— Ranking Top 5 · AI citation —
Who does AI cite most for Luxury Yachting Côte d'Azur, Cannes / Antibes / Saint-Tropez?
instagram.com holds the strongest AI citation share on the Luxury Yachting Côte d'Azur market across the 6-run window from August 31 (Aug 31 – Sep 6, 2026), at 12.84%.
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- Market
- Luxury Yachting Côte d'Azur
- Location
- Cannes / Antibes / Saint-Tropez
- Observed period
- Aug 31 – Sep 6, 2026
- Run type
- Period run · 6 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 citation surface, a social platform leads — and no actor pulls away.”
Quick answer
The remaining four actors on the governed top-5 panel sit within a narrow band behind it.
Key reading
Luxury Yachting Côte d'Azur · Cannes / Antibes / Saint-Tropez · AI citation · Aug 31 – Sep 6, 2026
instagram.com holds the rank-1 position in the period-wide AI Overview citation ranking for Luxury Yachting Côte d'Azur, recording 12.84% AI citation share on this market across 6 comparable scheduled runs. The spread between the top and bottom of the governed top-5 panel is 3.86 percentage points — a compressed gap that leaves no actor with a commanding lead. arthaudyachting.com sits 2.39 percentage points behind instagram.com on AI citation share on this market, while youtube.com sits 2.61 percentage points behind. The 4 sources behind instagram.com range from 10.45% down to 8.98%, forming a tightly clustered trailing group. All 5 actors on the panel were cited in all 6 comparable runs, meaning every domain contributed citation volume across the full window.
Core metric
Citation share — top 5 · Luxury Yachting Côte d'Azur · Cannes / Antibes / Saint-Tropez · AI citation · Aug 31 – Sep 6, 2026
Observed metric
Citation share — top 5
| Actor | Rank | AIO citation share | Presence |
|---|---|---|---|
| instagram.com | #1 | 12.84% AI citation share | cited in 6/6 runs |
| arthaudyachting.com | #2 | 10.45% AI citation share | cited in 6/6 runs |
| youtube.com | #3 | 10.23% AI citation share | cited in 6/6 runs |
| Fraser Yachts | #4 | 9.20% AI citation share | cited in 6/6 runs |
| clickandboat.com | #5 | 8.98% AI citation share | cited in 6/6 runs |
How the actors read on the surface
Luxury Yachting Côte d'Azur · Cannes / Antibes / Saint-Tropez · AI citation · Aug 31 – Sep 6, 2026
instagram.com holds the strongest AI citation share on this market in this card scope, at 12.84%. As a social platform rather than a specialist operator, its rank-1 position on the AI Overview citation rail signals that Google's AI answers for luxury yachting queries on the Côte d'Azur draw on user-generated visual content as a primary source — cited in 6 of 6 comparable runs.
arthaudyachting.com records 10.45% AI citation share on this market, placing it closest to the panel lead. It sits 2.39 percentage points behind instagram.com on AI citation share on this market — the narrowest gap of any trailing actor — and was cited in 6 of 6 comparable runs.
youtube.com records 10.23% AI citation share on this market, virtually level with arthaudyachting.com. Another general-purpose platform, it sits 2.61 percentage points behind instagram.com on AI citation share on this market and was cited in 6 of 6 comparable runs.
Fraser Yachts records 9.20% AI citation share on this market. It sits 3.64 percentage points behind instagram.com on AI citation share on this market and was cited in 6 of 6 comparable runs across the window.
clickandboat.com records 8.98% AI citation share on this market, occupying the fifth position on the governed panel. It sits 3.86 percentage points behind instagram.com on AI citation share on this market and was cited in 6 of 6 comparable runs.
Pattern on the observed surface
Luxury Yachting Côte d'Azur · Cannes / Antibes / Saint-Tropez · AI citation · Aug 31 – Sep 6, 2026
The panel is remarkably flat
The panel is remarkably flat. A 3.86 percentage-point spread separates the top from the bottom of the governed top-5, and the top 2 actors together hold less than the remaining 3 combined. The surface mixes two general-purpose platforms — instagram.com and youtube.com — with three focused sources, yet neither category cluster pulls decisively ahead. This is a dispersed citation surface: AI Overviews for this market draw on a broad set of sources rather than concentrating citations on a single reference domain.
Why this reading matters
Luxury Yachting Côte d'Azur · Cannes / Antibes / Saint-Tropez · AI citation · Aug 31 – Sep 6, 2026
instagram.com's rank-1 position on the AI Overview citation rail for Luxury Yachting Côte d'Azur is structurally notable: the surface's most-cited source across the period is a social platform, not a domain focused on yachting services. The two platforms on the panel — instagram.com and youtube.com — together account for 23.30 percentage points of cumulative AI citation share, yet the top 2 actors together hold less than the remaining 3 combined, so platform presence does not equate to platform concentration.
Market implication
Luxury Yachting Côte d'Azur · Cannes / Antibes / Saint-Tropez · AI citation · Aug 31 – Sep 6, 2026
The compressed spread and the presence of two general-purpose platforms at the top of the AI Overview citation rail suggest that no single focused source has consolidated AI citation authority on this market over the observed period. For any domain monitoring its AI visibility on Luxury Yachting Côte d'Azur, the observation signals a citation surface where incremental gains in share could shift panel position — and where platform content competes directly with focused sources for the same AI citation slots.
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- Scope:
- Luxury Yachting Côte d'Azur · Cannes / Antibes / Saint-Tropez
- Surface:
- AI citation · Google · Desktop
- Observed:
- Aug 31 – Sep 6, 2026
- Published:
- September 12, 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-31-to-september-6-2026 Scope: Luxury Yachting Côte d'Azur · Cannes / Antibes / Saint-Tropez · AI citation · Google · Desktop Family: Ranking Top 5 Observed: Aug 31 – Sep 6, 2026 (2026-08-31/2026-09-06) Published: September 12, 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-31-to-september-6-2026/data.csv Citation text: https://theobservatory.io/articles/luxury-yacht-charter-cannes-antibes-saint-tropez-most-cited-by-ai-august-31-to-september-6-2026/citation.txt Reuse terms: https://theobservatory.io/terms instagram.com holds the strongest AI citation share on the Luxury Yachting Côte d'Azur market across the 6-run window from August 31 (Aug 31 – Sep 6, 2026), at 12.84%. Key facts: • instagram.com: 13% AI citation share · cited in 6/6 runs • arthaudyachting.com: 10% AI citation share · cited in 6/6 runs • youtube.com: 10% AI citation share · cited in 6/6 runs Published table — Citation share — top 5 (Aug 31 – Sep 6, 2026 · 104 queries per run · 6 comparable runs): Rank · Actor · Citation share 1. instagram.com — 12.84% AI citation share · cited in 6/6 runs — #1 2. arthaudyachting.com — 10.45% AI citation share · cited in 6/6 runs — #2 3. youtube.com — 10.23% AI citation share · cited in 6/6 runs — #3 4. Fraser Yachts — 9.20% AI citation share · cited in 6/6 runs — #4 5. clickandboat.com — 8.98% AI citation share · cited in 6/6 runs — #5 Reading basis: This card observes the AI Overview citation rail for Luxury Yachting Côte d'Azur in France on Google desktop across 6 comparable scheduled runs in the observation period from August 31 (Aug 31 – Sep 6, 2026). The governed top-5 panel is ranked by cumulative AI citation volume over the period, with each actor's share calculated on one single period-wide denominator. The primary metric is AI citation share on this market. The source query set comprises 104 observed queries. AI Overview citation evidence was available on 6 of 6 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 (6 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 citation · Google · Desktop · Aug 31 – Sep 6, 2026 Based on governed AAI Kernel evidence. Capture identifier: pr_1788699179979_gnmkts. 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 12, 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-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: b89be5af90be6bfd
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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.
- Why is this a period observation rather than a single-day snapshot?
- This card aggregates AI Overview citation data across 6 comparable scheduled runs in the window from August 31 (Aug 31 – Sep 6, 2026). Each actor's share reflects its cumulative citation volume over the full period, ranked on one common period-wide denominator — not an average of daily values.
- Can this card prove a longer-term trend in AI citation behavior?
- No. The card observes a defined 6-run window. AI Overview content varies by query, model, and date. This observation does not establish a multi-month trajectory or predict future citation patterns.
Scope and limitations
Luxury Yachting Côte d'Azur · Cannes / Antibes / Saint-Tropez · AI citation · Aug 31 – Sep 6, 2026 · what this card does not claim
- Observes the observed AI citation surface only; within a defined scope and window.
- A period aggregate (6 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 citation rail for Luxury Yachting Côte d'Azur in France on Google desktop across 6 comparable scheduled runs in the observation period from August 31 (Aug 31 – Sep 6, 2026). The governed top-5 panel is ranked by cumulative AI citation volume over the period, with each actor's share calculated on one single period-wide denominator. The primary metric is AI citation share on this market. The source query set comprises 104 observed queries. AI Overview citation evidence was available on 6 of 6 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 6 comparable scheduled runs. AI Overview citation evidence available on 6 of 6 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, Aug 31 – Sep 6, 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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