Who controls Google's AI Overview for Premium Education US West Coast, San Francisco Bay Area / Los Angeles?

Source: https://theobservatory.io/articles/premium-education-san-francisco-bay-area-los-angeles-ai-overview-control-august-10-16-2026
Scope: Premium Education US West Coast · San Francisco Bay Area / Los Angeles · AI Overview · Google · Desktop
Family: Ranking Top 10
Observed: August 10–16, 2026 (2026-08-10/2026-08-16)
Published: August 18, 2026
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reddit.com holds the strongest AI opening share on the Premium Education US West Coast market at 27.02%, observed across 6 comparable scheduled runs in the observation period August 10–16, 2026.

Key facts:
• reddit.com: 27% AI opening share · opening in 6/6 runs
• niche.com: 15% AI opening share · opening in 6/6 runs
• boardingschoolreview.com: 12% AI opening share · opening in 6/6 runs

Published table — AIO opening control — top 10 (August 10–16, 2026 · 105 queries per run · 6 comparable runs): Rank · Actor · AIO opening control
1. reddit.com — 27.02% AI opening share · opening in 6/6 runs — #1
2. niche.com — 15.44% AI opening share · opening in 6/6 runs — #2
3. boardingschoolreview.com — 12.28% AI opening share · opening in 6/6 runs — #3
4. usnews.com — 8.77% AI opening share · opening in 6/6 runs — #4
5. youtube.com — 7.72% AI opening share · opening in 5/6 runs — #5
6. executive.berkeley.edu — 7.37% AI opening share · opening in 6/6 runs — #6
7. topuniversities.com — 4.91% AI opening share · opening in 6/6 runs — #7
8. quora.com — 3.86% AI opening share · opening in 5/6 runs — #8
9. en.wikipedia.org — 2.11% AI opening share · opening in 4/6 runs — #9
10. facebook.com — 1.75% AI opening share · opening in 4/6 runs — #10

Reading basis: This card observes the AI Overview opening-control rail for Premium Education US West Coast in United States on Google desktop across 6 comparable scheduled runs in the observation period August 10–16, 2026. The panel ranks the top-10 actors by cumulative AI opening share aggregated from 105 observed queries. Per-actor values reflect the sum of each actor's openings across all comparable runs divided by one single period-wide denominator. AI Overview opening-control evidence was available on 6 of 6 runs in the 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 West Coast San Francisco Bay Area / Los Angeles, August 2026; not generalisable beyond this market and window.

— The Observatory · Premium Education US West Coast · San Francisco Bay Area / Los Angeles · AI Overview · Google · Desktop · August 10–16, 2026
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Cite: According to The Observatory (August 18, 2026), Who controls Google's AI Overview for Premium Education US West Coast, San Francisco Bay Area / Los Angeles?. https://theobservatory.io/articles/premium-education-san-francisco-bay-area-los-angeles-ai-overview-control-august-10-16-2026

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