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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 7-run window (August 17–23, 2026), recording 16.32% of all AI answer openings observed over the period.
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- Market
- Branded Residences / Thailand
- Location
- Phuket
- Observed period
- August 17–23, 2026
- Run type
- Period run · 7 comparable runs
- Queries
- 107 queries per run
- Search engine
- Device
- Desktop
- Source location
- Thailand
- Reading
- Ranking Top 10 · AI Overview
“Phuket's branded-residence AI opening rail is contested — brand-atlas.com leads, but the top-10 panel is tightly packed across the window.”
Quick answer
Forbes & Partners sits 2.56 percentage points behind at 13.76%.
Key reading
Branded Residences / Thailand · Phuket · AI Overview · August 17–23, 2026
brand-atlas.com holds the strongest AI opening share on this market in this period, at 16.32%, but the top tier is tightly packed: Forbes & Partners records 13.76% and brandedliving.co records 12.00%, leaving the top 3 actors together holding less than the remaining 7 combined. Below the top four, the panel thins considerably — the 9 sources behind brand-atlas.com range from 13.76% down to 3.84%. The only general-purpose platform on the governed top-10 panel is youtube.com, which sits at rank 10 with 3.84% AI opening share; the rest of the surface is composed of focused sources and niche domains. AI Overview opening-control evidence was available on 7 of 7 runs in the comparable window.
Core metric
AIO opening control — top 10 · Branded Residences / Thailand · Phuket · AI Overview · August 17–23, 2026
Observed metric
AIO opening control — top 10
| Actor | Rank | AIO opening share | Presence |
|---|---|---|---|
| brand-atlas.com | #1 | 16.32% AI opening share | opening in 7/7 runs |
| Forbes & Partners | #2 | 13.76% AI opening share | opening in 7/7 runs |
| brandedliving.co | #3 | 12.00% AI opening share | opening in 7/7 runs |
| Banyan Group Residences | #4 | 9.44% AI opening share | opening in 7/7 runs |
| CBRE Thailand | #5 | 9.28% AI opening share | opening in 7/7 runs |
| lazudi.com | #6 | 7.68% AI opening share | opening in 7/7 runs |
| nestopa.com | #7 | 4.80% AI opening share | opening in 4/7 runs |
| thairesidential.com | #8 | 4.16% AI opening share | opening in 7/7 runs |
| sunwayestates.com | #9 | 4.16% AI opening share | opening in 5/7 runs |
| youtube.com | #10 | 3.84% AI opening share | opening in 7/7 runs |
How the actors read on the surface
Branded Residences / Thailand · Phuket · AI Overview · August 17–23, 2026
brand-atlas.com holds the strongest AI opening share on this market in this card scope, at 16.32%. It opened AI answers on 7 of 7 comparable runs across the window.
Forbes & Partners records 13.76% AI opening share on this market and sits 2.56 percentage points behind brand-atlas.com. Forbes & Partners opened AI answers on 7 of 7 comparable runs, matching the rank-1 actor on presence frequency.
brandedliving.co records 12.00% AI opening share on this market, sitting 4.32 percentage points behind brand-atlas.com. It opened AI answers on 7 of 7 comparable runs.
Banyan Group Residences records 9.44% AI opening share on this market and sits 6.88 percentage points behind brand-atlas.com. It opened AI answers on 7 of 7 comparable runs, anchoring the upper-mid tier of the panel.
CBRE Thailand records 9.28% AI opening share on this market, sitting 7.04 percentage points behind brand-atlas.com. It opened AI answers on 7 of 7 comparable runs, holding a position just behind Banyan Group Residences on the governed ranking.
lazudi.com records 7.68% AI opening share on this market and sits 8.64 percentage points behind brand-atlas.com. It opened AI answers on 7 of 7 comparable runs, placing it in the lower-mid section of the panel.
nestopa.com records 4.80% AI opening share on this market and sits 11.52 percentage points behind brand-atlas.com. It opened AI answers on 4 of 7 comparable runs — one of only two actors on the panel that did not appear in every run.
thairesidential.com records 4.16% AI opening share on this market and sits 12.16 percentage points behind brand-atlas.com. Despite its lower share, it opened AI answers on 7 of 7 comparable runs.
sunwayestates.com records 4.16% AI opening share on this market — the same displayed value as thairesidential.com — and sits 12.16 percentage points behind brand-atlas.com. It opened AI answers on 5 of 7 comparable runs.
youtube.com is the only general-purpose platform on this governed top-10 panel, recording 3.84% AI opening share on this market and sitting 12.48 percentage points behind brand-atlas.com. It opened AI answers on 7 of 7 comparable runs.
Pattern on the observed surface
Branded Residences / Thailand · Phuket · AI Overview · August 17–23, 2026
The opening-control rail for Branded Residences Phuket / Tha
The opening-control rail for Branded Residences Phuket / Thailand is dispersed rather than concentrated: 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. The panel is dominated by niche domains and focused sources — youtube.com is the sole general-purpose platform. The 9 sources behind brand-atlas.com range from 13.76% down to 3.84%, producing a gradual slope rather than a sharp cliff. 8 of the 10 actors on the panel opened AI answers in all 7 comparable runs; 2 opened AI answers in fewer runs.
Why this reading matters
Branded Residences / Thailand · Phuket · AI Overview · August 17–23, 2026
brand-atlas.com holds the rank-1 position on this AI opening-control rail, yet the spread between it and the rank-2 actor Forbes & Partners is only 2.56 percentage points — a narrow margin on a surface where the top 3 actors together hold less than the remaining 7 combined. The structural reading is that AI Overviews on this Phuket branded-residence surface are drawing from a wide pool of sources rather than defaulting to a single reference.
Market implication
Branded Residences / Thailand · Phuket · AI Overview · August 17–23, 2026
The dispersed shape of this opening-control panel signals that AI Overviews on the Branded Residences Phuket / Thailand surface are not locked into a single source. The narrow gap at the top of the ranking — 2.56 percentage points between rank 1 and rank 2 — and the broad distribution across the governed top-10 panel suggest that monitoring AI opening share on this market requires attention to the full panel, not just the rank-1 actor.
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- Branded Residences / Thailand · Phuket
- Surface:
- AI Overview · Google · Desktop
- Observed:
- August 17–23, 2026
- Published:
- August 25, 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-17-23-2026 Scope: Branded Residences / Thailand · Phuket · AI Overview · Google · Desktop Family: Ranking Top 10 Observed: August 17–23, 2026 (2026-08-17/2026-08-23) Published: August 25, 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-17-23-2026/data.csv Citation text: https://theobservatory.io/articles/branded-residences-phuket-ai-overview-control-august-17-23-2026/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 7-run window (August 17–23, 2026), recording 16.32% of all AI answer openings observed over the period. Key facts: • brand-atlas.com: 16% AI opening share · opening in 7/7 runs • Forbes & Partners: 14% AI opening share · opening in 7/7 runs • brandedliving.co: 12% AI opening share · opening in 7/7 runs Published table — AIO opening control — top 10 (August 17–23, 2026 · 107 queries per run · 7 comparable runs): Rank · Actor · AIO opening control 1. brand-atlas.com — 16.32% AI opening share · opening in 7/7 runs — #1 2. Forbes & Partners — 13.76% AI opening share · opening in 7/7 runs — #2 3. brandedliving.co — 12.00% AI opening share · opening in 7/7 runs — #3 4. Banyan Group Residences — 9.44% AI opening share · opening in 7/7 runs — #4 5. CBRE Thailand — 9.28% AI opening share · opening in 7/7 runs — #5 6. lazudi.com — 7.68% AI opening share · opening in 7/7 runs — #6 7. nestopa.com — 4.80% AI opening share · opening in 4/7 runs — #7 8. thairesidential.com — 4.16% AI opening share · opening in 7/7 runs — #8 9. sunwayestates.com — 4.16% AI opening share · opening in 5/7 runs — #9 10. youtube.com — 3.84% AI opening share · opening in 7/7 runs — #10 Reading basis: This card observes the AI Overview opening-control rail for Branded Residences Phuket / Thailand in Thailand on Google desktop across 7 comparable scheduled runs in the observation period August 17–23, 2026. The panel ranks the top-10 actors by cumulative AI opening volume over the period, aggregated from 107 observed queries. Per-actor AI opening share values use one single period-wide denominator. AI Overview opening-control evidence was available on 7 of 7 runs in the comparable window. 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 / Thailand Phuket, August 2026; not generalisable beyond this market and window. — The Observatory · Branded Residences / Thailand · Phuket · AI Overview · Google · Desktop · August 17–23, 2026 Based on governed AAI Kernel evidence. Capture identifier: pr_1787896709015_rkk300. 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 25, 2026), Who controls Google's AI Overview for Branded Residences / Thailand, Phuket?. https://theobservatory.io/articles/branded-residences-phuket-ai-overview-control-august-17-23-2026 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: f2dcf61893e3e838
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FAQ
- What does 'AI opening share' measure?
- AI opening share captures how often a given source is cited at the very opening of an AI Overview answer — the first source AI reaches for. It is distinct from general citation share, which counts all citations across the full AI Overview answer regardless of position.
- Does this card prove a longer-term trend?
- No. This observation covers 7 comparable scheduled runs in the window August 17–23, 2026. It does not establish a longer-term trend. AI Overview opening behavior is volatile across queries, models, and dates, and future windows may produce different results.
- Why are some actors present in fewer runs than others?
- AI Overviews may select different sources to open answers on different days. nestopa.com opened AI answers on 4 of 7 comparable runs and sunwayestates.com on 5 of 7 comparable runs, while 8 actors appeared in all 7 runs. This variation is expected on volatile AI surfaces.
Scope and limitations
Branded Residences / Thailand · Phuket · AI Overview · August 17–23, 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 / 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 7 comparable scheduled runs in the observation period August 17–23, 2026. The panel ranks the top-10 actors by cumulative AI opening volume over the period, aggregated from 107 observed queries. Per-actor AI opening share values use one single period-wide denominator. AI Overview opening-control evidence was available on 7 of 7 runs in the comparable window. 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 (August 17–23, 2026). AI Overview opening-control evidence available on 7 of 7 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 2026-08-25 · Governed capture ID · pr_1787896709015_rkk300
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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 17–23, 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 17–23, 2026; compare the stated reading bases before drawing a cross-market conclusion.
