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US Federal Budget Flows
Charlie Bilello's annotated chart drew 58.6K views on X: 1.0x its typical post and #18 of 38 Charlie Bilello charts we track by views. Read Oct 18, 2026.
During the 2026 Fiscal Year the US Federal Government took in $5.4 trillion and spent $7.4 trillion.
Why it spread
This post spread because it landed on a hot topic that week and used an unusual chart type, and it reached 36,262 views with 382 likes, 80 reposts, 14 quotes and 59 saves.
What worked
- The post text states the gap in plain terms: the government took in $5.4 trillion and spent $7.4 trillion.
- The closing line, Don't try this at home, gives the numbers a dry, shareable punch.
- The chart is an unusual form for the topic, which helped it stand out, and the account is branded with top quarter source reach and a top quarter quote rate.
What to borrow
We could take a hot topic from that week and pair our own figures with a less common chart form, keeping the headline numbers in the text and adding one short, human closing line.
Careful
Do not copy the exact wording or assume the numbers alone drove the spread, since the account's reach and the week's news also mattered, and do not over-read the missing source line or the absent comment and save context.
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How far did Charlie Bilello's "US Federal Budget Flows" chart travel?
58,632 views, 595 likes, 127 reposts and 86 saves on X, read Oct 18, 2026. A normal post from @charliebilello gets about 58.4K views.
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