: cited in 33% of answers Gemini: cited in 33% of answers Perplexity: cited in 33% of answers 5%
12 Taiwan 38 ChatGPT: cited in 33% of answers Claude: cited in 17% of answers Gemini: cited in 33% of answers Perplexity: cited in 67% of answers 4%
13 Sri Lanka 38 ChatGPT: cited in 50% of answers Claude: cited in 17% of answers Gemini: cited in 50% of answers Perplexity: cited in 33% of answers 4%
14 Laos 33 ChatGPT: cited in 17% of answers Claude: cited in 33% of answers Gemini: cited in 50% of answers Perplexity: cited in 33% of answers 4%
15 Bhutan 17 ChatGPT: cited in 17% of answers Claude: cited in 17% of answers Gemini: cited in 17% of answers Perplexity: cited in 17% of answers 2%
16 Maldives 4 ChatGPT: cited in 17% of answers Claude: cited in 0% of answers Gemini: cited in 0% of answers Perplexity: cited in 0% of answers <1%
17 Uzbekistan 4 ChatGPT: cited in 17% of answers Claude: cited in 0% of answers Gemini: cited in 0% of answers Perplexity: cited in 0% of answers <1%