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Social Capital@chamath · Apr 4, 2025 · Benchmark bar chart

Amazon seller revenue

Social Capital's benchmark bar chart drew 2.2M views on X: 13x its typical post and #3 of 41 Social Capital charts we track by views. Read Oct 10, 2026.

wow. this post is crazy. here are two data points to reinforce the scale of this on amazon...

Posted on X by @chamath (Social Capital), Apr 4, 2025. Source: x.com · See its data

Why it spread

It spread because a big source account posted it and it drew many quotes, reaching 2,244,791 views, 7,864 likes, 1,469 reposts, 110 quotes, and 1,784 saves, which is 7.3x the account's typical likes of 1,082.

What worked

  • The post came from a big source account in the vc category, which gave the chart a large built in audience.
  • The framing was a simple shock reaction with two data points to reinforce the scale, which made the benchmark bars easy to grasp quickly.
  • The topic was a branded benchmark comparison of arts and crafts leading Chinese seller revenue share on Amazon by category, which invited many quotes and discussion.

What to borrow

We could use the same benchmark bars form and the two data points framing to show a surprising category leader in our own data, while keeping the chart clearly branded and easy to read.

Careful

Do not over-read the quote rate, which was below average, and do not assume the design polish or self labelling carried the spread, since the big source and many quotes were the main reasons.

Written by our analysis model from the measured numbers above, not by Social Capital.

Make it yours

Your numbers, in this bar chart.

Starts from the real numbers of "Chinese Seller Revenue Share on Amazon by Category" 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 1a474df87c2f.

Approximate values. Our two readings of this chart agreed only in part (confidence 0.30 of 1), so check the original before you quote a number. The API marks it lowConfidence, and ?min_confidence=0.5 leaves it out.

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GET/api/v1/charts/1a474df87c2fTitle, publisher, date, form, point count; with a Max key, the data linkOpen
GET/api/v1/charts/1a474df87c2f/dataEvery point with its provenance and confidence, plus the redraw spec. Add ?format=csv for CSVMax
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POST/mcpTool get_chart_data with this id, for Claude, Cursor and other agentsMax
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  -H "Authorization: Bearer $VIRALCHART_KEY"
Claude CodeMax
claude mcp add --transport http viralchart https://viral-chart.com/mcp \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer $VIRALCHART_KEY"

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Questions people ask

How far did Social Capital's "Amazon seller revenue" chart travel?

2,244,791 views, 7,864 likes, 1,469 reposts and 1,784 saves on X, read Oct 10, 2026. A normal post from @chamath gets about 177.3K views.

What kind of chart is it?

A benchmark bar chart. arts and crafts leads chinese seller revenue share on amazon by category.

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.