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Income share of top 1%
Our World in Data's line chart drew 17.8K views on X: 0.6x its typical post and #115 of 139 Our World in Data charts we track by views. Read Oct 10, 2026.
What share of income goes to the richest 1% in your country?
Why it spread
This post spread because it paired a big, trusted source with a question people want answered about their own country, reaching 17,758 views with 158 likes, 45 reposts, 4 quotes and 29 saves.
What worked
- It opens with a direct question about the reader's own country, which invites self checking and sharing.
- It leans on a leading source for top of the distribution income and wealth questions, and the source reach sits in the top quarter.
- It is a branded line chart with a source line, so the claim is easy to trust and easy to pass on.
What to borrow
We could ask a personal, country level question, then answer it with our own line chart and a clear source line, keeping the framing simple and the labels readable.
Careful
Do not over read the engagement: the quote rate is below average, and the post text is cut off, so we cannot assume the full message or the comments drove the spread.
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 "Income share of the richest 1% of the population, before taxes and benefits" 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 3a15c55a2259.
Approximate values. Our two readings of this chart agreed only in part (confidence 0.43 of 1), so check the original before you quote a number. The API marks it lowConfidence, and ?min_confidence=0.5 leaves it out.
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| GET | /api/v1/charts/3a15c55a2259 | Title, publisher, date, form, point count; with a Max key, the data link | Open |
| GET | /api/v1/charts/3a15c55a2259/data | Every point with its provenance and confidence, plus the redraw spec. Add ?format=csv for CSV | Max |
| GET | /api/v1/charts/3a15c55a2259/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 "Income share of top 1%" chart travel?
17,758 views, 158 likes, 45 reposts and 29 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. Top 1% income share trends across countries.
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.