China's grid gets an AI-sized question on Bloomberg Originals

A renewable-energy documentary joins investigations into AI capital flows and interviews about beauty technology and sports investment.

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Why this story? The channel's weekly summary: what went up this week, what is drawing views now, and where the channel stands among similar channels.

China’s Quest for ‘Infinite’ Energy

Power needs somewhere to go. Bloomberg Originals' most-watched new upload, "China's Quest for 'Infinite' Energy," examines a practical complication in China's renewable-energy buildout: whether the grid can keep up with the electricity being generated for a future of AI and robots.

The documentary has passed 800,000 views and is also the channel's busiest video by daily viewing. In the comments, viewers question whether excess generating capacity should be treated as a problem at all, with several framing it as preparation for future demand. That is the useful tension here: building power stations and delivering usable electricity are different challenges.

AI supplied another substantial draw in "Why AI Is Sucking Up the World's Wealth." Rather than following the electricity, this explainer follows the money, arguing that investment concentrated around AI is drawing capital away from emerging markets and traditional industries. Together, the two documentaries give the boom both a physical footprint and a financial one.

Nine uploads made for a varied week. Francine Lacqua's conversation with Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala about trade and globalization remains among the channel's strongest daily draws. Elsewhere, Raja Rajamannar interviewed L'Oréal's Asmita Dubey about creators and personalized beauty technology, while K. Don Cornwell joined Alex Rodriguez and Jason Kelly to discuss sports investment, including the Seattle Seahawks and TMRW Golf League.

The channel collected about 3.6 million views over seven days, with its subscriber count unchanged. Daily viewing is above its usual pace, unlike the quieter days at nearby business channels CNBC and Graham Stephan. For Bloomberg Originals, the energy documentary remains the clearest point of momentum across a week spanning grids, global capital and the business of sport.

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The videos drawing views on Bloomberg Originals right now

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The numbers

Here is Bloomberg Originals' week in views and subscribers.

views gained this week: this channel and similar channels

Caleb Hammer

77,108,284

Max Klymenko

44,345,764

Fox Business

12,254,099

Bloomberg Television

11,321,526

CNBC Television

5,375,181

Bloomberg Originals

3,569,343

CNBC

3,212,905

Graham Stephan

1,671,998

The Rich Dad Channel

322,196

subscribers

5,170,000

no significant change in the last 7 days

total views

1,215,895,932

views per day

678,757

typical day: 483,417

first-day views of each video posted this week

China’s Quest for ‘Infinite’ Energy

460,018

Why AI Is Sucking Up the World’s Wealth

306,701

Trade Wars, Fighting Corruption and Ret…

43,443

How L’Oreal Is Adapting to Meet the New…

24,100

WTO Chief Calls Fighting Corruption Her…

7,827

subscribers: this channel and similar channels

Graham Stephan

5,180,000

Bloomberg Originals

5,170,000

Max Klymenko

4,600,000

CNBC

4,170,000

Caleb Hammer

3,990,000

The Rich Dad Channel

3,640,000

CNBC Television

3,410,000

Fox Business

3,390,000

Bloomberg Television

3,310,000

As of October 16, 2026 · Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube

Subscriber, view, like and comment counts are YouTube's. Rates, usual days, rankings, comparisons and categories are Trari's own calculations.