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Global extreme poverty decline
Our World in Data's line chart drew 113.1K views on X: 4.0x its typical post and #18 of 139 Our World in Data charts we track by views. Read Oct 10, 2026.
Was the global decline of extreme poverty only due to China?
Why it spread
This post spread because it paired a provocative question about whether the global decline of extreme poverty was only due to China with a line chart showing extreme poverty fell sharply even excluding China, and it reached 113,072 views with 777 likes, 218 reposts, 41 quotes, and 179 saves.
What worked
- The headline question directly challenges a common assumption, which likely drove the many quotes relative to likes and reposts.
- The chart is self labelling and branded with a source line, so viewers could understand and trust it quickly.
- The account is an independent author in data journalism with top quarter source reach and top quarter quote rate, giving the post credibility and discussion pull.
What to borrow
We could frame our own charts around a contested question our data can answer, then let the chart itself show the answer even after removing a major factor.
Careful
Do not over-read the quote rate as pure endorsement, since quotes often include disagreement, and do not assume the same framing will travel as far without a comparable source reach.
Written by our analysis model from the measured numbers above, not by Our World in Data.
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Your numbers, in this line chart.
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| GET | /api/v1/charts/949d2415ada1 | Title, publisher, date, form, point count; with a Max key, the data link | Open |
| GET | /api/v1/charts/949d2415ada1/data | Every point with its provenance and confidence, plus the redraw spec. Add ?format=csv for CSV | Max |
| GET | /api/v1/charts/949d2415ada1/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 \
--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 "Global extreme poverty decline" chart travel?
113,072 views, 777 likes, 218 reposts and 179 saves on X, read Oct 10, 2026. A normal post from @OurWorldInData gets about 28.6K views.
What kind of chart is it?
A line chart. Extreme poverty fell sharply even excluding China.
Can I use Our World in Data's chart?
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