— Ranking Top 10 · AI Overview —
Who controls Google's AI Overview for Luxury Real Estate Advisory, London?
Knight Frank London holds the strongest AI opening share on the Luxury Real Estate Advisory London market across the 7-run window from August 10–16, 2026, recording 17.02% of all AI Overview openings observed over the period.
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- Luxury Real Estate Advisory
- Location
- London
- Observed period
- August 10–16, 2026
- Run type
- Period run · 7 comparable runs
- Queries
- 105 queries per run
- Search engine
- Device
- Desktop
- Source location
- United Kingdom
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- Ranking Top 10 · AI Overview
“London's luxury real estate AI opening-control surface is contested — Knight Frank London leads, but the gap to rank two is razor-thin.”
Quick answer
Black Brick sits close behind at 16.41%, a gap of just 0.61 percentage points.
Key reading
Luxury Real Estate Advisory · London · AI Overview · August 10–16, 2026
Knight Frank London holds the rank-1 position on the AI Overview opening-control rail for this market in the period-wide ranking, at 17.02%. Black Brick sits 0.61 percentage points behind Knight Frank London on AI opening share on this market, making the contest at the top of the panel unusually narrow. The top 3 actors together hold more than the remaining 7 combined, yet the structure observed across the 7-run window is distributed — active competition across the governed top-10 panel, a functioning hierarchy by cumulative opening volume, but the spread from rank 1 to rank 10 is 13.07 percentage points. Seven of the 10 actors on the panel opened AI answers in all 7 comparable runs; 3 opened AI answers in fewer runs.
Core metric
AIO opening control — top 10 · Luxury Real Estate Advisory · London · AI Overview · August 10–16, 2026
Observed metric
AIO opening control — top 10
| Actor | Rank | AIO opening share | Presence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knight Frank London | #1 | 17.02% AI opening share | opening in 7/7 runs |
| Black Brick | #2 | 16.41% AI opening share | opening in 7/7 runs |
| Savills London | #3 | 10.94% AI opening share | opening in 7/7 runs |
| eccord.com | #4 | 10.03% AI opening share | opening in 6/7 runs |
| spearswms.com | #5 | 9.12% AI opening share | opening in 7/7 runs |
| homefinder.ai | #6 | 6.38% AI opening share | opening in 7/7 runs |
| thebuyingagents.com | #7 | 5.17% AI opening share | opening in 7/7 runs |
| hoa.org.uk | #8 | 4.56% AI opening share | opening in 7/7 runs |
| londoncentralportfolio.com | #9 | 3.95% AI opening share | opening in 5/7 runs |
| domusnova.com | #10 | 3.95% AI opening share | opening in 4/7 runs |
How the actors read on the surface
Luxury Real Estate Advisory · London · AI Overview · August 10–16, 2026
Knight Frank London holds the strongest AI opening share on this market in this card scope, at 17.02%. It opened AI answers on 7 of 7 comparable runs across the window, placing it among the most frequently present actors on this opening-control rail.
Black Brick records 16.41% AI opening share on this market, sitting 0.61 percentage points behind Knight Frank London. Black Brick also opened AI answers on 7 of 7 comparable runs, matching the rank-1 actor's presence frequency across the window.
Savills London records 10.94% AI opening share on this market and sits 6.08 percentage points behind Knight Frank London. It opened AI answers on 7 of 7 comparable runs, anchoring the third position in the period-wide ranking.
eccord.com records 10.03% AI opening share on this market, sitting 6.99 percentage points behind Knight Frank London. It opened AI answers on 6 of 7 comparable runs — one of the three actors on the panel with fewer than full-window presence.
spearswms.com records 9.12% AI opening share on this market and sits 7.90 percentage points behind Knight Frank London. It opened AI answers on 7 of 7 comparable runs, maintaining full presence across the window.
homefinder.ai records 6.38% AI opening share on this market and sits 10.64 percentage points behind Knight Frank London. It opened AI answers on 7 of 7 comparable runs despite its lower cumulative opening volume.
thebuyingagents.com records 5.17% AI opening share on this market, sitting 11.85 percentage points behind Knight Frank London. It opened AI answers on 7 of 7 comparable runs.
hoa.org.uk records 4.56% AI opening share on this market and sits 12.46 percentage points behind Knight Frank London. It opened AI answers on 7 of 7 comparable runs, placing it among the lower-share actors with full-window presence.
londoncentralportfolio.com records 3.95% AI opening share on this market and sits 13.07 percentage points behind Knight Frank London. It opened AI answers on 5 of 7 comparable runs, one of the three actors with partial presence in the window.
domusnova.com records 3.95% AI opening share on this market and sits 13.07 percentage points behind Knight Frank London. It opened AI answers on 4 of 7 comparable runs — the lowest presence frequency on the governed panel.
Pattern on the observed surface
Luxury Real Estate Advisory · London · AI Overview · August 10–16, 2026
The opening-control rail for Luxury Real Estate Advisory Lon
The opening-control rail for Luxury Real Estate Advisory London is top-loaded but not dominated. The top 3 actors together hold more than the remaining 7 combined, yet the gap between rank 1 and rank 2 is just 0.61 percentage points — the narrowest interval on the panel. The 9 sources behind Knight Frank London range from 16.41% down to 3.95%. The panel is composed entirely of focused, niche domains; no general-purpose platforms appear. Presence frequency reinforces the structure: 7 of the 10 actors on the panel opened AI answers in all 7 comparable runs, while 3 opened AI answers in fewer runs.
Why this reading matters
Luxury Real Estate Advisory · London · AI Overview · August 10–16, 2026
Knight Frank London's rank-1 position on this AI opening-control rail rests on a margin of 0.61 percentage points over Black Brick — a gap narrow enough that the contest for the opening slot on this surface is structurally open rather than settled. The bottom of the panel tells a different story: londoncentralportfolio.com and domusnova.com both record 3.95% AI opening share but differ sharply on presence, with londoncentralportfolio.com opening AI answers on 5 of 7 comparable runs and domusnova.com on 4 of 7.
Market implication
Luxury Real Estate Advisory · London · AI Overview · August 10–16, 2026
The AI Overview opening-control surface for Luxury Real Estate Advisory London, observed across 7 comparable runs from August 10–16, 2026, is distributed. The panel carries a functioning hierarchy by cumulative opening volume, but no actor commands a decisive share. The narrow gap at the top — 0.61 percentage points between Knight Frank London and Black Brick — signals that the opening slot on this surface remains actively contested over the observed period.
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- Observed:
- August 10–16, 2026
- Published:
- August 18, 2026
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Who controls Google's AI Overview for Luxury Real Estate Advisory, London? Source: https://theobservatory.io/articles/luxury-real-estate-london-ai-overview-control-august-10-16-2026 Scope: Luxury Real Estate Advisory · London · 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/luxury-real-estate-london-ai-overview-control-august-10-16-2026/data.csv Citation text: https://theobservatory.io/articles/luxury-real-estate-london-ai-overview-control-august-10-16-2026/citation.txt Reuse terms: https://theobservatory.io/terms Knight Frank London holds the strongest AI opening share on the Luxury Real Estate Advisory London market across the 7-run window from August 10–16, 2026, recording 17.02% of all AI Overview openings observed over the period. Key facts: • Knight Frank London: 17% AI opening share · opening in 7/7 runs • Black Brick: 16% AI opening share · opening in 7/7 runs • Savills London: 11% AI opening share · opening in 7/7 runs Published table — AIO opening control — top 10 (August 10–16, 2026 · 105 queries per run · 7 comparable runs): Rank · Actor · AIO opening control 1. Knight Frank London — 17.02% AI opening share · opening in 7/7 runs — #1 2. Black Brick — 16.41% AI opening share · opening in 7/7 runs — #2 3. Savills London — 10.94% AI opening share · opening in 7/7 runs — #3 4. eccord.com — 10.03% AI opening share · opening in 6/7 runs — #4 5. spearswms.com — 9.12% AI opening share · opening in 7/7 runs — #5 6. homefinder.ai — 6.38% AI opening share · opening in 7/7 runs — #6 7. thebuyingagents.com — 5.17% AI opening share · opening in 7/7 runs — #7 8. hoa.org.uk — 4.56% AI opening share · opening in 7/7 runs — #8 9. londoncentralportfolio.com — 3.95% AI opening share · opening in 5/7 runs — #9 10. domusnova.com — 3.95% AI opening share · opening in 4/7 runs — #10 Reading basis: This card observes the AI Overview opening-control rail for Luxury Real Estate Advisory London in United Kingdom on Google desktop across 7 comparable scheduled runs in the observation period from August 10–16, 2026. The panel ranks the top-10 actors by cumulative AI opening volume over the period, aggregated from 105 observed queries. Per-actor AI opening share is the sum of each actor's openings across all comparable runs divided by one single period-wide denominator. AI Overview opening-control evidence was available on 7 of 7 runs. 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 Luxury Real Estate Advisory London, August 2026; not generalisable beyond this market and window. — The Observatory · Luxury Real Estate Advisory · London · AI Overview · Google · Desktop · August 10–16, 2026 Based on governed AAI Kernel evidence. Capture identifier: pr_1787892558575_4qzl2m. 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 Luxury Real Estate Advisory, London?. https://theobservatory.io/articles/luxury-real-estate-london-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: 502b345523d17adb
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FAQ
- What does AI opening share measure?
- AI opening share captures which actor is cited at the opening of AI Overview answers — the source AI reaches for first when answering a query. It is distinct from general citation share, which counts all citations regardless of position, and from organic search ranking.
- Does this card prove a longer-term trend?
- This observation does not establish a longer-term trend. It aggregates AI Overview opening evidence across 7 comparable scheduled runs in the observation period from August 10–16, 2026. AI Overview opening behavior is volatile across queries, models, and dates; future windows may produce different results.
- How complete is the evidence in this window?
- AI Overview opening-control evidence was available on 7 of 7 runs in the comparable window. Per-actor values reflect the sum of each actor's openings across all comparable runs, divided by one single period-wide denominator.
Scope and limitations
Luxury Real Estate Advisory · London · 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 (7 comparable runs) — not a claim about bookings, revenue, or market share.
- Scoped to Luxury Real Estate Advisory London, August 2026; not generalisable beyond this market and window.
Method & source
This card observes the AI Overview opening-control rail for Luxury Real Estate Advisory London in United Kingdom on Google desktop across 7 comparable scheduled runs in the observation period from August 10–16, 2026. The panel ranks the top-10 actors by cumulative AI opening volume over the period, aggregated from 105 observed queries. Per-actor AI opening share is the sum of each actor's openings across all comparable runs divided by one single period-wide denominator. AI Overview opening-control evidence was available on 7 of 7 runs.
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Period observation across 7 comparable scheduled runs. 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.
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The Luxury Real Estate Advisory London 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, Luxury Real Estate Advisory London 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.
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