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Chicken growth over time
Our World in Data's annotated chart drew 20.2K views on X: 0.7x its typical post and #111 of 139 Our World in Data charts we track by views. Read Oct 10, 2026.
Every year, we raise and kill around 76 billion chickens. That's almost ten chickens slaughtered for every person on Earth. It's also more than ten times the number in 1960, and almost twice as many as in 2000.
Why it spread
It spread because it hit a hot topic that week with an unusual chart type, reaching 20,181 views, 219 likes, 62 reposts, 6 quotes, and 56 saves, with a quote rate above average and source reach in the top quarter.
What worked
- The post leads with a striking number: around 76 billion chickens raised and killed every year, almost ten per person and more than ten times the 1960 figure.
- It pairs that scale with a clear trend: almost twice as many chickens as in 2000, which makes the rise feel urgent and easy to repeat.
- The chart itself is unusual and branded, shows a source line, and focuses on how modern breeds grow faster at a cost to welfare, which gives the data a moral hook.
What to borrow
We could take a familiar topic and pair one huge total with a simple before and after comparison, then use an unusual chart form that still carries our brand and a visible source line.
Careful
Do not copy the exact numbers or assume the same result, since the spread also depended on a hot topic that week and an above average quote rate, and the post had no comment or points data to confirm deeper engagement.
Written by our analysis model from the measured numbers above, not by Our World in Data.
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Your numbers, in this table chart.
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How far did Our World in Data's "Chicken growth over time" chart travel?
20,181 views, 219 likes, 62 reposts and 56 saves on X, read Oct 10, 2026. A normal post from @OurWorldInData gets about 28.6K views.
What kind of chart is it?
A annotated chart. Modern chicken breeds grow faster at cost of welfare.
Can I use Our World in Data's chart?
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