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China ICE car sales
Our World in Data's bar chart drew 17.2K views on X: 0.3x its typical post and #120 of 139 Our World in Data charts we track by views. Read Oct 10, 2026.
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Why it spread
This post spread because it explained itself clearly and rode a hot topic that week, earning 231 likes, 40 reposts, 6 quotes, 28 saves, and 17,221 views.
What worked
- The post text directly labels the purple bars as combustion engine car sales and the green bars as the rise of electric cars, so the chart explains itself without extra context.
- The chart covers a hot topic that week, which helped it travel beyond the account's usual audience.
- The design is branded and includes a source line, with high self labelling, making it easy to trust and share.
What to borrow
We could use the same self explaining bar chart form with clear color labels and a source line when we cover a hot topic, so viewers understand the story at a glance.
Careful
Do not over read the quote rate, which is below average, or assume the account's typical performance, since those comparison numbers are not available here.
Written by our analysis model from the measured numbers above, not by Our World in Data.
Make it yours
Your numbers, in this stacked bar chart.
Starts from the real numbers of "Sales of internal combustion engine cars in China" by Our World in Data. 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 4aaf3041fd6e.
| Path | Returns | Plan | |
|---|---|---|---|
| GET | /api/v1/charts/4aaf3041fd6e | Title, publisher, date, form, point count; with a Max key, the data link | Open |
| GET | /api/v1/charts/4aaf3041fd6e/data | Every point with its provenance and confidence, plus the redraw spec. Add ?format=csv for CSV | Max |
| GET | /api/v1/charts/4aaf3041fd6e/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 |
curl -s https://viral-chart.com/api/v1/charts/4aaf3041fd6e/data \
-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 Our World in Data's "China ICE car sales" chart travel?
17,221 views, 231 likes, 40 reposts and 28 saves on X, read Oct 10, 2026. A normal post from @MaxCRoser gets about 59K views.
What kind of chart is it?
A bar chart. China's internal combustion car sales peaked in 2017 as EVs took off.
Can I use Our World in Data's chart?
Use the format, not the picture. The chart, logo and design belong to Our World in Data. ViralChart redraws the chart type with your numbers and words, and credits the original publisher.