UK voting intention
xAI's bar chart drew 33.5M views on X: 12x its typical post and #2 of 9 xAI charts we track by views. Read Oct 10, 2026.
Restore Britain is already at 7%!
Why it spread
This post spread because a very large account posted a simple bar chart at launch timing, and it reached 33,478,084 views with 244,859 likes and 28,169 reposts, which is 16.3x the account's typical likes of 15,039.
What worked
- The chart was posted by a big source, an account whose typical likes are 15,039, so the post started with far more reach than a normal chart post.
- The timing was launch timing, which made the voting intention message feel current and urgent.
- The chart was a simple bar showing Reform UK leading in voting intention, with a source line and medium self labelling, so the claim was easy to read and repeat.
What to borrow
We could use the same form by pairing one clear bar chart with a short, direct claim and a visible source line, then posting it when the topic is already in the news cycle.
Careful
Do not copy the political framing or over-read the result as proof that the chart design caused the spread, since the big source and launch timing are the main measured reasons.
Written by our analysis model from the measured numbers above, not by xAI.
Make it yours
Your numbers, in this bar chart.
Starts from the real numbers of "Voting intention" by xAI. 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 e2de54b1263e.
| Path | Returns | Plan | |
|---|---|---|---|
| GET | /api/v1/charts/e2de54b1263e | Title, publisher, date, form, point count; with a Max key, the data link | Open |
| GET | /api/v1/charts/e2de54b1263e/data | Every point with its provenance and confidence, plus the redraw spec. Add ?format=csv for CSV | Max |
| GET | /api/v1/charts/e2de54b1263e/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/e2de54b1263e/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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How far did xAI's "UK voting intention" chart travel?
33,478,084 views, 244,859 likes, 28,169 reposts and 5,553 saves on X, read Oct 10, 2026. A normal post from @elonmusk gets about 2.8M views.
What kind of chart is it?
A bar chart. Reform UK leads in voting intention poll.
Can I use xAI's chart?
Use the format, not the picture. The chart, logo and design belong to xAI. ViralChart redraws the chart type with your numbers and words, and credits the original publisher.