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Who controls Google's AI Overview for Premium Education US Northeast, Boston / New York?
youtube.com holds the strongest AI opening share on this market across the 6-run window from August 24–30, 2026, recording 14.69% of all AI answer openings observed over the period.
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- Market
- Premium Education US Northeast
- Location
- Boston / New York
- Observed period
- August 24–30, 2026
- Run type
- Period run · 6 comparable runs
- Queries
- 105 queries per run
- Search engine
- Device
- Desktop
- Source location
- United States
- Reading
- Ranking Top 10 · AI Overview
“On Premium Education US Northeast, platforms — not institutions — open the most AI answers across the window.”
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reddit.com follows at 12.59%, and boardingschoolreview.com sits third at 10.49%.
Key reading
Premium Education US Northeast · Boston / New York · AI Overview · August 24–30, 2026
youtube.com holds the rank-1 position on the AI opening-control rail for Premium Education US Northeast across the observation period of August 24–30, 2026, at 14.69%. The top 3 actors together hold less than the remaining 7 combined, and the 9 sources behind youtube.com range from 12.59% down to 4.90% — a spread of 9.79 percentage points between the panel's top and bottom. The surface is structurally dispersed: no single actor commands a decisive share of AI answer openings over the period. eduavenues.com is the only actor on the panel to open AI answers in all 6 comparable runs, yet it ranks ninth by cumulative opening volume at 6.29%. That gap between presence frequency and accumulated share is the non-obvious read: appearing on every run does not translate into opening primacy on this surface.
Core metric
AIO opening control — top 10 · Premium Education US Northeast · Boston / New York · AI Overview · August 24–30, 2026
Observed metric
AIO opening control — top 10
| Actor | Rank | AIO opening share | Presence |
|---|---|---|---|
| youtube.com | #1 | 14.69% AI opening share | opening in 5/6 runs |
| reddit.com | #2 | 12.59% AI opening share | opening in 5/6 runs |
| boardingschoolreview.com | #3 | 10.49% AI opening share | opening in 5/6 runs |
| facebook.com | #4 | 9.79% AI opening share | opening in 5/6 runs |
| orieladmissions.com | #5 | 7.34% AI opening share | opening in 5/6 runs |
| usnews.com | #6 | 6.99% AI opening share | opening in 5/6 runs |
| en.wikipedia.org | #7 | 6.64% AI opening share | opening in 5/6 runs |
| niche.com | #8 | 6.64% AI opening share | opening in 5/6 runs |
| eduavenues.com | #9 | 6.29% AI opening share | opening in 6/6 runs |
| quora.com | #10 | 4.90% AI opening share | opening in 5/6 runs |
How the actors read on the surface
Premium Education US Northeast · Boston / New York · AI Overview · August 24–30, 2026
youtube.com holds the strongest AI opening share on this market in this card scope, at 14.69%. A general-purpose platform, it opened AI answers on 5 of 6 comparable runs and accumulated the highest opening volume over the period — though its lead over the second-ranked actor is only 2.10 percentage points.
reddit.com records 12.59% AI opening share on this market and sits 2.10 percentage points behind youtube.com. Also a user-generated platform, it opened AI answers on 5 of 6 comparable runs, making it the closest challenger on this opening-control rail across the window.
boardingschoolreview.com records 10.49% AI opening share on this market, the highest-ranked focused source on the panel. It sits 4.20 percentage points behind youtube.com and opened AI answers on 5 of 6 comparable runs — a niche domain holding the third position by cumulative opening volume over the period.
facebook.com records 9.79% AI opening share on this market, sitting 4.90 percentage points behind youtube.com. A social platform, it opened AI answers on 5 of 6 comparable runs and occupies the fourth position in the period-wide ranking.
orieladmissions.com records 7.34% AI opening share on this market and sits 7.34 percentage points behind youtube.com. A focused source visible on this surface, it opened AI answers on 5 of 6 comparable runs.
usnews.com records 6.99% AI opening share on this market, sitting 7.69 percentage points behind youtube.com. It opened AI answers on 5 of 6 comparable runs and occupies the sixth position in the period-wide ranking.
en.wikipedia.org records 6.64% AI opening share on this market and sits 8.04 percentage points behind youtube.com. A general-purpose platform, it opened AI answers on 5 of 6 comparable runs.
niche.com records 6.64% AI opening share on this market, matching en.wikipedia.org on the metric while sitting 8.04 percentage points behind youtube.com. A niche domain, it opened AI answers on 5 of 6 comparable runs.
eduavenues.com records 6.29% AI opening share on this market and sits 8.39 percentage points behind youtube.com. It is the only actor on the panel to open AI answers in all 6 comparable runs — the highest presence frequency on the panel — yet its cumulative opening volume places it ninth in the period-wide ranking.
quora.com records 4.90% AI opening share on this market, the lowest on the governed top-10 panel. It sits 9.79 percentage points behind youtube.com and opened AI answers on 5 of 6 comparable runs.
Pattern on the observed surface
Premium Education US Northeast · Boston / New York · AI Overview · August 24–30, 2026
The opening-control rail for Premium Education US Northeast
The opening-control rail for Premium Education US Northeast is structurally dispersed. The top 3 actors together hold less than the remaining 7 combined, and the 9 sources behind youtube.com range from 12.59% down to 4.90%. The panel mixes general-purpose platforms — youtube.com, reddit.com, facebook.com, en.wikipedia.org, quora.com — with focused sources such as boardingschoolreview.com, orieladmissions.com, usnews.com, niche.com, and eduavenues.com. That composition means AI Overviews on this market reach for a blend of user-generated platforms and niche domains when opening answers, rather than concentrating on a single source type. The spread of 9.79 percentage points between the top and bottom of the panel underscores a surface where no actor has locked down the primacy slot over the period.
Why this reading matters
Premium Education US Northeast · Boston / New York · AI Overview · August 24–30, 2026
youtube.com holds the rank-1 position on this AI opening-control rail, yet it is the only actor among the top nine that does not appear in all 6 comparable runs — eduavenues.com, ranked ninth, is the only actor on the panel to open AI answers in all 6 comparable runs. The disconnect between cumulative opening volume and run-by-run presence is a structural feature of this surface worth monitoring: frequency of appearance and share of openings measure different dimensions of AI visibility.
Market implication
Premium Education US Northeast · Boston / New York · AI Overview · August 24–30, 2026
The observed opening-control rail signals that AI Overviews on Premium Education US Northeast draw from a wide, mixed pool of sources across the 6-run window. The top 3 actors together hold less than the remaining 7 combined — a dispersed structure that suggests no single actor has consolidated the AI primacy slot on this surface over the observed period. For any institution or operator monitoring this rail, the observation reframes the question: on this market, the contest for AI opening share is not between two or three dominant sources but across a broad panel of platforms and focused domains.
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- Observed:
- August 24–30, 2026
- Published:
- September 1, 2026
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Who controls Google's AI Overview for Premium Education US Northeast, Boston / New York? Source: https://theobservatory.io/articles/premium-education-boston-new-york-ai-overview-control-august-24-30-2026 Scope: Premium Education US Northeast · Boston / New York · AI Overview · Google · Desktop Family: Ranking Top 10 Observed: August 24–30, 2026 (2026-08-24/2026-08-30) Published: September 1, 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/premium-education-boston-new-york-ai-overview-control-august-24-30-2026/data.csv Citation text: https://theobservatory.io/articles/premium-education-boston-new-york-ai-overview-control-august-24-30-2026/citation.txt Reuse terms: https://theobservatory.io/terms youtube.com holds the strongest AI opening share on this market across the 6-run window from August 24–30, 2026, recording 14.69% of all AI answer openings observed over the period. Key facts: • youtube.com: 15% AI opening share · opening in 5/6 runs • reddit.com: 13% AI opening share · opening in 5/6 runs • boardingschoolreview.com: 10% AI opening share · opening in 5/6 runs Published table — AIO opening control — top 10 (August 24–30, 2026 · 105 queries per run · 6 comparable runs): Rank · Actor · AIO opening control 1. youtube.com — 14.69% AI opening share · opening in 5/6 runs — #1 2. reddit.com — 12.59% AI opening share · opening in 5/6 runs — #2 3. boardingschoolreview.com — 10.49% AI opening share · opening in 5/6 runs — #3 4. facebook.com — 9.79% AI opening share · opening in 5/6 runs — #4 5. orieladmissions.com — 7.34% AI opening share · opening in 5/6 runs — #5 6. usnews.com — 6.99% AI opening share · opening in 5/6 runs — #6 7. en.wikipedia.org — 6.64% AI opening share · opening in 5/6 runs — #7 8. niche.com — 6.64% AI opening share · opening in 5/6 runs — #8 9. eduavenues.com — 6.29% AI opening share · opening in 6/6 runs — #9 10. quora.com — 4.90% AI opening share · opening in 5/6 runs — #10 Reading basis: This card observes the AI Overview opening-control rail for Premium Education US Northeast in United States on Google desktop across 6 comparable scheduled runs in the observation period August 24–30, 2026. The panel ranks the top-10 actors by cumulative AI opening volume over the period, aggregated from 105 observed queries. The primary metric is AI opening share on this market. AI Overview opening-control evidence was available on 6 of 6 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 (6 comparable runs) — not a claim about bookings, revenue, or market share. — Scoped to Premium Education US Northeast Boston / New York, August 2026; not generalisable beyond this market and window. — The Observatory · Premium Education US Northeast · Boston / New York · AI Overview · Google · Desktop · August 24–30, 2026 Based on governed AAI Kernel evidence. Capture identifier: pr_1788106939784_xelb6u. 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 1, 2026), Who controls Google's AI Overview for Premium Education US Northeast, Boston / New York?. https://theobservatory.io/articles/premium-education-boston-new-york-ai-overview-control-august-24-30-2026 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: 3c120f9e6234d48e
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FAQ
- What does 'AI opening share on this market' measure?
- It measures which actor is cited at the very opening of AI Overview answers — the source AI reaches for first when answering a query. This is distinct from general citation share, which counts all citations across the full AI Overview answer, and from organic search ranking.
- Does this card prove a longer-term pattern or trend?
- This observation does not establish a longer-term trend. It covers 6 comparable scheduled runs in an observation period from August 24–30, 2026. AI Overview opening behavior is volatile across queries, models, and dates; future windows may produce a different panel shape.
- Why does eduavenues.com rank ninth despite appearing in all 6 comparable runs?
- The panel is ranked by cumulative AI opening volume over the period, not by presence frequency. eduavenues.com opened AI answers on 6 of 6 comparable runs but accumulated a lower total opening volume (6.29%) than actors that appeared on 5 of 6 runs. Presence frequency and opening share measure different dimensions of AI visibility.
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Premium Education US Northeast · Boston / New York · AI Overview · August 24–30, 2026 · what this card does not claim
- Observes the observed AI answer 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 Premium Education US Northeast Boston / New York, August 2026; not generalisable beyond this market and window.
Method & source
This card observes the AI Overview opening-control rail for Premium Education US Northeast in United States on Google desktop across 6 comparable scheduled runs in the observation period August 24–30, 2026. The panel ranks the top-10 actors by cumulative AI opening volume over the period, aggregated from 105 observed queries. The primary metric is AI opening share on this market. AI Overview opening-control 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 in an observation period. AI Overview opening-control evidence available on 6 of 6 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 2026-09-01 · Governed capture ID · pr_1788106939784_xelb6u
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Method & SourceContinue the reading
The Premium Education US Northeast room places this AI Overview Ranking — Top 10 reading alongside the market’s other published observations.
For the same observation window, August 24–30, 2026, Premium Education US Northeast 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 Geneva / Lausanne / Zurich reading and London reading examine the same AI Overview Ranking — Top 10 for August 24–30, 2026; compare the stated reading bases before drawing a cross-market conclusion.
