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Slavery and forced labor abolition
Our World in Data's area chart drew 23.2K views on X: 0.8x its typical post and #97 of 139 Our World in Data charts we track by views. Read Oct 10, 2026.
✍️ New article: Tracking historical progress against slavery and forced labor: a long-run data view
Why it spread
This post spread because it paired a hot topic that week with a chart that explains itself, reaching 23,244 views, 221 likes, 63 reposts, 9 quotes, and 58 saves from an account in the top quarter for source reach, with an above average quote rate.
What worked
- The area chart shows a clear long run trend, that countries with large-scale forced labor have decreased over 250 years, so the message lands without extra explanation.
- The post is self labelling and branded, with a source line shown, which builds trust for a data journalism account.
- The framing ties a heavy historical subject to a hopeful present, which matches a hot topic that week and invites sharing and quoting.
What to borrow
We could take a long run topic and show it as a simple area chart with a clear self labelling title and a visible source line, so the trend reads on its own.
Careful
Do not over read the engagement as proof of the chart design alone, since the topic was hot that week and the account has top quarter source reach, and do not treat the missing comment and points data as meaningful.
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How far did Our World in Data's "Slavery and forced labor abolition" chart travel?
23,244 views, 221 likes, 63 reposts and 58 saves on X, read Oct 10, 2026. A normal post from @OurWorldInData gets about 28.6K views.
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A area chart. Countries with large-scale forced labor have decreased over 250 years.
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