8 channels beat their own baseline this week on the AI & Tools desk, the strongest clearing 10.4× its channel's normal. Rising in titles: “news”. Most were measured roughly 2 days into their run.

MARKET REPORT No. 2026-W31 · AI & TOOLS DESK

What broke baseline this week

“DeepSeek V4 Flash Is OUT, OpenAI "mewthree" + GPT-5.6 Price/Speed Update, Qwen 3.8 Kinsley, & More!”

10.4× WorldofAI's own normal
29.6K views · typical ≈ 2.8K
02. 7.9× Ilya Sutskever Just Found Something New In AI
TheAIGRID · 30.8K views
03. 6.1× Paste This Into Claude, Never Hit a Token Limit Again
AI News & Strategy Daily | Nate B Jones · 85.5K views
04. 6.5× Llama.cpp vs vLLM: Which Local LLM Engine Actually Scales?
IBM Technology · 27.7K views
05. 5.0× Gemini 4 LEAKS! Google's Most Powerful AI Model EVER!
WorldofAI · 37.4K views
06. 4.4× This letter could change EVERYTHING
Matthew Berman · 72.3K views
07. 4.5× The Singularity is...here? GPT-6, Opus 5 & AI's Scariest Week Yet
AI For Humans · 10.4K views
08. 3.4× GPT-5.6 just made itself CHEAPER
Matthew Berman · 39.9K views
09. 3.5× MiniMax Just Dropped a "Seedance Killer" with a Twist
Theoretically Media · 15.5K views
10. 4.0× Kimi K3 Just Broke The Economics Of AI
Two Minute Papers · 69.3K views
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news ▲4.0 · claude ▲2.1 · just ▲2.2 · free ▲4.0 · opus ▲1.9 · openai ▲3.4 · claude opus ▲4.0 · #ai ▲4.0

475 uploads tracked · 4.6M views measured · vs each channel's own 90-day median

7 channels beat their own baseline this week on the Personal Finance desk, the strongest clearing 5.9× its channel's normal. Rising in titles: “stock”. Most were measured roughly 2 days into their run.

MARKET REPORT No. 2026-W31 · PERSONAL FINANCE DESK

What broke baseline this week

“Why I Invested $97,000 in Microsoft — MSFT Stock Analysis”

5.9× Dividend Data's own normal
5.8K views · typical ≈ 975
02. 5.7× People Reveal Their Financial "Hot Takes"
Personal Finance with Leila - Debt Over It · 8.2K views
03. 6.4× 🔴FOMC RATE DECISION 2PM! | FOMC HIKE SHOCK? | PAUSES RATES!
Beginner Trading · 15.9K views
04. 5.9× META STOCK IS CRASHING! (Meta Stock Earnings Analysis!)
Dividendology · 23.3K views
05. 4.6× Why Meta Stock Is Selling Off — Is the Market Wrong?
Dividend Data · 5.7K views
06. 3.9× 🔴MASSIVE MICROCHIP REBOUND, OIL PULLS BACK, AMAZON RALLY! LIVE TRADING
Beginner Trading · 5K views
07. 4.6× 🔴PCE INFLATION DATA & GDP 8:30AM! INFLATION SHOCK? META DUMP! | LIVE TRADING
Beginner Trading · 11.2K views
08. 7.7× The 7 Best Growth ETFs for Beginners Over 40
Steve | Call to Leap · 22.8K views
09. 8.8× Everyone’s Panicking… These Are the 3 Stocks I’d Buy Now
Dividend Talks · 27K views
10. 8.8× Why I combine SCHD + DGRO to live off dividends
Dividend Growth Investing · 14K views
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stock ▲2.3 · #shorts ▲4.0 · money ▲1.8 · market ▲2.6 · make ▲4.0 · stock market ▲4.0 · earnings ▲4.0 · stocks ▲1.9

411 uploads tracked · 20.4M views measured · vs each channel's own 90-day median

6 channels beat their own baseline this week on the Fitness desk, the strongest clearing 11.3× its channel's normal. Rising in titles: “workout”. Most were measured roughly 5 days into their run.

MARKET REPORT No. 2026-W31 · FITNESS DESK

What broke baseline this week

“This Training Style Made My Soviet Grandfather More Jacked at 50”

11.3× STRENGTH SCHOOL's own normal
25.4K views · typical ≈ 2.3K
02. 6.0× History Of 5's | Starting Strength Network Previews
Starting Strength · 2.6K views
03. 7.4× Proper Bench Setup
Starting Strength · 7.8K views
04. 5.1× Strength Is Mainstream Now | Starting Strength Network Previews
Starting Strength · 2.5K views
05. 7.4× How to Build Bone Density Fast (Without hurting your joints)
Dr. Stacy Sims Official · 31.3K views
06. 12.6× A Tale of Two Gym Cultures
Starting Strength · 11.6K views
07. 3.7× Dr. Stacy Sims: Be the oldest person in the gym, not the youngest person in the nursing home.
Dr. Stacy Sims Official · 15.8K views
08. 3.3× How Fast Should You Add Weight to the Bar?
Fazlifts · 2.6K views
09. 4.8× Here's what to do if you knees feel like they'll explode!
Tom Morrison · 6.9K views
10. 4.2× 5 Muscle-Building Calisthenics Lessons I Wish I Learned 15 Years Ago
The Red Delta Project · 1.9K views
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workout ▲8.7 · body ▲5.7 · min ▲4.0 · full ▲6.0 · full body ▲4.0 · strength ▲3.0 · day ▲4.1 · #shorts ▲4.0

524 uploads tracked · 26.5M views measured · vs each channel's own 90-day median

3 channels beat their own baseline this week on the Game Dev desk, the strongest clearing 4.7× its channel's normal. Rising in titles: “game”. Most were measured roughly 4 days into their run.

MARKET REPORT No. 2026-W31 · GAME DEV DESK

What broke baseline this week

“Did AI Slop ruin Next Fest?”

4.7× Code Monkey's own normal
5.8K views · typical ≈ 1.2K
02. 6.9× GodotHub - This Thing FRICKIN' Rocks!
Gamefromscratch · 45.9K views
03. 3.1× Doriax Engine - Shockingly Powerful C++ & Lua 2D/3D Game Engine
Gamefromscratch · 13K views
04. 3.5× Realistic Fog That Reacts to Players in Unity
git-amend · 10.3K views
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THE TAPE — RISING IN TITLES

game ▲8.6 · dev ▲4.0 · game dev ▲4.0 · #shorts ▲4.0 · every ▲4.0 · #viral ▲4.0 · gothic ▲4.0 · gothic remake ▲4.0

116 uploads tracked · 2.5M views measured · vs each channel's own 90-day median