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Who controls Google's AI Overview for Branded Residences / Thailand, Phuket?
brand-atlas.com holds the strongest AI opening share on the Branded Residences Phuket / Thailand market across the 6-run observation period (August 10–16, 2026), recording 15.05% of all AI Overview openings observed over the period.
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- Market
- Branded Residences / Thailand
- Location
- Phuket
- Observed period
- August 10–16, 2026
- Run type
- Period run · 6 comparable runs
- Queries
- 107 queries per run
- Search engine
- Device
- Desktop
- Source location
- Thailand
- Reading
- Ranking Top 10 · AI Overview
“On Phuket's branded-residence AI opening rail, no actor has broken away — the primacy slot is contested across the full panel.”
Quick answer
Forbes & Partners follows at 12.76%, and Banyan Group Residences at 12.57%.
Key reading
Branded Residences / Thailand · Phuket · AI Overview · August 10–16, 2026
brand-atlas.com holds the rank-1 position on the period-wide AI opening-control ranking at 15.05%, but the 9 sources behind brand-atlas.com range from 12.76% down to 3.24% — a spread of 11.81 percentage points from top to bottom. The top 3 actors together hold less than the remaining 7 combined, confirming a distributed structure rather than a concentrated one. No actor has broken away into established authority on this observed AI opening-control surface across the 6-run window — the panel remains open to capture. The non-obvious read is the closeness of the upper tier: Forbes & Partners sits 2.29 percentage points behind brand-atlas.com, and Banyan Group Residences sits 2.48 percentage points behind it, making the rank-1 position narrow rather than commanding.
Core metric
AIO opening control — top 10 · Branded Residences / Thailand · Phuket · AI Overview · August 10–16, 2026
Observed metric
AIO opening control — top 10
| Actor | Rank | AIO opening share | Presence |
|---|---|---|---|
| brand-atlas.com | #1 | 15.05% AI opening share | opening in 6/6 runs |
| Forbes & Partners | #2 | 12.76% AI opening share | opening in 6/6 runs |
| Banyan Group Residences | #3 | 12.57% AI opening share | opening in 6/6 runs |
| brandedliving.co | #4 | 11.05% AI opening share | opening in 6/6 runs |
| CBRE Thailand | #5 | 9.52% AI opening share | opening in 6/6 runs |
| lazudi.com | #6 | 7.81% AI opening share | opening in 6/6 runs |
| youtube.com | #7 | 6.86% AI opening share | opening in 6/6 runs |
| sunwayestates.com | #8 | 3.43% AI opening share | opening in 6/6 runs |
| Savills Thailand | #9 | 3.24% AI opening share | opening in 6/6 runs |
| thairesidential.com | #10 | 3.24% AI opening share | opening in 5/6 runs |
How the actors read on the surface
Branded Residences / Thailand · Phuket · AI Overview · August 10–16, 2026
brand-atlas.com holds the strongest AI opening share on this market in this card scope, at 15.05%. It opened AI answers on 6 of 6 comparable runs, and its lead over the next actor is 2.29 percentage points — a narrow margin that frames the rank-1 position as contestable rather than secure.
Forbes & Partners records 12.76% AI opening share on this market and sits 2.29 percentage points behind brand-atlas.com. It opened AI answers on 6 of 6 comparable runs, occupying a position on the AI Overview opening-control panel that places it within striking distance of the rank-1 actor.
Banyan Group Residences records 12.57% AI opening share on this market, sitting 2.48 percentage points behind brand-atlas.com. Present on 6 of 6 comparable runs, it forms part of the tight upper cluster where the gap between the second and third positions is less visible than the gap between the first and second.
brandedliving.co records 11.05% AI opening share on this market and sits 4.00 percentage points behind brand-atlas.com. It opened AI answers on 6 of 6 comparable runs, anchoring the mid-tier of the panel where opening volume is still material but the distance from rank-1 begins to widen.
CBRE Thailand records 9.52% AI opening share on this market and sits 5.52 percentage points behind brand-atlas.com. It opened AI answers on 6 of 6 comparable runs, appearing on the AI Overview opening-control surface for this market at a level that keeps it inside the upper half of the governed panel.
lazudi.com records 7.81% AI opening share on this market and sits 7.24 percentage points behind brand-atlas.com. It opened AI answers on 6 of 6 comparable runs, marking the transition from the mid-tier into the lower portion of the panel.
youtube.com records 6.86% AI opening share on this market and sits 8.19 percentage points behind brand-atlas.com. As a general-purpose platform rather than a specialist operator, its presence on this opening-control rail signals that AI reaches beyond focused sources when opening answers on branded-residence queries in Thailand.
sunwayestates.com records 3.43% AI opening share on this market and sits 11.62 percentage points behind brand-atlas.com. It opened AI answers on 6 of 6 comparable runs, but its cumulative opening volume places it in the lower tier of the panel.
Savills Thailand records 3.24% AI opening share on this market and sits 11.81 percentage points behind brand-atlas.com. It opened AI answers on 6 of 6 comparable runs, occupying a position at the bottom edge of the governed panel.
thairesidential.com records 3.24% AI opening share on this market and sits 11.81 percentage points behind brand-atlas.com. It opened AI answers on 5 of 6 comparable runs — the only actor on the panel that did not appear in every run — placing it at rank 10 in the period-wide ranking.
Pattern on the observed surface
Branded Residences / Thailand · Phuket · AI Overview · August 10–16, 2026
The panel is distributed rather than concentrated
The panel is distributed rather than concentrated. The top 3 actors together hold less than the remaining 7 combined, and the 9 sources behind brand-atlas.com range from 12.76% down to 3.24%. The upper tier — brand-atlas.com, Forbes & Partners, Banyan Group Residences, and brandedliving.co — clusters within a 4.00 percentage-point gap from the rank-1 actor, while the lower tier drops sharply. youtube.com is the only general-purpose platform on the panel; the remaining actors are niche or focused domains. 9 of the 10 actors on the panel opened AI answers in all 6 comparable runs; 1 opened AI answers in fewer runs.
Why this reading matters
Branded Residences / Thailand · Phuket · AI Overview · August 10–16, 2026
brand-atlas.com holds the rank-1 position on this AI opening-control rail, yet its 15.05% share is the lowest rank-1 value that still qualifies as a lead on a 10-actor panel — the surface is structurally open. The panel's distributed shape, with no actor breaking away into established authority on this observed surface across the 6-run window, means the AI primacy slot for branded residences in Phuket is not locked down by any single source.
Market implication
Branded Residences / Thailand · Phuket · AI Overview · August 10–16, 2026
The distributed panel structure signals that AI Overview opening behavior on branded-residence queries in Thailand draws from a wide set of sources rather than defaulting to one. No actor has broken away into established authority on this observed AI opening-control surface across the 6-run window — the opening-control position remains open to capture. For any actor monitoring its AI visibility on this market, the observation reframes the question: the contest is not about defending a position but about whether any source can accumulate enough opening volume to separate from the cluster.
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- Branded Residences / Thailand · Phuket
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- AI Overview · Google · Desktop
- Observed:
- August 10–16, 2026
- Published:
- August 18, 2026
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Who controls Google's AI Overview for Branded Residences / Thailand, Phuket? Source: https://theobservatory.io/articles/branded-residences-phuket-ai-overview-control-august-10-16-2026 Scope: Branded Residences / Thailand · Phuket · AI Overview · Google · Desktop Family: Ranking Top 10 Observed: August 10–16, 2026 (2026-08-10/2026-08-16) Published: August 18, 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-phuket-ai-overview-control-august-10-16-2026/data.csv Citation text: https://theobservatory.io/articles/branded-residences-phuket-ai-overview-control-august-10-16-2026/citation.txt Reuse terms: https://theobservatory.io/terms brand-atlas.com holds the strongest AI opening share on the Branded Residences Phuket / Thailand market across the 6-run observation period (August 10–16, 2026), recording 15.05% of all AI Overview openings observed over the period. Key facts: • brand-atlas.com: 15% AI opening share · opening in 6/6 runs • Forbes & Partners: 13% AI opening share · opening in 6/6 runs • Banyan Group Residences: 13% AI opening share · opening in 6/6 runs Published table — AIO opening control — top 10 (August 10–16, 2026 · 107 queries per run · 6 comparable runs): Rank · Actor · AIO opening control 1. brand-atlas.com — 15.05% AI opening share · opening in 6/6 runs — #1 2. Forbes & Partners — 12.76% AI opening share · opening in 6/6 runs — #2 3. Banyan Group Residences — 12.57% AI opening share · opening in 6/6 runs — #3 4. brandedliving.co — 11.05% AI opening share · opening in 6/6 runs — #4 5. CBRE Thailand — 9.52% AI opening share · opening in 6/6 runs — #5 6. lazudi.com — 7.81% AI opening share · opening in 6/6 runs — #6 7. youtube.com — 6.86% AI opening share · opening in 6/6 runs — #7 8. sunwayestates.com — 3.43% AI opening share · opening in 6/6 runs — #8 9. Savills Thailand — 3.24% AI opening share · opening in 6/6 runs — #9 10. thairesidential.com — 3.24% AI opening share · opening in 5/6 runs — #10 Reading basis: This card observes the AI Overview opening-control rail for Branded Residences Phuket / Thailand in Thailand on Google desktop across 6 comparable scheduled runs in the observation period August 10–16, 2026. The panel ranks the top-10 actors by cumulative AI opening share on this market, aggregated from 107 observed queries. Per-actor values represent each actor's share of all AI Overview openings observed across the full period, using one single period-wide denominator. AI Overview opening-control evidence was available on 6 of 6 runs in the window. Limitations and non-claims: — Observes the observed AI answer surface only; within a defined scope and window. — A period aggregate (6 comparable runs) — not a claim about bookings, revenue, or market share. — Scoped to Branded Residences / Thailand Phuket, August 2026; not generalisable beyond this market and window. — The Observatory · Branded Residences / Thailand · Phuket · AI Overview · Google · Desktop · August 10–16, 2026 Based on governed AAI Kernel evidence. Capture identifier: pr_1787896583698_raa3ek. 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 (August 18, 2026), Who controls Google's AI Overview for Branded Residences / Thailand, Phuket?. https://theobservatory.io/articles/branded-residences-phuket-ai-overview-control-august-10-16-2026 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: ea7bda0f972ac10d
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FAQ
- 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 is distinct from general citation share, which counts all citations regardless of position.
- Does this card prove a longer-term trend or general citation share?
- No. This card observes the AI Overview opening-control rail across 6 comparable scheduled runs in an observation period (August 10–16, 2026). This observation does not establish a longer-term trend, and it makes no claim about general citation share or organic visibility.
- Why might AI opening behavior differ from one observation window to the next?
- AI Overview opening behavior is volatile across queries, models, and dates. The source AI reaches for first can shift between observation windows without any change in the underlying content or market structure. This card captures one window's accumulated openings, not a permanent ranking.
Scope and limitations
Branded Residences / Thailand · Phuket · AI Overview · August 10–16, 2026 · what this card does not claim
- Observes the observed AI answer surface only; within a defined scope and window.
- A period aggregate (6 comparable runs) — not a claim about bookings, revenue, or market share.
- Scoped to Branded Residences / Thailand Phuket, August 2026; not generalisable beyond this market and window.
Method & source
This card observes the AI Overview opening-control rail for Branded Residences Phuket / Thailand in Thailand on Google desktop across 6 comparable scheduled runs in the observation period August 10–16, 2026. The panel ranks the top-10 actors by cumulative AI opening share on this market, aggregated from 107 observed queries. Per-actor values represent each actor's share of all AI Overview openings observed across the full period, using one single period-wide denominator. AI Overview opening-control evidence was available on 6 of 6 runs in the window.
The complete methodology — scope, panels, run conditions and corrections — is set out on the Method page.
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Period observation across 6 comparable scheduled runs (August 10–16, 2026). AI Overview opening-control evidence available on 6 of 6 runs. This observation does not establish a longer-term trend. No claim about general citation share or organic visibility.
A capture from AAI Kernel’s governed intelligence — published by The Observatory. One reading of many; the publication date is distinct from the observed window shown above.Published 2026-08-18 · Governed capture ID · pr_1787896583698_raa3ek
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Method & SourceContinue the reading
The Branded Residences Phuket / Thailand room places this AI Overview Ranking — Top 10 reading alongside the market’s other published observations.
For the same observation window, August 10–16, 2026, Branded Residences Phuket / Thailand 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 10–16, 2026; compare the stated reading bases before drawing a cross-market conclusion.
