# Bad Influence story: Bloomberg Economics estimates AI drove a quarter of UK growth in 2026

Active · 1 article · 1 source · First reported 11-11 05:51. Times are ET.
Story page: https://badinfluence.news/story/8b05d3a3-d977-4850-8056-763c4dd6482d

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Latest update (11-11 05:51): Bloomberg Economics estimates AI drove about a quarter of UK growth in 2026

Overview: Bloomberg Economics estimates that AI-related activity contributed 0.45 percentage points, about a quarter, of UK economic growth in 2026, when overall growth was about 1.8%. The estimate covers computing hardware, data centers, AI model and application development, and cloud services. According to the report, the contribution still comes mainly from producing and developing AI rather than from its broad use across industries.

The Bank of England previously estimated that AI adoption contributed about a fifth of UK growth this year. That figure measures adoption, while the Bloomberg estimate measures AI-related activity, so the two numbers cover different parts of the economy.

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