Industrial robot installations
a16z's line chart drew 1.3M views on X: 18x its typical post and #4 of 43 a16z charts we track by views. Read Oct 10, 2026.
In 2023, China installed 276,000 robots.
Why it spread
It spread because the post paired a stark China versus America comparison with a big source and a top quarter quote rate, drawing 2,098 likes, 339 reposts, 220 quotes, 545 saves, and 1,276,563 views, which is 6.3x the account's typical likes of 333.
What worked
- The line chart makes China's lead in global industrial robot installations immediately visible.
- The post text uses two simple numbers, 276,000 and 38,000, to frame a competitive race.
- The branded chart includes a source line and comes from a top quarter source, which supports credibility.
What to borrow
We could use the same form by turning our own data into a simple line chart with a clear source lineheny and a short, direct comparison that names the stakes.
Careful
Do not over-read the quote rate or source reach as proof of persuasion, and do not copy the competitive framing without checking whether our own data supports it.
Written by our analysis model from the measured numbers above, not by a16z.
Make it yours
Your numbers, in this line chart.
Starts from the real numbers of "Annual industrial robots installed in top five countries" by a16z. Replace every number with yours before you post. Make one like this, step by step
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On the Max plan you can pull this chart's numbers with the provenance of each one, as JSON or CSV, with its redraw spec, or call it from an agent over MCP. Chart id b8e89339077b.
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| GET | /api/v1/charts/b8e89339077b | Title, publisher, date, form, point count; with a Max key, the data link | Open |
| GET | /api/v1/charts/b8e89339077b/data | Every point with its provenance and confidence, plus the redraw spec. Add ?format=csv for CSV | Max |
| GET | /api/v1/charts/b8e89339077b/render?view=1 | The draw-only view this page uses | Open |
| POST | /mcp | Tool get_chart_data with this id, for Claude, Cursor and other agents | Max |
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--header "Authorization: Bearer $VIRALCHART_KEY"60 requests a minute per key; over that you get 429 with Retry-After. Up to 5 keys per account, made on your account page and shown once. Without Max, the data route answers 402 with a link to the plans. The numbers describe a chart its publisher owns, and every file carries a license note.
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How far did a16z's "Industrial robot installations" chart travel?
1,276,563 views, 2,098 likes, 339 reposts and 545 saves on X, read Oct 10, 2026. A normal post from @a16z gets about 72.9K views.
What kind of chart is it?
A line chart. China leads global industrial robot installations.
Can I use a16z's chart?
Use the format, not the picture. The chart, logo and design belong to a16z. ViralChart redraws the chart type with your numbers and words, and credits the original publisher.