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Who controls Google's AI Overview for Branded Residences / Thailand, Phuket?
brandedliving.co holds the strongest AI opening share on the Branded Residences Phuket / Thailand market across the 7-run window September 21–27, 2026, at 13.36%.
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- Market
- Branded Residences / Thailand
- Location
- Phuket
- Observed period
- September 21–27, 2026
- Run type
- Period run · 7 comparable runs
- Queries
- 10-actor panel
- Search engine
- Device
- Desktop
- Source location
- Thailand
- Reading
- Ranking Top 10 · AI Overview
“No actor has locked the AI opening-control surface for Phuket branded residences — the top-10 panel remains open and contested.”
Quick answer
Forbes & Partners follows at 12.36%, sitting 1.01 percentage points behind.
Key reading
Branded Residences / Thailand · Phuket · AI Overview · September 21–27, 2026
brandedliving.co holds the rank-1 position on the period-wide AI opening-control ranking at 13.36%, but Forbes & Partners sits only 1.01 percentage points behind at 12.36% — a margin that leaves the primacy position structurally contested across the September 21–27, 2026 window. The 9 sources behind brandedliving.co range from 12.36% down to 4.89%, and the top 3 actors together hold less than the remaining 7 combined. The panel mixes niche domains, a social platform (facebook.com), and a general-purpose platform (youtube.com), yet the opening-control rail is not concentrated around any single actor type. The spread from rank 1 to rank 10 is 8.48 percentage points — wide enough to separate the top two from the lower half, but not wide enough to signal a locked surface.
Core metric
AIO opening control — top 10 · Branded Residences / Thailand · Phuket · AI Overview · September 21–27, 2026
Observed metric
AIO opening control — top 10
| Actor | Rank | AIO opening share | Presence |
|---|---|---|---|
| brandedliving.co | #1 | 13.36% AI opening share | opening in 7/7 runs |
| Forbes & Partners | #2 | 12.36% AI opening share | opening in 7/7 runs |
| lazudi.com | #3 | 9.05% AI opening share | opening in 7/7 runs |
| brand-atlas.com | #4 | 8.19% AI opening share | opening in 7/7 runs |
| brandedresi.com | #5 | 8.19% AI opening share | opening in 7/7 runs |
| facebook.com | #6 | 8.19% AI opening share | opening in 7/7 runs |
| CBRE Thailand | #7 | 6.03% AI opening share | opening in 7/7 runs |
| eden-phuket.com | #8 | 5.89% AI opening share | opening in 7/7 runs |
| sunwayestates.com | #9 | 5.03% AI opening share | opening in 7/7 runs |
| youtube.com | #10 | 4.89% AI opening share | opening in 7/7 runs |
How the actors read on the surface
Branded Residences / Thailand · Phuket · AI Overview · September 21–27, 2026
brandedliving.co holds the strongest AI opening share on this market in this card scope, at 13.36%. It opened AI answers on 7 of 7 comparable runs, placing it at the top of the period-wide ranking — though its lead over the next actor is only 1.01 percentage points.
Forbes & Partners records 12.36% AI opening share on this market and sits 1.01 percentage points behind brandedliving.co. It opened AI answers on 7 of 7 comparable runs, keeping it within striking distance of the rank-1 position across the full window.
lazudi.com records 9.05% AI opening share on this market, sitting 4.31 percentage points behind brandedliving.co. It opened AI answers on 7 of 7 comparable runs, anchoring the middle tier of the panel.
brand-atlas.com records 8.19% AI opening share on this market and sits 5.17 percentage points behind brandedliving.co. It shares the same displayed value as brandedresi.com and facebook.com, though each holds a distinct governed rank on the panel.
brandedresi.com also records 8.19% AI opening share on this market, matching brand-atlas.com and facebook.com on the metric while occupying a separate governed rank. It opened AI answers on 7 of 7 comparable runs.
facebook.com records 8.19% AI opening share on this market — the same displayed value as brand-atlas.com and brandedresi.com. As a social platform on a niche-domain-heavy panel, its presence at this level signals that AI Overviews draw on user-generated content to open answers on Phuket branded-residence queries.
CBRE Thailand records 6.03% AI opening share on this market, sitting 7.33 percentage points behind brandedliving.co. It opened AI answers on 7 of 7 comparable runs, placing it in the lower portion of the panel.
eden-phuket.com records 5.89% AI opening share on this market and sits 7.47 percentage points behind brandedliving.co. It opened AI answers on 7 of 7 comparable runs.
sunwayestates.com records 5.03% AI opening share on this market, sitting 8.33 percentage points behind brandedliving.co. It opened AI answers on 7 of 7 comparable runs, occupying the lower end of the governed panel.
youtube.com records 4.89% AI opening share on this market and sits 8.48 percentage points behind brandedliving.co — the widest gap on the panel. As a general-purpose platform, it closes the governed top-10 ranking.
Pattern on the observed surface
Branded Residences / Thailand · Phuket · AI Overview · September 21–27, 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 2 actors together hold less than the remaining 8 combined, and the top 3 actors together hold less than the remaining 7 combined. Three actors — brand-atlas.com, brandedresi.com, and facebook.com — share the same displayed AI opening share at distinct governed ranks, compressing the mid-panel into a tight cluster. The panel blends niche domains with two general-purpose platforms (facebook.com and youtube.com), yet no single actor type commands the surface. All 10 actors on the panel opened AI answers in all 7 comparable runs.
Why this reading matters
Branded Residences / Thailand · Phuket · AI Overview · September 21–27, 2026
brandedliving.co holds the rank-1 position on this AI opening-control rail, yet its 13.36% share means AI Overviews reached for a different source to open the answer in the large majority of observed instances. The surface is structurally open: the primacy slot is occupied but not controlled, and the gap between rank 1 and rank 2 — 1.01 percentage points — is among the narrowest possible for a 10-actor panel.
Market implication
Branded Residences / Thailand · Phuket · AI Overview · September 21–27, 2026
The AI-answer opening layer for Phuket branded residences is wide open across this 7-run window — no actor has claimed it. The dispersed shape of the panel, combined with the presence of two general-purpose platforms alongside niche domains, signals that AI Overviews are drawing from a broad and unconsolidated source pool when answering queries on this market. For any actor monitoring AI visibility on this surface, the observation is that the opening-control position remains available rather than locked.
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- Branded Residences / Thailand · Phuket
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- AI Overview · Google · Desktop
- Observed:
- September 21–27, 2026
- Published:
- September 29, 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-september-21-27-2026 Scope: Branded Residences / Thailand · Phuket · AI Overview · Google · Desktop Family: Ranking Top 10 Observed: September 21–27, 2026 (2026-09-21/2026-09-27) Published: September 29, 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-september-21-27-2026/data.csv Citation text: https://theobservatory.io/articles/branded-residences-phuket-ai-overview-control-september-21-27-2026/citation.txt Reuse terms: https://theobservatory.io/terms brandedliving.co holds the strongest AI opening share on the Branded Residences Phuket / Thailand market across the 7-run window September 21–27, 2026, at 13.36%. Key facts: • brandedliving.co: 13% AI opening share · opening in 7/7 runs • Forbes & Partners: 12% AI opening share · opening in 7/7 runs • lazudi.com: 9% AI opening share · opening in 7/7 runs Published table — AIO opening control — top 10 (September 21–27, 2026 · 7 comparable runs): Rank · Actor · AIO opening control 1. brandedliving.co — 13.36% AI opening share · opening in 7/7 runs — #1 2. Forbes & Partners — 12.36% AI opening share · opening in 7/7 runs — #2 3. lazudi.com — 9.05% AI opening share · opening in 7/7 runs — #3 4. brand-atlas.com — 8.19% AI opening share · opening in 7/7 runs — #4 5. brandedresi.com — 8.19% AI opening share · opening in 7/7 runs — #5 6. facebook.com — 8.19% AI opening share · opening in 7/7 runs — #6 7. CBRE Thailand — 6.03% AI opening share · opening in 7/7 runs — #7 8. eden-phuket.com — 5.89% AI opening share · opening in 7/7 runs — #8 9. sunwayestates.com — 5.03% AI opening share · opening in 7/7 runs — #9 10. youtube.com — 4.89% 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 September 21–27, 2026. The panel ranks the top-10 actors by AI opening share on this market, aggregated as the sum of each actor's opening values across all comparable runs using one single period-wide denominator. The observation covers 107 queries. AI Overview opening-control evidence was available on 7 of 7 runs in the comparable window. 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, September 2026; not generalisable beyond this market and window. — The Observatory · Branded Residences / Thailand · Phuket · AI Overview · Google · Desktop · September 21–27, 2026 Based on governed AAI Kernel evidence. Capture identifier: pr_1790480229202_grtgyj. 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 29, 2026), Who controls Google's AI Overview for Branded Residences / Thailand, Phuket?. https://theobservatory.io/articles/branded-residences-phuket-ai-overview-control-september-21-27-2026 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: 6d8ca7581f93a104
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FAQ
- What does 'AI opening share on this market' measure?
- It measures how often a given actor is the source AI Overviews reach for first — the opening slot — when answering queries on the Branded Residences Phuket / Thailand market. It is not general citation share and not organic search ranking.
- Does this card prove a longer-term trend?
- No. This observation covers 7 comparable scheduled runs in the window September 21–27, 2026. It does not establish a longer-term trend. AI Overview opening behavior is volatile across queries, models, and dates; future windows may produce different panels.
- Why do three actors show the same AI opening share but different ranks?
- brand-atlas.com, brandedresi.com, and facebook.com each record 8.19% AI opening share. They share the same metric value but hold distinct governed ranks (#4, #5, #6) determined by the governed tie-break ordering applied during period aggregation.
Scope and limitations
Branded Residences / Thailand · Phuket · AI Overview · September 21–27, 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, September 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 September 21–27, 2026. The panel ranks the top-10 actors by AI opening share on this market, aggregated as the sum of each actor's opening values across all comparable runs using one single period-wide denominator. The observation covers 107 queries. AI Overview opening-control evidence was available on 7 of 7 runs in the comparable window.
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, September 21–27, 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 2026-09-29 · Governed capture ID · pr_1790480229202_grtgyj
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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, September 21–27, 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 September 21–27, 2026; compare the stated reading bases before drawing a cross-market conclusion.
