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Stock Buyback Leaders
Visual Capitalist's donut chart drew 18.5K views on X: 0.8x its typical post and #91 of 133 Visual Capitalist charts we track by views. Read Oct 10, 2026.
Visualizing the Biggest Stock Buybacks of 2025 💸
Why it spread
This post from @VisualCap on 2025-09-25 spread because a polished donut chart about the biggest stock buybacks of 2025 by announced value explained itself clearly, drawing 18,467 views, 177 likes, 31 reposts, 4 quotes and 40 saves, even though its quote rate was below average.
What worked
- The chart had high design polish and high self labelling, so viewers could understand the biggest stock buybacks of 2025 by announced value without extra explanation.
- It was branded and showed a source line, which added credibility and made the post easy to trust and share.
- The topic of the biggest stock buybacks of 2025 was timely and money related, helping it reach the top quarter of source reach and collect 40 saves alongside 177 likes and 31 reposts.
What to borrow
We could use the same self explaining donut form and clear framing for our own data, pairing a branded chart with a visible source line so the topic and the numbers stand on their own.
Careful
Do not over read the spread: the quote rate was below average, comments and points were not available, and the account typical likes and times the account normal were not available, so we cannot claim this outperformed the account's usual results.
Written by our analysis model from the measured numbers above, not by Visual Capitalist.
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How far did Visual Capitalist's "Stock Buyback Leaders" chart travel?
18,467 views, 177 likes, 31 reposts and 40 saves on X, read Oct 10, 2026. A normal post from @VisualCap gets about 23.1K views.
What kind of chart is it?
A donut chart. The biggest stock buybacks of 2025 by announced value.
Can I use Visual Capitalist's chart?
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