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China meat consumption trends
Our World in Data's stacked bar chart drew 40K views on X: 1.4x its typical post and #58 of 139 Our World in Data charts we track by views. Read Oct 10, 2026.
Over the last six decades, China has rapidly increased and diversified its meat consumption, Go back to China in the 1960s, and you’ll find that the average person ate very little meat. This isn’t surprising: most of the country lived in ex
Why it spread
It spread because the post explains itself and drew many quotes, with 158 likes, 41 reposts, 11 quotes, 25 saves, and 40,042 views.
What worked
- The chart is a stacked bar that shows China's meat consumption rapidly increasing and diversifying over six decades.
- The post text explains itself by starting with the 1960s context of extreme poverty and little meat, so readers understand the change without extra background.
- The chart is branded, shows a source line, and has high self labelling, which makes it easy to trust and share.
What to borrow
We could use a stacked bar with high self labelling and a source line to show how one of our own topics changed over decades, and write a short self explaining caption that starts with the past context.
Careful
Do not copy the exact numbers or assume the same result, since the quote rate and source reach are only in the top quarter and the design polish is medium, not high.
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 "China's rapidly and meat consumption has diversified in the last 60 years" 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 03a22655cc98.
| Path | Returns | Plan | |
|---|---|---|---|
| GET | /api/v1/charts/03a22655cc98 | Title, publisher, date, form, point count; with a Max key, the data link | Open |
| GET | /api/v1/charts/03a22655cc98/data | Every point with its provenance and confidence, plus the redraw spec. Add ?format=csv for CSV | Max |
| GET | /api/v1/charts/03a22655cc98/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/03a22655cc98/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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How far did Our World in Data's "China meat consumption trends" chart travel?
40,042 views, 158 likes, 41 reposts and 25 saves on X, read Oct 10, 2026. A normal post from @OurWorldInData gets about 28.6K views.
What kind of chart is it?
A stacked bar chart. China's meat consumption rapidly increased and diversified over six decades.
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.