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Who controls Google's AI Overview for Branded Residences Spain, Marbella / Mallorca / Madrid?
idealista.com holds the strongest AI opening share on the Branded Residences Spain market across the 7-run window August 24–30, 2026, recording 14.91%.
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- Market
- Branded Residences Spain
- Location
- Marbella / Mallorca / Madrid
- Observed period
- August 24–30, 2026
- Run type
- Period run · 7 comparable runs
- Queries
- 106 queries per run
- Search engine
- Device
- Desktop
- Source location
- Spain
- Reading
- Ranking Top 10 · AI Overview
“No single source locks down the AI primacy slot on Branded Residences Spain — the top-10 panel is a contested, fragmented surface.”
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brandedliving.co follows at 13.45%, sitting 1.47 percentage points behind.
Key reading
Branded Residences Spain · Marbella / Mallorca / Madrid · AI Overview · August 24–30, 2026
idealista.com holds the rank-1 position in the period-wide AI opening-control ranking at 14.91%, but the gap to brandedliving.co is only 1.47 percentage points — a margin that leaves the primacy slot structurally contested. The top 3 actors together hold less than the remaining 7 combined, confirming that opening volume is dispersed rather than concentrated at the top. None of the 10 actors on the panel opened AI answers in all 7 comparable runs, which means no single source served as a constant opening reference across the full window. AI Overview opening-control evidence was available on 6 of 7 runs; one run on August 27, 2026 returned no AI Overview source competitors, so the aggregated shares are computed from the 6 runs with available evidence. The 9 sources behind idealista.com range from 13.45% down to 3.91%, a spread of 11.00 percentage points that distributes opening volume across a wide field of niche domains and one general-purpose platform.
Core metric
AIO opening control — top 10 · Branded Residences Spain · Marbella / Mallorca / Madrid · AI Overview · August 24–30, 2026
Observed metric
AIO opening control — top 10
| Actor | Rank | AIO opening share | Presence |
|---|---|---|---|
| idealista.com | #1 | 14.91% AI opening share | opening in 5/7 runs |
| brandedliving.co | #2 | 13.45% AI opening share | opening in 5/7 runs |
| brand-atlas.com | #3 | 11.74% AI opening share | opening in 5/7 runs |
| marbellanewhomes.com | #4 | 9.54% AI opening share | opening in 5/7 runs |
| youtube.com | #5 | 9.05% AI opening share | opening in 6/7 runs |
| brandedresi.com | #6 | 8.07% AI opening share | opening in 5/7 runs |
| mpdunne.com | #7 | 6.36% AI opening share | opening in 5/7 runs |
| insights.ehl.edu | #8 | 4.89% AI opening share | opening in 5/7 runs |
| en.savills.es | #9 | 4.65% AI opening share | opening in 5/7 runs |
| realista.com | #10 | 3.91% AI opening share | opening in 5/7 runs |
How the actors read on the surface
Branded Residences Spain · Marbella / Mallorca / Madrid · AI Overview · August 24–30, 2026
idealista.com holds the strongest AI opening share on this market in this card scope, at 14.91%. It opened AI answers on 5 of 7 comparable runs — the same presence frequency as most of the panel, which means its rank-1 position comes from cumulative opening volume rather than from appearing on more runs than its nearest rivals.
brandedliving.co records 13.45% AI opening share on this market and sits 1.47 percentage points behind idealista.com. It opened AI answers on 5 of 7 comparable runs, matching the rank-1 actor's presence frequency and keeping the gap between the two positions narrow.
brand-atlas.com records 11.74% AI opening share on this market, sitting 3.18 percentage points behind idealista.com. It opened AI answers on 5 of 7 comparable runs, placing it within the cluster of niche domains that populate the upper half of the panel.
marbellanewhomes.com records 9.54% AI opening share on this market and sits 5.38 percentage points behind idealista.com. It opened AI answers on 5 of 7 comparable runs, occupying the rank-4 position in the period-wide ranking.
youtube.com is a general-purpose platform rather than a specialist operator, yet it records 9.05% AI opening share on this market. It opened AI answers on 6 of 7 comparable runs — the highest presence frequency on the panel — and sits 5.87 percentage points behind idealista.com.
brandedresi.com records 8.07% AI opening share on this market and sits 6.85 percentage points behind idealista.com. It opened AI answers on 5 of 7 comparable runs, anchoring the mid-panel zone of the opening-control ranking.
mpdunne.com records 6.36% AI opening share on this market, sitting 8.56 percentage points behind idealista.com. It opened AI answers on 5 of 7 comparable runs, placing it in the lower portion of the governed panel.
insights.ehl.edu records 4.89% AI opening share on this market and sits 10.02 percentage points behind idealista.com. An educational-domain subdomain appearing on a branded-residences opening-control rail, it opened AI answers on 5 of 7 comparable runs.
en.savills.es records 4.65% AI opening share on this market, sitting 10.27 percentage points behind idealista.com. It opened AI answers on 5 of 7 comparable runs, occupying the rank-9 position in the period-wide ranking.
realista.com records 3.91% AI opening share on this market, the lowest value on the governed panel, and sits 11.00 percentage points behind idealista.com. It opened AI answers on 5 of 7 comparable runs.
Pattern on the observed surface
Branded Residences Spain · Marbella / Mallorca / Madrid · AI Overview · August 24–30, 2026
The panel is dispersed rather than top-heavy
The panel is dispersed rather than top-heavy: the top 3 actors together hold less than the remaining 7 combined, and the top 2 actors together hold less than the remaining 8 combined. No value ties appear on the panel, yet the gap between rank 1 and rank 2 is only 1.47 percentage points, making the top of the surface structurally contested. The 9 sources behind idealista.com sit between 1.47 and 11.00 percentage points behind it, producing a gradual descent rather than a sharp cliff. The panel is composed almost entirely of niche domains, with youtube.com the sole general-purpose platform — a surface shaped by focused sources rather than by large aggregator or social platforms.
Why this reading matters
Branded Residences Spain · Marbella / Mallorca / Madrid · AI Overview · August 24–30, 2026
idealista.com leads the period-wide AI opening-control ranking, yet it opened AI answers on 5 of 7 comparable runs — the same presence frequency as eight other actors on the panel. youtube.com, the only general-purpose platform, recorded the highest presence frequency at 6 of 7 comparable runs, suggesting that AI reaches for a platform source more consistently even as niche domains accumulate more opening volume overall.
Market implication
Branded Residences Spain · Marbella / Mallorca / Madrid · AI Overview · August 24–30, 2026
The dispersed shape of this opening-control surface means that no single source controls how AI introduces the Branded Residences Spain market to searchers. For any actor monitoring its AI visibility, the observation signals that the primacy slot is narrow and shared across a field of focused sources — a surface where cumulative opening volume, not presence frequency alone, determines the period-wide ranking.
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- Observed:
- August 24–30, 2026
- Published:
- September 1, 2026
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Who controls Google's AI Overview for Branded Residences Spain, Marbella / Mallorca / Madrid? Source: https://theobservatory.io/articles/branded-residences-marbella-mallorca-madrid-ai-overview-control-august-24-30-2026 Scope: Branded Residences Spain · Marbella / Mallorca / Madrid · AI Overview · Google · Desktop Family: Ranking Top 10 Observed: August 24–30, 2026 (2026-08-24/2026-08-30) Published: September 1, 2026 Method — How readings are scoped: https://theobservatory.io/method#standards Method — Run metadata: https://theobservatory.io/method/panel#run-metadata Method — Source protocol: https://theobservatory.io/method#source-protocol Method — Corrections and right of reply: https://theobservatory.io/method#corrections Public table: https://theobservatory.io/articles/branded-residences-marbella-mallorca-madrid-ai-overview-control-august-24-30-2026/data.csv Citation text: https://theobservatory.io/articles/branded-residences-marbella-mallorca-madrid-ai-overview-control-august-24-30-2026/citation.txt Reuse terms: https://theobservatory.io/terms idealista.com holds the strongest AI opening share on the Branded Residences Spain market across the 7-run window August 24–30, 2026, recording 14.91%. Key facts: • idealista.com: 15% AI opening share · opening in 5/7 runs • brandedliving.co: 13% AI opening share · opening in 5/7 runs • brand-atlas.com: 12% AI opening share · opening in 5/7 runs Published table — AIO opening control — top 10 (August 24–30, 2026 · 106 queries per run · 7 comparable runs): Rank · Actor · AIO opening control 1. idealista.com — 14.91% AI opening share · opening in 5/7 runs — #1 2. brandedliving.co — 13.45% AI opening share · opening in 5/7 runs — #2 3. brand-atlas.com — 11.74% AI opening share · opening in 5/7 runs — #3 4. marbellanewhomes.com — 9.54% AI opening share · opening in 5/7 runs — #4 5. youtube.com — 9.05% AI opening share · opening in 6/7 runs — #5 6. brandedresi.com — 8.07% AI opening share · opening in 5/7 runs — #6 7. mpdunne.com — 6.36% AI opening share · opening in 5/7 runs — #7 8. insights.ehl.edu — 4.89% AI opening share · opening in 5/7 runs — #8 9. en.savills.es — 4.65% AI opening share · opening in 5/7 runs — #9 10. realista.com — 3.91% AI opening share · opening in 5/7 runs — #10 Reading basis: This card observes the AI Overview opening-control rail for Branded Residences Spain in Spain on Google desktop across 7 comparable scheduled runs in the observation period August 24–30, 2026. The panel ranks the top-10 actors by cumulative AI opening share aggregated from 106 observed queries. AI Overview opening-control evidence was available on 6 of 7 runs; one run on August 27, 2026 returned no AI Overview source competitors. Aggregated values use the 6 runs with available evidence. The primary metric is AI opening share on this market. Limitations and non-claims: — Observes the observed AI answer surface only; within a defined scope and window. — A period aggregate (7 comparable runs) — not a claim about bookings, revenue, or market share. — Scoped to Branded Residences Spain Marbella / Mallorca / Madrid, August 2026; not generalisable beyond this market and window. — The Observatory · Branded Residences Spain · Marbella / Mallorca / Madrid · AI Overview · Google · Desktop · August 24–30, 2026 Based on governed AAI Kernel evidence. Capture identifier: pr_1788086177078_d35x3t. Cite freely with attribution. Published by The Observatory. Source footnote: Sourced from a published AAI MIB card. The Observatory publishes this card’s public findings; values are as observed on the search surface, not business-market claims. Attribution: Published by The Observatory · Based on an AAI Kernel capture · governed by The Observatory editorial system Cite: According to The Observatory (September 1, 2026), Who controls Google's AI Overview for Branded Residences Spain, Marbella / Mallorca / Madrid?. https://theobservatory.io/articles/branded-residences-marbella-mallorca-madrid-ai-overview-control-august-24-30-2026 This record is the published reading and its public table/slice as served on the card — not the complete underlying capture or provider dataset. Observed by The Observatory. Not an endorsement, recommendation, market-share claim or commercial ranking. Free reuse, including commercial republication, under The Observatory’s Terms. Retain attribution, source link, scope and date. Revision: 5cd919ed109f7e7b
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- What does AI opening share measure?
- AI opening share measures how often a given source is cited at the very opening of an AI Overview answer — the first source AI reaches for when constructing its response. It does not measure general citation share, and it does not reflect organic search ranking.
- Why was AI Overview opening-control evidence missing on one run?
- AI Overview opening-control evidence was available on 6 of 7 runs in the comparable window. One run on August 27, 2026 returned no AI Overview source competitors — meaning the AI Overview surface was either absent or returned without source citations on that date. The aggregated shares are computed from the 6 runs with available evidence.
- Does this card prove a longer-term trend in AI opening behavior?
- This observation does not establish a longer-term trend. It captures the cumulative AI opening-control surface across 7 comparable scheduled runs in an observation period. AI Overview opening behavior is volatile across queries, models, and dates; future windows may produce a different ranking.
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Branded Residences Spain · Marbella / Mallorca / Madrid · AI Overview · August 24–30, 2026 · what this card does not claim
- Observes the observed AI answer surface only; within a defined scope and window.
- A period aggregate (7 comparable runs) — not a claim about bookings, revenue, or market share.
- Scoped to Branded Residences Spain Marbella / Mallorca / Madrid, August 2026; not generalisable beyond this market and window.
Method & source
This card observes the AI Overview opening-control rail for Branded Residences Spain in Spain on Google desktop across 7 comparable scheduled runs in the observation period August 24–30, 2026. The panel ranks the top-10 actors by cumulative AI opening share aggregated from 106 observed queries. AI Overview opening-control evidence was available on 6 of 7 runs; one run on August 27, 2026 returned no AI Overview source competitors. Aggregated values use the 6 runs with available evidence. The primary metric is AI opening share on this market.
The complete methodology — scope, panels, run conditions and corrections — is set out on the Method page.
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Period observation across 7 comparable scheduled runs in the observation period August 24–30, 2026. AI Overview opening-control evidence was available on 6 of 7 runs. This observation does not establish a longer-term trend. No claim about general citation share or organic visibility.
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Method & SourceContinue the reading
The Branded Residences Spain room places this AI Overview Ranking — Top 10 reading alongside the market’s other published observations.
For the same observation window, August 24–30, 2026, Branded Residences Spain is also read in the AI Citation Ranking — Top 5 table, the Organic Ranking — Top 5 table and the Query Spotlight table; each keeps its own reading basis.
The Dubai reading and London reading examine the same AI Overview Ranking — Top 10 for August 24–30, 2026; compare the stated reading bases before drawing a cross-market conclusion.
