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Food supply vs population growth
Our World in Data's small multiples drew 44.7K views on X: 0.8x its typical post and #53 of 139 Our World in Data charts we track by views. Read Oct 10, 2026.
This chart documents one of humanity’s greatest achievements, in my view.
Why it spread
It spread because the post explains itself and rode a hot topic that week, reaching 44,723 views with 677 likes, 189 reposts, 16 quotes, and 128 saves.
What worked
- The post text frames the chart as documenting one of humanity's greatest achievements, which gives readers an emotional reason to share it.
- The chart is a small multiples design with high self labelling and a source line, so it explains itself without extra context.
- The topic was hot that week, and the account is branded with top quarter source reach, helping the post travel beyond its usual audience.
What to borrow
We could use the same small multiples form and self explaining framing to show a positive long term trend across regions, with a clear source line and a short post text that states the achievement plainly.
Careful
Do not over read the quote rate, which was below average, and do not assume the same framing will work for every topic or that the account's reach will transfer to our charts.
Written by our analysis model from the measured numbers above, not by Our World in Data.
Make it yours
Your numbers, in this line chart.
Starts from the real numbers of "Food supplies have grown on every continent faster than the population" by Our World in Data. Replace every number with yours before you post. Make one like this, step by step
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Use this chart via API
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 cac83efd3822.
Approximate values. Our two readings of this chart agreed only in part (confidence 0.30 of 1), so check the original before you quote a number. The API marks it lowConfidence, and ?min_confidence=0.5 leaves it out.
| Path | Returns | Plan | |
|---|---|---|---|
| GET | /api/v1/charts/cac83efd3822 | Title, publisher, date, form, point count; with a Max key, the data link | Open |
| GET | /api/v1/charts/cac83efd3822/data | Every point with its provenance and confidence, plus the redraw spec. Add ?format=csv for CSV | Max |
| GET | /api/v1/charts/cac83efd3822/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/cac83efd3822/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 "Food supply vs population growth" chart travel?
44,723 views, 677 likes, 189 reposts and 128 saves on X, read Oct 10, 2026. A normal post from @MaxCRoser gets about 59K views.
What kind of chart is it?
A small multiples. Food supplies have grown faster than population on every continent.
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.