— Ranking Top 10 · AI Overview —
Who controls Google's AI Overview for Luxury Yachting Côte d'Azur, Cannes / Antibes / Saint-Tropez?
arthaudyachting.com holds the rank-1 position on the AI Overview opening-control rail for Luxury Yachting Côte d'Azur in France, recording 15.36% AI opening share on this market across 7 comparable scheduled runs in the observation period September 21–27, 2026.
Follow
Follow The Observatory
- Market
- Luxury Yachting Côte d'Azur
- Location
- Cannes / Antibes / Saint-Tropez
- Observed period
- September 21–27, 2026
- Run type
- Period run · 7 comparable runs
- Queries
- 104 queries per run
- Search engine
- Device
- Desktop
- Source location
- France
- Reading
- Ranking Top 10 · AI Overview
“On the Luxury Yachting Côte d'Azur opening-control rail, no actor commands even a sixth of AI answer openings across the top-10 panel.”
Quick answer
arthaudyachting.com holds the rank-1 position on the AI Overview opening-control rail for Luxury Yachting Côte d'Azur in France, recording 15.36% AI opening share on this market across 7 comparable scheduled runs in the observation period September 21–27, 2026.
Key reading
Luxury Yachting Côte d'Azur · Cannes / Antibes / Saint-Tropez · AI Overview · September 21–27, 2026
arthaudyachting.com holds the strongest AI opening share on this market in this card scope, at 15.36%, across the 7-run observation period September 21–27, 2026. clickandboat.com sits 2.05 percentage points behind arthaudyachting.com on AI opening share on this market, recording 13.31%. samboat.fr follows at 11.60%, and the remaining actors occupy a compressed lower tier. The top 3 actors together hold less than the remaining 7 combined — a structural signal that the opening-control surface for Luxury Yachting Côte d'Azur is fragmented rather than concentrated around a single source. The panel also mixes niche domains with social platforms: instagram.com, youtube.com, and facebook.com all appear on the governed panel alongside focused sources such as Burgess Yachts, Y.CO, and dream-yachting.com.
Core metric
AIO opening control — top 10 · Luxury Yachting Côte d'Azur · Cannes / Antibes / Saint-Tropez · AI Overview · September 21–27, 2026
Observed metric
AIO opening control — top 10
| Actor | Rank | AIO opening share | Presence |
|---|---|---|---|
| arthaudyachting.com | #1 | 15.36% AI opening share | opening in 7/7 runs |
| clickandboat.com | #2 | 13.31% AI opening share | opening in 7/7 runs |
| samboat.fr | #3 | 11.60% AI opening share | opening in 7/7 runs |
| Burgess Yachts | #4 | 7.85% AI opening share | opening in 7/7 runs |
| excellenceriviera.com | #5 | 7.51% AI opening share | opening in 7/7 runs |
| instagram.com | #6 | 7.51% AI opening share | opening in 6/7 runs |
| youtube.com | #7 | 4.78% AI opening share | opening in 7/7 runs |
| Y.CO | #8 | 4.78% AI opening share | opening in 5/7 runs |
| facebook.com | #9 | 4.44% AI opening share | opening in 7/7 runs |
| dream-yachting.com | #10 | 4.44% AI opening share | opening in 5/7 runs |
How the actors read on the surface
Luxury Yachting Côte d'Azur · Cannes / Antibes / Saint-Tropez · AI Overview · September 21–27, 2026
arthaudyachting.com holds the strongest AI opening share on this market in this card scope, at 15.36%. It opened AI answers on 7 of 7 comparable runs.
clickandboat.com records 13.31% AI opening share on this market and sits 2.05 percentage points behind arthaudyachting.com. It opened AI answers on 7 of 7 comparable runs, matching the rank-1 actor on presence frequency.
samboat.fr records 11.60% AI opening share on this market, sitting 3.75 percentage points behind arthaudyachting.com. It opened AI answers on 7 of 7 comparable runs, completing a trio of niche domains that occupy the top three positions on this rail.
Burgess Yachts records 7.85% AI opening share on this market and sits 7.51 percentage points behind arthaudyachting.com. It opened AI answers on 7 of 7 comparable runs — present on every run in the window, yet its cumulative opening volume places it at rank 4 in the period-wide ranking.
excellenceriviera.com records 7.51% AI opening share on this market, sitting 7.85 percentage points behind arthaudyachting.com. It opened AI answers on 7 of 7 comparable runs, holding a mid-panel position on the opening-control rail.
instagram.com is a social platform rather than a specialist operator, yet it records 7.51% AI opening share on this market — matching excellenceriviera.com on the metric. It opened AI answers on 6 of 7 comparable runs, the only platform on the panel with fewer than 7 runs of presence among the top-six actors.
youtube.com records 4.78% AI opening share on this market and sits 10.58 percentage points behind arthaudyachting.com. As a social platform, it occupies a lower-tier position on this opening-control rail despite opening AI answers on 7 of 7 comparable runs.
Y.CO records 4.78% AI opening share on this market, matching youtube.com on the metric. It opened AI answers on 5 of 7 comparable runs — one of the three actors on the panel with fewer than 7 runs of presence.
facebook.com records 4.44% AI opening share on this market and sits 10.92 percentage points behind arthaudyachting.com. As a social platform, it opened AI answers on 7 of 7 comparable runs yet accumulated the second-lowest opening volume on the panel.
dream-yachting.com records 4.44% AI opening share on this market, matching facebook.com on the metric. It opened AI answers on 5 of 7 comparable runs, placing it at the bottom of the governed top-10 panel by cumulative opening volume.
Pattern on the observed surface
Luxury Yachting Côte d'Azur · Cannes / Antibes / Saint-Tropez · AI Overview · September 21–27, 2026
The opening-control surface for Luxury Yachting Côte d'Azur
The opening-control surface for Luxury Yachting Côte d'Azur is dispersed. The top 3 actors together hold less than the remaining 7 combined, and the 9 sources behind arthaudyachting.com range from 13.31% down to 4.44%. The panel mixes niche domains and social platforms: three social platforms — instagram.com, youtube.com, and facebook.com — sit alongside focused sources, yet none of the platforms reaches the top three. 7 of the 10 actors on the panel opened AI answers in all 7 comparable runs; 3 opened AI answers in fewer runs. The spread between the rank-1 and rank-10 actors is 10.92 percentage points — wide enough to separate the top cluster from the lower tier, but not wide enough to suggest a single-source lock on the opening rail.
Why this reading matters
Luxury Yachting Côte d'Azur · Cannes / Antibes / Saint-Tropez · AI Overview · September 21–27, 2026
arthaudyachting.com holds the rank-1 position on this AI opening-control rail, yet its 15.36% share means AI Overviews draw their opening source from a wide pool of domains on this market. The presence of three social platforms in the governed top-10 panel — none of them above rank 6 — signals that the AI opening surface for Luxury Yachting Côte d'Azur pulls from both focused sources and general-purpose platforms, without concentrating around either type.
Market implication
Luxury Yachting Côte d'Azur · Cannes / Antibes / Saint-Tropez · AI Overview · September 21–27, 2026
The fragmented shape of this opening-control rail across the 7-run window suggests that no single source has accumulated a commanding grip on the AI primacy slot for Luxury Yachting Côte d'Azur queries. The top 3 actors together hold less than the remaining 7 combined, which means the AI opening surface distributes its first-cited source across a broad set of domains. For any operator monitoring AI visibility on this market, the observation reframes the question: the contest is not about displacing a dominant source but about accumulating opening volume on a surface where the opening slot is shared among many.
Read within the scope and limitations of this card.
Observatory Reading — Citable Proof Capsule
Use this observation
Use this citation capsule instead of copy-pasting fragments. It keeps the scope, capture identifiers, attribution and canonical source attached, so the observation can travel without losing context.
- Scope:
- Luxury Yachting Côte d'Azur · Cannes / Antibes / Saint-Tropez
- Surface:
- AI Overview · Google · Desktop
- Observed:
- September 21–27, 2026
- Published:
- September 29, 2026
Method: How readings are scoped · Run metadata · Source protocol · Corrections and right of reply
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. Terms · Citation guide
Cite this
Copy parts
The complete citation record · revision 62d6a9d4c484f760
Who controls Google's AI Overview for Luxury Yachting Côte d'Azur, Cannes / Antibes / Saint-Tropez? Source: https://theobservatory.io/articles/luxury-yacht-charter-cannes-antibes-saint-tropez-ai-overview-control-september-21-27-2026 Scope: Luxury Yachting Côte d'Azur · Cannes / Antibes / Saint-Tropez · 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/luxury-yacht-charter-cannes-antibes-saint-tropez-ai-overview-control-september-21-27-2026/data.csv Citation text: https://theobservatory.io/articles/luxury-yacht-charter-cannes-antibes-saint-tropez-ai-overview-control-september-21-27-2026/citation.txt Reuse terms: https://theobservatory.io/terms arthaudyachting.com holds the rank-1 position on the AI Overview opening-control rail for Luxury Yachting Côte d'Azur in France, recording 15.36% AI opening share on this market across 7 comparable scheduled runs in the observation period September 21–27, 2026. Key facts: • arthaudyachting.com: 15% AI opening share · opening in 7/7 runs • clickandboat.com: 13% AI opening share · opening in 7/7 runs • samboat.fr: 12% AI opening share · opening in 7/7 runs Published table — AIO opening control — top 10 (September 21–27, 2026 · 104 queries per run · 7 comparable runs): Rank · Actor · AIO opening control 1. arthaudyachting.com — 15.36% AI opening share · opening in 7/7 runs — #1 2. clickandboat.com — 13.31% AI opening share · opening in 7/7 runs — #2 3. samboat.fr — 11.60% AI opening share · opening in 7/7 runs — #3 4. Burgess Yachts — 7.85% AI opening share · opening in 7/7 runs — #4 5. excellenceriviera.com — 7.51% AI opening share · opening in 7/7 runs — #5 6. instagram.com — 7.51% AI opening share · opening in 6/7 runs — #6 7. youtube.com — 4.78% AI opening share · opening in 7/7 runs — #7 8. Y.CO — 4.78% AI opening share · opening in 5/7 runs — #8 9. facebook.com — 4.44% AI opening share · opening in 7/7 runs — #9 10. dream-yachting.com — 4.44% AI opening share · opening in 5/7 runs — #10 Reading basis: This card observes the AI Overview opening-control rail for Luxury Yachting Côte d'Azur in France on Google desktop across 7 comparable scheduled runs in the observation period September 21–27, 2026. The panel ranks the top-10 actors by cumulative AI opening volume over the period, using one single period-wide denominator. The primary metric is AI opening share on this market. The source runs were aggregated from 104 observed 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 Luxury Yachting Côte d'Azur Cannes / Antibes / Saint-Tropez, September 2026; not generalisable beyond this market and window. — The Observatory · Luxury Yachting Côte d'Azur · Cannes / Antibes / Saint-Tropez · AI Overview · Google · Desktop · September 21–27, 2026 Based on governed AAI Kernel evidence. Capture identifier: pr_1790514435007_uv52o6. 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 Luxury Yachting Côte d'Azur, Cannes / Antibes / Saint-Tropez?. https://theobservatory.io/articles/luxury-yacht-charter-cannes-antibes-saint-tropez-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: 62d6a9d4c484f760
This record is the published reading and its public table/slice as served on the card — not the complete underlying capture or provider dataset.
— The Observatory · Luxury Yachting Côte d'Azur · Cannes / Antibes / Saint-Tropez · AI Overview · Google · Desktop · September 21–27, 2026
Based on governed AAI Kernel evidence. Capture identifier pr_1790514435007_uv52o6. Cite freely with attribution. Published by The Observatory.
FAQ
- What does 'AI opening share on this market' measure?
- It measures how often a given actor is cited at the very opening of an AI Overview answer — the first source AI reaches for when answering a query. It is not general citation share (which counts all citations regardless of position) and it is not organic search ranking.
- Does this card prove a longer-term trend?
- No. This observation covers 7 comparable scheduled runs in an observation period from September 21–27, 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 do some actors share the same AI opening share value?
- excellenceriviera.com and instagram.com both record 7.51%, and youtube.com and Y.CO both record 4.78%, and facebook.com and dream-yachting.com both record 4.44%. These are metric ties — the actors accumulated the same opening volume over the period — but they hold distinct governed ranks on the panel based on the governed tie-break ordering.
Scope and limitations
Luxury Yachting Côte d'Azur · Cannes / Antibes / Saint-Tropez · 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 Luxury Yachting Côte d'Azur Cannes / Antibes / Saint-Tropez, September 2026; not generalisable beyond this market and window.
Method & source
This card observes the AI Overview opening-control rail for Luxury Yachting Côte d'Azur in France on Google desktop across 7 comparable scheduled runs in the observation period September 21–27, 2026. The panel ranks the top-10 actors by cumulative AI opening volume over the period, using one single period-wide denominator. The primary metric is AI opening share on this market. The source runs were aggregated from 104 observed 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.
Source protocol · How readings are scoped · Run metadata · Corrections
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_1790514435007_uv52o6
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.
Right of replyNamed in this reading? Submit a correction or a response.
Send the reading link and your proposed correction or statement to right-of-reply@theobservatory.io. We review attribution, relevance and legal concerns before publication. Our correction and reply process explains what happens next.
Governed measurements and verbatim quotations from observed AI models are distinct from The Observatory’s editorial interpretations. Original model statements are preserved as observed, including any inaccuracies they may contain. Learn more about our verification and editorial standards
Submit a statement → right-of-reply@theobservatory.ioHow we read this
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.
Method & SourceContinue the reading
The Luxury Yachting Côte d'Azur 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, Luxury Yachting Côte d'Azur 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 Amalfi / Capri / Positano reading and Athens / Mykonos / Santorini / Corfu 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.
