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Extreme poverty projections
Our World in Data's stacked bar chart drew 31K views on X: 1.1x its typical post and #70 of 139 Our World in Data charts we track by views. Read Oct 10, 2026.
At the turn of the millennium, 2.2 billion people in the world lived in extreme poverty. In international statistics, this means they survived on less than $3 per day (in today’s money).
Why it spread
It spread because the post paired a clear, self-explaining chart of extreme poverty decline with a striking fact about 2.2 billion people, earning 203 likes, 64 reposts, 13 quotes, 41 saves, and 30,953 views.
What worked
- The post text explains itself by stating the key number and the halving trend before pointing to the chart.
- The chart is a stacked bar that shows the decline and hints the trend may be ending, which invites quotes and discussion.
- The post is branded and includes a source line, giving it credibility and making it easy to share.
What to borrow
We could use a self-explaining stacked bar with a short, factual caption that names the main number and the change over time, then add our own source line and brand.
Careful
Do not over-read the quote rate or assume the same framing will always work, and avoid copying the exact poverty numbers or the specific chart without checking our own data.
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 "After is huge decline coming on to an end?" 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 040a89a22b45.
| Path | Returns | Plan | |
|---|---|---|---|
| GET | /api/v1/charts/040a89a22b45 | Title, publisher, date, form, point count; with a Max key, the data link | Open |
| GET | /api/v1/charts/040a89a22b45/data | Every point with its provenance and confidence, plus the redraw spec. Add ?format=csv for CSV | Max |
| GET | /api/v1/charts/040a89a22b45/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/040a89a22b45/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 "Extreme poverty projections" chart travel?
30,953 views, 203 likes, 64 reposts and 41 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. Extreme poverty decline may be ending.
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.