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Who controls Google's AI Overview for Luxury Villa Rental (Phuket & Koh Samui), Thailand?
Forbes & Partners holds the strongest AI opening share on the Luxury Villa Rental Thailand (Phuket & Koh Samui) market at 26.27%, observed across 7 comparable scheduled runs in the observation period August 31 – September 6, 2026.
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- Market
- Luxury Villa Rental (Phuket & Koh Samui)
- Location
- Thailand
- Observed period
- Aug 31 – Sep 6, 2026
- Run type
- Period run · 7 comparable runs
- Queries
- 96 queries per run
- Search engine
- Device
- Desktop
- Source location
- Thailand
- Reading
- Ranking Top 10 · AI Overview
“Forbes & Partners opens AI answers first on Thailand's luxury villa surface — but the top-10 panel stays contested across 7 runs.”
Quick answer
Elite Havens follows at 20.84%, and facebook.com records 13.31%.
Key reading
Luxury Villa Rental (Phuket & Koh Samui) · Thailand · AI Overview · Aug 31 – Sep 6, 2026
Forbes & Partners holds the highest accumulated AI opening share on this market panel across the 7-run window at 26.27%, with Elite Havens at 20.84% — a gap of 5.43 percentage points. The top 3 actors together hold more than the remaining 7 combined. Below the top two, the panel drops sharply: the 9 sources behind Forbes & Partners range from 20.84% down to 2.28%. The surface mixes specialist domains and general-purpose platforms: facebook.com and youtube.com both appear in the governed top 10 alongside focused sources such as The Luxury Signature, Inspiring Villas, and luxephuket.com. AI Overview opening-control evidence was available on 7 of 7 runs in the comparable window.
Core metric
AIO opening control — top 10 · Luxury Villa Rental (Phuket & Koh Samui) · Thailand · AI Overview · Aug 31 – Sep 6, 2026
Observed metric
AIO opening control — top 10
| Actor | Rank | AIO opening share | Presence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forbes & Partners | #1 | 26.27% AI opening share | opening in 7/7 runs |
| Elite Havens | #2 | 20.84% AI opening share | opening in 7/7 runs |
| facebook.com | #3 | 13.31% AI opening share | opening in 7/7 runs |
| The Luxury Signature | #4 | 9.81% AI opening share | opening in 7/7 runs |
| youtube.com | #5 | 6.30% AI opening share | opening in 7/7 runs |
| Inspiring Villas | #6 | 3.68% AI opening share | opening in 7/7 runs |
| Thailand Retreats | #7 | 2.80% AI opening share | opening in 7/7 runs |
| tripadvisor.com | #8 | 2.63% AI opening share | opening in 6/7 runs |
| luxephuket.com | #9 | 2.28% AI opening share | opening in 7/7 runs |
| Exceptional Villas | #10 | 2.28% AI opening share | opening in 6/7 runs |
How the actors read on the surface
Luxury Villa Rental (Phuket & Koh Samui) · Thailand · AI Overview · Aug 31 – Sep 6, 2026
Forbes & Partners holds the rank-1 position on this AI opening-control rail in the period-wide ranking, at 26.27% of all AI answer openings observed across the 7-run window. It opened AI answers on 7 of 7 comparable runs — one of 8 actors on the panel to do so.
Elite Havens records 20.84% AI opening share on this market, sitting 5.43 percentage points behind Forbes & Partners. It opened AI answers on 7 of 7 comparable runs, holding the second-largest cumulative opening volume over the period.
facebook.com records 13.31% AI opening share on this market — a social platform occupying a position on the AI Overview opening-control panel for this market. It sits 12.96 percentage points behind Forbes & Partners and opened AI answers on 7 of 7 comparable runs.
The Luxury Signature records 9.81% AI opening share on this market, sitting 16.46 percentage points behind Forbes & Partners. A specialist domain, it opened AI answers on 7 of 7 comparable runs.
youtube.com records 6.30% AI opening share on this market. As a general-purpose platform, it sits 19.96 percentage points behind Forbes & Partners on AI opening share and opened AI answers on 7 of 7 comparable runs.
Inspiring Villas records 3.68% AI opening share on this market and sits 22.59 percentage points behind Forbes & Partners. It opened AI answers on 7 of 7 comparable runs, placing it among the lower tier of the governed panel by cumulative opening volume.
Thailand Retreats records 2.80% AI opening share on this market. It sits 23.47 percentage points behind Forbes & Partners and opened AI answers on 7 of 7 comparable runs.
tripadvisor.com records 2.63% AI opening share on this market, sitting 23.64 percentage points behind Forbes & Partners. It opened AI answers on 6 of 7 comparable runs — one of 2 actors on the panel with fewer than full-window presence.
luxephuket.com records 2.28% AI opening share on this market and sits 23.99 percentage points behind Forbes & Partners. A niche domain, it opened AI answers on 7 of 7 comparable runs.
Exceptional Villas records 2.28% AI opening share on this market — the same displayed value as luxephuket.com — and sits 23.99 percentage points behind Forbes & Partners. It opened AI answers on 6 of 7 comparable runs.
Pattern on the observed surface
Luxury Villa Rental (Phuket & Koh Samui) · Thailand · AI Overview · Aug 31 – Sep 6, 2026
The opening-control rail for this market is top-heavy
The opening-control rail for this market is top-heavy. The top 2 actors together hold more than the remaining 8 combined, and the top 3 actors together hold more than the remaining 7 combined. Below the top two, the panel tapers steeply: the 9 sources behind Forbes & Partners range from 20.84% down to 2.28%. The surface is not purely specialist — two social platforms (facebook.com and youtube.com) and one aggregator domain (tripadvisor.com) sit alongside specialist domains and niche sources. 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
Luxury Villa Rental (Phuket & Koh Samui) · Thailand · AI Overview · Aug 31 – Sep 6, 2026
Forbes & Partners accumulated the highest AI opening share on this market across the 7-run window, yet the spread of 23.99 percentage points between the top and bottom of the governed panel signals a surface where the primacy slot concentrates heavily at the top while the lower ranks contribute only marginal opening volume. The presence of facebook.com at rank 3 — a social platform rather than a specialist operator — is a structural feature worth monitoring: AI Overviews on this market reach for user-generated content as an opening source alongside specialist villa domains.
Market implication
Luxury Villa Rental (Phuket & Koh Samui) · Thailand · AI Overview · Aug 31 – Sep 6, 2026
This observation signals that the AI Overview opening-control surface for luxury villa rental in Thailand concentrates opening volume around a small number of actors. The top 3 actors together hold more than the remaining 7 combined, which means that most of the panel's actors contribute only a narrow share of AI answer openings across the window. The mix of specialist domains and general-purpose platforms on this rail suggests that AI Overviews draw on structurally different source types when opening answers on this market — a pattern that any operator monitoring AI visibility should account for.
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- Luxury Villa Rental (Phuket & Koh Samui) · Thailand
- Surface:
- AI Overview · Google · Desktop
- Observed:
- Aug 31 – Sep 6, 2026
- Published:
- September 8, 2026
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Who controls Google's AI Overview for Luxury Villa Rental (Phuket & Koh Samui), Thailand? Source: https://theobservatory.io/articles/luxury-villa-rental-thailand-ai-overview-control-august-31-to-september-6-2026 Scope: Luxury Villa Rental (Phuket & Koh Samui) · Thailand · AI Overview · Google · Desktop Family: Ranking Top 10 Observed: Aug 31 – Sep 6, 2026 (2026-08-31/2026-09-06) Published: September 8, 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-villa-rental-thailand-ai-overview-control-august-31-to-september-6-2026/data.csv Citation text: https://theobservatory.io/articles/luxury-villa-rental-thailand-ai-overview-control-august-31-to-september-6-2026/citation.txt Reuse terms: https://theobservatory.io/terms Forbes & Partners holds the strongest AI opening share on the Luxury Villa Rental Thailand (Phuket & Koh Samui) market at 26.27%, observed across 7 comparable scheduled runs in the observation period August 31 – September 6, 2026. Key facts: • Forbes & Partners: 26% AI opening share · opening in 7/7 runs • Elite Havens: 21% AI opening share · opening in 7/7 runs • facebook.com: 13% AI opening share · opening in 7/7 runs Published table — AIO opening control — top 10 (Aug 31 – Sep 6, 2026 · 96 queries per run · 7 comparable runs): Rank · Actor · AIO opening control 1. Forbes & Partners — 26.27% AI opening share · opening in 7/7 runs — #1 2. Elite Havens — 20.84% AI opening share · opening in 7/7 runs — #2 3. facebook.com — 13.31% AI opening share · opening in 7/7 runs — #3 4. The Luxury Signature — 9.81% AI opening share · opening in 7/7 runs — #4 5. youtube.com — 6.30% AI opening share · opening in 7/7 runs — #5 6. Inspiring Villas — 3.68% AI opening share · opening in 7/7 runs — #6 7. Thailand Retreats — 2.80% AI opening share · opening in 7/7 runs — #7 8. tripadvisor.com — 2.63% AI opening share · opening in 6/7 runs — #8 9. luxephuket.com — 2.28% AI opening share · opening in 7/7 runs — #9 10. Exceptional Villas — 2.28% AI opening share · opening in 6/7 runs — #10 Reading basis: This card observes the AI Overview opening-control rail for Luxury Villa Rental Thailand (Phuket & Koh Samui) in Thailand on Google desktop across 7 comparable scheduled runs in the observation period August 31 – September 6, 2026. The panel ranks the top-10 actors by cumulative AI opening volume over the period, aggregated from 96 observed queries. Per-actor values represent the sum of each actor's AI answer openings divided by 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 Luxury Villa Rental (Phuket & Koh Samui) Thailand, September 2026; not generalisable beyond this market and window. — The Observatory · Luxury Villa Rental (Phuket & Koh Samui) · Thailand · AI Overview · Google · Desktop · Aug 31 – Sep 6, 2026 Based on governed AAI Kernel evidence. Capture identifier: pr_1788666733863_w73307. 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 8, 2026), Who controls Google's AI Overview for Luxury Villa Rental (Phuket & Koh Samui), Thailand?. https://theobservatory.io/articles/luxury-villa-rental-thailand-ai-overview-control-august-31-to-september-6-2026 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: 977addcb0d48663d
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- What does 'AI opening share' measure?
- AI opening share measures how often a given actor is cited at the very opening of an AI Overview answer — the first source AI reaches for when constructing its response. It is not the same as general citation share (which counts all citations regardless of position) and does not reflect organic search ranking.
- What does this card prove, and what does it not prove?
- This card proves which actors accumulated the highest share of AI answer openings across 96 observed queries over 7 comparable scheduled runs (August 31 – September 6, 2026) on Google desktop in Thailand. This observation does not establish a longer-term trend, does not measure general citation share, and does not reflect organic search visibility.
- Why might AI opening behavior differ across observations?
- AI Overview opening behavior is volatile across queries, models, and dates. The sources AI reaches for first can shift between observations, which is why this card aggregates across 7 comparable runs rather than relying on a single capture.
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Luxury Villa Rental (Phuket & Koh Samui) · Thailand · AI Overview · Aug 31 – Sep 6, 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 Villa Rental (Phuket & Koh Samui) Thailand, September 2026; not generalisable beyond this market and window.
Method & source
This card observes the AI Overview opening-control rail for Luxury Villa Rental Thailand (Phuket & Koh Samui) in Thailand on Google desktop across 7 comparable scheduled runs in the observation period August 31 – September 6, 2026. The panel ranks the top-10 actors by cumulative AI opening volume over the period, aggregated from 96 observed queries. Per-actor values represent the sum of each actor's AI answer openings divided by 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 31 – September 6, 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.
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The Luxury Villa Rental Thailand room places this AI Overview Ranking — Top 10 reading alongside the market’s other published observations.
For the same observation window, Aug 31 – Sep 6, 2026, Luxury Villa Rental 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.
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