— Ranking Top 10 · AI Overview —
Who controls Google's AI Overview for Premium Education, Singapore?
facebook.com holds the strongest AI opening share on the Premium Education Singapore market across the 7-run window (August 24–30, 2026), recording 10.64%.
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- Market
- Premium Education
- Location
- Singapore
- Observed period
- August 24–30, 2026
- Run type
- Period run · 7 comparable runs
- Queries
- 105 queries per run
- Search engine
- Device
- Desktop
- Source location
- Singapore
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- Ranking Top 10 · AI Overview
“On Singapore's premium education surface, no actor controls the AI opening slot — the top-10 panel is flat and fully contested.”
Quick answer
skoolopedia.com ties on the same value at 10.64%, and reddit.com follows at 10.21%.
Key reading
Premium Education · Singapore · AI Overview · August 24–30, 2026
facebook.com holds the rank-1 position in the period-wide AI opening-control ranking for Premium Education Singapore, but at 10.64% its lead is nominal: skoolopedia.com records the identical 10.64% share, and reddit.com sits 0.43 percentage points behind facebook.com on AI opening share on this market. The spread between the rank-1 and rank-10 actors is 5.11 percentage points, and the top 3 actors together hold less than the remaining 7 combined — a surface where opening volume is distributed broadly rather than concentrated at the top. AI Overview opening-control evidence was available on 6 of 7 runs in the comparable window; one run on August 27, 2026 returned no AI Overview source competitors. None of the 10 actors on the panel opened AI answers in all 7 comparable runs, reinforcing the dispersed character of this surface across the observed period.
Core metric
AIO opening control — top 10 · Premium Education · Singapore · AI Overview · August 24–30, 2026
Observed metric
AIO opening control — top 10
| Actor | Rank | AIO opening share | Presence |
|---|---|---|---|
| facebook.com | #1 | 10.64% AI opening share | opening in 5/7 runs |
| skoolopedia.com | #2 | 10.64% AI opening share | opening in 5/7 runs |
| reddit.com | #3 | 10.21% AI opening share | opening in 5/7 runs |
| goodschoolsguide.co.uk | #4 | 7.23% AI opening share | opening in 5/7 runs |
| topuniversities.com | #5 | 7.23% AI opening share | opening in 4/7 runs |
| youtube.com | #6 | 6.81% AI opening share | opening in 5/7 runs |
| Australian International School Singapore | #7 | 6.38% AI opening share | opening in 5/7 runs |
| instagram.com | #8 | 5.53% AI opening share | opening in 5/7 runs |
| Nanyang Technological University (NTU) | #9 | 5.53% AI opening share | opening in 5/7 runs |
| owis.org | #10 | 5.53% AI opening share | opening in 5/7 runs |
How the actors read on the surface
Premium Education · Singapore · AI Overview · August 24–30, 2026
facebook.com holds the strongest AI opening share on this market in this card scope, at 10.64%. A social platform rather than a specialist operator, it opened AI answers on 5 of 7 comparable runs — the same presence frequency as most actors on this panel.
skoolopedia.com records 10.64% AI opening share on this market, matching facebook.com on the metric while holding the rank-2 position by governed tie-break. It opened AI answers on 5 of 7 comparable runs.
reddit.com records 10.21% AI opening share on this market, sitting 0.43 percentage points behind facebook.com. A user-generated / discussion platform, it opened AI answers on 5 of 7 comparable runs.
goodschoolsguide.co.uk records 7.23% AI opening share on this market and sits 3.40 percentage points behind facebook.com. A focused source on the panel, it opened AI answers on 5 of 7 comparable runs — notable as a UK-based domain surfacing on a Singapore-focused AI opening-control rail.
topuniversities.com records 7.23% AI opening share on this market, matching goodschoolsguide.co.uk on the metric. It opened AI answers on 4 of 7 comparable runs, the lowest presence frequency on the governed panel.
youtube.com records 6.81% AI opening share on this market and sits 3.83 percentage points behind facebook.com. A general-purpose platform, it opened AI answers on 5 of 7 comparable runs.
Australian International School Singapore
Australian International School Singapore records 6.38% AI opening share on this market and sits 4.26 percentage points behind facebook.com. It opened AI answers on 5 of 7 comparable runs — one of the few actors on the panel whose name points directly to a Singapore-based institution.
instagram.com records 5.53% AI opening share on this market and sits 5.11 percentage points behind facebook.com. A social platform, it opened AI answers on 5 of 7 comparable runs.
Nanyang Technological University (NTU)
Nanyang Technological University (NTU) records 5.53% AI opening share on this market and sits 5.11 percentage points behind facebook.com. It opened AI answers on 5 of 7 comparable runs.
owis.org records 5.53% AI opening share on this market and sits 5.11 percentage points behind facebook.com. A niche domain, it opened AI answers on 5 of 7 comparable runs, occupying the rank-10 position in the period-wide ranking.
Pattern on the observed surface
Premium Education · Singapore · AI Overview · August 24–30, 2026
The panel's shape is flat and dispersed
The panel's shape is flat and dispersed. The top 3 actors together hold less than the remaining 7 combined, and the 9 sources behind facebook.com range from 10.64% down to 5.53%. Social and general-purpose platforms — facebook.com, reddit.com, youtube.com, instagram.com — occupy four of the governed top-10 positions, while focused sources and niche domains fill the remaining six. The surface carries no concentration at the top: the rank-1 actor's share is barely distinguishable from the rank-2 and rank-3 positions, and the lower half of the panel clusters tightly around 5.53%.
Why this reading matters
Premium Education · Singapore · AI Overview · August 24–30, 2026
facebook.com holds the rank-1 position on this AI opening-control rail, yet it is a social platform rather than a specialist education source. The governed panel mixes platforms with focused education domains — skoolopedia.com, goodschoolsguide.co.uk, topuniversities.com, Australian International School Singapore, Nanyang Technological University (NTU), and owis.org — suggesting that when AI Overviews open answers on premium education queries in Singapore, the surface draws from a wide variety of source types rather than defaulting to a single category.
Market implication
Premium Education · Singapore · AI Overview · August 24–30, 2026
The observed opening-control rail for Premium Education Singapore across this 7-run window is fragmented: no single actor accumulates a commanding share, and the top 3 actors together hold less than the remaining 7 combined. For any actor monitoring its AI visibility on this market, the observation signals that the AI opening slot is contested and distributed — the surface does not converge on one source type or one domain. AI Overview opening-control evidence was available on 6 of 7 runs, and the one run without evidence (August 27, 2026) means the aggregated values rest on 6 observations rather than 7.
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- Scope:
- Premium Education · Singapore
- Surface:
- AI Overview · Google · Desktop
- Observed:
- August 24–30, 2026
- Published:
- September 1, 2026
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Who controls Google's AI Overview for Premium Education, Singapore? Source: https://theobservatory.io/articles/premium-education-singapore-ai-overview-control-august-24-30-2026 Scope: Premium Education · Singapore · 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-singapore-ai-overview-control-august-24-30-2026/data.csv Citation text: https://theobservatory.io/articles/premium-education-singapore-ai-overview-control-august-24-30-2026/citation.txt Reuse terms: https://theobservatory.io/terms facebook.com holds the strongest AI opening share on the Premium Education Singapore market across the 7-run window (August 24–30, 2026), recording 10.64%. Key facts: • facebook.com: 11% AI opening share · opening in 5/7 runs • skoolopedia.com: 11% AI opening share · opening in 5/7 runs • reddit.com: 10% AI opening share · opening in 5/7 runs Published table — AIO opening control — top 10 (August 24–30, 2026 · 105 queries per run · 7 comparable runs): Rank · Actor · AIO opening control 1. facebook.com — 10.64% AI opening share · opening in 5/7 runs — #1 2. skoolopedia.com — 10.64% AI opening share · opening in 5/7 runs — #2 3. reddit.com — 10.21% AI opening share · opening in 5/7 runs — #3 4. goodschoolsguide.co.uk — 7.23% AI opening share · opening in 5/7 runs — #4 5. topuniversities.com — 7.23% AI opening share · opening in 4/7 runs — #5 6. youtube.com — 6.81% AI opening share · opening in 5/7 runs — #6 7. Australian International School Singapore — 6.38% AI opening share · opening in 5/7 runs — #7 8. instagram.com — 5.53% AI opening share · opening in 5/7 runs — #8 9. Nanyang Technological University (NTU) — 5.53% AI opening share · opening in 5/7 runs — #9 10. owis.org — 5.53% AI opening share · opening in 5/7 runs — #10 Reading basis: This card observes the AI Overview opening-control rail for Premium Education Singapore in Singapore on Google desktop across 7 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. AI Overview opening-control evidence was available on 6 of 7 runs; one run on August 27, 2026 returned no AI Overview source competitors. Aggregated values use the 6 runs with evidence. 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 Singapore, August 2026; not generalisable beyond this market and window. — The Observatory · Premium Education · Singapore · AI Overview · Google · Desktop · August 24–30, 2026 Based on governed AAI Kernel evidence. Capture identifier: pr_1788054915803_c2klai. 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, Singapore?. https://theobservatory.io/articles/premium-education-singapore-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: da0362e618f061ea
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FAQ
- What does 'AI opening share on this market' measure?
- It measures how often each actor is cited at the very opening of an AI Overview answer across the observed query set. It captures the primacy slot — who AI reaches for first — not general citation share and not organic search ranking.
- Why was AI Overview opening-control evidence missing on one run?
- On August 27, 2026, the scheduled run returned no AI Overview source competitors — meaning either no AI Overview was displayed or it appeared without source citations. The aggregated values on this card are computed from the 6 runs with available AI Overview opening-control evidence.
- Does this card prove a longer-term trend in AI opening behavior?
- No. This observation covers 7 comparable scheduled runs in the window August 24–30, 2026. AI Overview opening behavior is volatile across queries, models, and dates. This observation does not establish a longer-term trend.
Scope and limitations
Premium Education · Singapore · 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 (7 comparable runs) — not a claim about bookings, revenue, or market share.
- Scoped to Premium Education Singapore, August 2026; not generalisable beyond this market and window.
Method & source
This card observes the AI Overview opening-control rail for Premium Education Singapore in Singapore on Google desktop across 7 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. AI Overview opening-control evidence was available on 6 of 7 runs; one run on August 27, 2026 returned no AI Overview source competitors. Aggregated values use the 6 runs with evidence. The primary metric is AI opening share on this market.
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Period observation across 7 comparable scheduled runs (August 24–30, 2026). AI Overview opening-control evidence available on 6 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 2026-09-01 · Governed capture ID · pr_1788054915803_c2klai
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The Premium Education Singapore 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 Singapore 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 Boston / New York reading and Geneva / Lausanne / Zurich 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.
