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AI spend by firm tier
Social Capital's line chart drew 4K views on X: 1.0x its typical post and #38 of 41 Social Capital charts we track by views. Read Oct 10, 2026.
The top 1% of companies spend ~580x more on AI per employee than the median.
Why it spread
It spread modestly, reaching 4,030 views with 6 likes, 1 repost, 0 quotes, and 2 saves, which is 0.9x the account's typical likes of 7, so it performed near the account's normal level rather than going viral.
What worked
- The post text states a striking comparison: the top 1% of companies spend about 580x more on AI per employee than the median.
- The chart is a line chart with medium design polish and medium self labelling, and the post explains itself clearly.
- The post is branded and includes a source line, which adds credibility even though source reach and quote rate are both in the bottom quarter.
What to borrow
We could use the same framing by turning a large gap in our own data into a single headline number, then support it with a clean line chart that labels itself and carries our brand and a source line.
Careful
Do not over read the spread: the account's typical likes are 7 and this post got 6, so the result is normal for the account, and the bottom quarter source reach and quote rate suggest the source and conversation pull were weak.
Written by our analysis model from the measured numbers above, not by Social Capital.
Make it yours
Your numbers, in this line chart.
Starts from the real numbers of "The top 1% of firms spend nearly 580x the median on AI per employee" by Social Capital. 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 00b592162ffa.
Approximate values. Our two readings of this chart agreed only in part (confidence 0.35 of 1), so check the original before you quote a number. The API marks it lowConfidence, and ?min_confidence=0.5 leaves it out.
| Path | Returns | Plan | |
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| GET | /api/v1/charts/00b592162ffa | Title, publisher, date, form, point count; with a Max key, the data link | Open |
| GET | /api/v1/charts/00b592162ffa/data | Every point with its provenance and confidence, plus the redraw spec. Add ?format=csv for CSV | Max |
| GET | /api/v1/charts/00b592162ffa/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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Questions people ask
How far did Social Capital's "AI spend by firm tier" chart travel?
4,030 views, 6 likes, 1 reposts and 2 saves on X, read Oct 10, 2026. A normal post from @socialcapital gets about 4.1K views.
What kind of chart is it?
A line chart. Top firms spend vastly more on AI per employee.
Can I use Social Capital's chart?
Use the format, not the picture. The chart, logo and design belong to Social Capital. ViralChart redraws the chart type with your numbers and words, and credits the original publisher.