July 2026 publication

Wildlife travel

Which destinations do AI assistants name when travelers ask where to see wildlife?

Updated July 6, 2026 Based on 1 weekly survey in July 2026 46 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. Galapagos 96 2. Costa Rica 79 3. Ecuador 79 4. Australia 75 5. Tanzania 71 6. Brazil 71 7. Madagascar 71 8. South Africa 58 9. Kenya 54 10. Botswana 50

The July 2026 ranking

Wildlife: destinations ranked by AI visibility index, July 2026.
Rank Destination Index Consensus By assistant Voice share
1 Galapagos 96 ChatGPT: cited in 100% of answers Claude: cited in 100% of answers Gemini: cited in 100% of answers Perplexity: cited in 83% of answers 8%
2 Costa Rica 79 ChatGPT: cited in 83% of answers Claude: cited in 83% of answers Gemini: cited in 83% of answers Perplexity: cited in 67% of answers 6%
3 Ecuador 79 ChatGPT: cited in 100% of answers Claude: cited in 83% of answers Gemini: cited in 83% of answers Perplexity: cited in 50% of answers 6%
4 Australia 75 ChatGPT: cited in 100% of answers Claude: cited in 83% of answers Gemini: cited in 67% of answers Perplexity: cited in 50% of answers 6%
5 Tanzania 71 ChatGPT: cited in 67% of answers Claude: cited in 67% of answers Gemini: cited in 83% of answers Perplexity: cited in 67% of answers 6%
6 Brazil 71 ChatGPT: cited in 83% of answers Claude: cited in 50% of answers Gemini: cited in 83% of answers Perplexity: cited in 67% of answers 6%
7 Madagascar 71 ChatGPT: cited in 100% of answers Claude: cited in 33% of answers Gemini: cited in 100% of answers Perplexity: cited in 50% of answers 5%
8 South Africa 58 ChatGPT: cited in 50% of answers Claude: cited in 50% of answers Gemini: cited in 67% of answers Perplexity: cited in 67% of answers 5%
9 Kenya 54 ChatGPT: cited in 67% of answers Claude: cited in 67% of answers Gemini: cited in 33% of answers Perplexity: cited in 50% of answers 5%
10 Botswana 50 ChatGPT: cited in 33% of answers Claude: cited in 67% of answers Gemini: cited in 67% of answers Perplexity: cited in 33% of answers 4%
11 Canada 46 ChatGPT: cited in 50% of answers Claude: cited in 50% of answers Gemini: cited in 50% of answers Perplexity: cited in 33% of answers 4%
12 New Zealand 42 ChatGPT: cited in 50% of answers Claude: cited in 50% of answers Gemini: cited in 50% of answers Perplexity: cited in 17% of answers 3%
13 Peru 42 ChatGPT: cited in 67% of answers Claude: cited in 67% of answers Gemini: cited in 33% of answers Perplexity: cited in 0% of answers 3%
14 Indonesia 42 ChatGPT: cited in 50% of answers Claude: cited in 67% of answers Gemini: cited in 50% of answers Perplexity: cited in 0% of answers 3%
15 Malaysia 42 ChatGPT: cited in 67% of answers Claude: cited in 33% of answers Gemini: cited in 67% of answers Perplexity: cited in 0% of answers 3%
16 India 33 ChatGPT: cited in 33% of answers Claude: cited in 17% of answers Gemini: cited in 67% of answers Perplexity: cited in 17% of answers 2%
17 Norway 33 ChatGPT: cited in 33% of answers Claude: cited in 17% of answers Gemini: cited in 50% of answers Perplexity: cited in 33% of answers 3%
18 Rwanda 25 ChatGPT: cited in 0% of answers Claude: cited in 17% of answers Gemini: cited in 67% of answers Perplexity: cited in 17% of answers 2%
19 Patagonia 25 ChatGPT: cited in 17% of answers Claude: cited in 33% of answers Gemini: cited in 33% of answers Perplexity: cited in 17% of answers 2%
20 Argentina 25 ChatGPT: cited in 17% of answers Claude: cited in 33% of answers Gemini: cited in 33% of answers Perplexity: cited in 17% of answers 2%
21 Iceland 25 ChatGPT: cited in 33% of answers Claude: cited in 17% of answers Gemini: cited in 33% of answers Perplexity: cited in 17% of answers 2%
22 Chile 21 ChatGPT: cited in 17% of answers Claude: cited in 33% of answers Gemini: cited in 33% of answers Perplexity: cited in 0% of answers 2%
23 Uganda 17 ChatGPT: cited in 0% of answers Claude: cited in 0% of answers Gemini: cited in 50% of answers Perplexity: cited in 17% of answers 1%
24 Zambia 13 ChatGPT: cited in 0% of answers Claude: cited in 17% of answers Gemini: cited in 17% of answers Perplexity: cited in 17% of answers 1%
25 Namibia 13 ChatGPT: cited in 17% of answers Claude: cited in 0% of answers Gemini: cited in 17% of answers Perplexity: cited in 17% of answers 1%

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