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Global moral views
Pew Research Center's stacked bar chart drew 2.6M views on X: 178x its typical post and #1 of 53 Pew Research Center charts we track by views. Read Oct 10, 2026.
We asked people around the world to rate the morality and ethics of others in their country.
Why it spread
The post spread because a stacked bar chart made a striking, self-labelled claim that the United States is the only surveyed place where more adults rate others' morality and ethics as bad than good, and it reached 2,649,345 views with 8,896 likes, 2,209 reposts, 1,207 quotes and 3,131 saves.
What worked
- The chart type and framing worked: a stacked bar made the country comparison easy to scan while the post text stated the single sharpest finding plainly.
- The design and labelling worked: design polish was high, self-labelling was high, the chart was branded and it showed a source line, so viewers could trust and share it quickly.
- The conversation worked: the quote rate landed in the top quarter and the post drew many quotes, turning the finding into a debate that pushed further distribution.
What to borrow
We could use the same form by taking one comparison our own data already supports, showing it as a stacked bar with clear self-labelling and a source line, and writing the post text around the single most surprising result.
Careful
Do not copy the claim without the same survey scope, and do not over-read the spread as agreement with the finding, since many quotes can signal dispute as much as endorsement.
Written by our analysis model from the measured numbers above, not by Pew Research Center.
Make it yours
Your numbers, in this grouped bar chart.
Starts from the real numbers of "In many countries, people see their fellow citizens as morally good" by Pew Research Center. Replace every number with yours before you post. Make one like this, step by step
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How far did Pew Research Center's "Global moral views" chart travel?
2,649,345 views, 8,896 likes, 2,209 reposts and 3,131 saves on X, read Oct 10, 2026. A normal post from @pewresearch gets about 14.9K views.
What kind of chart is it?
A stacked bar chart. Most countries view fellow citizens as morally good rather than bad.
Can I use Pew Research Center's chart?
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