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China's Gold Stock Levels
Social Capital's line chart drew 663.7K views on X: 3.7x its typical post and #10 of 41 Social Capital charts we track by views. Read Oct 10, 2026.
When geopolitical & socio-economic tensions rise, both people & nations turn to hard assets.
Why it spread
It spread because a top quarter source reached a large audience and the post drew an above average quote rate, with 1,678 likes, 198 reposts, 45 quotes, 405 saves and 663,685 views, which is 1.6x the account's typical likes of 1,082.
What worked
- The chart is a simple line showing China's gold stock levels surging dramatically after 2024, which makes the trend instantly readable.
- The post frames the data around a timely geopolitical and socio-economic story, turning a reserve chart into a hard asset narrative.
- It shows a source line and uses medium self labelling, so viewers can trust where the numbers came from without the chart feeling over branded.
What to borrow
We could use the same line chart form and framing by pairing one of our own long run reserve or holdings series with a current policy or sentiment story, then labelling the turning point clearly.
Careful
Do not copy the low design polish or assume the same result, since the spread came from a top quarter source and an above average quote rate rather than from the chart alone.
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 "China's Gold Stock Levels (2009-2025)" 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 769521c27e9f.
| Path | Returns | Plan | |
|---|---|---|---|
| GET | /api/v1/charts/769521c27e9f | Title, publisher, date, form, point count; with a Max key, the data link | Open |
| GET | /api/v1/charts/769521c27e9f/data | Every point with its provenance and confidence, plus the redraw spec. Add ?format=csv for CSV | Max |
| GET | /api/v1/charts/769521c27e9f/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 |
curl -s https://viral-chart.com/api/v1/charts/769521c27e9f/data \
-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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How far did Social Capital's "China's Gold Stock Levels" chart travel?
663,685 views, 1,678 likes, 198 reposts and 405 saves on X, read Oct 10, 2026. A normal post from @chamath gets about 177.3K views.
What kind of chart is it?
A line chart. China's gold stock levels surge dramatically after 2024.
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.