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Strait of Hormuz trade
Visual Capitalist's benchmark bar chart drew 14.7K views on X: 0.6x its typical post and #120 of 133 Visual Capitalist charts we track by views. Read Oct 10, 2026.
Charted: Global Energy Flows at Risk in the Strait of Hormuz 🗺️
Why it spread
This chart post from @VisualCap spread because it paired a hot topic that week with an independent author, and the measured numbers show 14,689 views, 198 likes, 78 reposts, 5 quotes and 45 saves.
What worked
- The post text framed the chart around a hot topic that week, naming the Strait of Hormuz as a place where global energy flows are at risk.
- The chart itself is a benchmark bars form that shows the Strait of Hormuz is vital for global oil and LNG trade, which is a clear and consequential story.
- The post is branded, carries a source line, and draws on a source with reach in the top quarter, which supports trust in the numbers shown.
What to borrow
We could take a live news topic and turn it into a benchmark bars chart of our own data, keeping a clear source line and a branded look so the framing stays credible.
Careful
Do not over-read the quote rate, which is below average, and do not assume the design polish, self labelling or unusual form did the work, since those were only medium, medium and low.
Written by our analysis model from the measured numbers above, not by Visual Capitalist.
Make it yours
Your numbers, in this benchmark bar chart.
Starts from the real numbers of "What passes through the Strait of Hormuz" by Visual Capitalist. 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 a1a87b470e14.
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 | |
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| GET | /api/v1/charts/a1a87b470e14 | Title, publisher, date, form, point count; with a Max key, the data link | Open |
| GET | /api/v1/charts/a1a87b470e14/data | Every point with its provenance and confidence, plus the redraw spec. Add ?format=csv for CSV | Max |
| GET | /api/v1/charts/a1a87b470e14/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/a1a87b470e14/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 "Strait of Hormuz trade" chart travel?
14,689 views, 198 likes, 78 reposts and 45 saves on X, read Oct 10, 2026. A normal post from @VisualCap gets about 23.1K views.
What kind of chart is it?
A benchmark bar chart. Strait of Hormuz vital for global oil and LNG trade.
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.