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Extreme poverty by region
Our World in Data's stacked bar chart drew 153.2K views on X: 2.6x its typical post and #14 of 139 Our World in Data charts we track by views. Read Oct 10, 2026.
The poorest economies in the world are not achieving economic growth.
Why it spread
This post spread because it paired a stark claim about the poorest economies with a stacked bar chart of extreme poverty projections by world region, and it reached 153,183 views with 1,060 likes, 264 reposts, 51 quotes, and 230 saves, while its quote rate landed in the top quarter and its source reach in the top quarter.
What worked
- The post text made a clear, urgent argument that the poorest economies are not achieving economic growth and that progress against the very worst poverty is coming to a halt.
- The chart used a stacked bar form with high self labelling and a visible source line, making the regional decline then rise easy to follow.
- The combination of an independent author and a high quote rate helped the post travel through discussion, not just passive viewing.
What to borrow
We could use the same framing by pairing one of our own charts with a short, plain statement of the trend it shows, keeping high self labelling and a visible source line so readers can follow the regional story without extra explanation.
Careful
Do not over-read the absence of comment or benchmark figures, and do not assume the same framing will spread just because this one did, since the measured spread here also depended on an independent author and a high quote rate.
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 "Total extreme poverty living in extreme poverty by world region, 1990 to 2040" by Our World in Data. Replace every number with yours before you post. Make one like this, step by step
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| GET | /api/v1/charts/62782d46a3a9 | Title, publisher, date, form, point count; with a Max key, the data link | Open |
| GET | /api/v1/charts/62782d46a3a9/data | Every point with its provenance and confidence, plus the redraw spec. Add ?format=csv for CSV | Max |
| GET | /api/v1/charts/62782d46a3a9/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 \
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How far did Our World in Data's "Extreme poverty by region" chart travel?
153,183 views, 1,060 likes, 264 reposts and 230 saves on X, read Oct 10, 2026. A normal post from @MaxCRoser gets about 59K views.
What kind of chart is it?
A stacked bar chart. Extreme poverty projections by world region decline then rise.
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.