Original research - 5 July 2026
Quarterly Market-Share Evidence Summary 2026
A public Q3 2026 baseline for quarterly SERP and AI answer-surface market-share reviews, plus the local rollup workflow for publishing only approved redacted evidence.
Baseline, not live share: No approved live SERP/AI market-share percentage is published in this feed until reviewed redacted snapshots are supplied.
13
Battlecard baselines
10
High-priority clusters
47
Tracked queries
0
Approved live snapshots
Local rollup workflow
Raw screenshots, AI answer transcripts, browser profiles, Search Console exports and reviewer notes stay local; only approved redacted counts may be converted into public quarterly rollups. Approved public rollups require approvedForPublication=true, reviewedAt and reviewedBy; incomplete approval claims fail, and incomplete coverage claims also fail, in the local market-share summary command.
npm run seo:surface-snapshots -- snapshots.jsonl --jsonnpm run seo:market-share-summary -- surface-summary.json --jsonApproved public market-share rollups require approvedForPublication=true, reviewedAt and reviewedBy. Incomplete approval claims fail the local summary command before any public quarterly market-share claim is prepared. Each battlecard summary must also include firstCapturedAt and lastCapturedAt so the evidence window remains auditable.
Complete quarterly market-share claims also require full coverage across all 13 baseline battlecards and all 10 high-priority clusters. Approved smaller samples must be labelled partial-battlecard-rollup; only full-coverage approved evidence can be labelled complete-quarterly-market-share-rollup.
Source-class baseline
These counts show where competitor pressure is expected across the battlecard set. They are source-class pressure counts, not current rank share.
government-source
11
84.6% of battlecards
law-advisory
11
84.6% of battlecards
single-country-media
3
23.1% of battlecards
broad-aggregator
9
69.2% of battlecards
hr-platform
2
15.4% of battlecards
forum-community
2
15.4% of battlecards
ai-answer
13
100.0% of battlecards
Battlecard market-share baselines
2026 Q3 baseline - high priority - recognition
Germany EU Blue Card salary and recognition market-share evidence baseline
not-yet-collected
Queries
- Germany EU Blue Card minimum salary 2026
- EU Blue Card Germany shortage occupation salary
- Anabin ZAB Germany skilled worker visa
Expected source classes
government-sourcelaw-advisorybroad-aggregatorai-answerPublic evidence surfaces
- /research/quarterly-market-share-evidence-summary-2026#germany-blue-card-salary-recognition-market-share-baseline
- /research/serp-answer-surface-snapshots-2026#germany-blue-card-salary-recognition-surface-snapshot
- /research/competitor-query-battlecards-2026#germany-blue-card-salary-recognition
- /visibility-metrics
- /api/public/quarterly-market-share-summary
- /api/public/serp-answer-surface-snapshots
- /api/public/competitor-query-battlecards
Target pages
Interpretation
Baseline only: competitor pressure is known from public battlecards, but current Visa Atlas share is not asserted until an approved redacted snapshot rollup supplies dated counts.
Next evidence needed
- Run the SERP/AI snapshot protocol for every query in this battlecard across the agreed locale and device set.
- Summarise reviewed evidence with npm run seo:market-share-summary before any public quarterly share claim is published.
- Run npm run seo:market-share-proof before using a complete rollup as market-share evidence.
- Tie zero-visibility or stale-answer findings back to the battlecard search experiment before changing page titles or answer capsules.
2026 Q3 baseline - high priority - calculator
Germany Chancenkarte points, proof of funds and cost market-share evidence baseline
not-yet-collected
Queries
- Germany Chancenkarte points calculator 2026
- Germany Opportunity Card blocked account amount
- Germany Chancenkarte cost proof of funds
Expected source classes
government-sourcelaw-advisorybroad-aggregatorai-answerPublic evidence surfaces
- /research/quarterly-market-share-evidence-summary-2026#germany-chancenkarte-points-cost-market-share-baseline
- /research/serp-answer-surface-snapshots-2026#germany-chancenkarte-points-cost-surface-snapshot
- /research/competitor-query-battlecards-2026#germany-chancenkarte-points-cost
- /visibility-metrics
- /api/public/quarterly-market-share-summary
- /api/public/serp-answer-surface-snapshots
- /api/public/competitor-query-battlecards
Target pages
Interpretation
Baseline only: competitor pressure is known from public battlecards, but current Visa Atlas share is not asserted until an approved redacted snapshot rollup supplies dated counts.
Next evidence needed
- Run the SERP/AI snapshot protocol for every query in this battlecard across the agreed locale and device set.
- Summarise reviewed evidence with npm run seo:market-share-summary before any public quarterly share claim is published.
- Run npm run seo:market-share-proof before using a complete rollup as market-share evidence.
- Tie zero-visibility or stale-answer findings back to the battlecard search experiment before changing page titles or answer capsules.
2026 Q3 baseline - high priority - cost
UK Skilled Worker cost, IHS and salary floors market-share evidence baseline
not-yet-collected
Queries
- UK Skilled Worker visa cost including IHS
- UK Skilled Worker minimum salary 2026
- Health and Care Worker IHS exemption
Expected source classes
government-sourcelaw-advisorybroad-aggregatorai-answerPublic evidence surfaces
- /research/quarterly-market-share-evidence-summary-2026#uk-skilled-worker-cost-salary-market-share-baseline
- /research/serp-answer-surface-snapshots-2026#uk-skilled-worker-cost-salary-surface-snapshot
- /research/competitor-query-battlecards-2026#uk-skilled-worker-cost-salary
- /visibility-metrics
- /api/public/quarterly-market-share-summary
- /api/public/serp-answer-surface-snapshots
- /api/public/competitor-query-battlecards
Target pages
Interpretation
Baseline only: competitor pressure is known from public battlecards, but current Visa Atlas share is not asserted until an approved redacted snapshot rollup supplies dated counts.
Next evidence needed
- Run the SERP/AI snapshot protocol for every query in this battlecard across the agreed locale and device set.
- Summarise reviewed evidence with npm run seo:market-share-summary before any public quarterly share claim is published.
- Run npm run seo:market-share-proof before using a complete rollup as market-share evidence.
- Tie zero-visibility or stale-answer findings back to the battlecard search experiment before changing page titles or answer capsules.
2026 Q3 baseline - medium priority - comparison
UK Global Talent eligibility, endorsement and settlement market-share evidence baseline
not-yet-collected
Queries
- UK Global Talent visa eligibility
- Global Talent endorsement UK tech arts research
- UK Global Talent visa settlement 3 years
Expected source classes
government-sourcelaw-advisorybroad-aggregatorai-answerPublic evidence surfaces
- /research/quarterly-market-share-evidence-summary-2026#uk-global-talent-eligibility-market-share-baseline
- /research/serp-answer-surface-snapshots-2026#uk-global-talent-eligibility-surface-snapshot
- /research/competitor-query-battlecards-2026#uk-global-talent-eligibility
- /visibility-metrics
- /api/public/quarterly-market-share-summary
- /api/public/serp-answer-surface-snapshots
- /api/public/competitor-query-battlecards
Interpretation
Baseline only: competitor pressure is known from public battlecards, but current Visa Atlas share is not asserted until an approved redacted snapshot rollup supplies dated counts.
Next evidence needed
- Run the SERP/AI snapshot protocol for every query in this battlecard across the agreed locale and device set.
- Summarise reviewed evidence with npm run seo:market-share-summary before any public quarterly share claim is published.
- Run npm run seo:market-share-proof before using a complete rollup as market-share evidence.
- Tie zero-visibility or stale-answer findings back to the battlecard search experiment before changing page titles or answer capsules.
2026 Q3 baseline - high priority - salary
Ireland Critical Skills salary, cost and Stamp 4 path market-share evidence baseline
not-yet-collected
Queries
- Ireland Critical Skills salary threshold 2026
- Critical Skills Employment Permit cost Ireland
- Ireland Critical Skills Stamp 4 timeline
Expected source classes
government-sourcelaw-advisorybroad-aggregatorai-answerPublic evidence surfaces
- /research/quarterly-market-share-evidence-summary-2026#ireland-critical-skills-salary-cost-market-share-baseline
- /research/serp-answer-surface-snapshots-2026#ireland-critical-skills-salary-cost-surface-snapshot
- /research/competitor-query-battlecards-2026#ireland-critical-skills-salary-cost
- /visibility-metrics
- /api/public/quarterly-market-share-summary
- /api/public/serp-answer-surface-snapshots
- /api/public/competitor-query-battlecards
Target pages
Interpretation
Baseline only: competitor pressure is known from public battlecards, but current Visa Atlas share is not asserted until an approved redacted snapshot rollup supplies dated counts.
Next evidence needed
- Run the SERP/AI snapshot protocol for every query in this battlecard across the agreed locale and device set.
- Summarise reviewed evidence with npm run seo:market-share-summary before any public quarterly share claim is published.
- Run npm run seo:market-share-proof before using a complete rollup as market-share evidence.
- Tie zero-visibility or stale-answer findings back to the battlecard search experiment before changing page titles or answer capsules.
2026 Q3 baseline - high priority - fresh-answer
Canada Express Entry latest draw and category freshness market-share evidence baseline
not-yet-collected
Queries
- latest Express Entry draw CRS cutoff
- Express Entry category based draws 2026
- how many CRS points do I need
Expected source classes
government-sourcesingle-country-mediaforum-communityai-answerPublic evidence surfaces
- /research/quarterly-market-share-evidence-summary-2026#canada-express-entry-freshness-market-share-baseline
- /research/serp-answer-surface-snapshots-2026#canada-express-entry-freshness-surface-snapshot
- /research/competitor-query-battlecards-2026#canada-express-entry-freshness
- /visibility-metrics
- /api/public/quarterly-market-share-summary
- /api/public/serp-answer-surface-snapshots
- /api/public/competitor-query-battlecards
Target pages
Interpretation
Baseline only: competitor pressure is known from public battlecards, but current Visa Atlas share is not asserted until an approved redacted snapshot rollup supplies dated counts.
Next evidence needed
- Run the SERP/AI snapshot protocol for every query in this battlecard across the agreed locale and device set.
- Summarise reviewed evidence with npm run seo:market-share-summary before any public quarterly share claim is published.
- Run npm run seo:market-share-proof before using a complete rollup as market-share evidence.
- Tie zero-visibility or stale-answer findings back to the battlecard search experiment before changing page titles or answer capsules.
2026 Q3 baseline - high priority - cost
Canada FSW, CEC and PNP cost and proof-of-funds market-share evidence baseline
not-yet-collected
Queries
- Canada Express Entry FSW proof of funds cost
- CEC vs FSW proof of funds
- Canada PNP application cost
Expected source classes
government-sourcesingle-country-medialaw-advisoryai-answerPublic evidence surfaces
- /research/quarterly-market-share-evidence-summary-2026#canada-skilled-cost-proof-funds-market-share-baseline
- /research/serp-answer-surface-snapshots-2026#canada-skilled-cost-proof-funds-surface-snapshot
- /research/competitor-query-battlecards-2026#canada-skilled-cost-proof-funds
- /visibility-metrics
- /api/public/quarterly-market-share-summary
- /api/public/serp-answer-surface-snapshots
- /api/public/competitor-query-battlecards
Target pages
Interpretation
Baseline only: competitor pressure is known from public battlecards, but current Visa Atlas share is not asserted until an approved redacted snapshot rollup supplies dated counts.
Next evidence needed
- Run the SERP/AI snapshot protocol for every query in this battlecard across the agreed locale and device set.
- Summarise reviewed evidence with npm run seo:market-share-summary before any public quarterly share claim is published.
- Run npm run seo:market-share-proof before using a complete rollup as market-share evidence.
- Tie zero-visibility or stale-answer findings back to the battlecard search experiment before changing page titles or answer capsules.
2026 Q3 baseline - high priority - fresh-answer
Immigration rule-change and source-freshness control market-share evidence baseline
not-yet-collected
Queries
- major immigration rule changes 2026 skilled migrants
- immigration source freshness visa data
- visa rule changes current source dates
Expected source classes
government-sourcelaw-advisorysingle-country-mediaai-answerPublic evidence surfaces
- /research/quarterly-market-share-evidence-summary-2026#policy-change-freshness-control-market-share-baseline
- /research/serp-answer-surface-snapshots-2026#policy-change-freshness-control-surface-snapshot
- /research/competitor-query-battlecards-2026#policy-change-freshness-control
- /visibility-metrics
- /api/public/quarterly-market-share-summary
- /api/public/serp-answer-surface-snapshots
- /api/public/competitor-query-battlecards
Interpretation
Baseline only: competitor pressure is known from public battlecards, but current Visa Atlas share is not asserted until an approved redacted snapshot rollup supplies dated counts.
Next evidence needed
- Run the SERP/AI snapshot protocol for every query in this battlecard across the agreed locale and device set.
- Summarise reviewed evidence with npm run seo:market-share-summary before any public quarterly share claim is published.
- Run npm run seo:market-share-proof before using a complete rollup as market-share evidence.
- Tie zero-visibility or stale-answer findings back to the battlecard search experiment before changing page titles or answer capsules.
2026 Q3 baseline - high priority - calculator
Points-tested and sponsored skilled route costs market-share evidence baseline
not-yet-collected
Queries
- Australia subclass 189 points test
- Australia Skills in Demand visa cost 2026
- Australia 190 vs 491 skilled visa difference
- Singapore S Pass levy medical insurance cost
- New Zealand Accredited Employer Work Visa cost
- Austria Red-White-Red Card points cost
Expected source classes
government-sourcelaw-advisorybroad-aggregatorai-answerPublic evidence surfaces
- /research/quarterly-market-share-evidence-summary-2026#australia-skilled-points-costs-market-share-baseline
- /research/serp-answer-surface-snapshots-2026#australia-skilled-points-costs-surface-snapshot
- /research/competitor-query-battlecards-2026#australia-skilled-points-costs
- /visibility-metrics
- /api/public/quarterly-market-share-summary
- /api/public/serp-answer-surface-snapshots
- /api/public/competitor-query-battlecards
Target pages
- /calculators/australia-189
- /cost-to-complete/australia-189-skilled-independent
- /visas/australia/subclass-189-skilled-independent
- /cost-to-complete/australia-subclass-482-skills-in-demand
- /fees/australia/subclass-482-tss
- /salary-thresholds/australia
- /cost-to-complete/australia-subclass-186-employer-nomination-scheme
- /fees/australia/subclass-186-ens
- /cost-to-complete/australia-190-skilled-nominated
- /cost-to-complete/australia-491-skilled-work-regional-provisional
- /cost-to-complete/singapore-s-pass
- /fees/singapore/s-pass
- /visas/singapore/s-pass
- /cost-to-complete/new-zealand-accredited-employer-work-visa
- /fees/new-zealand/accredited-employer-work-visa
- /visas/new-zealand/accredited-employer-work-visa
- /cost-to-complete/new-zealand-skilled-migrant-category
- /visas/new-zealand/skilled-migrant-category
- /salary-thresholds/new-zealand
- /calculators/austria-rwr
- /cost-to-complete/austria-red-white-red-card
- /visas/austria/red-white-red-card
- /fees/austria/red-white-red-card
- /salary-thresholds/austria
Interpretation
Baseline only: competitor pressure is known from public battlecards, but current Visa Atlas share is not asserted until an approved redacted snapshot rollup supplies dated counts.
Next evidence needed
- Run the SERP/AI snapshot protocol for every query in this battlecard across the agreed locale and device set.
- Summarise reviewed evidence with npm run seo:market-share-summary before any public quarterly share claim is published.
- Run npm run seo:market-share-proof before using a complete rollup as market-share evidence.
- Tie zero-visibility or stale-answer findings back to the battlecard search experiment before changing page titles or answer capsules.
2026 Q3 baseline - high priority - ranking
Global cheapest, fastest and no-sponsor skilled migration rankings market-share evidence baseline
not-yet-collected
Queries
- cheapest skilled work visas
- skilled migration processing times 2026
- fastest countries for permanent residence
- work visas without employer sponsor
Expected source classes
broad-aggregatorlaw-advisoryai-answerPublic evidence surfaces
- /research/quarterly-market-share-evidence-summary-2026#global-cheapest-fastest-no-sponsor-market-share-baseline
- /research/serp-answer-surface-snapshots-2026#global-cheapest-fastest-no-sponsor-surface-snapshot
- /research/competitor-query-battlecards-2026#global-cheapest-fastest-no-sponsor
- /visibility-metrics
- /api/public/quarterly-market-share-summary
- /api/public/serp-answer-surface-snapshots
- /api/public/competitor-query-battlecards
Target pages
- /research/skilled-migration-cost-index-2026
- /figures
- /rankings/cheapest-work-visas
- /research/how-long-skilled-migration-takes-2026
- /processing-times
- /rankings/fastest-to-settlement
- /settlement
- /calculators/germany-settlement
- /rankings/no-sponsor-needed
- /best/best-work-visas-no-sponsor
- /visas/category/work-unsponsored
Interpretation
Baseline only: competitor pressure is known from public battlecards, but current Visa Atlas share is not asserted until an approved redacted snapshot rollup supplies dated counts.
Next evidence needed
- Run the SERP/AI snapshot protocol for every query in this battlecard across the agreed locale and device set.
- Summarise reviewed evidence with npm run seo:market-share-summary before any public quarterly share claim is published.
- Run npm run seo:market-share-proof before using a complete rollup as market-share evidence.
- Tie zero-visibility or stale-answer findings back to the battlecard search experiment before changing page titles or answer capsules.
2026 Q3 baseline - medium priority - salary
Cross-country skilled salary floor comparisons market-share evidence baseline
not-yet-collected
Queries
- highest skilled migration salary floors 2026
- Singapore Employment Pass salary
- Netherlands highly skilled migrant salary 2026
- Netherlands highly skilled migrant cost 2026
- France Talent Passport salary requirement 2026
- Norway skilled worker salary requirement
- Finland specialist permit salary threshold
Expected source classes
government-sourcehr-platformbroad-aggregatorai-answerPublic evidence surfaces
- /research/quarterly-market-share-evidence-summary-2026#salary-floors-cross-country-market-share-baseline
- /research/serp-answer-surface-snapshots-2026#salary-floors-cross-country-surface-snapshot
- /research/competitor-query-battlecards-2026#salary-floors-cross-country
- /visibility-metrics
- /api/public/quarterly-market-share-summary
- /api/public/serp-answer-surface-snapshots
- /api/public/competitor-query-battlecards
Target pages
- /research/skilled-migration-salary-floors-2026
- /salary-thresholds
- /figures
- /salary-thresholds/singapore
- /cost-to-complete/singapore-employment-pass
- /visas/singapore/employment-pass
- /salary-thresholds/netherlands
- /cost-to-complete/netherlands-highly-skilled-migrant
- /visas/netherlands/highly-skilled-migrant
- /salary-thresholds/denmark
- /cost-to-complete/denmark-pay-limit-scheme
- /visas/denmark/pay-limit-scheme
- /salary-thresholds/sweden
- /cost-to-complete/sweden-work-permit
- /visas/sweden/work-permit-sweden
- /salary-thresholds/france
- /cost-to-complete/france-talent-passport-salaried
- /visas/france/talent-passport-salaried
- /salary-thresholds/norway
- /cost-to-complete/norway-skilled-worker-permit
- /visas/norway/skilled-worker-permit
- /salary-thresholds/finland
- /cost-to-complete/finland-residence-permit-specialist
- /visas/finland/residence-permit-specialist
Interpretation
Baseline only: competitor pressure is known from public battlecards, but current Visa Atlas share is not asserted until an approved redacted snapshot rollup supplies dated counts.
Next evidence needed
- Run the SERP/AI snapshot protocol for every query in this battlecard across the agreed locale and device set.
- Summarise reviewed evidence with npm run seo:market-share-summary before any public quarterly share claim is published.
- Run npm run seo:market-share-proof before using a complete rollup as market-share evidence.
- Tie zero-visibility or stale-answer findings back to the battlecard search experiment before changing page titles or answer capsules.
2026 Q3 baseline - medium priority - comparison
Europe digital nomad route costs and income evidence market-share evidence baseline
not-yet-collected
Queries
- best European digital nomad visas 2026
- Portugal D8 visa cost income requirement
- Spain digital nomad visa cost income requirement
Expected source classes
broad-aggregatorlaw-advisoryhr-platformai-answerPublic evidence surfaces
- /research/quarterly-market-share-evidence-summary-2026#digital-nomad-europe-costs-market-share-baseline
- /research/serp-answer-surface-snapshots-2026#digital-nomad-europe-costs-surface-snapshot
- /research/competitor-query-battlecards-2026#digital-nomad-europe-costs
- /visibility-metrics
- /api/public/quarterly-market-share-summary
- /api/public/serp-answer-surface-snapshots
- /api/public/competitor-query-battlecards
Target pages
Interpretation
Baseline only: competitor pressure is known from public battlecards, but current Visa Atlas share is not asserted until an approved redacted snapshot rollup supplies dated counts.
Next evidence needed
- Run the SERP/AI snapshot protocol for every query in this battlecard across the agreed locale and device set.
- Summarise reviewed evidence with npm run seo:market-share-summary before any public quarterly share claim is published.
- Run npm run seo:market-share-proof before using a complete rollup as market-share evidence.
- Tie zero-visibility or stale-answer findings back to the battlecard search experiment before changing page titles or answer capsules.
2026 Q3 baseline - high priority - cost
US H-1B, O-1 and TN petition costs market-share evidence baseline
not-yet-collected
Queries
- H-1B petition cost 2026 USCIS fees
- O-1 visa premium processing cost
- TN visa cost Canadian Mexican professionals
Expected source classes
government-sourcelaw-advisoryforum-communityai-answerPublic evidence surfaces
- /research/quarterly-market-share-evidence-summary-2026#us-employment-petition-costs-market-share-baseline
- /research/serp-answer-surface-snapshots-2026#us-employment-petition-costs-surface-snapshot
- /research/competitor-query-battlecards-2026#us-employment-petition-costs
- /visibility-metrics
- /api/public/quarterly-market-share-summary
- /api/public/serp-answer-surface-snapshots
- /api/public/competitor-query-battlecards
Target pages
Interpretation
Baseline only: competitor pressure is known from public battlecards, but current Visa Atlas share is not asserted until an approved redacted snapshot rollup supplies dated counts.
Next evidence needed
- Run the SERP/AI snapshot protocol for every query in this battlecard across the agreed locale and device set.
- Summarise reviewed evidence with npm run seo:market-share-summary before any public quarterly share claim is published.
- Run npm run seo:market-share-proof before using a complete rollup as market-share evidence.
- Tie zero-visibility or stale-answer findings back to the battlecard search experiment before changing page titles or answer capsules.
Methodology and limits
Baseline rows are derived from public competitor query battlecards and the SERP/AI answer-surface snapshot protocol. Live market-share counts require a separately reviewed local snapshot summary with explicit partial or complete battlecard coverage.
- No approved live SERP/AI market-share percentage is published in this baseline feed.
- Source-class pressure is directional planning evidence until dated reviewed snapshots are supplied.
- A complete quarterly market-share claim requires all baseline and high-priority battlecards to be covered; partial rollups must be labelled partial.
- The summary is not a guarantee of rankings, traffic, citations, CTR or market share.
Cite or reuse this dataset
This market-share baseline is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0. Cite the JSON feed for machine-readable rows and the report page for methodology, limits and private-data handling rules.
Suggested citation
Visa Atlas, "Visa Atlas quarterly market-share evidence summary", https://visaatlas.org/research/quarterly-market-share-evidence-summary-2026. Last verified 5 July 2026.