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The Kobeissi Letter@KobeissiLetter · Oct 21, 2026 · Bar chart

S&P 500 top stocks

The Kobeissi Letter's bar chart drew 293K views on X: 1.3x its typical post and #42 of 131 The Kobeissi Letter charts we track by views. Read Oct 22, 2026.

BREAKING: The 15 largest S&P 500 stocks now account for a record 46.7% of the index’s market value.

Posted on X by @KobeissiLetter (The Kobeissi Letter), Oct 21, 2026. Source: x.com

Why it spread

It spread because it paired a hot market topic that week with a big source account, and the measured numbers show 292,998 views, 2,780 likes, 421 reposts, 73 quotes and 497 saves, with a quote rate above average.

What worked

  • The post leads with a record concentration figure of 46.7% and immediately contrasts it with 27.2% during the 2000 Dot-Com Bubble, giving readers a simple historical anchor.
  • It reframes the same fact from the other side by noting the remaining 485 stocks represent just 53.3%, which makes the concentration feel concrete and shareable.
  • The bar chart is branded, includes a source line, and comes from a top quarter source reach account, which supports trust and reposting.

What to borrow

We could take one striking share of a total from our own data, show it as a simple bar, and pair it with a historical comparison point so the chart tells a before and now story without extra decoration.

Careful

Do not copy the breaking news tone or assume the spread came from design polish, since the design was only medium and the main drivers were the hot topic and big source; also do not over-read the missing comment and points data.

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292,998 views, 2,780 likes, 421 reposts and 497 saves on X, read Oct 22, 2026. A normal post from @KobeissiLetter gets about 229.7K views.

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A bar chart. Largest S&P 500 stocks by weight.

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