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US homebuyers and sellers
Charlie Bilello's line chart drew 1.2M views on X: 21x its typical post and #1 of 25 Charlie Bilello charts we track by views. Read Oct 14, 2026.
US home sellers are now estimated to outnumber homebuyers by over 560k (58%), the largest gap on record with data going back to 2013.
Why it spread
It spread because it hit a hot topic that week with a striking record claim, drawing 36 likes, 7 reposts, 3 quotes, 5 saves and 9,256 views, with a quote rate in the top quarter and source reach in the top quarter.
What worked
- The post text leads with a clear record claim: US home sellers outnumber homebuyers by over 560k, or 58%, the largest gap since data began in 2013.
- The line chart shows seller and buyer trends diverging into a seller surplus, which makes the record gap easy to see at a glance.
- It includes a source line and lands on a hot topic that week, which supports trust and gives people a reason to quote it.
What to borrow
We could take a hot topic and frame our own line chart around a single record or largest gap since a stated start year, then add a source line so the claim is easy to quote.
Careful
Do not copy the exact numbers or treat the 36 likes, 7 reposts, 3 quotes, 5 saves and 9,256 views as a formula, and do not over-read the medium design polish, medium self labelling or the missing comment and points data.
Written by our analysis model from the measured numbers above, not by Charlie Bilello.
Make it yours
Your numbers, in this line chart.
Starts from the real numbers of "Number of Sellers Jumps to 6-Year High" by Charlie Bilello. 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 0e4b2ae6fbe2.
Approximate values. Our two readings of this chart agreed only in part (confidence 0.30 of 1), so check the original before you quote a number. The API marks it lowConfidence, and ?min_confidence=0.5 leaves it out.
| Path | Returns | Plan | |
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| GET | /api/v1/charts/0e4b2ae6fbe2 | Title, publisher, date, form, point count; with a Max key, the data link | Open |
| GET | /api/v1/charts/0e4b2ae6fbe2/data | Every point with its provenance and confidence, plus the redraw spec. Add ?format=csv for CSV | Max |
| GET | /api/v1/charts/0e4b2ae6fbe2/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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-H "Authorization: Bearer $VIRALCHART_KEY"claude mcp add --transport http viralchart https://viral-chart.com/mcp \
--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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Questions people ask
How far did Charlie Bilello's "US homebuyers and sellers" chart travel?
1,222,866 views, 599 likes, 85 reposts and 115 saves on X, read Oct 14, 2026. A normal post from @charliebilello gets about 57.5K views.
What kind of chart is it?
A line chart. Seller and buyer trends diverge with surplus of sellers.
Can I use Charlie Bilello's chart?
Use the format, not the picture. The chart, logo and design belong to Charlie Bilello. ViralChart redraws the chart type with your numbers and words, and credits the original publisher.