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Time use by age and gender
Our World in Data's small multiples drew 26.9K views on X: 0.9x its typical post and #84 of 139 Our World in Data charts we track by views. Read Oct 10, 2026.
Who do American men and women spend time with over the course of their lives? Scroll through the different charts in the thread to find out. 🧵
Why it spread
This post spread because it hit a hot topic that week and came from an independent author, reaching 26,902 views, 257 likes, 62 reposts, 4 quotes, and 70 saves.
What worked
- It used a small-multiples chart type to show how time spent with different groups varies by age and gender, which made a broad life-course question easy to scan.
- The post text invited people to scroll through the thread, turning a single chart into a guided multi-chart story.
- It was branded and showed a source line, which added credibility while the topic itself was timely.
What to borrow
We could take a timely question about our own audience and break it into a small-multiples thread, with each chart showing one slice of the answer and a clear source line.
Careful
Do not over-read the quote rate, which was below average, and do not assume the account's typical performance or normal multiples, since those values are not given.
Written by our analysis model from the measured numbers above, not by Our World in Data.
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How far did Our World in Data's "Time use by age and gender" chart travel?
26,902 views, 257 likes, 62 reposts and 70 saves on X, read Oct 10, 2026. A normal post from @OurWorldInData gets about 28.6K views.
What kind of chart is it?
A small multiples. Time spent with different groups varies by age and gender.
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