August 2026 publication

Wildlife travel

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

Updated August 17, 2026 Based on 3 weekly surveys in August 2026 60 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 86 2. Ecuador 78 3. Costa Rica 78 4. Tanzania 63 5. Australia 60 6. Kenya 57 7. Brazil 53 8. Madagascar 52 9. Botswana 48 10. South Africa 46

The August 2026 ranking

Wildlife: destinations ranked by AI visibility index, August 2026.
Rank Destination Index Trend Consensus By assistant Voice share
1 Galapagos 86 -9 ChatGPT: cited in 100% of answers Claude: cited in 83% of answers Gemini: cited in 83% of answers Perplexity: cited in 72% of answers Mistral: cited in 78% of answers Grok: cited in 100% of answers 8%
2 Ecuador 78 -7 ChatGPT: cited in 94% of answers Claude: cited in 72% of answers Gemini: cited in 78% of answers Perplexity: cited in 50% of answers Mistral: cited in 72% of answers Grok: cited in 100% of answers 7%
3 Costa Rica 78 0 ChatGPT: cited in 72% of answers Claude: cited in 78% of answers Gemini: cited in 78% of answers Perplexity: cited in 89% of answers Mistral: cited in 67% of answers Grok: cited in 83% of answers 8%
4 Tanzania 63 -10 ChatGPT: cited in 67% of answers Claude: cited in 78% of answers Gemini: cited in 72% of answers Perplexity: cited in 39% of answers Mistral: cited in 50% of answers Grok: cited in 72% of answers 6%
5 Australia 60 0 ChatGPT: cited in 72% of answers Claude: cited in 61% of answers Gemini: cited in 67% of answers Perplexity: cited in 22% of answers Mistral: cited in 56% of answers Grok: cited in 83% of answers 5%
6 Kenya 57 -1 ChatGPT: cited in 56% of answers Claude: cited in 72% of answers Gemini: cited in 44% of answers Perplexity: cited in 61% of answers Mistral: cited in 50% of answers Grok: cited in 61% of answers 6%
7 Brazil 53 -14 ChatGPT: cited in 78% of answers Claude: cited in 50% of answers Gemini: cited in 56% of answers Perplexity: cited in 33% of answers Mistral: cited in 39% of answers Grok: cited in 61% of answers 5%
8 Madagascar 52 -14 ChatGPT: cited in 94% of answers Claude: cited in 33% of answers Gemini: cited in 72% of answers Perplexity: cited in 17% of answers Mistral: cited in 33% of answers Grok: cited in 61% of answers 5%
9 Botswana 48 -1 ChatGPT: cited in 28% of answers Claude: cited in 56% of answers Gemini: cited in 72% of answers Perplexity: cited in 33% of answers Mistral: cited in 44% of answers Grok: cited in 56% of answers 4%
10 South Africa 46 -13 ChatGPT: cited in 50% of answers Claude: cited in 50% of answers Gemini: cited in 44% of answers Perplexity: cited in 50% of answers Mistral: cited in 33% of answers Grok: cited in 50% of answers 5%
11 Canada 44 +2 ChatGPT: cited in 56% of answers Claude: cited in 17% of answers Gemini: cited in 44% of answers Perplexity: cited in 50% of answers Mistral: cited in 56% of answers Grok: cited in 39% of answers 4%
12 Indonesia 39 -10 ChatGPT: cited in 44% of answers Claude: cited in 61% of answers Gemini: cited in 33% of answers Perplexity: cited in 17% of answers Mistral: cited in 33% of answers Grok: cited in 44% of answers 4%
13 Peru 37 -4 ChatGPT: cited in 72% of answers Claude: cited in 72% of answers Gemini: cited in 33% of answers Perplexity: cited in 0% of answers Mistral: cited in 11% of answers Grok: cited in 33% of answers 3%
14 New Zealand 35 -4 ChatGPT: cited in 39% of answers Claude: cited in 44% of answers Gemini: cited in 28% of answers Perplexity: cited in 22% of answers Mistral: cited in 44% of answers Grok: cited in 33% of answers 3%
15 India 34 -6 ChatGPT: cited in 33% of answers Claude: cited in 28% of answers Gemini: cited in 39% of answers Perplexity: cited in 28% of answers Mistral: cited in 50% of answers Grok: cited in 28% of answers 3%
16 Malaysia 25 -10 ChatGPT: cited in 22% of answers Claude: cited in 39% of answers Gemini: cited in 39% of answers Perplexity: cited in 6% of answers Mistral: cited in 33% of answers Grok: cited in 11% of answers 2%
17 Uganda 25 0 ChatGPT: cited in 17% of answers Claude: cited in 6% of answers Gemini: cited in 61% of answers Perplexity: cited in 0% of answers Mistral: cited in 39% of answers Grok: cited in 28% of answers 2%
18 Norway 23 -7 ChatGPT: cited in 28% of answers Claude: cited in 17% of answers Gemini: cited in 39% of answers Perplexity: cited in 17% of answers Mistral: cited in 22% of answers Grok: cited in 17% of answers 2%
19 Rwanda 22 -1 ChatGPT: cited in 17% of answers Claude: cited in 0% of answers Gemini: cited in 61% of answers Perplexity: cited in 0% of answers Mistral: cited in 39% of answers Grok: cited in 17% of answers 2%
20 Iceland 17 -4 ChatGPT: cited in 22% of answers Claude: cited in 22% of answers Gemini: cited in 22% of answers Perplexity: cited in 17% of answers Mistral: cited in 0% of answers Grok: cited in 17% of answers 2%
21 Sri Lanka 15 -1 ChatGPT: cited in 17% of answers Claude: cited in 17% of answers Gemini: cited in 22% of answers Perplexity: cited in 0% of answers Mistral: cited in 22% of answers Grok: cited in 11% of answers 1%
22 Patagonia 14 -6 ChatGPT: cited in 22% of answers Claude: cited in 17% of answers Gemini: cited in 11% of answers Perplexity: cited in 17% of answers Mistral: cited in 11% of answers Grok: cited in 6% of answers 1%
23 Chile 12 -6 ChatGPT: cited in 17% of answers Claude: cited in 11% of answers Gemini: cited in 11% of answers Perplexity: cited in 11% of answers Mistral: cited in 17% of answers Grok: cited in 6% of answers 1%
24 Argentina 11 -8 ChatGPT: cited in 22% of answers Claude: cited in 11% of answers Gemini: cited in 17% of answers Perplexity: cited in 11% of answers Mistral: cited in 0% of answers Grok: cited in 6% of answers 1%
25 Namibia 10 -6 ChatGPT: cited in 11% of answers Claude: cited in 6% of answers Gemini: cited in 11% of answers Perplexity: cited in 0% of answers Mistral: cited in 17% of answers Grok: cited in 17% of answers <1%

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