BRICS and G7 global footprint
Statista's map drew 18.5K views on X: 0.9x its typical post and #21 of 34 Statista charts we track by views. Read Oct 10, 2026.
Indonesia was admitted as a full member of the #BRICS group of major emerging economies on January 6, 2025. As the following chart shows, the bloc’s footprint in the Global South has continued to expand, growing its economic and political c
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- The post used a clear news hook about Indonesia joining BRICS on January 6, 2025, and the bloc's expanding footprint in the Global South.
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18,517 views, 223 likes, 71 reposts and 45 saves on X, read Oct 10, 2026. A normal post from @StatistaCharts gets about 20.1K views.
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A map. BRICS expands footprint in global member countries.
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