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Colonial Africa 1914
Visual Capitalist's map drew 15.5K views on X: 0.7x its typical post and #110 of 133 Visual Capitalist charts we track by views. Read Oct 10, 2026.
Mapped: Africa in 1914, When 90% of the Continent Was Colonized 🗺️
Why it spread
This map post from @VisualCap spread because a polished, clearly labelled historical map of colonial powers in Africa in 1914, posted by an independent author, earned 229 likes, 79 reposts, 3 quotes, 92 saves and 15,491 views.
What worked
- The chart type was a map, which fits a topic that is fundamentally about territory and borders.
- Design polish and self labelling were both high, so the map explained itself without extra reading.
- The post was branded and carried a source line, and the source reach sat in the top quarter, which helped it travel beyond the account's own followers.
What to borrow
We could take a single moment in time from our own data and render it as a self labelled map, then credit the source clearly so others can share it with confidence.
Careful
Do not over read the quote rate, which was below average, and do not treat the save and repost counts as proof reckons without checking our own audience.
Written by our analysis model from the measured numbers above, not by Visual Capitalist.
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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 5583a764c1d2.
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.
| Path | Returns | Plan | |
|---|---|---|---|
| GET | /api/v1/charts/5583a764c1d2 | Title, publisher, date, form, point count; with a Max key, the data link | Open |
| GET | /api/v1/charts/5583a764c1d2/data | Every point with its provenance and confidence, plus the redraw spec. Add ?format=csv for CSV | Max |
| GET | /api/v1/charts/5583a764c1d2/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/5583a764c1d2/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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Questions people ask
How far did Visual Capitalist's "Colonial Africa 1914" chart travel?
15,491 views, 229 likes, 79 reposts and 92 saves on X, read Oct 10, 2026. A normal post from @VisualCap gets about 23.1K views.
What kind of chart is it?
A map. Map of colonial powers in Africa in 1914.
Can I use Visual Capitalist's chart?
Use the format, not the picture. The chart, logo and design belong to Visual Capitalist. ViralChart redraws the chart type with your numbers and words, and credits the original publisher.