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US car sales origin
Visual Capitalist's donut chart drew 22K views on X: 1.0x its typical post and #72 of 133 Visual Capitalist charts we track by views. Read Oct 10, 2026.
Visualized: Where Automakers Build Cars Sold in America 🚗
Why it spread
This chart post spread because it hit a hot topic that week and used an unusual chart type, reaching 22,007 views with 196 likes, 52 reposts, 1 quote, and 50 saves.
What worked
- The post rode a hot topic that week, which gave it timely relevance.
- It used an unusual chart type, a donut, which helped it stand out.
- It was branded and showed a source line, adding credibility and identity.
What to borrow
We could take a timely topic and present it in an unusual chart form, while keeping our branding and a clear source line.
Careful
Do not over-read the low quote rate or the medium design polish and self labelling, and do not assume the account's typical performance since those figures are not given.
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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 8e23286256d7.
| Path | Returns | Plan | |
|---|---|---|---|
| GET | /api/v1/charts/8e23286256d7 | Title, publisher, date, form, point count; with a Max key, the data link | Open |
| GET | /api/v1/charts/8e23286256d7/data | Every point with its provenance and confidence, plus the redraw spec. Add ?format=csv for CSV | Max |
| GET | /api/v1/charts/8e23286256d7/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/8e23286256d7/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 "US car sales origin" chart travel?
22,007 views, 196 likes, 52 reposts and 50 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. Where cars sold in America are made by brand.
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.