# a16z chart links electricity use to national wealth

> A bubble chart from a16z shows wealthier nations consistently consume more electricity, drawing 1,757,128 views.

Tec N Trend data brief · 2026-10-11 · https://tecntrend.com/briefs/2026-10-11/a16z-chart-links-electricity-use-to-national-wealth

On 2026-10-10 at 16:00 UTC, a16z posted a bubble chart with the claim that energy capacity equals economic capacity. The chart shows wealthier nations consistently consume more electricity. The post text states there are no low electricity, rich countries.

The post earned 2,465 likes, 493 reposts, 160 quotes, 785 saves, and 1,757,128 views. That is 7.4 times the account's typical likes of 333.

Other top charts today include charts from a16z at 4,989 likes and 15 times normal, a16z at 1,176 likes and 3.5 times normal, @socialcapital at 89 likes and 12.7 times normal, @Schuldensuehner at 2,066 likes, and @bennyjohnson at 6,307 likes.

## Key numbers
- Likes on the post: 2,465
- Views: 1,757,128
- Times a16z's typical post: 7.4x
- Saves: 785

## Chart: Likes as a multiple of each account's normal post
Data: https://tecntrend.com/briefs/2026-10-11/a16z-chart-links-electricity-use-to-national-wealth.json

## Sources
- [Chart OS measurement of public X counters (likes, reposts, saves, views)](https://x.com/a16z/status/2108950777440165999) (public counters, measured by Tec N Trend, captured 2026-10-11)
- News: [Energy capacity = economic capacity, in one chart There are no low electricity, rich countries](https://x.com/a16z/status/2108950777440165999) (@a16z on X, 2026-10-11)

## Caveats
- Likes, reposts, saves and views are X public counters captured by Chart OS; they keep changing after capture.
- Covers the accounts and searches Chart OS tracks, not all of X.