— Ranking Top 10 · AI Overview —
Who controls Google's AI Overview for Luxury Yacht Charter St. Barthélemy, Saint Barthelemy?
Across 7 comparable scheduled runs in the observation period September 14–20, 2026, IYC holds the strongest AI opening share on the Luxury Yacht Charter St.
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- Luxury Yacht Charter St. Barthélemy
- Location
- Saint Barthelemy
- Observed period
- September 14–20, 2026
- Run type
- Period run · 7 comparable runs
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- 126 queries per run
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- Ranking Top 10 · AI Overview
“IYC opens more AI answers than any other source on the Luxury Yacht Charter St. Barthélemy top-10 panel — but the gap is narrow.”
Quick answer
Barthélemy market at 18.07%. yachtcharterfleet.com follows at 16.85%, sitting 1.23 percentage points behind IYC on AI opening share on this market.
Key reading
Luxury Yacht Charter St. Barthélemy · Saint Barthelemy · AI Overview · September 14–20, 2026
IYC stands clearly ahead of the rest of the panel across the 7-run window, holding the highest cumulative AI opening share at 18.07% on this observed surface in Saint-Barthélemy. yachtcharterfleet.com records 16.85%, and stbartsblue.com records 13.32%, meaning the top 3 actors together hold more than the remaining 7 combined. Below the top three, the panel flattens: the 9 sources behind IYC range from 16.85% down to 3.37%. facebook.com — the only social platform on the governed panel — records 6.43%, occupying a mid-panel position on a surface otherwise composed entirely of focused sources and niche domains.
Core metric
AIO opening control — top 10 · Luxury Yacht Charter St. Barthélemy · Saint Barthelemy · AI Overview · September 14–20, 2026
Observed metric
AIO opening control — top 10
| Actor | Rank | AIO opening share | Presence |
|---|---|---|---|
| IYC | #1 | 18.07% AI opening share | opening in 7/7 runs |
| yachtcharterfleet.com | #2 | 16.85% AI opening share | opening in 7/7 runs |
| stbartsblue.com | #3 | 13.32% AI opening share | opening in 7/7 runs |
| facebook.com | #4 | 6.43% AI opening share | opening in 7/7 runs |
| Northrop & Johnson | #5 | 5.97% AI opening share | opening in 7/7 runs |
| vitalcharters.com | #6 | 5.97% AI opening share | opening in 7/7 runs |
| clickandboat.com | #7 | 5.67% AI opening share | opening in 7/7 runs |
| Fraser Yachts | #8 | 5.51% AI opening share | opening in 7/7 runs |
| wimco.com | #9 | 3.37% AI opening share | opening in 7/7 runs |
| Burgess Yachts | #10 | 3.37% AI opening share | opening in 6/7 runs |
How the actors read on the surface
Luxury Yacht Charter St. Barthélemy · Saint Barthelemy · AI Overview · September 14–20, 2026
IYC holds the strongest AI opening share on this market in this card scope, at 18.07%. It opened AI answers on 7 of 7 comparable runs, placing it among the 9 actors on the panel present across the entire window.
yachtcharterfleet.com sits 1.23 percentage points behind IYC on AI opening share on this market, recording 16.85% over the period. It opened AI answers on 7 of 7 comparable runs — the closest challenger to the rank-1 position on this opening-control rail.
stbartsblue.com records 13.32% AI opening share on this market, sitting 4.75 percentage points behind IYC. It opened AI answers on 7 of 7 comparable runs, anchoring the third position in the period-wide ranking.
facebook.com is the only social platform on this panel. It records 6.43% AI opening share on this market and sits 11.64 percentage points behind IYC. It opened AI answers on 7 of 7 comparable runs.
Northrop & Johnson records 5.97% AI opening share on this market, sitting 12.10 percentage points behind IYC. It opened AI answers on 7 of 7 comparable runs, occupying a position in the lower half of the panel.
vitalcharters.com records 5.97% AI opening share on this market — the same displayed value as Northrop & Johnson — and sits 12.10 percentage points behind IYC. It opened AI answers on 7 of 7 comparable runs.
clickandboat.com records 5.67% AI opening share on this market, sitting 12.40 percentage points behind IYC. It opened AI answers on 7 of 7 comparable runs.
Fraser Yachts records 5.51% AI opening share on this market, sitting 12.56 percentage points behind IYC. It opened AI answers on 7 of 7 comparable runs.
wimco.com records 3.37% AI opening share on this market, sitting 14.70 percentage points behind IYC. Despite the distance from the rank-1 position, it opened AI answers on 7 of 7 comparable runs.
Burgess Yachts records 3.37% AI opening share on this market and sits 14.70 percentage points behind IYC. It is the only actor on the panel that did not open AI answers in every run, with a presence of 6 of 7 comparable runs.
Pattern on the observed surface
Luxury Yacht Charter St. Barthélemy · Saint Barthelemy · AI Overview · September 14–20, 2026
The panel is top-heavy but not monopolized
The panel is top-heavy but not monopolized. The top 3 actors together hold more than the remaining 7 combined, yet the gap between the rank-1 and rank-2 positions is only 1.23 percentage points — the narrowest step on the entire rail. Below the top three, the surface flattens into a cluster of focused sources and one social platform, with the 9 sources behind IYC sitting between 1.23 and 14.70 percentage points behind it. The spread from top to bottom is 14.70 percentage points. 9 of the 10 actors on the panel opened AI answers in all 7 comparable runs; only Burgess Yachts opened AI answers in fewer runs, at 6 of 7.
Why this reading matters
Luxury Yacht Charter St. Barthélemy · Saint Barthelemy · AI Overview · September 14–20, 2026
IYC holds the rank-1 position on this AI opening-control rail, yet the surface is wide open as an AI-answer layer for Saint-Barthélemy yacht charters — across the observed window, the opening-control share is distributed across niche domains and one social platform rather than concentrated in a single source. The presence of facebook.com at rank 4 signals that AI Overviews reach beyond specialist domains when assembling opening answers for this market.
Market implication
Luxury Yacht Charter St. Barthélemy · Saint Barthelemy · AI Overview · September 14–20, 2026
The AI-answer layer for Saint-Barthélemy yacht charters is wide open — across the observed window, no single source has locked down the opening-control rail with a decisive share. The narrow gap between IYC and yachtcharterfleet.com at the top of the panel, combined with the broad trailing cluster, suggests that the opening-control surface for this market remains contested and worth monitoring across future windows.
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- September 14–20, 2026
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- September 22, 2026
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Who controls Google's AI Overview for Luxury Yacht Charter St. Barthélemy, Saint Barthelemy? Source: https://theobservatory.io/articles/luxury-yacht-charter-saint-barthelemy-ai-overview-control-september-14-20-2026 Scope: Luxury Yacht Charter St. Barthélemy · Saint Barthelemy · AI Overview · Google · Desktop Family: Ranking Top 10 Observed: September 14–20, 2026 (2026-09-14/2026-09-20) Published: September 22, 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-saint-barthelemy-ai-overview-control-september-14-20-2026/data.csv Citation text: https://theobservatory.io/articles/luxury-yacht-charter-saint-barthelemy-ai-overview-control-september-14-20-2026/citation.txt Reuse terms: https://theobservatory.io/terms Across 7 comparable scheduled runs in the observation period September 14–20, 2026, IYC holds the strongest AI opening share on the Luxury Yacht Charter St. Key facts: • IYC: 18% AI opening share · opening in 7/7 runs • yachtcharterfleet.com: 17% AI opening share · opening in 7/7 runs • stbartsblue.com: 13% AI opening share · opening in 7/7 runs Published table — AIO opening control — top 10 (September 14–20, 2026 · 126 queries per run · 7 comparable runs): Rank · Actor · AIO opening control 1. IYC — 18.07% AI opening share · opening in 7/7 runs — #1 2. yachtcharterfleet.com — 16.85% AI opening share · opening in 7/7 runs — #2 3. stbartsblue.com — 13.32% AI opening share · opening in 7/7 runs — #3 4. facebook.com — 6.43% AI opening share · opening in 7/7 runs — #4 5. Northrop & Johnson — 5.97% AI opening share · opening in 7/7 runs — #5 6. vitalcharters.com — 5.97% AI opening share · opening in 7/7 runs — #6 7. clickandboat.com — 5.67% AI opening share · opening in 7/7 runs — #7 8. Fraser Yachts — 5.51% AI opening share · opening in 7/7 runs — #8 9. wimco.com — 3.37% AI opening share · opening in 7/7 runs — #9 10. Burgess Yachts — 3.37% AI opening share · opening in 6/7 runs — #10 Reading basis: This card observes the AI Overview opening-control rail for Luxury Yacht Charter St. Barthélemy in Saint-Barthélemy on Google desktop, aggregated from 126 observed queries across 7 comparable scheduled runs in the observation period September 14–20, 2026. The panel ranks the top-10 actors by cumulative AI opening volume over the period, using one single period-wide denominator. AI Overview opening-control evidence was available on 7 of 7 runs. 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 Yacht Charter St. Barthélemy Saint Barthelemy, September 2026; not generalisable beyond this market and window. — The Observatory · Luxury Yacht Charter St. Barthélemy · Saint Barthelemy · AI Overview · Google · Desktop · September 14–20, 2026 Based on governed AAI Kernel evidence. Capture identifier: pr_1789920431264_gowt7r. 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 22, 2026), Who controls Google's AI Overview for Luxury Yacht Charter St. Barthélemy, Saint Barthelemy?. https://theobservatory.io/articles/luxury-yacht-charter-saint-barthelemy-ai-overview-control-september-14-20-2026 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: 468f464d541c390b
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FAQ
- What does AI opening share measure?
- AI opening share captures which source is cited at the very opening of an AI Overview answer — the primacy slot. It does not measure general citation share across the full AI Overview, and it does not reflect organic search ranking.
- How many runs does this card cover, and is that enough to draw conclusions?
- This reading is based on 7 comparable scheduled runs across an observation period (September 14–20, 2026). That is enough to map the current visibility landscape on this surface, but this observation does not establish a longer-term trend. AI Overview opening behavior is volatile across queries, models, and dates.
- Does this card prove who leads the real business market for luxury yacht charters in Saint-Barthélemy?
- No. This card observes AI Overview opening-control visibility only. It does not measure business revenue, fleet size, booking volume, or any other real-market metric. The ranking reflects which sources AI reaches for first when answering queries observed in this window.
Scope and limitations
Luxury Yacht Charter St. Barthélemy · Saint Barthelemy · AI Overview · September 14–20, 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 Yacht Charter St. Barthélemy Saint Barthelemy, September 2026; not generalisable beyond this market and window.
Method & source
This card observes the AI Overview opening-control rail for Luxury Yacht Charter St. Barthélemy in Saint-Barthélemy on Google desktop, aggregated from 126 observed queries across 7 comparable scheduled runs in the observation period September 14–20, 2026. The panel ranks the top-10 actors by cumulative AI opening volume over the period, using one single period-wide denominator. AI Overview opening-control evidence was available on 7 of 7 runs. 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 (September 14–20, 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 2026-09-22 · Governed capture ID · pr_1789920431264_gowt7r
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The Luxury Yacht Charter St. Barthélemy room places this AI Overview Ranking — Top 10 reading alongside the market’s other published observations.
For the same observation window, September 14–20, 2026, Luxury Yacht Charter St. Barthélemy 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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