— Ranking Top 5 · AI citation —
Who does AI cite most for Luxury Yachting Côte d'Azur, Cannes / Antibes / Saint-Tropez?
arthaudyachting.com holds the strongest AI citation share on this market across the 7-run window August 17–23, 2026, at 15.65%.
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- Market
- Luxury Yachting Côte d'Azur
- Location
- Cannes / Antibes / Saint-Tropez
- Observed period
- August 17–23, 2026
- Run type
- Period run · 7 comparable runs
- Queries
- 104 queries per run
- Search engine
- Device
- Desktop
- Source location
- France
- Reading
- Ranking Top 5 · AI citation
“On the Luxury Yachting Côte d'Azur AI Overview citation rail, no single source pulls away from the pack.”
Quick answer
The top-5 panel is tightly grouped, with the 4 trailing sources ranging from 10.87% down to 8.94%.
Key reading
Luxury Yachting Côte d'Azur · Cannes / Antibes / Saint-Tropez · AI citation · August 17–23, 2026
arthaudyachting.com holds the rank-1 position in the period-wide AI Overview citation ranking for Luxury Yachting Côte d'Azur, recording 15.65% of all AI citations observed across the 7-run window. samboat.fr sits 4.78 percentage points behind arthaudyachting.com on AI citation share on this market, at 10.87%. instagram.com, a social platform, records 9.86%, followed by youtube.com at 9.15% and clickandboat.com at 8.94%. The spread between the lead and the bottom of the panel is 6.71 percentage points — a compressed distribution where the top 2 actors together hold less than the remaining 3 combined, signalling that cumulative AI citation volume on this surface is dispersed rather than concentrated at the top.
Core metric
Citation share — top 5 · Luxury Yachting Côte d'Azur · Cannes / Antibes / Saint-Tropez · AI citation · August 17–23, 2026
Observed metric
Citation share — top 5
| Actor | Rank | AIO citation share | Presence |
|---|---|---|---|
| arthaudyachting.com | #1 | 15.65% AI citation share | cited in 7/7 runs |
| samboat.fr | #2 | 10.87% AI citation share | cited in 7/7 runs |
| instagram.com | #3 | 9.86% AI citation share | cited in 7/7 runs |
| youtube.com | #4 | 9.15% AI citation share | cited in 7/7 runs |
| clickandboat.com | #5 | 8.94% AI citation share | cited in 7/7 runs |
How the actors read on the surface
Luxury Yachting Côte d'Azur · Cannes / Antibes / Saint-Tropez · AI citation · August 17–23, 2026
arthaudyachting.com holds the strongest AI citation share on this market in this card scope, at 15.65%. It was cited in 7 of 7 comparable runs, placing it at the top of the period-wide ranking — though its lead over samboat.fr is 4.78 percentage points, a margin that leaves the surface contestable.
samboat.fr records 10.87% AI citation share on this market and sits 4.78 percentage points behind arthaudyachting.com. Cited in 7 of 7 comparable runs, it occupies the second position in the period-wide ranking and anchors the upper end of the trailing cluster.
instagram.com, a social platform, records 9.86% AI citation share on this market — sitting 5.79 percentage points behind arthaudyachting.com. Its presence on the AI Overview citation rail, cited in 7 of 7 comparable runs, places a general-purpose platform inside the governed top-5 panel alongside focused sources.
youtube.com records 9.15% AI citation share on this market and sits 6.50 percentage points behind arthaudyachting.com. Also a general-purpose platform, it was cited in 7 of 7 comparable runs, occupying the fourth position in the period-wide ranking.
clickandboat.com records 8.94% AI citation share on this market, the lowest on the governed panel, and sits 6.71 percentage points behind arthaudyachting.com. It was cited in 7 of 7 comparable runs, closing the bottom of a tightly compressed ranking.
Pattern on the observed surface
Luxury Yachting Côte d'Azur · Cannes / Antibes / Saint-Tropez · AI citation · August 17–23, 2026
The AI Overview citation surface for Luxury Yachting Côte d'
The AI Overview citation surface for Luxury Yachting Côte d'Azur is distributed rather than concentrated. The top 2 actors together hold less than the remaining 3 combined, which means no pair of sources commands the citation rail. The 4 sources behind arthaudyachting.com range from 10.87% down to 8.94% — a narrow trailing band. Two of the five panel positions belong to general-purpose platforms (instagram.com and youtube.com), while the remaining three are focused sources. All 5 actors on the panel were cited in all 7 comparable runs, producing a panel where every source contributed citation volume across the full window.
Why this reading matters
Luxury Yachting Côte d'Azur · Cannes / Antibes / Saint-Tropez · AI citation · August 17–23, 2026
arthaudyachting.com, a focused source rather than a general-purpose platform, holds the rank-1 position on the AI Overview citation rail for this market. The surface mixes focused sources and platforms in near-equal proportion — three focused sources and two platforms — yet the lead belongs to a domain whose allowed classification is that of a niche domain, not a platform.
Market implication
Luxury Yachting Côte d'Azur · Cannes / Antibes / Saint-Tropez · AI citation · August 17–23, 2026
The dispersed shape of this AI Overview citation panel suggests that no single source has accumulated a decisive citation advantage on the Luxury Yachting Côte d'Azur surface across the observed window. The presence of two general-purpose platforms inside the governed top-5 panel means that AI Overview answers on this market draw from a mix of source types. For any actor monitoring AI citation visibility here, the observation signals a surface where cumulative citation volume is spread across multiple sources rather than locked behind one.
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- Scope:
- Luxury Yachting Côte d'Azur · Cannes / Antibes / Saint-Tropez
- Surface:
- AI citation · Google · Desktop
- Observed:
- August 17–23, 2026
- Published:
- August 29, 2026
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Who does AI cite most for Luxury Yachting Côte d'Azur, Cannes / Antibes / Saint-Tropez? Source: https://theobservatory.io/articles/luxury-yacht-charter-cannes-antibes-saint-tropez-most-cited-by-ai-august-17-23-2026 Scope: Luxury Yachting Côte d'Azur · Cannes / Antibes / Saint-Tropez · AI citation · Google · Desktop Family: Ranking Top 5 Observed: August 17–23, 2026 (2026-08-17/2026-08-23) Published: August 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-most-cited-by-ai-august-17-23-2026/data.csv Citation text: https://theobservatory.io/articles/luxury-yacht-charter-cannes-antibes-saint-tropez-most-cited-by-ai-august-17-23-2026/citation.txt Reuse terms: https://theobservatory.io/terms arthaudyachting.com holds the strongest AI citation share on this market across the 7-run window August 17–23, 2026, at 15.65%. Key facts: • arthaudyachting.com: 16% AI citation share · cited in 7/7 runs • samboat.fr: 11% AI citation share · cited in 7/7 runs • instagram.com: 10% AI citation share · cited in 7/7 runs Published table — Citation share — top 5 (August 17–23, 2026 · 104 queries per run · 7 comparable runs): Rank · Actor · Citation share 1. arthaudyachting.com — 15.65% AI citation share · cited in 7/7 runs — #1 2. samboat.fr — 10.87% AI citation share · cited in 7/7 runs — #2 3. instagram.com — 9.86% AI citation share · cited in 7/7 runs — #3 4. youtube.com — 9.15% AI citation share · cited in 7/7 runs — #4 5. clickandboat.com — 8.94% AI citation share · cited in 7/7 runs — #5 Reading basis: This card observes the AI Overview citation rail for Luxury Yachting Côte d'Azur in France on Google desktop across 7 comparable scheduled runs in the observation period August 17–23, 2026. The panel ranks the top-5 actors by cumulative AI citation volume over the period, using one single period-wide denominator across 104 observed queries. 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 Yachting Côte d'Azur Cannes / Antibes / Saint-Tropez, August 2026; not generalisable beyond this market and window. — The Observatory · Luxury Yachting Côte d'Azur · Cannes / Antibes / Saint-Tropez · AI citation · Google · Desktop · August 17–23, 2026 Based on governed AAI Kernel evidence. Capture identifier: pr_1787894847533_fez12c. 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 29, 2026), Who does AI cite most for Luxury Yachting Côte d'Azur, Cannes / Antibes / Saint-Tropez?. https://theobservatory.io/articles/luxury-yacht-charter-cannes-antibes-saint-tropez-most-cited-by-ai-august-17-23-2026 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: 3d8b3ac0d2c86f08
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FAQ
- What does 'AI citation share on this market' measure?
- It measures how often a domain appears as a cited source inside AI Overview answers when Google responds to queries in the Luxury Yachting Côte d'Azur market. 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 window from August 17–23, 2026. AI Overview content varies by query, model behaviour, and date. The period ranking reflects cumulative citation volume over these 7 comparable runs and does not establish a multi-month trajectory.
- Why do platforms like instagram.com and youtube.com appear on this panel?
- AI Overviews cite the sources they draw from when constructing answers. On this market, instagram.com records 9.86% and youtube.com records 9.15% AI citation share, placing both inside the governed top-5 panel. Their presence reflects AI citation behaviour, not an editorial judgement about source quality.
Scope and limitations
Luxury Yachting Côte d'Azur · Cannes / Antibes / Saint-Tropez · AI citation · August 17–23, 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 Yachting Côte d'Azur Cannes / Antibes / Saint-Tropez, August 2026; not generalisable beyond this market and window.
Method & source
This card observes the AI Overview citation rail for Luxury Yachting Côte d'Azur in France on Google desktop across 7 comparable scheduled runs in the observation period August 17–23, 2026. The panel ranks the top-5 actors by cumulative AI citation volume over the period, using one single period-wide denominator across 104 observed queries. 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, August 17–23, 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.
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The Luxury Yachting Côte d'Azur room places this AI Citation Ranking — Top 5 reading alongside the market’s other published observations.
For the same observation window, August 17–23, 2026, Luxury Yachting Côte d'Azur is also read in the AI Overview Ranking — Top 10 table, the Organic Ranking — Top 5 table and the Query Spotlight table; each keeps its own reading basis.
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