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Industrial robot installations
Our World in Data's line chart drew 64K views on X: 2.2x its typical post and #34 of 139 Our World in Data charts we track by views. Read Oct 10, 2026.
China’s adoption of industrial robots has surged over the past decade, Industrial robots are rapidly becoming a common part of manufacturing in some countries. The chart here shows how many new ones are installed each year in the industrial
Why it spread
This post spread because it paired a clear line chart of China's annual robot installations with a topic of broad interest, and it drew 286 likes, 91 reposts, 19 quotes, 88 saves and 64,021 views, with a quote rate in the top quarter and an independent author driving many quotes.
What worked
- The chart type is a line, which suits a decade long surge and makes the trend easy to read at a glance.
- The post is highly self labelling and branded, and it shows a source line, so viewers can quickly see what they are looking at and where it came from.
- The framing ties a national manufacturing shift to a simple visual, which invites quotes and saves, shown by 19 quotes and 88 saves against 64,021 views.
What to borrow
We could take a single country or sector trend from our own data, show it as a line over time, label it clearly, add our source line, and open with one plain sentence about the change.
Careful
Do not copy the exact numbers or assume the same reach, since the account's typical performance is unknown and the source reach and quote rate are only described as top quarter.
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 "New automatically controlled robots reprogrammable, and multipurpose machines that perform" 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 9dfcb6485530.
| Path | Returns | Plan | |
|---|---|---|---|
| GET | /api/v1/charts/9dfcb6485530 | Title, publisher, date, form, point count; with a Max key, the data link | Open |
| GET | /api/v1/charts/9dfcb6485530/data | Every point with its provenance and confidence, plus the redraw spec. Add ?format=csv for CSV | Max |
| GET | /api/v1/charts/9dfcb6485530/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/9dfcb6485530/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 "Industrial robot installations" chart travel?
64,021 views, 286 likes, 91 reposts and 88 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. China's annual robot installations surge dramatically over a decade.
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.