— Ranking Top 5 · AI citation —
Who does AI cite most for Luxury Hospitality St Barth, St Barthélemy?
instagram.com holds the strongest AI citation share on the Luxury Hospitality St Barth market across the 7-run window August 10–16, 2026, recording 16.11%.
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- Market
- Luxury Hospitality St Barth
- Location
- St Barthélemy
- Observed period
- August 10–16, 2026
- Run type
- Period run · 7 comparable runs
- Queries
- 107 queries per run
- Search engine
- Device
- Desktop
- Source location
- BL
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- Ranking Top 5 · AI citation
“On Saint-Barthélemy's AI Overview citation rail, social platforms — not specialist domains — collect the largest share of citations.”
Quick answer
The remaining four actors on the top-5 panel range from 10.91% down to 8.15%.
Key reading
Luxury Hospitality St Barth · St Barthélemy · AI citation · August 10–16, 2026
instagram.com holds the strongest AI citation share on this market at 16.11%, accumulated across 7 comparable scheduled runs in the observation period August 10–16, 2026. The 4 sources behind instagram.com range from 10.91% down to 8.15%, producing a top-to-bottom spread of 7.96 percentage points. The top 3 actors together hold more than the remaining 2 combined, yet even the rank-1 position sits at 16.11% — a share that leaves the surface distributed rather than concentrated around a single source. The panel is composed entirely of social platforms and niche domains, with no specialist hospitality operator appearing in the governed top 5.
Core metric
Citation share — top 5 · Luxury Hospitality St Barth · St Barthélemy · AI citation · August 10–16, 2026
Observed metric
Citation share — top 5
| Actor | Rank | AIO citation share | Presence |
|---|---|---|---|
| instagram.com | #1 | 16.11% AI citation share | cited in 7/7 runs |
| facebook.com | #2 | 10.91% AI citation share | cited in 7/7 runs |
| youtube.com | #3 | 10.12% AI citation share | cited in 7/7 runs |
| sebastianluxetravel.com | #4 | 9.71% AI citation share | cited in 7/7 runs |
| ourismantravel.com | #5 | 8.15% AI citation share | cited in 7/7 runs |
How the actors read on the surface
Luxury Hospitality St Barth · St Barthélemy · AI citation · August 10–16, 2026
instagram.com holds the strongest AI citation share on this market in this card scope, at 16.11%. A social platform rather than a specialist operator, it was cited in 7 of 7 comparable runs, accumulating the highest citation volume on the AI Overview citation rail for Luxury Hospitality St Barth across the period.
facebook.com records 10.91% AI citation share on this market and sits 5.20 percentage points behind instagram.com. Also a social platform, it was cited in 7 of 7 comparable runs, occupying the second position on the period-wide AI Overview citation panel.
youtube.com records 10.12% AI citation share on this market, sitting 5.98 percentage points behind instagram.com. Cited in 7 of 7 comparable runs, it is the third social platform in the governed top 5 — reinforcing the platform-heavy composition of this AI citation surface.
sebastianluxetravel.com records 9.71% AI citation share on this market and sits 6.40 percentage points behind instagram.com. A niche domain cited in 7 of 7 comparable runs, it is the highest-placed non-platform source on the panel.
ourismantravel.com records 8.15% AI citation share on this market, sitting 7.96 percentage points behind instagram.com. Cited in 7 of 7 comparable runs, this niche domain closes the governed top-5 panel at the lowest share.
Pattern on the observed surface
Luxury Hospitality St Barth · St Barthélemy · AI citation · August 10–16, 2026
The panel's shape is distributed rather than top-heavy
The panel's shape is distributed rather than top-heavy. The top 2 actors together hold less than the remaining 3 combined, and the 4 sources behind instagram.com sit between 5.20 and 7.96 percentage points behind it. Three of the five positions belong to social platforms, while the two remaining slots are occupied by niche domains. All 5 actors on the panel were cited in all 7 comparable runs, meaning the surface drew from a broad and recurring set of sources rather than concentrating citations on a single authority.
Why this reading matters
Luxury Hospitality St Barth · St Barthélemy · AI citation · August 10–16, 2026
instagram.com — a social platform, not a specialist hospitality domain — holds the rank-1 position by cumulative AI citation volume over the period. The AI Overview citation rail for Luxury Hospitality St Barth in Saint-Barthelemy is shaped more by user-generated and social content than by dedicated travel or hospitality sources, at least within the governed top 5 observed across this 7-run window.
Market implication
Luxury Hospitality St Barth · St Barthélemy · AI citation · August 10–16, 2026
The AI Overview citation surface for Luxury Hospitality St Barth across this 7-run window remains distributed, with no single source accumulating a commanding share. The rank-1 actor, instagram.com, records 16.11% — a share that signals an open surface where AI citations are spread across social platforms and niche domains rather than anchored to any one specialist source. For operators monitoring their AI citation visibility on this market, the observation suggests that the citation rail is not yet consolidated around any particular domain type.
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- Scope:
- Luxury Hospitality St Barth · St Barthélemy
- Surface:
- AI citation · Google · Desktop
- Observed:
- August 10–16, 2026
- Published:
- August 22, 2026
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Who does AI cite most for Luxury Hospitality St Barth, St Barthélemy? Source: https://theobservatory.io/articles/luxury-hospitality-st-barthelemy-most-cited-by-ai-august-10-16-2026 Scope: Luxury Hospitality St Barth · St Barthélemy · AI citation · Google · Desktop Family: Ranking Top 5 Observed: August 10–16, 2026 (2026-08-10/2026-08-16) Published: August 22, 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/luxury-hospitality-st-barthelemy-most-cited-by-ai-august-10-16-2026/data.csv Citation text: https://theobservatory.io/articles/luxury-hospitality-st-barthelemy-most-cited-by-ai-august-10-16-2026/citation.txt Reuse terms: https://theobservatory.io/terms instagram.com holds the strongest AI citation share on the Luxury Hospitality St Barth market across the 7-run window August 10–16, 2026, recording 16.11%. Key facts: • instagram.com: 16% AI citation share · cited in 7/7 runs • facebook.com: 11% AI citation share · cited in 7/7 runs • youtube.com: 10% AI citation share · cited in 7/7 runs Published table — Citation share — top 5 (August 10–16, 2026 · 107 queries per run · 7 comparable runs): Rank · Actor · Citation share 1. instagram.com — 16.11% AI citation share · cited in 7/7 runs — #1 2. facebook.com — 10.91% AI citation share · cited in 7/7 runs — #2 3. youtube.com — 10.12% AI citation share · cited in 7/7 runs — #3 4. sebastianluxetravel.com — 9.71% AI citation share · cited in 7/7 runs — #4 5. ourismantravel.com — 8.15% AI citation share · cited in 7/7 runs — #5 Reading basis: This card observes the AI Overview citation rail for Luxury Hospitality St Barth in Saint-Barthelemy on Google desktop across 7 comparable scheduled runs in the observation period August 10–16, 2026. The panel ranks the top-5 actors by cumulative AI citation volume over the period, aggregated from 107 observed queries. Per-actor values reflect the sum of each actor's citations across all comparable runs, divided by one single period-wide denominator. The primary metric is AI citation share on this market. AI Overview citation evidence was available on 7 of 7 runs in the comparable window. Limitations and non-claims: — Observes the observed AI citation 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 Luxury Hospitality St Barth St Barthélemy, August 2026; not generalisable beyond this market and window. — The Observatory · Luxury Hospitality St Barth · St Barthélemy · AI citation · Google · Desktop · August 10–16, 2026 Based on governed AAI Kernel evidence. Capture identifier: pr_1787897357509_bswv03. 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 22, 2026), Who does AI cite most for Luxury Hospitality St Barth, St Barthélemy?. https://theobservatory.io/articles/luxury-hospitality-st-barthelemy-most-cited-by-ai-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: c83ef794ad53ed50
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— The Observatory · Luxury Hospitality St Barth · St Barthélemy · AI citation · Google · Desktop · August 10–16, 2026
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FAQ
- What does AI citation share on this market measure?
- It measures how often an actor's domain appears as a cited source inside AI Overview answers across the market's observed query set. It does not measure who opens those AI answers, nor does it reflect organic search ranking.
- Does this card prove a longer-term trend?
- No. This card observes a 7-run observation period from August 10–16, 2026. AI Overview content varies by query, model, and date, so the shares observed here may differ in future windows.
- Why are social platforms at the top of this panel?
- The panel is ranked by cumulative AI citation volume over the period. instagram.com, facebook.com, and youtube.com accumulated the highest citation volumes across the 107 observed queries and 7 comparable runs. This reflects what AI Overviews cited, not a judgment about the quality or relevance of those sources.
Scope and limitations
Luxury Hospitality St Barth · St Barthélemy · AI citation · August 10–16, 2026 · what this card does not claim
- Observes the observed AI citation 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 Luxury Hospitality St Barth St Barthélemy, August 2026; not generalisable beyond this market and window.
Method & source
This card observes the AI Overview citation rail for Luxury Hospitality St Barth in Saint-Barthelemy on Google desktop across 7 comparable scheduled runs in the observation period August 10–16, 2026. The panel ranks the top-5 actors by cumulative AI citation volume over the period, aggregated from 107 observed queries. Per-actor values reflect the sum of each actor's citations across all comparable runs, divided by one single period-wide denominator. The primary metric is AI citation share on this market. AI Overview citation 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 in an observation period (August 10–16, 2026). AI Overview citation evidence available on 7 of 7 runs. This observation does not establish a longer-term trend. No claim about AI opening control 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 2026-08-22 · Governed capture ID · pr_1787897357509_bswv03
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Method & SourceContinue the reading
The Luxury Hospitality St Barth room places this AI Citation Ranking — Top 5 reading alongside the market’s other published observations.
For the same observation window, August 10–16, 2026, Luxury Hospitality St Barth is also read in the Organic Ranking — Top 5 table and the Query Spotlight table; each keeps its own reading basis. A further AI Overview Ranking — Top 10 table for Luxury Hospitality St Barth provides additional context; it records Sep 28 – Oct 4, 2026.
The Dubai reading and French Riviera reading examine the same AI Citation Ranking — Top 5 for August 10–16, 2026; compare the stated reading bases before drawing a cross-market conclusion.
