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-september-28-to-october-4-2026
Scope: Premium Education US Northeast · Boston / New York · AI Overview · Google · Desktop
Family: Ranking Top 10
Observed: Sep 28 – Oct 4, 2026 (2026-09-28/2026-10-04)
Published: October 6, 2026
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youtube.com holds the strongest AI opening share on the Premium Education US Northeast market at 17.60%, leading the top-10 panel across 7 comparable scheduled runs in the observation period September 28 – October 4, 2026.

Key facts:
• youtube.com: 18% AI opening share · opening in 7/7 runs
• quora.com: 10% AI opening share · opening in 7/7 runs
• instagram.com: 9% AI opening share · opening in 7/7 runs

Published table — AIO opening control — top 10 (Sep 28 – Oct 4, 2026 · 105 queries per run · 7 comparable runs): Rank · Actor · AIO opening control
1. youtube.com — 17.60% AI opening share · opening in 7/7 runs — #1
2. quora.com — 9.69% AI opening share · opening in 7/7 runs — #2
3. instagram.com — 9.18% AI opening share · opening in 7/7 runs — #3
4. boardingschoolreview.com — 8.16% AI opening share · opening in 6/7 runs — #4
5. reddit.com — 7.91% AI opening share · opening in 7/7 runs — #5
6. facebook.com — 7.65% AI opening share · opening in 7/7 runs — #6
7. orieladmissions.com — 7.40% AI opening share · opening in 6/7 runs — #7
8. usnews.com — 5.61% AI opening share · opening in 6/7 runs — #8
9. linkedin.com — 5.36% AI opening share · opening in 7/7 runs — #9
10. niche.com — 4.08% AI opening share · opening in 7/7 runs — #10

Reading basis: This card observes the AI Overview opening-control rail for Premium Education US Northeast in the United States on Google desktop, across 7 comparable scheduled runs in the observation period September 28 – October 4, 2026. The panel ranks the top-10 actors by cumulative AI opening volume over the period, aggregated from 105 observed queries. Per-actor metric values represent the sum of each actor's opening counts across all comparable runs divided by 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 Premium Education US Northeast Boston / New York, October 2026; not generalisable beyond this market and window.

— The Observatory · Premium Education US Northeast · Boston / New York · AI Overview · Google · Desktop · Sep 28 – Oct 4, 2026
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Cite: According to The Observatory (October 6, 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-september-28-to-october-4-2026

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