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Plastic waste ocean pathway
Our World in Data's benchmark bar chart drew 8.6K views on X: 0.3x its typical post and #138 of 139 Our World in Data charts we track by views. Read Oct 12, 2026.
What share of plastic waste ends up in the ocean?
Why it spread
This post spread because it explains itself and comes from an independent author, reaching 8,348 views with 53 likes, 7 reposts, 1 quote and 9 saves.
What worked
- The chart is a benchmark-bars form that shows the plastic waste pathway from generation to ocean, so the comparison is easy to grasp at a glance.
- The post is highly self-labelling and carries a source line, which lets viewers understand the chart without extra context.
- It is branded and published by an independent author in data journalism, which supports trust and sharing.
What to borrow
We could use the same benchmark-bars framing to walk our own data from an input stage to an outcome stage, with clear self-labelling and a visible source line.
Careful
Do not over-read the low quote rate or assume the same framing will travel for every topic, and do not copy the branded style without our own source and labelling discipline.
Written by our analysis model from the measured numbers above, not by Our World in Data.
Make it yours
Your numbers, in this bar chart.
Starts from the real numbers of "Around 0.5% of global plastic waste ends up in the ocean" 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 e70e3c264a77.
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| GET | /api/v1/charts/e70e3c264a77 | Title, publisher, date, form, point count; with a Max key, the data link | Open |
| GET | /api/v1/charts/e70e3c264a77/data | Every point with its provenance and confidence, plus the redraw spec. Add ?format=csv for CSV | Max |
| GET | /api/v1/charts/e70e3c264a77/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 "Plastic waste ocean pathway" chart travel?
8,586 views, 54 likes, 8 reposts and 9 saves on X, read Oct 12, 2026. A normal post from @OurWorldInData gets about 28.6K views.
What kind of chart is it?
A benchmark bar chart. Plastic waste pathway from generation to ocean.
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.