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Global peak child population
Our World in Data's line chart drew 431.4K views on X: 7.3x its typical post and #3 of 139 Our World in Data charts we track by views. Read Oct 10, 2026.
Our Daily Data Insight today, the world has passed “peak child.”
Why it spread
This post from @MaxCRoser on 2025-01-13 spread because it paired a hot topic that week with a striking claim that the world has passed peak child, drawing 692 likes, 214 reposts, 86 quotes, 142 saves and 431,409 views, with a quote rate in the top quarter and source reach in the top quarter.
What worked
- The post text leads with a single bold claim, that the world has passed peak child, which is easy to repeat and argue about.
- The framing as a Daily Data Insight gives the chart a recurring, familiar slot rather than a one-off.
- The topic landed on a hot topic that week, and the many quotes show it triggered discussion rather than silent scrolling.
What to borrow
We could take one clear, arguable claim from our own data and present it as a recurring daily or weekly insight, so the chart carries a point of view instead of just showing numbers.
Careful
Do not read the 86 quotes as agreement, since quoting often means disagreement, and do not assume the same claim or framing will travel just because it did here.
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.
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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 4bdc1eb0cf6e.
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 | |
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| GET | /api/v1/charts/4bdc1eb0cf6e | Title, publisher, date, form, point count; with a Max key, the data link | Open |
| GET | /api/v1/charts/4bdc1eb0cf6e/data | Every point with its provenance and confidence, plus the redraw spec. Add ?format=csv for CSV | Max |
| GET | /api/v1/charts/4bdc1eb0cf6e/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/4bdc1eb0cf6e/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 "Global peak child population" chart travel?
431,409 views, 692 likes, 214 reposts and 142 saves on X, read Oct 10, 2026. A normal post from @MaxCRoser gets about 59K views.
What kind of chart is it?
A line chart. World population of children has peaked and will decline.
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.