September 2026 publication

Wildlife travel

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

Updated September 30, 2026 Based on 1 weekly survey in September 2026 40 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 79 2. Ecuador 71 3. Costa Rica 71 4. Tanzania 58 5. Australia 54 6. Kenya 50 7. Brazil 46 8. Madagascar 46 9. Indonesia 46 10. Canada 42

The September 2026 ranking

Wildlife: destinations ranked by AI visibility index, September 2026.
Rank Destination Index Trend Consensus By assistant Voice share
1 Galapagos 79 -7 ChatGPT: cited in 83% of answers Gemini: cited in 100% of answers Perplexity: cited in 67% of answers Mistral: cited in 67% of answers 8%
2 Ecuador 71 -7 ChatGPT: cited in 67% of answers Gemini: cited in 100% of answers Perplexity: cited in 50% of answers Mistral: cited in 67% of answers 7%
3 Costa Rica 71 -7 ChatGPT: cited in 67% of answers Gemini: cited in 83% of answers Perplexity: cited in 83% of answers Mistral: cited in 50% of answers 7%
4 Tanzania 58 -5 ChatGPT: cited in 67% of answers Gemini: cited in 67% of answers Perplexity: cited in 50% of answers Mistral: cited in 50% of answers 6%
5 Australia 54 -6 ChatGPT: cited in 50% of answers Gemini: cited in 50% of answers Perplexity: cited in 50% of answers Mistral: cited in 67% of answers 5%
6 Kenya 50 -7 ChatGPT: cited in 67% of answers Gemini: cited in 33% of answers Perplexity: cited in 50% of answers Mistral: cited in 50% of answers 5%
7 Brazil 46 -7 ChatGPT: cited in 50% of answers Gemini: cited in 67% of answers Perplexity: cited in 33% of answers Mistral: cited in 33% of answers 4%
8 Madagascar 46 -6 ChatGPT: cited in 50% of answers Gemini: cited in 67% of answers Perplexity: cited in 33% of answers Mistral: cited in 33% of answers 4%
9 Indonesia 46 +7 ChatGPT: cited in 33% of answers Gemini: cited in 83% of answers Perplexity: cited in 17% of answers Mistral: cited in 50% of answers 4%
10 Canada 42 -2 ChatGPT: cited in 17% of answers Gemini: cited in 50% of answers Perplexity: cited in 33% of answers Mistral: cited in 67% of answers 4%
11 Rwanda 42 +20 ChatGPT: cited in 67% of answers Gemini: cited in 17% of answers Perplexity: cited in 33% of answers Mistral: cited in 50% of answers 4%
12 Uganda 42 +17 ChatGPT: cited in 67% of answers Gemini: cited in 17% of answers Perplexity: cited in 33% of answers Mistral: cited in 50% of answers 4%
13 Botswana 42 -6 ChatGPT: cited in 50% of answers Gemini: cited in 33% of answers Perplexity: cited in 33% of answers Mistral: cited in 50% of answers 4%
14 India 38 +4 ChatGPT: cited in 17% of answers Gemini: cited in 50% of answers Perplexity: cited in 33% of answers Mistral: cited in 50% of answers 4%
15 South Africa 38 -8 ChatGPT: cited in 67% of answers Gemini: cited in 17% of answers Perplexity: cited in 33% of answers Mistral: cited in 33% of answers 4%
16 Malaysia 38 +13 ChatGPT: cited in 50% of answers Gemini: cited in 67% of answers Perplexity: cited in 0% of answers Mistral: cited in 33% of answers 3%
17 New Zealand 29 -6 ChatGPT: cited in 33% of answers Gemini: cited in 17% of answers Perplexity: cited in 17% of answers Mistral: cited in 50% of answers 3%
18 Norway 25 +2 ChatGPT: cited in 17% of answers Gemini: cited in 17% of answers Perplexity: cited in 17% of answers Mistral: cited in 50% of answers 2%
19 Iceland 17 0 ChatGPT: cited in 17% of answers Gemini: cited in 17% of answers Perplexity: cited in 33% of answers Mistral: cited in 0% of answers 2%
20 Chile 17 +5 ChatGPT: cited in 17% of answers Gemini: cited in 17% of answers Perplexity: cited in 0% of answers Mistral: cited in 33% of answers 2%
21 Patagonia 17 +3 ChatGPT: cited in 17% of answers Gemini: cited in 17% of answers Perplexity: cited in 0% of answers Mistral: cited in 33% of answers 2%
22 Hawaii 13 +4 ChatGPT: cited in 17% of answers Gemini: cited in 17% of answers Perplexity: cited in 17% of answers Mistral: cited in 0% of answers 1%
23 Argentina 13 +2 ChatGPT: cited in 17% of answers Gemini: cited in 17% of answers Perplexity: cited in 0% of answers Mistral: cited in 17% of answers 1%
24 Sri Lanka 13 -2 ChatGPT: cited in 17% of answers Gemini: cited in 0% of answers Perplexity: cited in 0% of answers Mistral: cited in 33% of answers 1%
25 Belize 8 +3 ChatGPT: cited in 17% of answers Gemini: cited in 0% of answers Perplexity: cited in 17% of answers Mistral: cited in 0% of answers <1%

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