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US Immigrant Population
Visual Capitalist's donut chart drew 27.6K views on X: 1.2x its typical post and #46 of 133 Visual Capitalist charts we track by views. Read Oct 10, 2026.
Ranked: The Largest Immigrant Groups in America 🌎
Why it spread
This post spread because a data journalism account with a top quarter source line posted a high polish donut chart on America's immigrant population by country of origin, drawing 27,573 views, 272 likes, 67 reposts, 4 quotes and 122 saves, helped by an independent author and an unusual chart type.
What worked
- The donut form is a medium unusual choice for this topic, which made the ranking feel fresh next to standard bar charts.
- High design polish and high self labelling meant the chart explained itself, so viewers could read it without extra text.
- The branded post with a visible source line from a top quarter source gave the numbers credibility and made sharing easy.
What to borrow
We could take a ranked topic from our own data and present it as a donut with clear self labels and a visible source line, keeping the framing simple and the ranking obvious.
Careful
Do not over-read the quote rate, which was below average, and do not assume the same form will work for every dataset just because this one spread.
Written by our analysis model from the measured numbers above, not by Visual Capitalist.
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| GET | /api/v1/charts/5c449564ad83 | Title, publisher, date, form, point count; with a Max key, the data link | Open |
| GET | /api/v1/charts/5c449564ad83/data | Every point with its provenance and confidence, plus the redraw spec. Add ?format=csv for CSV | Max |
| GET | /api/v1/charts/5c449564ad83/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 |
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--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 Immigrant Population" chart travel?
27,573 views, 272 likes, 67 reposts and 122 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. America's immigrant population by country of origin.
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.