— Ranking Top 5 · AI citation —
Who does AI cite most for Luxury Yachting Thailand, Phuket / Koh Samui?
YachtCharterFleet holds the strongest AI citation share on the Luxury Yachting Thailand market across the 7-run window (September 7–13, 2026), recording 13.79%.
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- Market
- Luxury Yachting Thailand
- Location
- Phuket / Koh Samui
- Observed period
- September 7–13, 2026
- Run type
- Period run · 7 comparable runs
- Queries
- 105 queries per run
- Search engine
- Device
- Desktop
- Source location
- Thailand
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- Ranking Top 5 · AI citation
“No actor has locked the AI Overview citation surface for Luxury Yachting Thailand — the top-5 panel remains unsettled and open.”
Quick answer
youtube.com follows at 12.45%, just 1.34 percentage points behind.
Key reading
Luxury Yachting Thailand · Phuket / Koh Samui · AI citation · September 7–13, 2026
YachtCharterFleet holds the strongest AI citation share on this market at 13.79%, yet the spread between rank 1 and rank 5 is only 6.70 percentage points — a compressed panel where no name has crossed the established-authority threshold on this observed AI Overview surface across the 7-run window. youtube.com, a general-purpose platform, sits 1.34 percentage points behind YachtCharterFleet, making the contest at the top remarkably tight. asiaglobalyachting.com (9.62%), yacht-rental-phuket.com (9.33%), and Blue Voyage Thailand (7.08%) complete the governed top-5 panel, each cited in 7 of 7 comparable runs. The surface is open to competitive movement: the top 2 actors together hold more than the remaining 3 combined, but neither commands a decisive lead.
Core metric
Citation share — top 5 · Luxury Yachting Thailand · Phuket / Koh Samui · AI citation · September 7–13, 2026
Observed metric
Citation share — top 5
| Actor | Rank | AIO citation share | Presence |
|---|---|---|---|
| YachtCharterFleet | #1 | 13.79% AI citation share | cited in 7/7 runs |
| youtube.com | #2 | 12.45% AI citation share | cited in 7/7 runs |
| asiaglobalyachting.com | #3 | 9.62% AI citation share | cited in 7/7 runs |
| yacht-rental-phuket.com | #4 | 9.33% AI citation share | cited in 7/7 runs |
| Blue Voyage Thailand | #5 | 7.08% AI citation share | cited in 7/7 runs |
How the actors read on the surface
Luxury Yachting Thailand · Phuket / Koh Samui · AI citation · September 7–13, 2026
YachtCharterFleet holds the strongest AI citation share on this market in this card scope, at 13.79%, and was cited in 7 of 7 comparable runs. Its lead over the next-ranked actor is only 1.34 percentage points — a position that sits at the top of the panel but without the margin to signal unchallenged authority on this AI Overview citation surface.
youtube.com records 12.45% AI citation share on this market and sits 1.34 percentage points behind YachtCharterFleet. As a general-purpose platform rather than a specialist operator, its presence at rank 2 on the AI Overview citation rail underscores how broadly AI Overviews draw their sources for Luxury Yachting Thailand queries.
asiaglobalyachting.com records 9.62% AI citation share on this market, sitting 4.16 percentage points behind YachtCharterFleet. Cited in 7 of 7 comparable runs, it occupies a position on the AI Overview citation panel that places it closer to the two actors below it than to the two above.
yacht-rental-phuket.com records 9.33% AI citation share on this market, sitting 4.45 percentage points behind YachtCharterFleet. Its value is separated from asiaglobalyachting.com by a negligible margin, placing both domains in a tightly paired mid-panel cluster.
Blue Voyage Thailand records 7.08% AI citation share on this market and sits 6.70 percentage points behind YachtCharterFleet. Despite holding the lowest share on the governed top-5 panel, Blue Voyage Thailand was cited in 7 of 7 comparable runs — present across every observation in the window.
Pattern on the observed surface
Luxury Yachting Thailand · Phuket / Koh Samui · AI citation · September 7–13, 2026
The panel is compressed
The panel is compressed: the 4 sources behind YachtCharterFleet range from 12.45% down to 7.08%, and the top-to-bottom spread is only 6.70 percentage points. The top 2 actors together hold more than the remaining 3 combined, but the concentration is mild — the surface mixes a general-purpose platform (youtube.com) with niche domains, and no single actor type dominates the citation rail. All 5 actors on the panel were cited in all 7 comparable runs, pointing to a surface where AI Overviews draw from a consistent breadth of sources rather than funneling citations toward one dominant name.
Why this reading matters
Luxury Yachting Thailand · Phuket / Koh Samui · AI citation · September 7–13, 2026
YachtCharterFleet leads the AI Overview citation rail for Luxury Yachting Thailand, yet the presence of youtube.com at rank 2 — a platform with no specialist yachting classification — reveals that AI Overviews for this market do not restrict their citations to focused sources. The citation surface is shaped by breadth of content availability, not by domain specialization alone.
Market implication
Luxury Yachting Thailand · Phuket / Koh Samui · AI citation · September 7–13, 2026
No name has crossed the established-authority threshold on this AI Overview citation surface across the 7-run window. The surface remains unsettled and open to competitive movement: the gap between rank 1 and rank 2 is 1.34 percentage points, and every actor on the panel was cited in every comparable run. For anyone monitoring AI citation visibility on Luxury Yachting Thailand, the observation signals a contested rail where incremental citation gains could shift the period-wide ranking.
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- Scope:
- Luxury Yachting Thailand · Phuket / Koh Samui
- Surface:
- AI citation · Google · Desktop
- Observed:
- September 7–13, 2026
- Published:
- September 19, 2026
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Who does AI cite most for Luxury Yachting Thailand, Phuket / Koh Samui? Source: https://theobservatory.io/articles/luxury-yacht-charter-phuket-koh-samui-most-cited-by-ai-september-7-13-2026 Scope: Luxury Yachting Thailand · Phuket / Koh Samui · AI citation · Google · Desktop Family: Ranking Top 5 Observed: September 7–13, 2026 (2026-09-07/2026-09-13) Published: September 19, 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-phuket-koh-samui-most-cited-by-ai-september-7-13-2026/data.csv Citation text: https://theobservatory.io/articles/luxury-yacht-charter-phuket-koh-samui-most-cited-by-ai-september-7-13-2026/citation.txt Reuse terms: https://theobservatory.io/terms YachtCharterFleet holds the strongest AI citation share on the Luxury Yachting Thailand market across the 7-run window (September 7–13, 2026), recording 13.79%. Key facts: • YachtCharterFleet: 14% AI citation share · cited in 7/7 runs • youtube.com: 12% AI citation share · cited in 7/7 runs • asiaglobalyachting.com: 10% AI citation share · cited in 7/7 runs Published table — Citation share — top 5 (September 7–13, 2026 · 105 queries per run · 7 comparable runs): Rank · Actor · Citation share 1. YachtCharterFleet — 13.79% AI citation share · cited in 7/7 runs — #1 2. youtube.com — 12.45% AI citation share · cited in 7/7 runs — #2 3. asiaglobalyachting.com — 9.62% AI citation share · cited in 7/7 runs — #3 4. yacht-rental-phuket.com — 9.33% AI citation share · cited in 7/7 runs — #4 5. Blue Voyage Thailand — 7.08% AI citation share · cited in 7/7 runs — #5 Reading basis: This card observes the AI Overview citation rail for Luxury Yachting Thailand in Thailand on Google desktop across 7 comparable scheduled runs in the observation period September 7–13, 2026. The panel ranks the top-5 actors by cumulative AI citation volume over the period, aggregated from 105 observed queries per run. Per-actor values represent the sum of each actor's citations across all comparable runs divided by one single period-wide denominator. The primary metric is AI citation share on this market. AI Overview content is volatile by nature — results may vary by query, model reformulation, and observation date. 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 Thailand Phuket / Koh Samui, September 2026; not generalisable beyond this market and window. — The Observatory · Luxury Yachting Thailand · Phuket / Koh Samui · AI citation · Google · Desktop · September 7–13, 2026 Based on governed AAI Kernel evidence. Capture identifier: pr_1789272356626_rg2jqg. 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 19, 2026), Who does AI cite most for Luxury Yachting Thailand, Phuket / Koh Samui?. https://theobservatory.io/articles/luxury-yacht-charter-phuket-koh-samui-most-cited-by-ai-september-7-13-2026 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: 16df7e9b65389d95
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— The Observatory · Luxury Yachting Thailand · Phuket / Koh Samui · AI citation · Google · Desktop · September 7–13, 2026
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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.
- Can this card establish a longer-term trend?
- No. This card observes an observation period of 7 comparable scheduled runs (September 7–13, 2026). AI Overview content varies by query, model, and date. The period aggregate widens the evidence base beyond a single run but does not establish a multi-month trajectory.
- Why does a general-purpose platform like youtube.com appear on this panel?
- AI Overviews cite sources based on content relevance to the query, not on domain specialization. youtube.com records 12.45% AI citation share on this market across the window, placing it at rank 2 by cumulative citation volume.
Scope and limitations
Luxury Yachting Thailand · Phuket / Koh Samui · AI citation · September 7–13, 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 Thailand Phuket / Koh Samui, September 2026; not generalisable beyond this market and window.
Method & source
This card observes the AI Overview citation rail for Luxury Yachting Thailand in Thailand on Google desktop across 7 comparable scheduled runs in the observation period September 7–13, 2026. The panel ranks the top-5 actors by cumulative AI citation volume over the period, aggregated from 105 observed queries per run. Per-actor values represent the sum of each actor's citations across all comparable runs divided by one single period-wide denominator. The primary metric is AI citation share on this market. AI Overview content is volatile by nature — results may vary by query, model reformulation, and observation date.
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 (September 7–13, 2026). AI Overview citation evidence was available on 7 of 7 runs. This observation does not establish a longer-term trend. No claim about AI opening control 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 2026-09-19 · Governed capture ID · pr_1789272356626_rg2jqg
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The Luxury Yachting Thailand room places this AI Citation Ranking — Top 5 reading alongside the market’s other published observations.
For the same observation window, September 7–13, 2026, Luxury Yachting Thailand 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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