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DataIsBeautiful is for visualizations that effectively convey information.

Aesthetics are an important part of information visualization, but pretty pictures are not the sole aim of this subreddit.

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DataIsBeautiful

A place to share and discuss visual representations of data: Graphs, charts, maps, etc.

DataIsBeautiful is for visualizations that effectively convey information. Aesthetics are an important part of information visualization, but pretty pictures are not the sole aim of this subreddit.

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Posting Rules

  1.   A post must be (or contain) a qualifying data visualization.

  2.   Directly link to the original source article of the visualization

  • Original source article doesn't mean the original source image. Link to the full page of the source article as a link-type submission.
  • If you made the visualization yourself, tag it as [OC]
  •   [OC] posts must state the data source(s) and tool(s) used in the first top-level comment on their submission.

  •   DO NOT claim "[OC]" for diagrams that are not yours.

  •   All diagrams must have at least one computer generated element.

  •   No reposts of popular posts within 1 month.

  •   Post titles must describe the data plainly without using sensationalized headlines. Clickbait posts will be removed.

  •   Posts involving American Politics, or contentious topics in American media, are permissible only on Thursdays (ET).

  •   Posts involving Personal Data are permissible only on Mondays (ET).

  • Please read through our FAQ if you are new to posting on DataIsBeautiful.

    Commenting Rules

    • Don't be intentionally rude, ever.

    • Comments should be constructive and related to the visual presented. Special attention is given to root-level comments.

    • Short comments and low effort replies are automatically removed.

    • Hate Speech and dogwhistling are not tolerated and will result in an immediate ban.

    • Personal attacks and rabble-rousing will be removed.

    • Moderators reserve discretion when issuing bans for inappropriate comments. Bans are also subject to you forfeiting all of your comments in this subreddit.

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    Related Subreddits

    If you want to post something related to data visualization but it doesn't fit the criteria above, consider posting to one of the following subreddits:

    • SampleSize: Conduct and share surveys

    • Datasets: Request and share data sets

    • DataVizRequests: Request a visualization to be made from a dataset

    • Visualization: Discuss and critique the design and construction of information visualizations

    • MapPorn: Share interesting maps, map visualizations, etc.

    • Infographics: Share infographics and other unautomated diagrams

    • WordCloud: Specifically for sharing word clouds

    • Tableau: Share and discuss visualizations made with Tableau software

    • U.S. Data is Beautiful: for those of us who simply can't wait for Thursdays

    • MathPics: Share pictures and visualizations of mathematical concepts

    • RedactedCharts: Try to guess what a chart is about without the labels

    • Statistics: For all questions and articles related to statistics

    • data_IRL: Feeling the need to be hilarious? Go here. Data.

    • COVID19_data: More data visualizations about the COVID-19 pandemic

    • DataArt: A place for data visualizations which blur the line between art and data


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    [OC] Spotify Financial Performance Q3 FY2024

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    [OC] The Popularity of Christmas Music and Rock Music, 1940-2020

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    [OC] The Evolution of the Marvel Cinematic Universe in dollars and Rotten Tomatoes scores

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    [OC] Spotify Billions Club 2024. The most-streamed songs and the top artists by the number of songs with 1B+ streams.

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    [OC] Derivatives to cash volumes ratio

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    [OC] U.S. Federal executions in the last 30 years

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    [OC] Recap of the World Chess Championship 2024

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    [OC] Contributions to Inflation (US CPI) YoY% NSA

    14 Comments
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    [OC] Humans rate the abilities of non-human animals

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    105 Comments
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    [OC] Elon Musk´s Net Worth vs South Africa´s GDP

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    214 Comments
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    [OC] America's Dwindling WW2 Veteran Population

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    Prior year data acquired using the wayback machine.

    WW2 Deaths Source

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